Side effects associated with radiation therapy occur because the high doses of radiation used to destroy cancer cells can also damage healthy cells and tissues located near the treatment area. However, major improvements in radiation technology have made it more precise, leading to fewer side effects.
Here is a great documentary about Sutro Baths made by Juli Lopez, who was a student at the Academy of Art here in San Francisco. There is some great black and white footage from inside the baths! The Ruins Today... If you watched the documentary, you know that the tragedy of Sutro Baths is that it burned down in 1966. What wasn't mentioned in the video is that for several years before, the revenue it brought in wasn't enough to cover its operating and maintenance costs, and it had to close.
328 Frito-Lay Study: Olestra Causes Anal Oil Leakage. In documents marked Confidential and Proprietary, Frito-Lay admits that olestra caused anal oil leakage in a study commissioned by the company. Olestra is the controversial non-caloric fat substitute marketed by Procter & Gamble.Last April, Frito-Lay became the first company to market olestra-containing chips.he Frito-Lay study was conducted in 1993 and the report written in August 1995, three months before the FDA's Food Advisory Committee debated olestra's safety. In the report, olestra was called by the code name Broadway Oil, or BWO.