The adage: "can’t chew gum and walk” gets a new Millennium twist as “can’t cell phone talk and walk.” What ELSE can some people find to attack regarding personal liberty and responsibility? Story is researchers at New York University's Stony Brook’s School of Health Technology and Management observes their findings “may have significant real-world repercussions.” That is -- more cognitive effort is involved in using a cell phone than many of us might expect! Another study (not by the New York Stony Brook crew) indicates men might have higher risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment – dementia…ya…but there IS treatment – social interaction with friends, family and church members; stimulating your brain by reading and using a computer ... which oddly enough can be found in the form of a highly portable, high powered hand held communications device we know as a ... cell phone.

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