A media frenzy surrounded the "mobile phones are good for you" study and the recent BBC Panorama, featuring the research with a negative spin. The reality is that Dr Alan Preece's long awaited res ...
Hospitals are zapping X-ray patients with levels higher than necessary. ...
Down's syndrome in babies may be caused by the mothers' exposure to radiation, a major German study has discovered. ...
Despite the known cumulative risks to you and your unborn children, this most routine medical test is still being overused on nearly every part of your body. ...
The prime minister's wife Cherie Blair's recent appearance with a "bioelectric" device to help protect herself from harmful electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has thrust the issue of EMR hazards and ...
Children who are successfully treated for Hodgkin's disease are 18 times more likely to go on and develop secondary malignant tumours, while girls face a 35 per cent chance of developing breast ca ...
The average annual exposure to radiation among the British public has risen over the past year - and it's all down to medical screening. So many people in the UK have been receiving x-rays and CT (computed tomography) scans that they've pushed up...
Medicine persists in characterizing Down's syndrome as more prevalent among older mothers a result of "tired eggs". However, in one study in Copenhagen, of 1086 pregnant women given amniocentesis, ...
Q:My daughter is being pressured by her doctors to have repeated CAT scans. I know there are side effects, but need some ammunition to show the doctors. Can you help? D T, Forest Row..... ...
