Radiotherapy for brain tumours may cause brain damage

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. ...

Cancer: X-rays may be a bigger cause than doctors thought

X-rays and other medical scans could be playing a far bigger part in the spread of cancer than doctors had previously thought. New research has disco...

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...