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Does exercise make up for a junk food diet? New study says no.
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While we’d all like it to be true, a new study conducted by the University of Sydney has debunked the urban myth that vigorous exercise can make up for an unhealthy diet in terms of overall health and mortality. Meaning the Tim Tams and fizzy pop might have to remain on the supermarket shelf. The […]

Cancer-Causing Benzine Found in Sunscreen
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Just last week (28 April 2022), Australia’s Therapeutic Drugs Administration (TGA) issued an urgent recall for six popular brands of sunscreen due to concerns over unacceptable levels of a known cancer-causing compound found in these products. The agency has warned that more products may be added to the list in coming weeks as their investigations […]

Game-changing method of testing drugs for off-label prescribing: Results from trial

A team of researchers in the U.S. has developed a novel new method of testing non-oncology drugs for their potential to kill cancer cells, with 49 new possible contenders already uncovered. A type of ‘barcoding’ shortcut was employed to eliminate the need to screen thousands of compounds across hundreds of individual cancer cell lines – […]

New study finds common additive in medicine could lead to cancer and bowel disease

Consumption of a common Australian food additive, also used in medicines, could lead to colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease according to new research from the University of Sydney. As part of the study, researchers fed food containing the common additive E171 (titanium dioxide nanoparticles) to mice over a period of time, then studied changes […]

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