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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found in Popular Sunscreens

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Health Warning, Skin Cancer

Dozens of sunscreen brands contain a potent carcinogen that can be absorbed through the skin.i 

That’s the alarming finding of a new analysis. It found benzene in 78 sunscreen and after-sun products.  

We recently told you that benzene also had been discovered in hand sanitizers. The chemical is linked to leukemia, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma.  

The International Agency for Research on Cancer puts benzene in its highest risk category of carcinogens, on par with radioactive materials, asbestos, and formaldehyde.Read More

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Blood Pressure Drug Triggers Skin Cancer

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Blood Pressure, Health Warning, Skin Cancer

A common hypertension medicine dramatically increases your risk of getting skin cancer, a new study finds.1

Danish researchers looked at 80,000 cases of skin cancer. Then they analyzed medications the patients were taking. They found that one drug made people seven times more likely to get skin cancer.

It was the blood pressure medication hydrochlorothiazide (HCT).

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The Best Natural Remedy for Sunburn

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, General Health, Skin Cancer, Skincare

Most of us figure that after we get sunburned, there’s not much we can do to ease the suffering.

Aloe gel or a cold bath might help a bit. But for the most part, we are doomed to suffer… At least for a day or two.

Now, a new study finds there is an effective, natural remedy. Researchers have discovered that taking a single high dose of vitamin D within an hour of being sunburned eases the sting.… Read More

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5 Cancer Symptoms You Are Likely to Ignore

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Featured Article, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer

Most of us know the stereotypical signs of cancer, such as a change in the appearance of a mole, a lump in the breast, persistent coughing, or sudden weight loss.

But there are other symptoms that we don’t think of as pointing to cancer. We might chalk them up to something else. And it’s likely we would do nothing about them, allowing the cancer to grow and become less treatable.… Read More

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No. 1 Killer: Why Cancer Is Catching Up to Heart Disease

In All Health Watch, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer

Heart disease has been America’s top killer for decades. But a new government report shows that cancer is closing in fast.

In 2000, cancer was the number one killer in just two states, Alaska and Minnesota. But now, cancer is the top killer in 22 states and gaining fast, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control1

The chart below shows how cancer is taking over.… Read More