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MADem

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26. If there's no harm, then what's the harm in knowing?

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2012, 11:30 PM

Aug 2012

Ted Kennedy was one of the earliest cellphone adapters. He died of a tumor in his brain right near where he held the phone. I just lost an in law to the very same thing, he was an early adapter who lived on the cellphone for work.

Correlation is not causation, but hey...smoke, could be fire. No harm in knowing. I use my cellphone sparingly, and I always use the speakerphone unless using it would be rude.

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Kucinich's Brain Afflicted by Cell Phone Radiation Horseshit [View all] Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 OP

You object to knowing how much radiation is coming that close to your brain... 99Forever Aug 2012 #1

How much is too much? Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #2

Cell phone use can kill you. Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #5

Yeah, but that's inattentiveness. Lipstick can kill too and not just because I'm drop-dead gorgeous. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #7

... Major Nikon Aug 2012 #6

ROFL, taking a cheap shot at people who think science is hard snooper2 Aug 2012 #3

because as a physicist I know the difference Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #4

Ted Kennedy's surgeon - the best in the country -- said what about cell phones? KurtNYC Aug 2012 #8

SHHHH! redqueen Aug 2012 #11

Dr. Gupta's reputation is far from stellar NickB79 Aug 2012 #14

Sanjay Gupta is the Generation X version of Dr. Bob Arnot RZM Aug 2012 #24

Didn't say GUPTA was the best neurosurgeon in the country. Allen Friedman was. KurtNYC Aug 2012 #38

The same Sanjay Gupta Confusious Aug 2012 #30

he gets paid to say things but not enough apparently to put a cell phone against his own head KurtNYC Aug 2012 #37

A $5 Chinese-made headpiece? Zalatix Aug 2012 #35

Well Mr Physicist... 99Forever Aug 2012 #16

Interesting. A friend of mine was diagnosed recently with a very rare form of cancer which is sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #18

Was it glioma (aka "GBM") ? KurtNYC Aug 2012 #39

I believe it may have been. I had not heard of it before as it is not a common form of cancer, the sabrina 1 Aug 2012 #41

I think you could have made your case without taking such a swipe at Kucinich. Raine1967 Aug 2012 #9

You're right. Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #12

Me, too. "Mostly" applies to all politicians. Zalatix Aug 2012 #36

You want science? you come with name calling and industry studies but you claim you want science.. KurtNYC Aug 2012 #10

Thank you. +1. Between the totally fantastic and the completely dogmatic, it gets tiresome. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #13

You want science? Try this. Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #15

That's not very convincing. Prometheus Bound Aug 2012 #20

Well, that's the way science works. Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #21

Here from your own source -- "suggestion of a possible increased risk of glioma," KurtNYC Aug 2012 #40

"But ... shortcomings ... prevented them from drawing any firm conclusions" Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #42

I love how the ACS KT2000 Aug 2012 #28

Well it seems he says .. 99Forever Aug 2012 #17

We should be on the side of caution anyway. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #19

If you want to worry about something that industry pooh-poohs, Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #22

I lived near Slater School in Fresno, Ca.. many had cancer from the powerlines annm4peace Aug 2012 #23

Did they really? Lionel Mandrake Aug 2012 #29

if they had the funds to keep the study going they could have annm4peace Aug 2012 #32

once again Kuch's trying to do something for the people... wildbilln864 Aug 2012 #25

If there's no harm, then what's the harm in knowing? MADem Aug 2012 #26

I don't believe they're harmless. emilyg Aug 2012 #27

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #31

I'm sure it will be about as useful as the California prop 65 warning that is pretty much on every.. yawnmaster Aug 2012 #33

There is no real argument here. jonthebru Aug 2012 #34