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The common parasite Toxoplasma gondii is spread to people through undercooked pork and occasionally domestic cats. Chronic T. gondii infections are linked to an increased risk of schizophrenia, lowered cognition, and behavioral changes like more risk-taking and aggression. Now, scientists say the parasite might have more insidious health effects than previously suspected. Gizmodo reports new research suggests a link between Toxoplasma gondii infection and an increased risk of gliomas, the most common form of brain cancer. The US sees 24,000 new cases of brain cancer annually, while 11% of Americans over age six carry T. gondii--upwards of 30 million people. So even if the connection is real, the chances of getting brain cancer as a result of chronic T. gondii infection are very low on an individual level.
Beyonce and her sister Solange have tested negative for the mutated BRCA2 gene after their father Mathew Knowles was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
A U.S. government study found low incidences of heart and brain tumors in male rats exposed daily to radio frequencies given off by cellphones. Fred Katayama reports.
A U.S. government study found low incidences of heart and brain tumors in male rats exposed daily to radio frequencies given off by cellphones. Fred Katayama reports.
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to talc-based Baby Powder, and the plaintiff's lawyer says the company had been aware of the risks since 1979. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Cases of thyroid cancer among children living close to the Fukushima nuclear power plant have increased fiftyfold since 2011, four Japanese researchers said Tuesday in a report.
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