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A New Study Found Banned Flame Retardants on Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils and Food Containers
“The authors also detected the banned compound deca-BDE, which was typically used in electronics casings before it was banned. It was found widely on the kitchen utensils tested, with the authors noting that the ‘estimation of exposure to BDE-209 from contaminated kitchen utensils indicated users would have a median intake of 34,700 ng/day, exceeding estimates for intake from dust and diet.’”
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“This data underscores SIL-204’s potential to address one of the most aggressive and challenging cancers, validating its ability to target KRAS mutations systemically while achieving prolonged therapeutic activity. While the current data shows robust tumor growth inhibition, further studies aim to evaluate its impact on metastases, which the Company is cautiously optimistic about.”
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Red dye No. 3: FDA bans ingredient from food | CNN
“The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer in animals, the agency announced Wednesday. Manufacturers using red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs have until January 15, 2027, and January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products, according to the FDA.”
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The ridiculed, 37-year-old Calif. law that’s changing business across the globe
It’s one of California’s most controversial propositions
“Prop. 65 called for requiring businesses to warn consumers that a product could cause cancer or reproductive harm if it included certain chemicals. It also prohibited companies from discharging those same chemicals into water. The water element had the A-listers particularly up in arms, with actress Morgan Fairchild telling the LA Times, ‘Stars drink water too. I have as good a chance of having a deformed child in Beverly Hills as a woman drinking polluted water in Eureka.’”
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Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Rates of Prostate Cancer, Study Shows
“PC prevalence was lower among current marijuana users (46/145, 31.7%) and former users (323/1021, 31.6%) compared to non-users (534/1337, 39.9%, p < 0.001),” the report reads. “PC prevalence was lower among users versus non-users in the elderly (≥65) (36.4% vs. 42.4%, p = 0.016) and non-Hispanic white subgroups (28.9% vs. 38.3%, p < 0.001). There were no significant PC prevalence differences between users and non-users in the younger population (50-64) or other race/ethnicity. In the multivariable analyses, former marijuana use was associated with lower PC compared to never using (odd ratio = 0.74, 95% CI 0.62-0.90, p = 0.001). Current use was also suggestive of reduced prevalence but was not statistically significant (odd ratio = 0.77, 95% CI 0.52-1.14, p = 0.198), possibly due to low sample size. Our findings from a large national survey provide additional data to link marijuana use with lower PC prevalence.”
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“Dual-Target” cell therapy appears to shrink brain tumors
“The findings, published today in Nature Medicine, suggest that this “dual-target” approach is an encouraging step toward developing effective, long-lasting therapies for solid tumors like GBM.”
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How food travels through the digestive system | source