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CHILDREN’s HEALTH

Does Baby Powder Really Cause Ovarian Cancer?

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  • August 26, 2017

  Johnson and Johnson have been in the headlines for other reasons this week after being ordered to pay $417m (£323.4m) to a 63 year old California woman named Eva Echeverria, who claimed their talcum powder gave her ovarian cancer after allegedly using it for 50 years.  The jury’s decision to award the woman such

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CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Colorectal Cancer Rates Are Rising Among Young White Adult – Colorectal Cancer Causes and Symptoms

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  • August 13, 2017

Colorectal cancer, long considered a scourge of the aged, has been steadily rising among young and middle-aged adults in the United States, new research shows. A recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society, using data from the National Center for Health Statistics, uncovered this worrying development and experts are urging an increase in awareness

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