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more about #cancer Killjoy: That's all very well and good, but I think I'll continue to take my preventative measures on this one. more » grok666: This isn't the only research that attempts to target a specific type of cancer cell, but I suspect that each level of knowledge for ALL types will eve... more » CerealBizness: And there are still people out there who want to ban medical testing on animals, the same people who would beg for said medicines when it comes down t... more » chanaz: Breast cancer cure will start being worked on probobly in a few years. more » Thorax707: Prostate mice. Richard Gere was on the right track after all. more » Jake712: Cool, now is red meat still bad for you or did it become good again? And butter, I've lost track of that too. more » BazookaJoe: Oh you bleeding idiot. CELL PHONES DO NOT USE RADIATION IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM TO COMMUNICATE They use electromagnetic RADIO SIGNALS - as in : FM ... more » BazookaJoe: Giz frequently bashes on BlueTooth Headsets... Some PPL are Just Haters... I know of many ppl who use them because they need both hands free to do o... more » ilovexspin: Next thing you know it will be safe to be in the same room alone with Blam. more » ian.nai: Anybody got a link to the journal article? Your summary makes me think they're just comparing averages over time. I'm wondering if they control for ... more » Xterm11: I agree with you.: Ever heard of dihydrogen monoxide? It's a dangerous chemical; odorless, colorless, and causes thousands of people to die due to inhalation every y... more » SannidhiCabbie: Am I missing something or is this a really bad way to judge whether or not cellphones are dangerous? The rates of most cancers have been slowly decli... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: All in all, I'll continue using my tinfoil hat. That until a study reveals the side effects tinfoil has on your brain cells. more » MadCrazy: Breathing is bad for yea; it gives rise to free-radicals through the metabolic process; they damage DNA. Its all a question of degree, how bad, is ba... more » --Tito--: Well brain cancer is natures way of killing unimportant bluetooth users. more » BobotheTeddy: So… i can be proud of my sperm again? more » Counterglow: I knuckled under to the government on this. Quit tobacco, took up pot. The taxes are less. more » dingus: By that logic, Tom Waits is a one man anti-anti smoking campaign. more » stevewoz: I wish they could add this to my Droid. more » spannu: Sorry, but that's the definition of a good kung-fu movie. Anyone who wants better latency is misguided. more » -
#health
Scientists Find an Antibody Which Hunts and Kills Prostate Cancer
Researchers have discovered an antibody which, when injected into mice, will bond with prostate cancer tissue and "initiate direct cell death" in it. If results carry over to humans, this discovery would almost be a cure to prostate cancer. More » -
#cellphones
Rejoice! Cellphones Are Safe Again (Until They Aren't)
The Scandinavians have arrived, data in tow, and those communication devices we press to our ears hundreds of times per week are safe again. More » -
#medicine
New Artificial Larynx Could Give Cancer Patients a Natural Sounding Voice
An ad with someone telling you to quit smoking in the cold robotic voice of a mechanical larynx is powerful imagery. This new artificial larnyx could screw up that whole angle for anti-smoking advocacy groups. More » -
#diy
Man Designs and Builds Machine To Fight His Own Cancer
For the last sixteen minutes and twenty-seven seconds I've been watching this video in absolute awe. It's the story of John Kanzius who designed, built, and tested a machine (on himself), all in hopes of curing his leukemia. More » -
#cancer
Electroscalpel Hunts Down Cancer Like a Cougar at a High School Kegger
When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumor, they're actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumor. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in realtime. More » -
#science
New Breathalyzer Detects Lung Cancer
Breathalyzers have been around for years, letting cops determine just how drunk you were when you plowed into their parked car. But now, a new breathalyzer has been developed that can detect lung cancer. More » -
#robots
Touchy Feely Robot Promises to be Gentle (and Check for Cancer)
This won't hurt a bit! Researchers have developed a prototype robot that, through key-hole surgery, can detect cancer tumors in half the time, with less tissue damage, and with 40 percent more accuracy than clumsy humans. More » -
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#security
Cancer Meds Wiped Off Man's Fingerprints
A 62-year-old tourist was trying to enter the United States when he was stopped at customs to have his fingerprints scanned. This was a problem for both him and the customs agents, for he had no fingerprints. More » -
#medicine
Get Your Cancer Zapped by a Gigantic, Proton-Spewing Cyclotron
If bigger equals better, than Varian Medical System's Cyclotron, designed to administer proton therapy, is the best damned cancer-killing machine ever built. More » -
#nowheretorun
Seeing Viral Spread of Target Stores Across U.S. Somehow Not as Terrifying as Wal-Mart
Seeing Wal-Mart spread across the U.S. in that video last month reminded me of a virus consuming mankind, but this Target one? Not so much. It's not a perfect store, but it's certainly no Wal-Mart. More » -
#health
Polymer Implant Trains Immune Cells To Find and Destroy Tumors
Researchers at Harvard have developed a polymer immunotherapy implant that trains the immune system to become cancer soldiers that seek out and destroy tumors inside the body. More » -
#panic
Cellphones Cause Kidney Stones and Heart Disease Now
Just days after preliminary data gathered in the largest cellphone cancer study thoroughly depressed us, a new study claims that exposure causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin—leading to kidney stones and heart disease. More » -
#cellphones
Early Results from Largest Ever Cellphone Cancer Study Are Horribly Depressing
Interphone researchers are conducting the largest-ever study investigating if cellphones cause cancer, examining studies from 6,400 tumors in patients from 13 countries. Final results are expected in early 2009, but the preliminary ones are badbadbad. -
#nintendo
Pink Ribbon DS Lite Is an Insult to Cancer Funding
To those who'd like to support a real world cause while defending the princess from Bowser's latest kidnapping, this limited edition Pink Ribbon DS Lite raises money for the cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For every unit sold, Nintendo passes $5 to the organization. $5!!! Whoa. That's big money! More »

