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Hedberg: Ignore The Do-Gooders

"Cellphones a possible carcinogen, like coffee," the headline in the newspaper read last week. This is ridiculous. First of all, how could cellphones be like coffee? People don't drink cellphones. They don't even taste good. And second of all, coffee is not a carcinogen, or maybe it is, but so what? "Anything is a possible carcinogen," said Donald Berry, a professor of biostatistics at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas. "This is not something I worry about and it will not in any way change how I use my cellphone or drink my coffee," he said - speaking from his cellphone and sipping a latte. I'm with you, guy/Kathy Hedberg, Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Are you tired of scientists constantly warning that something may be a possible carcinogen?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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