Cell Phones Hike Cancer in Kids 5-Fold

Industry is downplaying cancer risks, charges group

(NEWSER) - A new report charges that health organizations and the cell phone industry are downplaying clear links between cell phone use and brain cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times. The latest research shows that cell phone use significantly increases the risk of some kind of tumors, and that young people are most at risk because their brains are still developing, notes the report, issued by a collection of groups concerned about the effects of electromagnetic radiation. More»

From hot dogs to cell phones, many summer pleasures are just fine

(NEWSER) - Each passing day seems to bring a new story about how something seemingly innocuous will ruin your health, or else ruin the planet. Not all of it's true, though, insists John Tierney of the New York Times, who lists 10 things it's not worth fussing about.

1. Deadly hot dogs. The nitrite scare is over, and saturated fat is bad but not terrible; if anything, sweat the carbs in the bun.

Oxford study shows slightly elevated danger

(NEWSER) - Taller women face a higher risk of ovarian cancer, although the difference is small, according to a new study out of Oxford University. "If we compare a woman who is 5 feet tall with a woman who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, there is a relative difference in ovarian cancer risk of 23%," the lead researchers tells the BBC . "But the absolute risk difference is small. The shorter woman will have a lifetime risk of about 16-in-a-1,000, which increases to 20-in-a-1,000 for the taller woman." More»

It's also the No. 1 cause of death in China: Cancer Society

(NEWSER) - Tobacco killed 6 million people worldwide last year and now ranks as the No. 1 cause of death in China, according to a report from the American Cancer Society and World Lung Federation. What's more, the groups say tobacco use may be responsible for 1 billion deaths this century if trends persist, reports Bloomberg . More»

California cracks down on substance in caramel additive

(NEWSER) - Coca-Cola has begun switching to a new caramel coloring—it won't be a noticeable change—to avoid being forced to slap cancer warnings on its soda in California. The chemical that delivers the distinctive color includes a substance called 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI. In 2011, California decreed that certain levels of 4-MI were carcinogenic. Coke could either modify its formula or print the cancer warnings, reports NPR . More»