Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The consistent association of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure and highly elevated hematolymphatic cancer risk in the four military occupation settings spread over three countries, suggests a potential cause-effect relationship...
Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure Adversely Affects Reproductive Mouse Cell Function
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Twenty-four hours of continuous exposure at 1950 MHz 3 W/kg radiation led to adverse effects on proliferation of TM3 cells and dysfunction of testosterone secretion in a male mouse model. Over the last several decades,...
Mobile Phone Use and Brain and Heart Tumor Incidence in Rats
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study results of the Ramazzini Institute found a significant increase of heart Schwannomas and a non-significant increase of brain tumors in Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to radiofrequency radiation. The international Agency for Research on...
Mobile Phone Radiation Associated with Genotoxic Effects
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates that mobile phones when used for prolonged periods can cause genotoxicity and that headphone use reduces the harmful effects of mobile phone radiation. Recent reports estimate that there are more...
Smartphone Use Found to Influence Brain Activity
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Brain activity is significantly altered during cell phone usage when cell phones are held against the ear. The last decade has seen an explosion in the use of mobile phone use, especially since the advent of smartphones, with 6.8...
Increased Health Risks to Children from Smartphone/Tablet Radiation
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Radiation from smartphones and laptop computers damaging effect on children were found that convinced the FCC to recommend a distance of 8 inches between the device and the user. In 2011 the World Health Organization classified...
Study Highlights Most Patients Unaware of Risks of CT Scans
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. CT scanning creates radiation exposure 1000 times as much as a chest x-ray, but only 35% discuss these risks with their doctor. Of the many advances in modern medicine over the decades, from vaccines to prescription medications to...
Iodine is Important for Health – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD, Daily Herald Columnist. Iodine is used by humans in a number of biochemical reactions, most notably in the production of thyroid hormones. Earlier this year, several nuclear reactors in Japan were compromised by a combination of a...
Electromagnetic Radiation from Cell Phone Exposure Effects Brain Activity
Written by Diana Abdi, BS. Cell phone usage has increased dramatically over the years, raising concerns on possible health effects on brain activity from exposure to low levels of electromagnetic radiation (5). According to the Global Mobile Statistics 2011, there are...
Gamma-Ray Irradiation Effects in Beef Meat
Written by Diana Abdi, BS. Gamma-ray radiation increases the amount of saturated fat and decreases the amount of unsaturated fat in beef meat. One technique to reduce or eliminate disease causing microorganisms, including, Escherichia coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella...