There was a time when energy drinks actually contained real energy: radium, a radioactive element that releases a packet of radiant energy with every atomic decay.

Radium, Marie Curie and her husband discovered, destroyed diseased cells faster than healthy ones. Could the element fight ...

Back in the early 1900s, if you felt a bit sluggish you could reach for a beverage enhanced with radioactive elements to really add some pep to your step. It wouldn’t be a healthy choice, though.

Radium exists all around us, but in such minuscule amounts (about one part per trillion) that it’s harmless to humans. Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlawed radium for personal ...

Radium is a naturally occurring element that is known to be carcinogenic. The report, released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), gathered data from nearly 50,000 public water systems.