Walking and Talking Could Prove Fatal for Seniors, Study Finds – 1808th Edition
The highly publicized dangers of cell phones just continue to multiply. While stories about brain tumors, cancer, and oblivious, phone-happy drivers receive the majority of the publicity, various experts also attest that phone activities can lead to finger deformities, tendinitis, stunted language skills, and bad backs.
The latest dangerous phenomenon may seem ridiculous, but according to Live Science, a University of Illinois study has concluded that, at least among senior citizens, walking while talking actually poses a very real and dangerous threat. The study, which was conducted on treadmills, determined that people over the age of 60 are 15-percent more likely to get run over while talking on their phones than when actually paying attention to their surroundings.
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