Children Absorb More Cellphone Radiation Than Adults

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A study published recently in the journal of Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine found that children who use cell phones absorb twice as much of the microwave radiation waves as adults do. In this same study, claims were made that when cell phones are in one’s pocket most of the day, radiation exposure will exceed the [...]

Student Suspended for Facebook Comment

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After joking on Facebook about how he disliked being forced to use a debit card at his community college, a Hickory, N.C. student has been suspended for two semesters. Marc Bechtol’s comment was along the lines of him being forced to use the debit card which he didn’t want to do, so that he could [...]

Listeria Outbreak in Cantaloupe and Lettuce

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The death toll rises to 15 in a listeria outbreak where contaminated cantaloupe made more than 80 people ill.  The bacteria kills 30% of those who ingest it.  It is particularly dangerous for the very young, the elderly and those who have suppressed immune systems. Jensen Farms located in Colorado has recalled 300,000 of the [...]

Conjoined Twins Boys Separated

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Doctors at Bonheur Children’s Hospital have successfully separated conjoined twins, Joshua and Jacob Spates.  The babies were 7 months old at the time of the surgery, joined at the lower spine, back to back with separate heads, hearts, arms and legs.  The surgery was performed on the babies on August 29,2011. Although the twins are [...]