This is perhaps an example of medicine acting despite an absence of what we’d recognize as science, a case of peoples’ fears getting the better of them.
This statement was made in reference to a “well-respected senior scientist” issuing a warning about cell phones being linked to cancer, as discussed in Ars Technica today. Other examples of “medicine acting despite an absence of what we’d recognize as science” noted are “(unfounded) concerns over WiFi and vaccinations“—both of which have also been linked to autism—and the (now put on hold) federal study on the possible use of chelation therapy as a …read more