Foods Standards Agency Says Acrylamide, A Chemical Linked With Cancer, is Found in Everyday Roasted, Toasted, and Fried Foods

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2311934/Cancer-risk-chemical-KFC-fries-crisps-cereal.html Cancer risk chemical acrylamide is found in KFC fries, crisps and cereal Watchdogs identified potentially dangerous acrylamide in 14 products The largest amount was found in crisps, including some expensive brands Higher than expected levels found in Fox’s Ginger biscuits and TUC biscuits By SEAN POULTER PUBLISHED: 18:13 EST, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 18:13 EST, 19 April 2013 […]

Drinking Alcohol Causes One in Thirty Cancer Deaths A Year In The U.S.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2278955/Alcohol-responsible-thirty-cancer-deaths-year-just-drink-day-boost-risk-dying-disease-THIRTY-FIVE-percent.html Alcohol is responsible for one in thirty cancer deaths a year and just one drink a day can boost risk of dying from the disease by THIRTY-FIVE percent By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 14 February 2013 | UPDATED: 20:46 EST, 14 February 2013 Alcohol is to blame for one in every 30 […]

Researchers From Penn State University Confirm The Natural Ability Of The Human Body To Destroy Cancer Tumors

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2275650/Scientists-discover-body-destroy-cancerous-tumours–need-drugs.html#axzz2KKp5dSxD Scientists discover how the body can destroy cancerous tumours itself – without the need for drugs U.S. researchers have identified a a molecule, known as TIC10, which activates protein that helps fight disease The protein, called TRAIL, helps immune system suppress tumour development Because protein is part of immune system, it is not toxic […]

Could eating burnt toast stunt your unborn baby’s growth?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2221601/Could-eating-burnt-toast-stunt-unborn-babys-growth.html PUBLISHED: 19:37 EST, 22 October 2012 | UPDATED: 19:37 EST, 22 October 2012 By Joanna Blythman What’s odourless, tasteless, invisible, potentially deadly, and lurking in your food? This may sound like a joke from a Christmas cracker, but when the answer is ‘acrylamide’, it’s no laughing matter. If this obscure chemical name rings no […]

Texan college bans pork from cafeteria over obesity and cancer concerns

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2186671/Texan-college-bans-pork-cafeteria-obesity-cancer-concerns.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:56 EST, 10 August 2012 | UPDATED: 12:56 EST, 10 August 2012 While most U.S. colleges have healthy-eating initiatives in place, one Texan university is taking their programme a step further by banning pork from the cafeteria. The Paul Quinn College – a historically black college – has instituted […]

Chemotherapy ‘can make cancers more resistant to treatment and even encourage them to grow’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2184277/Chemotherapy-encourage-cancer-growth.html Chemotherapy may affect healthy cells surrounding cancer cells Research suggests that some forms of cancer treatment can make the disease tougher to tackle By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 02:36 EST, 6 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:36 EST, 6 August 2012 Chemotherapy treatment for some cancers may actually encourage tumours to grow, researchers have claimed. The […]

As a cancer scare erupts over a chemical in the fizzy drink … just how safe is a can of Coke?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2166193/Coca-Cola-cancer-chemical-scare-How-safe-Coke.html By David Derbyshire PUBLISHED: 17:16 EST, 28 June 2012 | UPDATED: 17:16 EST, 28 June 2012 The world is addicted to Coca-Cola. Each day, 1.6 billion cans and bottles of the sickly brown liquid are gulped down, making it the globe’s most recognised brand. But ever since it was first concocted as a brain […]

The woman who says she is beating breast cancer thanks to low fat diet: Vicky is eating turmeric instead of taking powerful drug

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2164034/Vicky-Sewart-The-woman-says-beating-breast-cancer-thanks-low-fat-diet-including-curry-spices–claiming-make-cancer-cells-commit-suicide.html Miss Sewart’s diet bans dairy and meat and contains frozen berries, vegetables and spices such as garlic, turmeric and ginger She says turmeric ‘makes cancer cells commit suicide’ Worried about the side effects of cancer recovery drug Tamoxifen and chose to change her diet and exercise routines instead By Luke Salkeld and Fiona Macrae […]

Low-fat salad dressing is ‘bad for you’: Study claims calorie-light versions contain fewer health benefits

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2162401/Low-fat-salad-dressing-bad-you.html Fruit and veg have to be paired with correct fat dressing to get health benefits By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:42 EST, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 20:22 EST, 20 June 2012 Choosing a low-fat dressing for your salad might help you keep your weight down because it has fewer calories – but you […]

Poor brushing of teeth linked to premature cancer deaths as bacteria increase risk by up to 80%

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2157926/Poor-brushing-teeth-linked-premature-cancer-deaths-bacteria-increase-risk-80.html By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 18:43 EST, 11 June 2012 | UPDATED: 18:43 EST, 11 June 2012 Failing to brush your teeth properly could increase the risk of dying prematurely from cancer, researchers claim. They found a link between high levels of dental plaque, or bacteria, and dying from cancer up to 13 years earlier […]