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Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Research, Health, Phones, University of Pittsburgh, Cellphones, Cancer, Scientific Study, Wellness, Radiation, Electromagnetic Radiation, Living News

In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with c...

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Smart People Butt-Dial

Elaine Shannon | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phones and Radiation, Radiation, Green News
Elaine Shannon

Recently, two more studies on the dangers of cell phone radiation have been released, and the news isn't good. That's the beauty of butt-dialing; the further from your ear, the less radiation.

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Another Look at Radiation

Helene Pavlov | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr Helene Pavlov, American Board of Radiology, Children, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Radiation, Hospital for Special Surgery, Rt, Living News
Helene Pavlov

Your imaging provider is most likely taking the necessary steps to ensure your safety, but it never hurts to inquire.

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What Yoga Can Do For Breast Cancer Survivors

Lauren Cahn | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Yoga, Living News, Herceptin, Lauren Cahn, Health, Chemotherapy, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fitness, Yoga Chickie, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors, Radiation, Happiness, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Yoga cannot guarantee breast cancer survival. But what I learned, and what I believe my students learned is that yoga can reacquaint and reconnect you with your body.

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New Guide Tells You How Much Radiation Your Cell Phone Emits

treehugger.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Cell Phone Radiation, Radiation Guide, Cell Phone, Cellphone, Cellphones, Cell Phones and Radiation, Radiation, Wellness, Living News

The Environmental Working Group has released a website that sorts through cell phones and shows the emissions levels of over 1,000 cell phone models. ...

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Medical Scans Lead To High Doses Of Radiation For Some Patients, Study Finds

nytimes.com | ALEX BERENSON | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: New England Journal of Medicine, Cancer, Radiation, Medical Tests, Living News

At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in ...

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Nuclear Power Causes Cancer: What Industry Doesn't Want You To Know

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Childhood Cancer, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation, Radiation Cancer, Cancer Risks, X-Ray, Politics News
Samuel S. Epstein

Federal health officials, who should be responsible for tracking cancer near nuclear reactors and analyzing their nuclear contaminants, have so far ignored the dangers.

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Empty Radioactive Wasp Nests Bug Cleanup Workers

AP | SHANNON DININNY | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Radioactive Wasps, Wasps, Pollution, Radiation, Green News

YAKIMA, Wash. — If workers cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site didn't have enough to worry about, now they've got to deal wi...

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Imaging Studies, Radiation and Children

Helene Pavlov | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Ultrasound Drugs, Ct, Children, Mri, X-Ray, Radiation, Living News
Helene Pavlov

In order to better understand important safety protocols, here are some key things to think about when your child is having an imaging examination:

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Electromagnetic Pollution: Are Cell Phones The Next Battle?

Chelsea Green | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Electromagnetic Pollution, Cancer, Pollution, Radiation, Cell Phones and Cancer, Green News

You've heard the rumors that cell phones cause cancer. You've seen those folks on the street holding their cell phones away from their head as though ...

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Extending Male Longevity -- Why Prostate Screening Still Makes Sense

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Robitic Oncology, Health Issues, Prostate Cancer, Prostate, False Debates, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Psa Tests, Gleason Scores, Men, Men's Health, Prostate Screening. Politics, Dr. David Samadi, Health Care, Radiation, Non-Invasive Surgery, Living News
Stephen C. Rose

I didn't know that when I happened on to a surgeon to remove my Gleason 7 prostate that I would not only get the world's foremost practitioner of robotic surgical procedures but also a crusader for men.

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No Nukes: Obama and McCain Weigh in on Nuclear Energy

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Energy, Barack Obama, Fossil Fuels, Nucelar Waste, Renewable Energy, Green, Environment, Nuclear Energy, Financial Crisis, Nuclear Power, John McCain, Radiation, US Navy, Home News
Simran Sethi

The incongruous convergence of our fiscal meltdown, an energy crisis and the alarming velocity of climate change is challenging and scary. It requir...

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Living with Breast Cancer

Beth Feldman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Stage IV Breast Cancer, Gal to Gal Foundation, Survivor, Breast Cancer, Health, Design Her Gal, Aggressive Breast Cancer, Cancer Treatments, Advanced Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Radiation, Chemo, Living News
Beth Feldman

"I'm grateful to my cancer for leading me down a path that is better than where I was before. I used to say 'I just want my life back' but I don't want the life I had before back, I just want Life."

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FDA Approves Zapping Greens With Radiation For Food Safety

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Food Politics, Food, Radiation, Food Safety, Lettuce, Greens, Green, Green News, E.Coli, Fda Approval, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Politics of Food, Green News

WASHINGTON — Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to...

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Advice For Christina Applegate: Fight the Good Fight, then Take Savasana

Lauren Cahn | Posted 09.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Hot Yoga, Chemo, Radiation, Happiness, Christina Applegate, Vinyasa, Herceptin, Living News
Lauren Cahn

In my own experience as a 36 year-old breast cancer patient and now six-year survivor, yoga was the means by which I began the process of re-connecting with my body.

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Green Party Admits Soldiers Testing Positive to Depleted Uranium

R. B. Stuart | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Green Party Presidential Candidate, Squamous Cell, Camp Arijhan, Army Sergeant, The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, James H. Lauderdale Jr., Camp Doha, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Depleted Uranium, Arizona, Radiation, Casualty Affairs, Kuwait, U. S. Military, .Cancer, The American Red Cross Blood Program, Dixie Lauderdale, Cynthia McKinney, Nj, Iraq, Ft. Dix, Politics News
R. B. Stuart

While soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan are being exposed to the invisible radiological airborne dust, the Depleted Uranium issue fails to be raised by neither major political party.

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Nanotechnology Cancer Treatment: A New Tool In Radiation Therapy

Huffington Post | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Nanotechnology, Tumors, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Nanotechnology Cancer Treatment, Radiation, Living News

Nanotechnology could be the new hope of cancer patients since it's been shown to make radiation therapy of cancer more effective: A nanotech approach...

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Often Struggle In Adult Workplace

Wall Street Journal | ANJALI ATHAVALEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cancer, Cancer Survivors, Radiation, Childhood Cancer, Chemotheraphy, Business News

Andrew Flaton survived a brain tumor as a child, but he still suffers from the effects of his cancer treatments. One of his most challenging tasks: ho...

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