What is electromagnetic radiation? Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is classified into two types, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation Ionizing radiations belong to the high-frequency category, such as, X-rays and Gamma rays, while non-ionizing radiation is when photons are too weak to break the bonds. Ultraviolet and infrared radiation, radio frequency and microwaves, all belong to this category. […]
Hidden cell phone warnings: a health hazard? It probably comes as no surprise that most of us carry our phones on our bodies, but few people have actually seen the government-mandated warning message located inside each and every one of our cell phones! CBC’s special investigation with Wendy Mesley took a closer look at this […]
Can using your cellphone put you at risk of brain cancer? A Swedish study analyzed the results of 1498 people with malignant brain tumours to determine whether their phone use had any effect on their cancer. They found that the longer a person used a cell or cordless phone, the more likely they were to […]
Can your desk job be harming your health? For most of us, work means staring at our computer screens for 8 hours a day, if not much longer. Our computers and laptops emit harmful electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and to make matters worse, office spaces usually mean many computers or laptops in use simultaneously with little […]