Cellphones Don’t Dial Up Kids’ Cancer Risk

“In a case-control study, children and adolescents who were regular users of the devices were no more likely to have been diagnosed with a brain tumour than those who never picked one up, Martin Roosli, PhD, of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerland, and colleagues reported.”

My Quitline helps iPhone users quit smoking

Have an iPhone? Want to quit smoke? There’s an app for that.

The so called My Quitline is a free iPhone application (available in English and Spanish), which allows users to instant content and speak over the phone with trained quit-smoke counselors from the National Cancer Institute Quitline. Mentioned service (QuitLine) was recommended as an effective instrument to quit smoke by the 2008 Public Health Service Guideline.

It’s certainly worth trying, especially when you consider

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Motorola Announces MOTO W7 Active Edition

Shake things up with MOTO W7 Active Edition, a movement-enabled 3G(1) mobile device announced today by Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT – News). Designed for those who wish a “moving” earphone experience, MOTO W7 is equipped with an accelerometer that senses your body’s motions, orientation course and hand gestures to perform tasks.

“For those who are always on the relocation, the MOTO W7 Active Edition is designed to keep up with the stride,” said Alain Mutricy, elder frailty

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Study Finds No Cell Phone-Brain Cancer Link

“For those who remain unconvinced, a team of Danish researchers reported that long-term data do not support a link between use of mobile phones and risk of brain cancer.”