WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A new University of Missouri study shows that the exposure to the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through diet has been underestimated by previous lab tests. The findings were published on Monday in Environment...
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Countries across Asia and beyond are reporting small amounts of radiation from the disabled nuclear reactors in Japan. But officials say these levels are not a threat to public health. On Tuesday, Chines...
Japan raised the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis from four to five on a seven-point scale of international nuclear events. Fears of radiation exposure has caused a run on salt products all across the region, including in China, where shopper...
Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile telephone handset radiation(辐射) aimed at helping users reduce exposure（曝光） to emissions without giving up their phones. Tawkon's (pronounced talk-on) application is alr...
A woman was walking down the street with her blouse openand her right breast hanging out. A cop was approachingfrom about a block away, thinking to himself, Boy, myeyes must be going. It looks like that woman is hangingout of her blouse. But, as he g...
Brain scans of men and women exposed to lead during childhood shows residual damage less severe in females Rose Hoban | Washington, DC 18 December 2009 Ever since the ancient Roman era, people have known that lead, a heavy metal long used in paints,...
