Your Take: Is Too Much Cell Phone Exposure Bad for Us?

The Takeaway

A new study that comes out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association that shows that fifty minutes of cell phone use can alter our brain activity. We asked Takeaway listeners whether you think too much cell phone exposure can have adverse health effects. John Paul from Michigan called our comment line at 877-8-MYTAKE to say:
I can’t imagine it so severe that it’s going to be a problem. I have to just say it’s the cost of doing business.

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