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Kids can tell when they don’t have their parents’ full attention. Dominique Browning argues it’s time for parents to put down their cell phones before it’s too late. Read her full opinion piece on our companion blog Ideas.
Cell phones connect you socially, but they may also make you less socially minded.
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found no link between cell phone use and cancer in children, ages 7 to 19.
Our chemical safety system is an outdated mess — and for years, the failure of the government to act on formaldehyde was proof positive of that fact.
TIME is endeavoring to give you every angle you need on the possible connection between cell-phone use and brain cancer. (Speaking of which: five ways to reduce your exposure to cell-phone radiation.) But as I’ve followed the story and spoken with experts on both sides of the issue, something else struck me.
Percentage of cell phones belonging to hospital patients or patients' visitors that tested positive for potentially disease-causing bacteria, compared with 21% of health-care workers' cell phones, according to a study conducted by microbiologists at Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey, who swabbed a total of 200 mobile phones. Seven of the 133 phones of patients and [...]
Using a mobile phone may increase your risk for certain kinds of brain cancers. That was the scientific conclusion relayed today by a working group of 31 scientists from 14 countries meeting at the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO/IARC) who completed a review of the available scientific evidence on cell-phone [...]
Don’t be surprised if the next time you head to the pediatrician, somewhere between listening to your child’s heart and lungs, the doctor slips in a question or two about Facebook.
We know it’s a really bad idea to talk or text while you’re driving, but what about walking and talking?
When Megan Johnson was eight weeks pregnant, a nurse told her about a new, free service that would send her customized text messages about her current stage of pregnancy. All she had to do was text “BABY” (or “BEBE” for Spanish) to 511411 and provide her due date.
Although arthritis is extremely common, people still have many misconceptions about the disease. How much do you really know?
