Prescription pain medication is very much in the news today, and not for the right reasons. The shocking death of young actress Brittany Murphy was primarily attributed to pneumonia, but the coroner listed the secondary cause as her overuse of prescribed pain medications. The unfortunate fact is that thousands of people every year become addicted to pain medications that their physicians believe are beneficial.

As a result many patients look for alternative pain relief methods. Yoga, Ayurveda, and other alternative healing methods can all help, but did you know that there are certain foods that provide a natural measure of pain relief as well? Here are a few of them:

There is increasing concern about how much radiation cell phones emit and the damage that it may cause to those of us who can no longer remember what life was like without them. The research into the effects of that radiation is still ongoing, but recent studies have linked it to brain cancer, salivary gland tumors, migraines, vertigo, and behavioral problems.

The bad news is that some of the most popular smart phone models on the market are also those with the highest radiation emission levels, according to research put together by the Environmental Working Group. Motorola’s Droid, Blackberry Bold 9700, LG Chocolate Touch, and HTC Nexus One by Google, are among the flashy phones to avoid because all four “are pushing the edge of radiofrequency radiation safety limits set by the Federal Communications Commission,” according to EWG. The Blackberry Storm on the other hand (another big seller), has one of the lowest emission rates, as does the Sanyo Katana II and the Samsung Rugby.