Posted on 12/15/2017 9:29:14 AM PST by Red Badger
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — California health officials have a new message for cellphone users.
For the first time ever, the California Department of Public Health is releasing guidelines about harmful cellphone radiation and how you can avoid it.
Dr. Karen Smith with the California Department Of Public Health said, “We recognize that there are a lot of people in the general public that have some concerns about their cellphones and whether using a cellphone is safe.”
Smith said, “When you sleep, you keep the cellphone at least arm’s length away from your body. And also, not carrying your cellphone in your pocket, having it either in your purse or not carrying it with you.”
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The research suggests cellphones could increase our risk for brain cancer and tumors, low sperm count, headaches, as well as impaired memory, hearing, and sleep.
Dr. Joel Moskowitz at UC Berkeley said, “Currently we’re not doing a good job in regulating radiation from these devices. In fact, we’re doing an abysmal job.”
Moskowitz says this is a long-time coming.
He’s partially responsible for bringing this information to light. He sued the Department of Public Health for refusing to release information about the dangers of cellphone radiation back in 2009.
This spring he won that case.
“People are being injured and harmed by the delay in having this information accessible to them,” Moskowitz said.
So does the release mean that the state believes cellphones are dangerous?
“Not at all,” said Dr. Karen Smith. “Our position is that the science is evolving.”
The state said one of the main reasons they’ve decided to release these guidelines now, is that there are new numbers out showing that cellphone use is higher than ever, with 95 percent of Americans using them on a regular basis.
Cell phones are atomic bombs!
Throw them in the river!
Wait.
That’ll just give us Godzilla.
Throw them in my neighbor Steve’s yard!
Keep your filthy leaves outta my yard, Steve!
I personally think having my skull irradiated as I talk on the phone us why I haven’t developed brain cancer...
Translation: carrying a cell phone will soon be illegal in California.
What’s a few brain cells here and there?
And heck, most of that DNA stuff is junk anyways, right?...............
Mine stays in the car most of the time unless I know I am going to a place where I could be waiting awhile or one of the select few people with whom I share the number might need to reach me.
Actually, businesses everywhere could require employees’ cell phones be collected while working, to protect their health. Family calls the company if there’s an emergency (old school, worked fine).
Millennial workers might then become productive!
I was thinking that they are paving the way for lawsuits.
radiation from cell phones...millions of cell phones...California...
..a cellphone radiation tax is in the future...
Jeeez doc, you just described the symptoms of marriage...
May it’s your cellphone and not your cell mate...................
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
After my brain stem is reattached I’ll let you know
..a cellphone radiation tax is in the future...
Ding, ding, ding! Nailed it.
Wrap your head in aluminum foil. Problem solved.
As an RF engineer who works my butt off to make sure my company's products meet RF exposure standards agreed on by our industry, this crap burns me up.
Any company does this to me, I QUIT. My "cell phone" is a mini-computer: email, scheduling, instant engineering reference. If they want me to do without it, well, other companies will hire me.
I’m sitting in front of a screen room right now.
Perhaps I should move my desk inside?....................
Nah, just carry it in your purse like ll the hip guys in San Francisco.
“carrying a cell phone in California will soon be illegal”
No, they will just charge a cell phone raiation tax on your monthly bill.
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