Category Archives: Radiation

Rejecting the good news

(Jun. 19, 2010) The massive Interphone cellphone study released earlier this year dismissed its own work because it failed to prove what researchers were looking for, namely, evidence of adverse effects of cellphones. Also rejected was evidence in their research that showed cellphones may reduce brain-tumour risk. The Interphone researchers may well have missed the real story in their work because they didn’t want to see it. Continue reading

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Rejecting the good news

(Jun. 19, 2010) The massive Interphone cellphone study released earlier this year dismissed its own work because it failed to prove what researchers were looking for, namely, evidence of adverse effects of cellphones. Also rejected was evidence in their research that showed cellphones may reduce brain-tumour risk. The Interphone researchers may well have missed the real story in their work because they didn’t want to see it. Continue reading

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Egyptian Eyeliner May Have Warded Off Disease

(January 8, 2010) Clearly, ancient Egyptians didn’t get the memo about lead poisoning. Their eye makeup was full of the stuff. Although today we know that lead can cause brain damage and miscarriages, the Egyptians believed that lead-based cosmetics protected against eye diseases. Continue reading

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Lauding low doses

(Jun. 5, 2010) A revolutionary field called hormesis shows that dangerous substances can be beneficial at low levels. Continue reading

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Personal radiation protection for pregnant woman

(May 25, 2010) Belly Armor by RadiaShield was designed to protect a pregnant woman and her child in the womb from electromagnetic radiation emitted from consumer devices such as cell phones, laptops, and microwave ovens. Belly Armor products are made of RadiaShield fabric, a woven fabric made of 82% silver fiber. It works by neutralizing electromagnetic waves. Continue reading

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Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case–control study

(May 17, 2010) A study on the possible health risks related to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from cell phone technology. Continue reading

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Interphone study reports on mobile phone use and brain cancer risk

(May 17, 2010) The Interphone Study Group today published their results in the International Journal of Epidemiology (direct media link). The paper presents the results of analyses of brain tumour (glioma and meningioma) risk in relation to mobile phone use in all Interphone study centres combined. Continue reading

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Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case–control study

(May 17, 2010) The rapid increase in mobile telephone use has generated concern about possible health risks related to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from this technology. Continue reading

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Interphone study reports on mobile phone use and brain cancer risk

(May 17, 2010) The Interphone Study Group today published their results in the International Journal of Epidemiology (direct media link). The paper presents the results of analyses of brain tumour (glioma and meningioma) risk in relation to mobile phone use in all Interphone study centres combined. Continue reading

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Fowl surprise! Methylmercury improves hatching rate

(Mar. 5, 2010) A pinch of methylmercury is just ducky for mallard reproduction, according to a new federal study. The findings are counterintuitive, since methylmercury is ordinarily a potent neurotoxic pollutant. Over a two-month feeding trial, treated adults produced more offspring — and young that at least initially grew faster — than did mallards dining mercuryfree. Continue reading

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