Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer From Frequent Use of Disinfectants

Yale researchers have reported that regular exposure to biocides including disinfectants (such as doctors, dentists, nurses, etc) doubles the risk of thyroid cancer . This findings was determined through a population-based case-control study involving 462 thyroid cancer cases in Connecticut collected 2010-2011. Over the past decade, there has been an increased incidence of thyroid cancer every year and this report may explain part of this alarming trend along with possible over-diagnosis as…

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Reflux Medications Linked to Heart Attacks: Not as Bad as You Think

In June 2015, media reported a link between heart attacks and taking a certain class of reflux medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Such medications include nexium , prilosec , prevacid , etc and are very common to treat heartburn. This reported link was due to a paper published in PLOS One which you can read here . How high is the risk? The research suggested an increased risk of 16%. Although this may sound high, this translates into one heart attack for every 4000 patient…

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