Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

Many of cancer’s effects are visible — but the causes aren’t always so obvious. There are hundreds of different types of cancer, and far more causes. “Cancer-causing agents, known as carcinogens, can ...

The World Health Organization has declared aspartame, a common artificial sweetener used in thousands of products, to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" — while also noting that "safety is not a ...

The WHO has declared aspartame, a food additive used frequently in diet soda and other low-calorie beverages, "possibly" carcinogenic to humans, but did not make any changes to its recommendations for ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

Aspartame — one of the most common artificial sweeteners in the world — is slated to be declared a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research agency next month, ...

The World Health Organization has classified aspartame as a possible - possible - carcinogen. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener which is used in everything from diet soda to yogurt to chewing gum.

Aspartame is a "possible carcinogen", a World Health Organization unit has ruled, but a joint panel found that the sweetener remains safe to consume at levels in accordance with existing guidance.

A private testing lab announced that high levels of a cancer-causing chemical have been found in various over-the-counter acne treatment products. Products affected include those containing benzoyl ...

For more than a year, medical device manufacturer Becton Dickinson has been working with government officials in Tucson, Arizona, to erect a plant that would sterilize products vital to the supply ...