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Say it ain’t so! We knew that radiation from mobile phone could affect biological processes, but we had no idea that the cellphone pasted to our face could make the fillings in our teeth actually leak mercury.
A new study from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences indicates that the electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones can actually interfere with the metallic fillings in our mouths and might even cause mercury to leak into our bodies. The study wasn’t comprehensive or large enough to make draw any solid conclusions, but it seems that cellphone use and higher mercury levels in urine are correlated.
That’s enough to make us use our Bluetooth headsets that much more.
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About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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