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...were new entries, never listed before because in the past the government considered only individual chemicals that make up a product (the benzopyrene in cigarette smoke, for example) rather than the product itself. Environmental carcinogens like ultraviolet radiation are also included for the first time. (For highlights of the report, see captions...
ALCOHOL Cirrhosis of the liver isn't the only damage alcohol does: it can also lead to cancers of the mouth, larynx and esophagus. The report links drinking with liver and breast cancer as well...
...women and preventing a recurrence in women who already have the disease. But it's also known to increase the risk of uterine cancer. The Food and Drug Administration has nonetheless determined that the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks, and HHS scientists are concerned that the new report could discourage some women who could be helped by tamoxifen from taking...
Persuading voters to cough up more taxes is never easy. Last fall, when TIME visited Webster Groves High School in suburban St. Louis, Mo., for a special report, "A Week in the Life of a High School" (Oct. 25, 1999), school officials were anxiously plotting to put a tax increase and a new $10 million bond levy before the town's voters this spring. Altogether, the two measures, earmarked to pay for building repairs and a teacher-salary hike, would add $290 to the annual tax bill of a $144,000 home. Last month both issues passed--58% approved...
FATAL ATTRACTI0N Are you one of the 2 million Americans with a pacemaker or implantable defibrillator in your chest? Then be wary of therapeutic magnets used to relieve arthritis and muscle aches. A report shows that those popular mattress pads containing magnets can interfere with--and sometimes deactivate--implantable heart-rhythm regulators. You're probably safe with smaller magnetic gear worn on the wrist or foot, as long as it's kept at least 6 in. from your shoulder. That's where the circuitry for the heart devices is housed...