Certain technologies commonly used in our everyday lives are safer than others. Much safer. Lighting is no exception. There are certain light bulbs, found in many modern homes (increasingly so), which: can cause skin cancer in the deadliest form, melanoma, create significant EMF pollution on your home wiring, introduce quantities mercury, one of the most […]
A recent study shows people living in areas with raised nitrogen dioxide were found to be up to 60 % more likely to suffer from sleep deprivation than those living in areas with lower pollution levels.
What are the health consequences of even ‘low’ levels lead exposure? Standards have changed over the years and have always been compared to ‘normal’ levels, which actually are toxic in themselves.
Measles are making a comeback in the US and parents who don’t vaccinate their kids are often blamed for the revival of this rather harmless disease. A new study found that exposure to air pollution is significantly associated with measles outbreaks.
There’s one big difference between cell phones and cell towers. You can choose not to have a cell phone and if you do, you can switch it off. But what can you do if a cell phone tower is erected across the street?
Like most people, I thought that electricity was all the same. You pay for your electricity supply and you get electricity. Things are not quite as simple as that and it can be making you sick.