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Texting hazardous to your health?

Nothing will stop Eric Alberto from constantly trading text messages with his friends. He has the bruises to prove it, too.

One black and blue patch from walking into a pole while texting was still visible on his forehead yesterday. A couple of months ago, he collided with a fire hydrant outside his East New York home and ended up with a bruise on his thigh.

"I don't pay mind to what's...

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