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Data for Global Health, Part II

Forum One

how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?). Betsy Rolland of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Asia Cohort Consortium , a group tasked with wrangling and consolidating data from half a dozen Asian countries, is wrestling with these issues every day in her work.

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Ask Starbucks to Hold the Hormones in 50 States

Have Fun - Do Good

Another major concern I have with Starbucks’ use of rBGH is that there are potential cancer risks from this genetically engineered hormone. In numerous studies, too much IGF-1 is associated with higher rates of breast, prostate, colon, and lung cancer in humans. rBGH increases another hormone in cows and cows’ milk, called IGF-1.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

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I am watching in Japan, the nearest synagogue is in a different city. Although I belong to a Synagogue, I am stuck at home recovering from cancer treatments. I am a student at Bowling Green State University and cannot make it home for services, this is a great way for me to participate in a service while at school. Joel Meltze.

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