What do coal tar, asbestos, mustard gas, and beef jerky have in common? They’re all identified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Following suit in 2015, the World Health Organization declared red meat as a Group 2A probable carcinogen and has specifically placed processed meat into the known […]
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One of the most hotly contested and wildly misunderstood topics concerning health and the environment is genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. GMOs are crops that have been altered to exhibit certain characteristics; this could mean plants could be infused with genes not innate to them, or they could have them removed. Plants can be altered
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In 2012, model Lauren Wasser lost one of her legs after contracting Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) when she was 24. In January 2018, the model amputated her other leg because of lingering complications. Back in November, Wasser wrote an op-ed for Instyle.com revealing that the loss of her left leg was inescapable — all because she used
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Heartache is never good, but for individuals with Cardiac Valve Disease, having a broken heart can take on quite a literal meaning. A faulty heart can be the result of birth defects, infection, age, or other factors. There are many manifestations of this debilitating condition such as valvular stenosis, when the heart valve cannot fully
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Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that has caused a global outrage in the world of clinicians. The recent rise in the incidence of infections with these bacteria has resulted in an increase of infectious diseases that are extremely difficult to cure. Research has not been able to conclude much about the possible mechanisms by
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