Comments on: “Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: What Was The New York Times Thinking?”

By: Mannie

Mannie — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:43:43 +0000

2 OL fan 11.22.10 at 9:22 am
The NYT lost its credibility long ago.

Yeah, like 1932, with Walter Duranty.

By: wfjag

wfjag — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:55:01 +0000

“Can you say junk science? ”

Let’s see – after the past and continuing claims that “Breast Implants cause [fill in the blank]”, “Toxic Black Mold” cause [fill in the blank], Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Sick Building Syndrome, DDT causes cancer, vaccines cause autism, Man-made global warming is going to cause the oceans to rise 50 feet, Category 10 hurricanes and for the male sexual member to go limp, and the glorious claims of homeopaths and neuropaths that they can cure all cancer, bunions, bad breath and [fill in the blank], I think that the answer is “No.”

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:25:11 +0000

” the New York Times is taking chances with its credibility.”

What is this “credibility” of which you speak? I didn’t know they still had any.

By: OL fan

OL fan — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:22:04 +0000

The NYT lost its credibility long ago. Its slogan is now”All the news that fits our agenda”

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:09:54 +0000

Can you say junk science? The microwave radiation from cell phones is non-ionizing. In other words it does not have the energy to cause cellular damage.

Indeed, largely ignoring the overwhelming evidence that electromagnetic radiation does not increase the risk of brain cancer the article references an unidentified study showing an increased rate of brain cancer in the presumably cellphonophilic 20-29 year old age group

The funny thing is that most young people do not use their cell phones for making phone calls. They are either texting or using it for Internet access. Maybe if they start finding an increase in cancer of the thumbs I will believe their hysteria that cell phones are dangerous. 🙂