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   Example of credibility crisis

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jun 6th, 2003 @ 1:11am

   
   

   Actually, this is a case of fear mongerers trying to sell their cell phone "shields". This urban legend got its start from Motorola's CEO getting brain cancer, and some people said it was because he used the mobile phone too much.

   Reputable research has found no evidence linking cancer to electromagnetic fields, such as those emitted by cell phones. Mice have been placed in cages for generations with electromagnetic fields thousands of times more powerful than anything emitted by cell phones or power lines, with no cancer.

   http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/emf.html

   However, the ignorant masses, angry at the state of managed health care, may refuse to believe researchers.

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   Re: Example of credibility crisis

   

   Jared, Jun 6th, 2003 @ 7:27am

   
   

   Agreed. Most terrestrial EMF sources both natural and artificial are at far too low of an energy to cause the kind of damage that would result in a possible cancer. Most "evidence" of it is the result of urban legend, wishful thinking or the fear mongerers.
   
   Thanks AC for posting a link like that. People always want a reason to be angry at poor health and will blame whatever's available. The only thing we can do is take those reasons away one at a time.

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