We are all going to get brain cancer from our phones

Now, I'm not claiming that we are all going to die of this. No doubt some of us will be the victim of violent crime, gunned down long before a slow acting tumor takes us. Some of us might die in freak accidents, or less freaky car accidents. But I do think that we need to start doing something about cell phone use. Dr. Sanjay Gupta says that he always uses an ear piece blue tooth thingy when using his cell phone because of the chance of brain tumors caused by cell phone use. Now Dr. Weil has weighed in:

Should you be worried about your cell phone causing cancer? We don’t really know yet. Formal studies on potential cell phone hazards have been contradictory - some find a link between cell phone use and brain tumors and some do not - and it seems prudent to me to take common sense precautions. Brain tumors can take 30 to 40 years to develop, so it could be a long time before we know for sure whether cell phone use is safe or, if not, how great the risks may be.

I recommend:

1. Using earpieces, headsets or speakerphone mode.
2. Saving long conversations for conventional phones.
3. In your car, using a cell phone that has a remote antenna located outside the vehicle.
4. Limiting the time children spend on cell phones - they may be more vulnerable than adults to adverse effects.
5. Finding out how much radiofrequency energy your cell phone emits. Called the SAR measurement (Specific Absorption Rate), 1.6 watts per kilogram is currently what is permitted in the United States. Visit the Federal Communications Commission Web site for more information.