They're rioting in Greece, Romney is going to ban White House booze and now something else to worry about - Cellphones Are Great for Sharing Photos—and Viruses and Bacteria
According to WSJ’s own Caroline Porter: We take them
everywhere, which one reason mobile phones get so ... germy. People set them on
public bathroom sinks, on mats at the gym and drop them on floors and hand them
to friends to show off photos
When you combine a cellphone's proximity to your ears, nose
and mouth with its bacteria-loving warmth, the result can be harmful to your
health. This hazard, says Jeffrey Cain, the president of the American Academy
of Family Physicians and chief of family medicine at Children's Hospital
Colorado, often goes unnoticed. "Some things we think are personal are
actually more public than we imagine." Bacteria from a phone can cause
flu, pinkeye or diarrhea, says Dr. Cain.
For people who want to keep a clean touch screen, there is a
disconnect between what doctors and medical researchers advise and what device
makers suggest for phone sanitizing. While products are marketed specifically
for mobile-phone cleaning, they can sometimes damage the phone's screen coating
or fail to remove 100% of the germs…..
Read more about it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444868204578064960544587522.html?mod=e2tw
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