By Allen Tsai | Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:00 am |
Involving over 1,000 participants, a Danish study published in the journal of Neurology concluded that cell phones do not increase the risk of developing a brain tumor.
However, the authors say long-term research is still needed due to the new technology. Handsfree devices were recommended to cut amounts of radiation present, while limited use was suggested for children.Lead by Dr. Christoffer Johansen at the Danish Cancer Registry, the pan-European study questioned 427 people with brain tumors and 822 people without brain tumors about the frequency they had been using cell phones. Phone bills were used to check the validity of the responses. Finding patients with brain tumors were not using their phones for longer durations or frequency than users without tumors, the two are unlikely linked. But Dr. Johansen said, "We won't be able to make any firm conclusions until we can confirm these results with studies with more long-term and heavy cell phone users." "In our study, few people reported regular cell phone use for 10 years or more. So we still do not know the full story."
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:01 pm | By
Apple is searching for partners to launch iTV, reports say, a bold move for the innovative company that may change television viewing forever.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:07 am | By
Healthcare insurers are using apps to streamline patient-care systems, by connecting with and educating members, and ultimately reining in spiraling costs.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:17 pm | By
Countries and companies all over the world are celebrating Safer Internet Day today, discussing how to keep children safe online and launching new products to support the effort.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:59 pm | By
Hacking group Anonymous demanded payment for stolen Symantec source code, an atypical move undermining the collective's ideological approach to hacking.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:30 pm | By
Google faces new malware attacks in the Android market just days after announcing increased security, casting doubt on whether the open-source format can ever be truly safe.
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