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07/25/2008: "Cell phone foolishness"
Recently, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, has warned that cell phone use may cause cancer. Really, as warnings go, this is old news, frequently reported but never conclusively proven. I use a cell phone (occasionally) but I refuse to be panicked until something more substantial develops.
The really foolish part of his warning is this: "Adults should keep the phone away from the head and use the speakerphone or a wireless headset" (emphasis mine). Warning users of cell phones to stay away from electromagnetic fields but simultaneously recommending them to use wireless headsets is absurd. How does he think wireless headsets operate that avoid electromagnetic fields?