>>>> City of Berkeley fends off wireless industry suit over health warning   
   >>>>   
   >>> I'm not sure the science supports Berkeley's claims though ...   
   >>   
   >> Can mobile phones give you a brain tumor? An Italian court just ruled   
   >> yes.   
   >   
   > So what? Courts make awards for all kinds of reasons.   
      
   Yeah, court decisions are only as good as people involved; there are plenty   
   of examples of poorly reasoned rulings.  This might actually be a good use   
   for AI.   
      
   Regarding mobile phone microwave radiation and brain tumors, there has   
   been a whole lot of money spent studying it and the vast majority of the   
   results are NO EVIDENCE.  The radiation involved in non-ionizing so the   
   risk isn't from gamma particles, just whether the microwaves are strong   
   enough to cause heating of brain matter.  At most the studies suggest   
   there could be slight warming with heavy use. Similarly, excessive use of   
   a laptop might cause reproductive issues for men.. There are many more   
   microwave towers now than when the issue first came up back in the 90s   
   but I haven't read of an corresponding increase of brain tumors.  Seems   
   it's the same people involved that are claiming vaccines cause autism,   
   not a particularly rational bunch IMO.   
      
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