How safe is smartphone use? The official stance is shaky at best. So we set out to find out. Primarily because we all use them these days, and we don't want to be exposed to excess radiation. We’ve gathered the latest research on the amount of radiation — and what it could be doing to our health. The results are more than a little surprising. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has limits on...
We all hear of this cancer treatment, but what exactly does the process of chemotherapy entail? Simply put, it is a way to kill cancer cells with drugs. Cancer cells grow and divide very quickly, so treatment is a race against this spreading. Chemotherapy specifically targets the cells that do spread quickly. “Chemo” can work throughout the entire body, which is different from radiation or surgeries...
There are very good reasons why private industry, universities, science clubs and government agencies eagerly downplay the dangers of and adamantly defend the use of technology regularly and rampantly oozing ionizing radiation. On the seemingly positive side, this technology creates thousands of jobs and brings in billions of dollars in profit. In the area of medical imaging, the technology also...
Not too long ago, people didn't know that ionizing radiation was a very harmful thing. Because of that ignorance, many people got sick or died. In spite of the fact that ionizing radiation has helped humanity in a number of (albeit questionable) ways, the fact remains that it has also been responsible for much harm and destruction. In fact, some experts have predicted that ionizing radiation may ultimately...