X-rays - Diagnostic excess - Despite the known cumulative risks to you and your unborn children, this most routine medical test is still being overused on nearly every part of you...

Aluminium in the water may cause brain damage - A new retrospective study has shown that exposure to aluminium sulphate via the water supply can cause considerable brain damage. ...

X-rays and pregnancy - Q:When did research first point out the dangers of x-rays during pregnancy and links with leukemia? ...

X-rays: - 10 per cent increase in a year - The average annual exposure to radiation among the British public has risen over the past year - and it's all down to medical screening. So many peop...

A pandora’s box of adverse effects - For years, non-specific anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) were the medications of choice for joint pain. But NSA...

Radiation doses from common x-rays - Here is a list of the most common x-rays. It includes the average percentage of particular types make up of all x-rays ie, dental x-rays account for...

Back pain doesn't benefit from x-rays - Patients with low back pain believe they are getting 'good' care if there are sent for X-rays in spite of the fact that the X-ray does nothing to impr...

X-rays increase down's risk - Exposure to radiation including x-rays and other medical tests increases a woman's risk of giving birth to a Down's syndrome baby, new evidence has di...