Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and advanced colorectal polyps are a major risk factor.
Study Examines Aspirin Use to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
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No Silver Bullet for Arsenic in Groundwater
No single method will work in all locations where arsenic needs to be removed from groundwater, says a United Nations University (UNU) review of 31 technologies developed over the past 20 years.
Interdisciplinary Approach the Only Way to Address Devastating Effects of Soil Erosion
Soil erosion can have a devastating impact on traditional farming landscapes in developing countries.
In Era of Drought, Phoenix Prepares for a Future Without Colorado River Water
The Hohokam were an ancient people who lived in the arid Southwest, their empire now mostly buried beneath the sprawl of some 4.5 million people who inhabit modern-day Phoenix, Arizona and its suburbs.
Deep Sea Reveals Linkage Between Earthquake and Carbon Cycle
An international team led by the Innsbruck geologists Arata Kioka, Tobias Schwestermann, Jasper Moernaut, and Michael Strasser could quantify for the first time the entire trench-wide volume of marine sediments that were remobilized by the magnitude 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake in 2011 and transported into the up to 8 km deep Japan Trench.
Addressing Cooling Needs and Energy Poverty Targets in the Global South
Exposure to health risks due to extreme temperatures have been growing worldwide and a significant number of heat related deaths are reported annually during the summer months in both the northern and southern hemispheres, particularly among the elderly, the poor, and in densely populated cities.
