Cellphone Safety Tips

I'm highly skeptical of the claim. Cell phones use low-frequency radiation. Tumors are caused by high-frequency radiation. You might as well worry that light bulbs are going to give you cancer. They're emitting electromagnetic radiation too, after all. Granted, it's primarily visible light and infrared, but, hey, that's electromagnetic radiation!

This http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/07/oh_no_my_cell_phones_going_to_kill_me.php
is a good criticism of the weakness of the claim.

Yeh, I'd personally be more worried about the radiation exposure I received from crt monitors for 20 years than a cell phone. ;)

Although, my Motorola phone did come with instructions to minimise the radiation you *do* receive, since there are concerns that it MAY be a health risk.

The thing is, we're constantly being bombarded with electromagnetic radiation even when we don't think we are. If you can turn on a radio and get a station, you're getting hit with the same electromagnetic radiation that the radio is picking up. If you can put an antenna on your tv and get a channel (which you won't be able to do in a few years) you're getting the same electomagnetism that the antenna is receiving (though you're inside so it's not really the same). Cell phones just use the same sort of technology at different bands. That way your cell phone can't interfere with your radio signal or your tv show.

Besides, I'm getting hit right now with enough radiation from two computers, 3 monitors, a printer and a stereo to probably make a cell phone in use seem negligable. ;)

BTW, standards in Europe and Canada tend to be higher than those of the US, so if you don't want to trust US standards, see how it pans out in other countries. I mean, it's to the point that I was once told condoms in Canada are stronger than ones in the US (mind you, I was probably told this maybe 10-15 years ago it could be diff these days).

Honestly, I'm not worried about my cell phone because I don't have it on me most of the time. I have it mostly in case I need it, and so I have it should I get mugged or fall and break my ankle or something. That only works if I remember to take it with me when I leave the apartment, but it's a good theory. ;)

The people who definitely need to know are those who seem to have the phone permanently attached to their ear. I really don't understand a need to be on the phone with someone all the time. When I was a kid some adults used the term "cauliflower ear" to describe what can happen if you use the phone too much. Maybe we should bring that urban myth back. ;)

Unfortunately there are many other societal trends that have also occurred over the same time period, such as obesity, allergies, diabetes, cancer, whatnot. We also have extended our longevity from 47 years to about 85, so I suspect some of the problems we're starting to see, especially at the later stages, are only now becoming more apparent because we've never had so many seniors at once.

I'm sort of neutral on the electromagnetism radiation for now until there's sufficient evidence one way or the other. I haven't read the studies that have been done, but it's possible there are some on either side that weren't done well. Unfortunately it's too early to say, there is not a way to know the long term effects without long-term exposure, and society isn't going to be willing to put a technology on hold until they know for certain if it's okay. :/ It's being between a rock and a hard place. Best we can do is look after ourselves and our families.

Yeah, you beat me to it. I read this and immediately thought "what's the mechanism supposed to be?"