For those who have stopped talking on their cell phones long enough to read this blog, there’s good news: You’re probably safer now that you’ve stopped talking. The bad news is that there’s a chance you could be irreparably harming your health via sustained exposure to cell phones’ electromagnetic radiation.

So far, much has been said, written and studied on this topic, with most research falling on the side of “Go ahead — make that call.” But some believe cell phones haven’t been around long enough to make a definitive case that they won’t eventually cause harm to our brains — in the form of cancer — due to continued, long-standing use.

Such fears were thrust again into the spotlight Thursday when Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, warned his faculty and staff to limit cell phone use due to the possibility that they might be inviting cancer by calling. (more…)

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