That hay fever that's plaguing you? Blame it on your cellphone

A researcher in Japan says that cellphones can exacerbate allergies because the microwaves emitted from cellphones stimulate antigens in the bloodstream. His controlled experiment probably won't be appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine anytime soon (he had some people with allergies talk on their cellphone while watching a video, while a control group of allergy sufferers had their phones turned off), but this would explain all the hives that appear all over our body every time the phone rings. We don't even have to turn the ringer on anymore, we can just "feel" when someone's calling.

P.S. - Anyone out there know how to say "junk science" in Japanese?

[Via MGN]

[Andrew @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

i personally dont believe it

[Al @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Don't EVER post that picture again.

At least not this close to lunch.

[siliconchef @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

There may be another explaination ... the plastics the phones are made of. Many people have allergic reactions to petro-chemical based plastics (like me, for instance). They're mild in comparison to hay fever, but might not help a person with other allergies.

[Jon @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

BTW, that would be がらくた科学

:P

[CritSafetyBoy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

siliconchef is a petro-chemical based plastic?

Personally, I have never had an allergic reaction to petro-chemical based plastics like him or anybody else.

[yuko @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

i'd say あほな研究　or くだらない研究

[ryc0 @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

That is one ugly picture!

[siliconchef @ Dec 19th 2005 12:09AM]

Your comments: Hrm, Lingo seems to be off-line ... the grammar is weak with this one, Obi-Wan. Where's that pesky paperclip & his green underlines when I really need them?

I'll check my ingredients label too see exactly how much plastic I contain. :)