Aug 02 2011

Breast Cancer Screening Not Always Helpful

Tag: CancerMarianne English @ 6:53 pm
New data suggests that mammography screening has had no effect on breast cancer mortality.

Aug 02 2011

iPhone App Scans Moles for Signs of Skin Cancer

Stay one step ahead of trouble by monitoring your skin between checkups.

Jul 17 2011

Crisis in Japan: Humor Amidst Tragedy

Despite the earthquake, tsunami and radiation crisis in Japan, the human spirit still finds a way to find humor in the chaos.

Jun 24 2011

Why Cigarette Warning Labels Make You Angry

This week Discovery News readers weigh in on the government's gruesome new cigarette labels.

Jun 23 2011

Driving Triggering Left-Sided Skin Cancers?

Tag: CancerMarianne English @ 6:08 pm
Left-sided cancers occur more frequently -- likely due to exposure while driving.

Jun 08 2011

Human Skin Cells Turned Into Neurons

Tag: Biotechnology,Cancer,Genes,Issues and Ethics,Stem CellsEmad Hanna @ 1:49 pm
By manipulating four genes scientists have turned in skin cells into electrically active neurons.

Jun 03 2011

Discovery News Readers Fight the Cell Phone Cancer Scare with Sarcasm

This week Discovery News readers fought the cell phone cancer scare with sarcasm. But does our expert think we should be taking the WHO's warning so casually?

May 31 2011

Japan Crisis: Going to School 32 km from Fukushima

Ian Thomas Ash and cameraman Colin O'Neill visit a school just outside the 30 kilometer radiation exclusion zone to ask one basic question: are the children safe?

May 18 2011

Japan Crisis: The Children of Minamisoma City

Ian Thomas Ash and cameraman Colin O'Neill venture inside the Fukushima 30 kilometer radiation exclusion zone to understand the radiation danger facing local children.

May 12 2011

Health Risks of Tanning Beds Not Communicated

Tag: Cancer,Safety and PreventionMarianne English @ 2:36 pm
Indoor tanning isn't really safer than basking outdoors, but not a lot of tanning enthusiasts know that.

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