And the 21st centuries answer to the cigarette health nightmare of the 20th continues to grow unabated.
Who wants to take bets that the mobile manufacturers have known this for years and been squirreling away large amounts of money for the inevitable litigation to come?
Who wants to take bets that the mobile manufacturers have known this for years and been squirreling away large amounts of money for the inevitable litigation to come?
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| Brain cancer fears over heavy mobile phone use A top Australian neurosurgeon says the world's heavy reliance on mobile phones could be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos. Vini Khurana, who conducted a 15-month "critical review" of the link between mobile phones and malignant brain tumours, said using mobiles for more than 10 years could more than double the risk of brain cancer. He has called for "immediate and decisive steps" by industry and governments to reduce people's exposure to invisible electromagnetic radiation emitted by handsets. Dr Khurana also called for a "solid scientific study" observing heavy mobile phone users for a period of at least 10-15 years. "It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking, and directly concerns all of us, particularly the younger generation, including very young children," Dr Khurana said in a research paper published on the website brain-surgery.us. In a phone interview Khurana clarified the statement, saying he was not implying smoking was better for people than using mobile phones, but mobile-phone related health issues affected a far greater number of people. He said there were currently 3 billion mobile phone users worldwide, a number that is growing daily, and people started using them as young as three. http://www.theage.com.au/news/techno...850768836.html |
