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Darn rats! Who got them cellphones in the first place! Silver_Witch May 2016 #1
They probably won't have to give them up if the companies can improve the shielding cstanleytech May 2016 #4
Can't shield the antenna or it won't work. hobbit709 May 2016 #5
Who knows, maybe they can redesign the antennas or use somthing like a bluetooth cstanleytech May 2016 #24
speaker phone mode SCantiGOP May 2016 #31
Bluetooth has a range of not much more than 30 ft or so. hobbit709 May 2016 #61
I was thinking more along the lines of a cheap little external antenna cstanleytech May 2016 #77
100KW -- did that have water-cooled tubes yourpaljoey May 2016 #102
What do you think? proverbialwisdom May 2016 #79
I would have to see an independant study done on them to see if they actually cstanleytech May 2016 #81
Lke this? proverbialwisdom May 2016 #85
Interesting, still the cases arent designed for every phone so i suspect cstanleytech May 2016 #87
thinking it more for protecting like RFID Case Silver_Witch May 2016 #88
You didn't read the material carefully enough. (nt) proverbialwisdom May 2016 #91
Why not just turn it off? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #98
Very seldom do I put my cell phone up to my head madokie May 2016 #14
That's me too. 99th_Monkey May 2016 #33
Me too. My left ear is toast and I'm right-handed. Mostly, I just text. MgtPA May 2016 #45
Rats are also terribly susceptible to leisure suits elljay May 2016 #59
See there is evidence that Rats are afterall quite wise Silver_Witch May 2016 #89
Certainly about wearing leisure suits elljay May 2016 #90
Rats are insanely prone to cancer JesterCS May 2016 #92
I had a sister-in-law died from brain tumors. yallerdawg May 2016 #2
let me text my friend and tell her...oh wait. nt Javaman May 2016 #3
+1 99th_Monkey May 2016 #34
There's a massive ongoing human study MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #6
no controls? reddread May 2016 #19
However the smoking study I linked to was carried out MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #20
This would be a correlational study not an experiment. Loudestlib May 2016 #29
Nobody uses cell phones for voice any more anyway. NT Ex Lurker May 2016 #7
My fellow passengers on Metrorail and Metrobus must not have heard about this development. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #9
I'm a mostly text kind of guy myself madokie May 2016 #15
if I had to choose between talk or text NJCher May 2016 #109
At my wife and I's age madokie May 2016 #110
I certainly don't-- or I use headphones Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #22
Especially most children and teens. tavernier May 2016 #54
Wouldn't the radiation effect all cells in the body? OnlinePoker May 2016 #76
Thanks.. LiberalArkie May 2016 #8
Gotta do the headphone thing Scientific May 2016 #10
On a wire, Bluetooth no good. Speakerphone should be fine also still_one May 2016 #32
yes, I encourage all who read this to spend $5 to $15 to get a wired headset for your phone GreatGazoo May 2016 #48
I wear hearing aids in both ears. How am I supposed to use a headset or ear buds? -none May 2016 #103
Please share your source of $5-$15 wired headset- preferably comfortable (not buds) and Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2016 #114
For any cellphone batteries, chargers, headset, etc GreatGazoo May 2016 #119
Me too, I can't stand the vibe of the phone next to my head. glowing May 2016 #41
My wife insisted on a handset which plugs into an iPhone ... SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2016 #124
adding a link mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #11
Ha! trudyco May 2016 #16
Johnny Cochran was highly suspected tavernier May 2016 #56
The National Toxicology Program is holding a media briefing at noon today to discuss the results mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #12
I'll be sure to listen in on my smart phone. mac56 May 2016 #18
where did they get the teeny tiny little cell phones?! n/t Locrian May 2016 #13
. Guy Whitey Corngood May 2016 #42
Beat me to it, but I was going to make the 'how are they even supposed to fit in the building' joke. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #52
Ha! Guy Whitey Corngood May 2016 #55
--- mac56 May 2016 #17
And cell phone corporations come out with never-before-heard-of scientist and science fasttense May 2016 #21
Where is the cancer in humans? former9thward May 2016 #116
They're here. N/T fasttense May 2016 #121
this has been suggested for quite a while now but many were in denial Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #23
That's not quite it. Orrex May 2016 #36
I know what you are saying Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #65
I've likewise been skeptical, but... Orrex May 2016 #70
Many thought that because One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #95
No convincing evidence AND no scientific reason William Seger May 2016 #68
fair enough... I know what you are saying Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #83
I don't think it will, read the study yourself, no biological significant effects for female rats... Humanist_Activist May 2016 #100
