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Very Hot Beverages Increase Cancer Risk

While tea is rich in healthy compunds it also seems to bring with it a dramatic new risk: cancer.  Compared with drinking warm or lukewarm tea (65C or less), drinking hot tea (65-69C) was associated with twice the risk of oesophageal cancer, and drinking very hot tea (70C or more) was associated with an eight-fold [...]

Cellphones: How Long Will it Take?

How long will it take us to come to grips with the hazards of holding radio broadcasting equipment so close to our heads? The data is mounting, and it’s getting pretty horrifying. The latest studies report that exposure to cellphone signals may disrupt our sleep. According to this ctv.ca story, people exposed to simulated cellphone [...]