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Well there you have it folks, cell phones are bad for your health. No I’m talking about crazy drivers that drive around with a phone stuck to their ear, mouths running a mile a minute, and their common sense sitting on a table at home.

Although let’s be honest, they’re a real pain too.

Cell phone antennas use high frequency electromagnetic waves to communicate with base stations. The radiation emitted at these frequencies can’t break chemical bonds in your body’s cells, but there could be other biological effects. Some researchers are concerned because cell phone antennas concentrate their energy in a very small region against the head. If this is indeed a problem, children are at highest risk because they have thinner skulls than adults—and these days often have phones of their own.One study in the Annals of Neurology found that cell phones affect the brain’s electrical activity. Fifteen young men were exposed to cell phones that were turned either on or off. When the phones were on, neurons on the near side of their brain were slightly more active. The effect lasted for at least an hour. (source)

I’ve never much cared for my cellphone as I’m not keen on the lack of privacy, but this makes me even more leery about it. Ah well, I listen to music and play games on it more than anything else so I don’t feel too threatened.

But shesh, once word of this hits the general populace there will be even more texting going on then ever before! People don’t seem to realize that just because you’re not gabbing your jaws it’s still rude to be texting in the middle of activites. Classes, funerals, conversations - please have manners damnit!