The real cancer here is ignorance. I've been following this meme since Dr. Ronald B. Herberman's internal memo first hit the MSM and the blogosphere yesterday. It has seemed somewhat lukewarm as a thing to shout about, though...Mr. Mike has a good post about it this morning, though, and even though it also calls the T&G to task for even printing it, I think the [Hyphoid] Logic of his post is the best place to begin educating oneself about the frequency and intensity of radio transmitters and all that sort of stuff... especially since it's coming from a Doctoral Candidate in Biology at Clark University, and not a newspaper reporter.
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This is the first mention of this story I've seen that says WTF?!
My first reading of it had the story going something like he did the research and told his staff and friend and family to limit cell phone use. Like this was some new secret. Sounded fishy to me just how the story got out.
I'd bet my Treo 650 that if you follow the money trail this "research" was funded by a headset manufacturer.
Yeah, this is an ongoing question that can certainly bear scrutiny, but this particular instance doesn't really carry the kind of weight that merits any coverage at all, basically.
I think Mike makes a good presentation of the facts, too.
"It also recommends that children not use cell phones except in emergencies.
"A child's developing organs 'are the most likely to be sensitive to any possible effects of exposure,' according to the document."
Ah, the old "WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN" strategy. Most kids and teens don't even talk on their phones anyway; they just send text messages. What, are they at risk for thumb cancer?
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