Stacy Erholtz, a woman afflicted with multiple myeloma or cancer of the plasma cells, may have survived cancer using an unconventional treatment: she was injected with lab-engineered measles virus. During her treatments, Erholtz tried everything from chemotherapy to stem transplants but the cancer was extremely aggressive. After being injected with the measles virus, Erholtz's cancer […]
Think smoking weed dulls the brain? Think again. A new study found that smoking cannabis may actually help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a chronic neurodegenerative disease that leads to dementia. The argument that cannabis consumption leads to decreased IQ has long been debunked but it's great to know that new studies are delving […]
As far as treating cancer goes, is the treatment more dangerous than the disease itself? A Berkeley doctor claims that chemotherapy, the standard treatment for cancer, is more likely to kill the patients rather than rid the body of disease. Dr. Hardin B. Jones, a former professor of medical physics and physiology at the University […]
Does psychedelics decrease domestic violence? A controversial new study explores the therapeutic benefits of magic mushrooms, noting that Psychedelics do cut back domestic violence particularly among users who struggled with substance abuse. A study by UBC Okanagan tracked the lives of 302 prisoners who were released from jail. All inmates have a history of substance […]
Johnson & Johnson corporation has lost a lawsuit that linked one of its classic products, the Johnson & Johnson baby powder, to cancer. A California court ruled in favor of plaintiff Eva Echeverria, who claims that J&J failed to warn consumers about the cancer risks of talcum powder, the main ingredient of its baby powder. […]
A new study claims that common house dust could be increasing a person's risk for obesity. The study, which was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that house dust contaminated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) can increase a person's risk of obesity later in life. The fine particles of EDC stick to household […]
