posted Sep 8, 2010, 10:47 AM by Sarah Glazer
Cell phones have burst onto the scene, threatening to take over
our lives. They also pose troubling health issues. Most of the nation's
111 million cell phone subscribers use phones in their cars. At least
nine local jurisdictions bar handheld phones while driving, and dozens
of states are considering bans. But the industry says cell phones are no
more dangerous than car radios and that the increased productivity and
usefulness in emergencies outweigh the safety costs. There is also
persistent concern over whether prolonged cell phone use causes cancer,
genetic damage and other serious health problems. Recent studies found
cell phone users had no higher risk of brain cancer than non-users, but
some scientists suggest it could take 20 years or more for those cancers
to be detected.
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