Two reports published in the March issue of The Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that the dangers of radio wave interference with implanted medical devices are real but modest, and that cellphones in hospitals present no danger at all. Another article in the same journal describes an experiment testing cellphones at the Mayo Clinic over a four-month period in 2006. The researchers used various phones and wireless, handheld devices in 75 patient rooms and the intensive care unit, where patients were nearby or connected to a total of 192 medical machines of 23 types. In 300 tests of ringing, making calls, talking on the phone and receiving data, there was not a single instance of interference with the medical apparatus. For many of the tests, the cellphones were working at lower received signal strengths that is, showing fewer bars on the screen which means they were operating at the highest power output levels. The authors conclude with a recommendation to relax existing cellphone rules.Say No to Pill Popping Not so long ago, antioxidant vitamins were hailed as nature’s own weapons against chronic illness, powerful antidotes to horrid diets and failed exercise plans. A parade of observational studies showed that people who consumed large amounts of vitamins C and E and beta carotene were usually healthier than those who ingested comparatively little. Almost overnight, it seemed, millions of consumers morphed into fervid pill poppers.But recent and more rigorous research suggests that this silver bullet missed its mark. Most long-term prospective trials have shown that using antioxidant vitamin supplements does not prevent heart disease or cancer, with the possible exception of prostate cancer. Antioxidants remain essential to health. That much has not changed. But for most of us, the time has come to let go of the notion that high-dose supplements provide a magic wand against disease. The good news is that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables contains literally thousands of antioxidant nutrients. Prevention begins in the kitchen.The Truth About Vitamin E Home remedies for scar removal run the gamut from lemon juice to aloe vera gel. But one that stands above the rest in popularity, at least is Vitamin E. Depending on whom you ask, a little Vitamin E dabbed on the skin can remove stretch marks, clear up scars and even heal wounds. Discovered in 1922, it can be found widely now in moisturisers and creams. But according to most studies, its scar-busting properties are overstated. Studies have found that not only does it have no beneficial effect on the appearance of scars, but it can sometimes make matters worse, leading to allergies.
