A few weeks ago I wrote over at Eco Child's Play about cell phones and cancer. It's a matter of building concern and controversy, and studies are being completed currently. I also wrote here about finding out which cell phones emit the least radiation. I used this list as I picked out a new cell phone, and it was helpful. The LA Times wrote an overview of the situation, basically saying that there has been an increase in certain cancers with heavy users of cell phones, but as is the case in many of these situations, it's not definitive yet.
Why wait until it is? It seems like once again, the precautionary approach might be a good way to go, since we know how hard it is to prove anything to 100 percent certainty. And this problem has a few corporations and a couple billions of dollars at stake.
The LA times also released an informative list of ways to reduce your family's exposure while scientists, PR folk, and mega-corporations work it out. Sounds logical to me. Over at Eco-Child's Play there was also some debate about if hands free devices were safer. Here's what the author of this article had to say about that:
"Switch to a type of cellphone with a hands-free device that will place more distance between the antenna and the user. The antenna emits the radio-frequency waves. Placing a phone next to the head exposes the brain to this radiation -- although it's still not known if this low level of radiation is harmful."
I'm sure we'll all be hearing about this more in the future. For the meantime, these suggestions are a good place to start.
1 comments:
cell p[hones reduce chromosome count . This is really horrible .
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