Thursday, September 18, 2008



I am well aware of the half-baked fearmongering that is commonly spewed among online crackpot "experts" but I read an article this morning that concerns me.   A far cry from unfounded quackery, major cancer centers and true experts are beginning to see that the risks of cell phone use are indeed very real.  

http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/PHONES.html

We recently had our landline service suspended to save a few dollars per month.  I am now questioning the wisdom of that move.  I read this article just a couple of minutes after hanging up from an extended cell-phone call with a friend.  Looking at this image of a phone-heated brain makes me quite uncomfortable, especially since the "phone side" of my head felt - and still feels - strangely hot and pulsing.  It was this odd sensation that prompted me to do a google search, which uncovered this and other disturbing articles about the risks of cell phone usage.  Of course I know I'm going to die one of these days.  I just don't relish the thought of exiting this life via brain or lung cancer, a plane crash, any scary skin disorder (such as SJS or Necrotizing Fasciitis),  Alzheimer's, burning, choking, or drowning.  

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