On 6/27/06, Russell McMahon wrote: > > None of this means that the claims are actually true - but prudence > and Murphy suggest that there may be some merit in taking note of the > warnings while researching the issue more fully. Odds are that a > statistical study is liable to provide best 'proof' of a correlation. > Analysis of injuries in all cases against those where users were known > to have been using a cellphone or had a similar capacitive or > conductive node attached to their body at the time MAY provide an > indication. If I were to be "bathed in lightning" I'd probably choose, > given the choice, not to have an impedance bump attached to my head at > the time. > I think this is the way medical research are conducted. The results are mostly "statistical". We engineers have to respect the way biologists and medical professionals work. Take note my wife is a medical professional and her brother is a biologist. ;-) Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist