It is common knowledge that certain electronics, such as cell phones, are thought to transmit harmful, cancer-causing radiation.
A story on Boston.com today states the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, urged his staff to limit their cell phone use because of his unpublished study that suggests cell phones are linked to cancer.
The article says that studies have been done in the past that disprove this theory, but Herberman insists his findings reveal a correlation between the two.
As if this information isn't enough to make you want to ditch your digital digits, in today's nytimes.com's health section there's a story about granite counter tops and how they are thought to be guilty of radiating cancerous rays responsible for lung cancer.
Who would have thought something like chopping vegetables on your counter top is as risky as smoking a half a pack a day?
Neither of these studies are a hundred percent determined nor do either say the risk (if there is one) is very high. Yet, a questions still arises - should we waste away our lives worrying and obtain full body bubble suits to repel harmful substances from festering our bodies or enjoy our lives without woes and take our chances?
A story on Boston.com today states the Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, urged his staff to limit their cell phone use because of his unpublished study that suggests cell phones are linked to cancer.
The article says that studies have been done in the past that disprove this theory, but Herberman insists his findings reveal a correlation between the two.
As if this information isn't enough to make you want to ditch your digital digits, in today's nytimes.com's health section there's a story about granite counter tops and how they are thought to be guilty of radiating cancerous rays responsible for lung cancer.
Who would have thought something like chopping vegetables on your counter top is as risky as smoking a half a pack a day?
Neither of these studies are a hundred percent determined nor do either say the risk (if there is one) is very high. Yet, a questions still arises - should we waste away our lives worrying and obtain full body bubble suits to repel harmful substances from festering our bodies or enjoy our lives without woes and take our chances?
