And lie sprawled on the sofa talking on her cell phone as much as she wanted.

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Talking on your cell phone in the examining room, forgetting what medicines you take and lying to your doctor about your personal health habits are all ways of compromising your health.

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While distracted driving has been a major thrust of research in recent years, there has been relatively little examination of the effect that talking on a cell phone has on walking, Neider says.

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Albert's church is in the neighborhood, and he spent time on his cell phone talking with members of his congregation and taking photos to show the damage to those who couldn't make the bus trip.

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In the apartment, Joanna came ambling out of her room, talking on her cell phone.

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It started with being charged with driving under the influence last year after she hit a police car when she was talking on her cell phone.

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Volkow says that since she began working with the National Institutes of Health researching the impact of cell phone radiation, she always uses a wired earpiece when talking on her cell phone.

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Among the other findings, nearly 25% of teens still said they don't see talking on a cell phone while driving as unacceptable.

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But sitting in the front seat was a frumpy, middle-aged woman, wearing a Wisconsin sweatshirt, talking on her cell phone.

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