Tag: CELLPHONESANDCANCER

A new study from the National Institutes of Health suggests that using cell phones can change the way our brains behave, though it remains unclear whether these changes can be harmful. The study, published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that just 50 minutes of cell phone use can noticeably speed up brain activity in the region closest to the phone's antenna. ...

Talk of cell phones' carcinogenic properties has been around since cell phones themselves, it seems. But, while the gadgets have skyrocketed in popularity, discussions about their health effects have remained contentious and undecided. According to Time, though, the public may have put those concerns to bed too soon. Although you may not know it (and we certainly didn't), it's more than likely ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Extremity-bias typically materializes in the form of southpaw prejudice, as lefties frequently bemoan the frustrating faults of can-openers, scissors and subway turnstiles. Apple may actually employ a crew of vengeful left-handed developers, though, because the layout of its iPhone 4 apparently contributes to an inordinate amount ...

While cell phone towers might be unsightly, British researchers are claiming, in a recently released study, that they do not increase a child's chances of developing cancer. Reuters reports that researchers looked at 7,000 children under the age of 4, some of them with and some without cancer, and found no patterns that linked living near a cell phone tower to childhood cancer. The study, which ...

San Francisco has just passed what is sure to be the first of many over-zealous laws in the U.S. related to cell phone radiation. The city's Twitter-addicted mayor signed into law a measure requiring that retailers post the the SAR (Specific Absorption Rate, or the rate at which the electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by the body) next to each handset in at least 11-point font. The law isn't ...

The debate over whether or not the electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phones is dangerous to the human body is far from settled. Some, though, would rather be safe than sorry, and a market has opened for products that claim to protect against those invisible waves of energy. While allegations of those waves' danger may not be grounded in good science, some of the protective designs are. ...

The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (or IARC) planned to release a study later today that was supposed to end the debate over the health risks of cell phone usage. Some media outlets broke the news before the afternoon embargo and published articles alternately declaring the study the ultimate proof that cell phones cause cancer or proclaiming the IARC ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apple has endured a week of mysterious iPhone 4G leaks and sightings, but it isn't the only company receiving free smartphone publicity. Engadget awesomely gained access to some incredible Dell tidbits, including details about the Lightning, a Windows Phone 7 "portrait slider." [From: Engadget] The resounding success of 'Avatar' ...

Since everyone seems to be arguing over whether or not cell phones cause cancer, no one seems to be paying attention to how the ubiquitous gadgets might be related to other diseases. But that might change following the release of a study from the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, which has found that radiation from a cell phone could protect against -- and possibly reverse -- the ...

Cell phones cause cancer, don't cause cancer, might cause cancer, who knows? Well, Maine State Legislator Andrea Boland at least claims to know. She plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would require phones to carry warnings saying that they can cause brain cancer. Apparently unconcerned with things like scientific consensus, Boland wants Maine to become the first in ...

The good news? Scientists think they have finally pinpointed the effect that cell phones have on brain function. The bad news? They're not sure whether this is good or bad news. The Swedish Research Council announced findings out of Sweden's Örebro University that claim to have uncovered a specific effect that cell phones can have on the brain -- namely, a correlation between usage and an ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is stirring up a storm by claiming it will release a study later this year that links cell phone use to an increased risk of brain and salivary gland tumors. The decade-long study claims to have found a definite link, though it stops short of inferring direct causation. The press release, however, does state that using a mobile phone for a decade or more ...

Hold the phone! No, literally. Hold it away from your head. Award-winning cancer researcher and neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana has some things to say about our use of cell phones, and none of them are good. Having reviewed more than 100 studies of mobile phones' effects on the human brain, Dr. Khurana notes that "there is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a link between mobile ...

The French may have only just jumped on the no-smoking-in-bars bandwagon, but they are leading the charge against health risks associated with cell phone use. Earlier this week, France's Ministry of Health issued a statement warning the public against excessive cell phone use. French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin (pictured) also went on France 2 TV and rehashed the well-worn theory ...