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Hair dye chemicals cause cancer?

February 20, 2013
Hair dyes, which include home hair colouring kits and those used at pricey salons, are linked to deadly cancer-causing chemicals, warn scientists. Hair dye has previously been tied to tumours of the breast, bladder, ovaries, …

Bone marrow cells to help regenerate bladder?

February 19, 2013
According to a new study, bladder could be regenerated with two specific cell populations harvested from a patient's healthy bone marrow. The research, led by Arun K. Sharma, research assistant professor in urology at the …

Childhood obesity linked to cancer risk?

July 24, 2012
Obesity in childhood has a direct link with bladder and urinary tract (urothelial) and colorectal cancers in adulthood, warn Israeli researchers. Hence, maintaining a healthy weight has become a dire necessity. Besides extra …

Diabetes drug may up bladder cancer risk

July 5, 2012
Pioglitazone, a drug commonly prescribed for type 2 diabetes, may also elevate bladder cancer risk, says a new Canadian research. In a bid to link pioglitazone and bladder cancer, researchers conducted a systematic review and …