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Monthly Archives: August 2002
Animal Study Finds No Evidence of Harm From Cellular Phones
A study of rats exposed to intensive radiation designed to simulate heavy exposure to the electromagnetic fields of cellular phones found no evidence to support claims that such exposure could cause cancer or other ills. The study exposed the rats … Continue reading
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British Study Exonerates Nuclear Reactor in Childhood Cancer Clusters
Yet another study has looked at and refuted claims that the Sellafield nuclear plant in Great Britain was somehow responsible for cancer clusters that appeared in communities near the plant in the 1970s and 1980s. The theory advanced to explain … Continue reading
Tagged Cancer
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World Wildlife Fund Advertisement Criticized
Great Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority recently criticized an absurd ad by the World Wildlife Fund which sought to stir up hysteria over man-made chemicals. The advertisement showed a picture of a human fetus with the text, The womb should be … Continue reading
Ronald Bailey on the Long Island Cancer Cluster
Writing in Reason, Ronald Bailey has a nice look at the so-called Long Island Cancer Cluster and a recent study designed to find out why so many women in and around Long Island have breast cancer. After spending several years … Continue reading
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Florida Group Finds No Risk to Arsenic-Treated Playground Equipment
A six-member panel of physicians in Florida issued a report earlier this month that found no health risks associated with playgrounds and backyard furniture made out of arsenic-treated wood. The arsenic is used as part of a treatment for wood … Continue reading
Medical Journals, Journalists Confuse People with Discussions of Risk
Ross Gittins wrote an excellent op-ed for Australia’s The Age about one of the biggest problems with the way journalists report on risk research — they inevitably tell readers and viewers what the increase in risk was, but rarely the … Continue reading
Controlled Study Finds No Benefit to Ginkgo Biloba
A controlled study of older people who took ginkgo biloba found no evidence of any improvement in cognitive function. Advocates of the drug claim it improves memory and other cognitive abilities. The study, conducted by researchers at Williams College in … Continue reading
Fresh Debate Over MMR Vaccine
American researcher Vijendra Singh fired off a new round of debate over the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine earlier this month with a new study claiming that he found an unusual MMR antibody in 75 children who had autism. … Continue reading
Tagged Vaccination
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