Leukaemia risk for kids living near petrol stops
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Children who live next to a petrol station are four times more likely to develop acute leukaemia than other children in the same area, suggests new research.
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NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Drivers who spend a significant amount of time behind the wheel face a greater risk of developing skin cancer on the left side of the body, according to new U.S. research.
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A mother's exposure to environmental pollutants during pregnancy is "probably" a factor in most childhood cancers, new British research suggests.
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The air you breathe inside a church could be doing you more harm than the air beside a major congested road, say researchers. Church air seems to have alarming levels of polycyclic hydrocarbons, these are carcinogenic.
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Â· Study links to hyperactivity and bad behaviour Â· Government tells parents to check packaging
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A growing body of evidence linking increased night light to certain types of cancer has led researchers to suspect it could be connected to the steady increase in cases of childhood leukemia.
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A British study finds that children who live near high-voltage electrical power lines may have twice the risk of some kinds of cancer.
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NEW YORK OCT 18, 2004  - Children who are overweight appear to have an increased risk of cancer in later life, according to the results of a study published in the November 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
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Pesticides or chemicals in the environment may be behind the steady rise in cases of childhood leukemia, which have increased five-fold since the early 1900s, scientists said on Monday.
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Half of children in the UK consume the equivalent of five litres of cooking oil every year just through eating a bag of crisps a day, the British Heart Foundation has warned.
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The Childhood Cancer Research Group at Oxford University have found that living near high-voltage power lines doubles the risk of certain childhood cancers including leukemia.
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Â· Study finds no danger for adults over shorter period Â· Advice to ban mobiles for children under eight holds
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Half of children in Britain consume the equivalent of five litres of cooking oil every year just through eating a bag of crisps/potato chips a day, the British Heart Foundation has warned.
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Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.
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A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell which is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Early diet may play an important role in protecting against childhood leukemia, according to new Loyola University Medical Center research.
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NEW YORK  - Walking to work, bicycling to  school and other physical activity performed during your daily  commute may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to  findings from a Chinese study.