The vaccine also reduced by 66.5% the number of cases of postherpetic neuralgia and reduced the severity and duration of pain and discomfort associated with shingles, by 61.1%.
The processing of meat, by adding preservatives such as salt or sodium nitrite to prevent the growth of germs, or smoking the meat to preserve or enhance color and flavor, may add compounds that might increase the potential of these foods to cause cancer.oncern about the possible effects of food additives on health, including cancer, is one reason that many people are now interested in organic foods. Organic foods are often promoted as an alternative to foods grown with conventional methods that use chemical pesticides and herbicides, hormones, or antibiotics.
The WHO is expected to publish a report listing processed meat as a cancer-causing substance with the highest of five possible rankings. Global health experts are to warn that bacon, ham and sausages are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, it has been reported. The World Health Organisation (WHO) will publish a report on Monday on the dangers of eating processed meats.