No Cancer Risk From Cell Phones

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2006 Researchers from the Danish Institute of Cancer Epidemiology have found that cell phone use does not increase the risk of cancer. The study looked at more than 420,000 cell users, some 56,000 of whom had used a mobile phone for more than 10 years. (h/t: Engadget Mobile) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Links Higher IQ to Vegetarianism

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2006 A study emerging from Britain claims the IQs of kids who grew up to become vegetarians were an average of five points higher. There was no difference measured between full-blown vegetarians and those who ate chicken or fish (does that even count as vegetarianism?). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Circumcision Reduces AIDS Risk

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2006 According to officials from the National Institutes of Health, circumcision reduces the risk in men of contracting HIV through heterosexual sex by roughly 50%. The announcement was based on several recent studies conducted in Africa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming Slams Arctic

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 Last month Arctic sea ice shrunk by an area the size of Alaska when compared to historical averages, according to a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. By 2040, summer ice could disappear altogether. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Group to Call for Iraq Withdrawals; Bush Remains Obstinate

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2006 The Iraq Study Group has apparently reached a consensus and will recommend a gradual pullback of U forces in Iraq, though without a timetable But after meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday, President Bush was already dismissive of the suggestion: "We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done as long as the government wants us there". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bad News for Steak Lovers

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 Young women who eat plenty of red meat may be up to twice as likely to develop a common form of breast cancer, according to a new study of more than 90,000 women. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Long but Drunken Life

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2006 A new study found that obese mice given massive doses of a substance found in red wine enjoyed improved health and increased longevity. Although the results are promising, a human would have to drink between 750 and 1,500 bottles of wine a day to achieve the dose of resveratrol given to the rodents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Global Sex Study Debunks Myths

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 "People aren't losing their virginity at younger ages, married people have the most sex, and there is no firm link between promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases," according to an AP report on a worldwide study of sexual behavior. Also: Heard about "sleepsex"? Neither had we; and frankly, we're skeptical. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Meet Me in St. Louis

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2006 St. Louis beat out Detroit, Flint, Compton and Camden to top a list of the most dangerous cities in America. On the other end of the spectrum, a small town called Brick, N.J., is this year's safest city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

655,000 Iraq War Deaths

Curren Warf / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 A doctor with Physicians for Social Responsibility reports on the attempts of ideological critics to slander the good science behind a shocking new report on the death tally of the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Lancet Study Researchers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2006 This week Truthdig celebrates the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and the Center for International Studies at MIT as well as The Lancet for their commitment to documenting the real number of Iraqi deaths that have resulted from the 2003 U.S. military invasion of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libertarians as the New Swing Vote?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2006 A new Cato Institute study says this about libertarians: "They are a larger share of the electorate than the fabled 'soccer moms' and 'NASCAR dads' The political party that comes to terms with than can win the next generation". Dig deeper