Buying Non-stick Pans?

When we're choosing cookware, the only that concerns us the most if the quality of the nonstick cookware.

There were many questions raised regarding the safety of the nonstick cookware, especially in regards of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (also known as C-8). It is a chemical used to bond the nonstick coating to the cookware. This chemical may have link to causing cancer, birth defects, and so on.

So, before buying any cookware, please do some research on the material and chemical used to make the cookware.

Some interesting sites you may want to visit:
- Common Materials of Cookware
- Choosing Nonstick Cookware - Part 1
- Choosing Nonstick Cookware - Part 2
- Is Nonstick Cookware Safe?
- Top 10 Ways to Ruin a Nonstick Pan

No to graveyard shift

Came across an article on the relationship between cancer and night shifts in The Age a few days ago and thought it's worth sharing.

What caught my attention the most is that "The International Agency for Research on Cancer placed shift work in the same category as ultraviolet radiation, anabolic steroids and diesel engine exhaust in terms of cancer risk. The agency's Dr Vincent Cogliano said changes to sleep patterns caused by working nights could lower the body's production of melatonin. "Melatonin has some beneficial effects in preventing some of the steps leading to cancer," he said. "The evidence is really no different than it might be for an industrial chemical.""