An estimated 10 percent of pedestrian injuries that land in the ER are due to distracted walking.

Text neck refers to the repetitive stress you're putting on your neck and back from constantly staring down at your phone.

Distracted driving causes more than nine deaths each day in the US. Learn how to avoid becoming a statistic.

One out of every eight Americans experiences signs of internet addiction, and 34 percent check their smartphones before getting out of bed.

What age is appropriate for your child to have access to a cell phone?

What if you had an accident with your children in the car because you were busy texting? Please, keep your precious cargo safe.

It’s a scene I know all to well. A patient or hospital calls me up, and I spend the next several minutes to hours on the phone, working to resolve the issue.

My whole life in the cell phone era I have been “available” by phone. Each ring I put that phone up to my head, and a little part of me wonders, like a smoker with a cigarette...."is this the one that kills me?"

As a physician I am the first one to admit that I am not a scientist or a researcher. I have no more insight into this issue than the average person, but I honestly can say that cell phones spook me.

So, lets look at what we do know.