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Study: 1 in 6 Cell Phones Contaminated With Fecal Matter

What’s on your smartphone? Probably fecal matter, according to new research by London scientists.

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer or Not? The Latest Answer Is No

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Back in May, a group of experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) made waves when they warned that mobile phones may indeed raise the risk for some brain tumors.

5 Weight Loss Apps That Work

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Losing weight is hard to do in a vacuum — you need support and motivation to stay on track. These apps do everything from count calories to keep food diaries, and help you stay focused on your goal.

Large scale study launched to investigate cell phone risks

Though a handful of studies on the risks of cell phone radiation have prompted some lawmakers to propose legislation that would outfit mobile devices with warning labels (like packs of cigarettes), and some companies are already marketing radiation diverting phone covers, in the scientific community there remains little consensus over the health effects of low-level [...]

Ouch! Sorry, what was I saying?

National Public Radio reported this morning on a growing trend of injuries due to cell phone distraction: a young weight lifter texting while working out drops a weight on himself; a cyclist texting while riding falls and scrapes up his face. In January, the New York Times covered the same subject—highlighting data showing that the [...]

New research on cell phones and brain tumors

As cell phones are growing more prevalent—an estimated 270 million Americans now have one—concerns about the health risks of the mobile devices are increasing as well. As Bryan Walsh reported for TIME earlier this year, the growing trend of cell phone use—or, cast in a different light, of holding tiny emitters of low-level radiation up [...]