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Toxic Metals Found in Lipstick
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[06/05/2013] Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health tested 32 different lipsticks and lip glosses commonly found in drugstores and department stores. They detected lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals, some of which were found at levels that could raise potential health concerns. Toxic Metals Found in Lipstick - Read more
Postcode Inequality for Cancer Diagnosis
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[02/05/2013] Hundreds of women with breast cancer living in England's most deprived areas would have better survival rates if they were diagnosed at the same stage as those who lived in affluent areas. Postcode Inequality for Cancer Diagnosis - Read more
High Treatment Costs Harming Patients
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[29/04/2013] The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according to a study. High Treatment Costs Harming Patients - Read more
84 Million People Were Uninsured
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[26/04/2013] Eighty-four million people ― nearly half of all working-age adults in the United States ―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey. 84 Million People Were Uninsured - Read more
“With brain stimulation, you reach ethical limits to some extent”
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[22/04/2013] Deep brain stimulation is used to treat Parkinson’s disease, tremor or dystonia, but also in cases of psychiatric disorders like depressions or addictions. But the procedure is not only able to heal: Stimulating the human brain with implanted electrodes can also improve cognitive performance. “With brain stimulation, you reach ethical limits to some extent” - Read more
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