Legislator Wants Cancer Warnings For Cell Phones

Posted by Soulskill on Monday December 21, 2009 @05:38AM from the reading-this-may-give-you-cancer dept.

Cytalk writes "A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim. The now-ubiquitous devices carry such warnings in some countries, though no US states require them, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. A similar effort is afoot in San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom wants his city to be the nation’s first to require the warnings."

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Living is hazardous to your health by Khris · 2009-12-21 05:51 · Score: 0, Redundant

Seriously, there isn't anything on this world that will not cause damage when used in excess. We as a society have become so addicted to everything that we've completely lost the meaning of "Moderation".
Re:the sky is falling! by clone53421 · 2009-12-21 07:40 · Score: 1, Redundant

He was responding because of the flamebait moderation that has since been overridden by funny.

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