Your last sentence is where we fundamentally disagree. I take whatever evidence there is Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2016 #115
My hunch is that this is a cumulative problem, more likely to harm those who grew up with cellphones groundloop May 2016 #25
My husband gave me a hard time when I made the SAR rating the #1 criteria for selecting a phone Skwmom May 2016 #26
Looks like I am safe Matt_in_STL May 2016 #27
I think this will have some major consequences to the industry still_one May 2016 #28
New brain cancer diagnoses linked to reality Major Nikon May 2016 #30
That chart does not exactly show a huge increase SheilaT May 2016 #37
The uptick at the end is interesting daleo May 2016 #112
Notice that rates of diagnosed brain cancer fell SheilaT May 2016 #117
Of course there may be a lagged covariance, once we get more data daleo May 2016 #120
Interesting correlation at end (where we would expect it). Need data newer than a decade old. Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #38
Delete this post - people might not panic!!! We want panic!!!111!!!1 Lucky Luciano May 2016 #40
Way back in the 90's the cell phones transmitted with a lot more power than they do now. LiberalArkie May 2016 #43
I think the 600mhz spectrum just went up for, or is about to go up for auction. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #49
I was going to say, it drops at 2006. That's around the time the iPhone came into being. C Moon May 2016 #53
As I recall gliomas need a few years to get from a few cells to something that will be disruptive to Jemmons May 2016 #62
glioma isn't mesothelioma Major Nikon May 2016 #80
You have the requirements for relevance lined up the wrong way round. If and only if you can be sure Jemmons May 2016 #84
Nobody is saying they are sure of anything Major Nikon May 2016 #86
Interesting. sofa king May 2016 #93
Now can we study wireless access points? Ned Flanders May 2016 #35
Very different frequencies/power levels. AtheistCrusader May 2016 #51
I wonder how much RF is being broadcast along all those big power lines bringing us the jtuck004 May 2016 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #63
Anecdotally, shortwave reception has been wiped out. mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #64
Such as that on my sw radio or...? n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #66
Right. 1.711 MHz to 29.999 MHz mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #67
I used to do that as well, and had noticed the reception wasn't near what it used to be. jtuck004 May 2016 #69
That's a content problem. Not EMF. Frank Cannon May 2016 #71
FCC Stopped accepting China Lab data One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #106
The radiation level the rats received was "not very different" from what humans are exposed to ... AlbertCat May 2016 #44
Except they are much higher, distributed across the entire body, and were for 9 hours per day Major Nikon May 2016 #50
Also the cell size in humans and rats are different. -none May 2016 #104
About overhead power lines mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #46
Hand women the Cell Phones guys One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #47
they knew this already without killing the rats restorefreedom May 2016 #57
Fire hot..burns. vkkv May 2016 #58
My Schwannoma geardaddy May 2016 #60
I read a study years ago truthisfreedom May 2016 #72
It's time to develop phone cases that shield the radiation from users. The phone industry should Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #73
Unfortunately, if you shield the user you'll also shield the cell tower (i.e. won't work) groundloop May 2016 #74
Where there is a will there is a way! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #75
Offhand three solutions One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #107
The rich will have the problem solved for themselves at our expense. :-/ Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #108
I wonder if this is the same with DECT cordless phones. nt valerief May 2016 #78
Lee Atwater Jesus Malverde May 2016 #82
woah causes Schwannomas'? They're usually benign but cause a lot of problems to nerves. Sunlei May 2016 #94
This also is linked to cancer and it must be corrected whistler162 May 2016 #96
Good luck taking on Big Water. Their contributions to Congress fall like rain. mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 #105
Hopefully they used whistler162 May 2016 #97
Interesting, apparently it only effects male rats, as the study itself concludes.... Humanist_Activist May 2016 #99
Cell Phone Free ForEver cantbeserious May 2016 #101
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #111
MEANWHILE... just try to find a functioning, well made & comfortable wired headset preferably Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2016 #113
Bad reporting of statistically insignificant results. athena May 2016 #118
No, a rat study with marginal results does not prove that cell phones cause cancer, GoneOffShore May 2016 #122
So, if you have to use a smart phone, what would you consider a "best practices" to safeguard WhoWoodaKnew Jun 2016 #123
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