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.”
Read Also: Cellphone Radiation Exposure Fact Sheet Draft Released By California
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.
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Agreed.
I was pissed this morning. I come up to the busiest intersection on my way to work, a four way stop.
Everyone who goes through there at rush hour knows..EVERYONE ALTERNATES. You go...I go...you go...I go...
It is the only way traffic can move. So I come up to the stop sign, and there is a car already stopped at the sign to my left. So I stop and wait.
And wait.
So I flash my lights...and wait.
Finally, I just go. As I cross and can see into the guy’s car he is just sitting there texting.
Good thing they don’t outfit us with car-to-car missiles.
I know. It is the stupidest thing, and I think that every single time it crops up. Seems to crop up like clockwork, too.
Did John McCain use on of those 3 Watt handheld Blaupunkt Phones like I used to have?
I doubt it. He couldn’t pronounce it....................
This is why Obamaphones were given out for free. To keep the Democrat in control.
Does Planned Parenthood distribute them?
This is why Obamaphones were given out for free. To keep the Democrat in control.
Cell phones cause dander, too?
Well that’s just dandy.
Ohhhh.....I guess you’re Dandy.
Sorry.
That’s funny...I’ve never actually SEEN John McCain talking on one.
Better yet: “It’s time for common-sense cell phone legislation.”
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