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..... ...
A leaked report reveals that electrical household gadgets such as vacuum cleaners, ovens and food mixers can cause cancer. The report, prepared for the US government's radiation advisers, recommen ...
Mobile phones and their possible health hazards have been in the news recently, but scientists are now turning to something usually overlooked and more pervasive: the electricity in our homes. It could be responsible for fatigue, severe headaches...
I see that you recently did an issue about creating a healthy home environment (WDDTY, vol 10, no 1). In the article, you didn't mention anything about halogen lamps. Someone recently told me that ...
American doctors who routinely give mammograms to women under 50 are needlessly exposing them to radiation and inaccurate diagnoses, charge two leading British cancer specialists. ...
John, a former director of an IT consultancy My first experience with electrosensitivity was seven years ago, while working very near a satellite-communications base station. I worked in that job for 11 months, and had concentration and short-term...
Q:After an MRI scan for my neck I had an appalling claustrophobia (during it), with memory loss. I kept crying shaking, couldn't write, stammered, had nightmares for two weeks afterwards. It was 5 ...
