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Mobile Phone May Rot Your Bones

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 28, 2011 @02:09AM from the but-what-about-my-junk dept.

Stoobalou writes "Researchers at the National University of Cuyo, in Mendoza, Argentina, looked at that strange breed — men who wear mobile phones on their hip. They discovered evidence to suggest that the proximity of the mobile phone caused a reduction in bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in the men who wore the phones over a 12-month period, compared to a control group that didn't."

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Smartphone jockstrap? by Psiren · 2011-03-28 02:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Okay, but am I still okay to wear my smartphone jockstrap? Not as convenient as a belt clip I'll agree...
1. Re:Smartphone jockstrap? by skids · 2011-03-28 02:31 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Ah, but so much more likely to get your attention when set on vibrate.
  
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  Someone had to do it.
Nowai!! by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-28 02:20 · Score: 4, Funny

As a Brazilian citizen, I can claim for sure that any Argentine finding is clearly bogus, just like their claim for being #1 in soccer.
Re:Wow ... by nedlohs · 2011-03-28 02:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Why not click on the link in the article then?
Re:Just took phone out of my pants pocket. by Quiet_Desperation · 2011-03-28 02:35 · Score: 5, Funny

You scoff, but nose blowing fatalities are the great, unspoken tragedy of our times.