Gee, at this rate we might actually save...two people?

This article was actually highlighted in red on Drudge Report today.

An excerpt:

The director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers plans to issue an advisory to about 3,000 faculty and staff today about the possible health risks associated with cellular phone use.

"Recently I have become aware of the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use to possible adverse health effects including cancer," Dr. Ronald Herberman said in the memorandum. "Although the evidence is still controversial, I am convinced that there are sufficient data to warrant issuing an advisory to share some precautionary advice on cell phone use."

It would be nice to think that a handful of people might actually sit up and take notice...but I doubt it. No matter how many studies are done, there are always the drones who stand around like drooling monkeys to say the following:

There is nothing wrong with taking precautions, but "the bottom line, at this time, is that there is no conclusive evidence tying cell phone use to brain cancer," said Dan Catena, a spokesman for the American Cancer Society.

And what article would be complete without a canned response from those with the most vested interest in having such information ignored:

"The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not pose a health risk," CTIA-The Wireless Association, a group representing the wireless industry, said in a statement.

Right. No bias there.

Besides, you don't need to have--or use--a cell phone to get your brain cooked. At the rate they're erecting cellular towers and antennas, we will achieve critical saturation any day now.

Here's a comical scenario: If you were to liken this news to the criticism that smoking received at the beginning of its fall from grace, you would have to imagine that not only could you be exposed to cigarette smoke through proximity to smokers, but that there were giant cigarettes burning 24/7 along every highway, atop every library, school and government building; every bank, every convenience store; heck, maybe even atop your own apartment building...

So...good luck with that.

Caves just keep sounding better all the time.

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