Editor’s Selections: Stress and mental illness, Cancer from CT scans and cell phones, and links between TV and energy expenditure
December 23rd, 2009 Editor's Selections No Comments
Travis Saunders selects several notable posts each week from Health and Clinical Research. He blogs at Obesity Panacea.
- Stress now, mental illness later? Does childhood stress predict mental illness in adulthood? A phenomenal post by The MacGuffin.
- Radiation from medical imaging and cancer risk. Science-Based Medicine brings a clinical perspective to new research linking CT scans with cancer risk. For another excellent (but shorter) post on the same topic, be sure to check out Understanding Cancer.
- Cutting down on TV also cuts down calories. According to new research discussed by Just a Theory, simply reducing the amount of time that you spend in front of the TV can boost your energy expenditure by over 100 calories per day.
- Check your caller ID, it might be brain cancer. Weird Things looks at new legislation that could require a cancer warning be placed on cell phones in the state of Maine, even though there is no clear evidence that such a link exists.
Happy Holidays!
Travis
