"It releases significant amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons into the air, and may also release benzo(a)pyrene, a ...

Smoking more frequently increases your risk of developing melanosis. Nicotine and benzo(a)pyrene—ingredients in cigarettes—penetrate gum tissue and activate melanin production. As you continue smoking ...

They found that the cancer-causing agents were a group of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the first to be categorically identified was a compound called benzo(a)pyrene. It ...

While Three River Waterkeeper still “detected oil and grease and two different SVOCs (Benzo(a)pyrene and Fluoranthene)” the group acknowledged “the efforts that have been made to clean and restore the ...

Myeloperoxidase is a phase I metabolic enzyme that converts the metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene from tobacco smoke into highly reactive epoxides. A polymorphism in the promoter region of ...

Unfortunately, he’s also smelling carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, benzene, styrene, formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, chromium, benzo(a)pyrene, dioxins, furans and PCBs - but that’s modern-day ...

Life is perilous in Sault Ste Marie. The highest incidence of new cancers in Ontario — the highest age-standardized rate of ...

More vigilance may be needed regarding the amount of benzodiazepines being dispensed to older stroke survivors, though ...

Tobacco smoke is still considered the main cause of lung cancer. After decades of antismoking campaigns, a constant increase in lung cancer cases around the world could be an indicator that ...

Experience the art of biomedical discovery. Since 2010, NH-INBRE has supported biomedical science research at Keene State College. It has provided funding for research on cancer, cholera, hope in ...

Pesticides are a class of chemicals that are deliberately released into the environment with the express intention of causing lethality to a target species. A survey completed in 2003 found that there ...