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Colds May Trigger Childhood Cancers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the staying-in-a-bubble-until-you're-twenty dept.

Tiger4 writes "BBC News is reporting that the incidence of childhood cancers may be affected by the colds that child has had. From the Article: 'Scientists have found further compelling evidence infections such as colds may trigger childhood cancers. The University of Newcastle-led team looked at 3,000 childhood cancers in 0 to 14-year-olds from 1954 to 1998, the European Journal of Cancer reported. Researchers found unusual clusters of brain tumors and leukemia which were typical of infection-related disease.' As much as an 8 percent increase was observed. However, the article goes on to say that some risks go down with very early exposure to other children, 'In April, a Leukemia Research Fund study found that children introduced to nursery before the age of one were found to be at lower risk of leukemia.'"

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  1. in other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    avian bird flu causes severe cases of FUD in adults.

  2. Wikipedia a haven for pedophiles? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Check out this article at an anti-pedophile website. Makes for some interesting reading.

    http://www.perverted-justice.com/opinions/?article =11

    1. Re:Wikipedia a haven for pedophiles? by agraupe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      That is an interesting read, but I think the article is mainly a bunch of bullshit. Although it's digusting that people view child pornography, or sexually abuse children, I think that the author of that article goes hugely overboard in telling parents to block wikipedia as a research resource for their children. I also think it is wrong to imply that wikipedia is pro-pedophile, just because some pedophiles have been known to edit an article about pedophilia. Try submitting it via the proper channels to discuss it next time, though.

  3. Re:Hmm,... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Heh, I was rushing to get FIRST POST. :)
    I didn't notice until after the comment was already submitted. :\
    I actually don't even agree with the comment, It was just the first thing that popped into my head. :)
    Of course, I'm going to get modded down now. :(

  4. Intelligent Design on cancer. by CyricZ · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does anyone know the explanation for cancer offered by the Intelligent Design proponents? Why would an intelligent designer create something that was so susceptible? Also, why would an intelligent designer create materials that proved to be carcinogenic? After all, an intelligent designer could just as well design such substances to not have such harmful properties.

    --
    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.