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people are gonna go nuts but you heard it hear first: A branch of the WHO says cell phones may cause cancer. -- (link)

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) May 31 '11, 10:02

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/experts-say-cellphones-are-possibly-carcinogenic-to-humans-classify-in-same-category-as-ddt/2011/05/31/AGGskTFH_story.html?wpisrc=al_national (www.washingtonpost.com)

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and Diet Coke causes blindness too! -- nm - Strongbad May 31, 10:05 2
- oh, that's on my short list of stuff we'll regret later. all those artificial sweeteners. -- nm - loosilu May 31, 10:05
- I don't think Diet Coke is the issue there. nm -- nm - groiny May 31, 10:05
Go nuts? It's been a given hasn't it? -- nm - lileve May 31, 10:02 7
- No, it's been constantly dismissed as quack science for a decade. -- nm - Beryllium May 31, 10:03 6
  - I wouldn't say that. Results have been characterized as inconclusive. Not at all quackish. -- nm - loosilu May 31, 10:03 5
    - it's non-ionizing radiation. There shouldn't be risk. -- nm - Reagen May 31, 10:19 4
      - isn't radar non-ionizing as well? Microwave, too? -- nm - Beryllium May 31, 10:50 1
        
        (I believe both of them have documented ill effects for us fleshbags, although usually only in high doses) -- nm - Beryllium May 31, 10:51
      - and Titanic shouldn't have needed those life boats. - loosilu May 31, 10:25 1
        
        Keep the ice cubes in your Diet Coke to a managable size. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 31, 10:48

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