Tag archive: Cancer

A new long-term study from Denmark's Institute of Cancer Epidemiology examined the medical histories of more than 350,000 mobile phone users over a period of eighteen years. The study's conclusion? Mobile phone users are at no greater risk for developing cancer in the brain or central nervous system than people who don't use mobile phones. The study has been published in the British Medical Journal. The finding is no doubt… Read More

Chinese environmentalists have accused Apple of allowing the companies that manufacture its iPhones, iPads and other devices  to heavily pollute the country, reports Reuters. In response, Apple has asked the group to hold talks on the matter. According to a 46-page report released Wednesday by the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE), along with other nongovernmental sponsors, toxic material from “suspected… Read More

It seems somewhat remarkable that after years of studies on cell phone usage there is still no broad agreement on whether the devices adversely affect the human body. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors seems to think it knows. On Tuesday it voted overwhelmingly in favor of getting cell phone stores to warn customers about the hazards of radiation being emitted by their phones. According to an LA Times report, the board voted in favor of… Read More

For years, debate has raged as to whether the electromagnetic fields and radiation emitted by mobile phones pose a health risk to humans—not so much because the levels are all that high, but because untold millions of individuals spend hours a day holding these radiation-emitting devices as close to their brains as is humanly possible. Although research is still ongoing and scientific studies so far have generally been regarded as… Read More

Paul Allen's new book, Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft, will hit book shelves this week. Most of the early buzz has dwelled on Allen's contentious relationship with Bill Gates, who Allen claims tried to dilute his shares when he had cancer in the early days of Microsoft. Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes asks about the major controversies in the book while touring Allen's huge estate, including his museum of jet… Read More

One-hour cancer detection in a handheld device and tiny robots doing all of the work. Is that science fiction or what? It is fiction made real today, with the news that a joint research team from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a handheld scanner that can accurately detect the presence of cancer cells in a patient more accurately than biopsies and other traditional methods can and more quickly.… Read More

“Cure for cancer” is the modern-day medical holy grail, and science has now moved one step closer to making a breakthrough. Dr. Jaime Guevara-Aguirre has been studying a group of 99 villagers in a remote Ecuadorian village for the past 24 years, all of whom are afflicted with a rare condition called Laron syndrome, or Laron-type dwarfism, The New York Times reports. In addition to their short stature, Guevara-Aguirre has also… Read More

The tech world runs on rumors. But this is one we'd rather not have to report: Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who is on indefinite medical leave from his company due to undisclosed health complications, has a mere six weeks to live, according to the National Enquirer. That's right, the National Enquirer — not exactly the most reputable publication in the world. So, needless to say, this particular “revelation” should… Read More

Steve Jobs may be on medical leave, but that doesn't mean he's actually ready to cede control to his acting CEO. The Wall Street Journal reports that the 55-year-old Jobs, who went on medical leave from Apple for an undetermined length of time just three weeks ago, is still swinging the hammer behind the scenes. Sources say that Jobs has been heavily involved in iPad 2 and iPhone 5 discussions, often taking business meetings at home… Read More

Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren't off the hook yet. A major international study into the link between cell phone use and two types of brain cancer has proved inconclusive, according to a report due to be published in a medical journal Tuesday. A 10-year survey of almost 13,000 participants found most cell phone use didn't increase the risk of developing meningioma — a common and frequently benign tumor — or… Read More

Representative Andrea Boland (D) of Maine is proposing that all cell phones for sale in the state of Maine come with labels warning users about a potential risk of brain cancer caused by electromagnetic radiation—just the kind of thing emitted by cell phones. The proposal is set to come up for discussion during Maine's 2010 legislative session that gets underway in January; the session is supposed to be reserved for emergency measures and… Read More

A team of Canadian cancer researchers from Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) and scientists at PrincessMargaret Hospital and University Health Network have teamed with the World Community Grid, an IBM initiative that brings together volunteers donating the power of their own computers to create the equivalent of a supercomputer.   Together they will analyze theresults of experiments using data collected by scientists at the Hauptman-Woodward… Read More

A new British study has failed to eliminate the possibility of a link between mobile phone usage and an increased long-term risk of cancer. A six year research program carried out by the UK Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme ruled out short-term adverse affects tobrain and cell functions, but found a “hint” of a higher cancer risk. The program is being expanded to look at the use of mobile phones over 10… Read More

A significant research study of more than 420,000 mobile phone users published in the U.K.'s Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found no link between the use of mobile telephones and cancer in mobile phone users. For years researchers have probed the possibility that radiation and electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile telephones might lead to a greater incidence of cancer or other disorders, particularly along heavy… Read More