Volume 137 of the WHO’s IARC Monographs evaluates long-term epidemiological data across global pharmaceutical markets.

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 ...

All three medicines —hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole, and tacrolimus—are included on the WHO Model List of Essential ...

Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame have led to disagreements among various research and public health groups. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) ...

The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA’s) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) will be conducting a review of Rifadin 20 mg/ml oral suspension and syrup following concerns about the ...

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, an ingredient in soft drinks such as Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, has long been one of the world’s most popular artificial sweeteners. Now a World Health Organization committee has declared ...

Benzo(a) pyrene (BaP) is a compound found in cigarette and industrial smoke that is known to cause damage to DNA. Researchers from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, have ...

Two dozen Members of Congress, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, are demanding the Food and Drug Administration ban the carcinogenic food dye FD&C Red No. 3, known as Red 3, in food. California banned Red 3 ...

If you’re planning to grill for the Fourth of July or really any time this summer, it’s important to be careful of carcinogens. “When you grill meats, there are certain chemicals that can be released ...