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AM Radio Waves May Be Harmful?
Klar writes "Wired News reports that: 'Korean scientists have found that regions near AM radio-broadcasting towers had 70 percent more leukemia deaths than those without.' The article continues: 'The study, to be published in an upcoming issue of the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, also found that cancer deaths were 29 percent higher near such transmitters.' While 'their study did not prove a direct link between cancer and the transmitters', the FDA and the World Health Organization are urging more studies, especially of radio waves from cell phones."
does stillbirth count as birth control?
I'm surprised this made it on slashdot. Astounded even. The majority of slashdotters here don't want to hear anything about this. Instead, people want the latest gadget; and prefer to ignore any possible health risks associated with it. "D*mn the healthrisks - full technology ahead", is the attitude that is prevalent here.
Every single time I've tried to point out the health risks associated with wireless and cell-phones, it gets modded down. Or some ignorant fool, who doesn't understand basic physics, tries to argue without having a basic grasp of the concepts involved. Every single time. And the people who don't understand basic things (like what the meaning of Power is, or what it's dependent on), get modded up +5 insightful).
I personally could care less. I'm tired of not only arguing with idiots, but I'm tired of arguing with people who just don't want to hear it.
Go ahead, mod me down. It will happen. I personally could care less, as I'm convinced that most slashdotters are just natural candidates for a Darwin Award.
So, to the Editors here, you'd be best advised not to carry this sort of content. Most folks reading Slashdot just don't want to hear it.
Sorry for the rant, but I'm sick of trying to debate this issue in an intelligent fashion on slashdot.
LOL, I'd mod this up if I had points.
My subtext is just a figment of your imagination.
It's a perpetual scam to get more grant money.
Yeah, seven years ago it was salmon recovery, recently is has been global warming....
Just stick all of these buzz words in your grant proposal and you are bound to get SOME funding.
"Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
How about a little balance, folks.
There's no need for blance because this study can be summed up with two words:
fucking retarded
There's no control group.
One could easily explain the diffence found by this study any number of ways.
One such highly plausible explation would be that large radio towers are considered an eyesore, and just like wastewater treatment plants get built in the poorer sections of communities.
Am I right or are they right? There's no way to know. This "study" is pseudo-scientific bull for just this reason.
There "findings" are worthless. You can't take them with healthy skepticism and use them for ANYTHING because a proper level of skepticism for a study like this tells you that this study says NOTHING.
This was the first thimg I thought of....
They tried to get him off the air saying he was a drug pusher (unsubstantiated, totally false charge. So is the doctor shopping charge...they wanted to seize his medical records so they could try to find out if he had done something wrong...a fishing trip).
They are trying to change the way radio and tv stations can be bought and sold (Fairness doctrine is a load).
They're trying to get him off of Armed Forces Radio (no right wing bastion itself. It's like saying all cable tv is conservatively biased because of Fox News)
Now they're trying to eliminate his medium. (through fear. Remember red dye #5)
Long live El Rushbo!
Some people are like slinkys. They're useless, but it puts a smile on your face to push them down the stairs.