President orders CDC to study violent video game effects

01/16, 3:10pm

Memorandum addresses automatic weapon ban, other studies

A Presidential Memorandum has been issued in the wake of the Newtown, CT shootings to "protect our children and our communities by reducing gun violence." Embedded in the proposal is a requirement for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct research into any potential connection between video games, other media, and violence. The proposal is just one of the President's initiatives, all of which are commencing today. Speaking at a nationally-televised address, the President said that "if there's even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if there's even one life that can be saved, then we have an obligation to try it."

Cellphone-only homes overtake landline-only homes

05/06, 3:45pm

Cellphone Homes Common

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday became the unusual source for a study which shows that cellphone-only homes now outnumber landline-only homes for the first time. About 20.2 percent of homes use only a handheld for calls in later 2008 versus 17.4 percent that only use a landline phone. The shift is credited mostly to a steep drop in the number of those relying only on hardwired connections, which fell from 34.4 percent in 2005. In contrast, cell-exclusive homes jumped from just 7.3 percent over the same time span.

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