News tagged with international journal of epidemiology

X-rays linked to increased childhood leukemia risk

Diagnostic X-rays may increase the risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds no brain cancer link to mobile phone use

The largest study to date of the safety of mobile phones has found no clear link to brain cancer, although it said further study is merited given their increasingly intensive use.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Bored to death? It's possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University College London in the U.K. have found that living a life of boredom can kill you.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (30) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Keeping slim is good for the planet, say scientists

Maintaining a healthy body weight is good news for the environment, according to a study which appears today in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (33) | comments 3