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    • Lights at night tied to breast cancer - and CFC bulbs...

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      Abraham Haim, a University of Haifa chronobiologist involved in the study, said the findings raise questions about the push to switch to energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs, which suppress melatonin production more than incandescent bulbs. "This may be a disaster in another 20 years, and you won't be able to reverse what we did by mistake," Haim said.

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      The Lump

      Posted by Orato

      first discovered The Lump when I was about 18 years old. It was in my left breast, over my heart. I’d recently been through a tumultuous adolescence, and so, still shaken, I was convinced I had cancer. I knew I was technically too young to have breast cancer, but the trauma of my teen years convinced me that I was one of the unlucky ones. I went to the doctor. She had trouble detecting it with her hand and said it was likely just fibrous breast tissue, which is normal...

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    • I Have Breast Cancer

      Posted by Orato

      Cancer is a most unpleasant and scary event, giving those affected unwanted intelligence in medical jargon and requiring them to be very strong through the ordeal. This is one woman's story about facing her "organized anarchist" cancer cells. As she writes this story, she is still facing her last week of radiation - Week Six.

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    Lights at night tied to breast cancer - and CFC bulbs...

    Soooo, how many incandescent lightbulbs do we need to buy to get us through our entire lifetimes? The CFC bulbs are manufactured with mercury that’s released when it’s mined, released when the bulbs are broken and released when the bulbs are destroyed as hazardous waste. They supress melatonin and contribute to cancer. Incandescents contribute to the ambient heat in our homes, something I appreciate all winter long, which is when I use most of my lightbulbs. I’ll admit that possibly CFCs have their place, but they certainly shouldn’t be allowed to replace incandescents entirely!!

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    8:28 am 2/27/08
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    Jeff

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