| Because (1) most
of the alleged harms take time to
occur, and (2) there
are currently numerous conflicting studies:
1. avoid using cellphones for extended
periods of time
2. keep cellphones away from your
body when possible
3. purchase and use one of those hands-free
headsets |
| "The available
scientific evidence does
not show that any
health problems are associated with
using wireless phones. There is no
proof, however, that wireless phones
are absolutely safe." - From
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
website
In fact, the Federal Trade Commission
charged sellers who made "Radiation
Protection Patches" for cell
phones with "making false claims"
- more
info here
|
| - what is cell phone radiation? - how stuff works, as always, has the answer. |
| - how cell phone radiation works? - answer |
|
- list of recent studies - FDA site
- "Tumor may
be Linked to Cell
Phone Use" - a associate
press article published on CNN.com
- October 14, 2004
- "... the lack of ionizing
radiation and the low energy level
emitted from cell phones and absorbed
by human tissues make it unlikely
that these devices cause cancer..."
- an article
on American Cancer Society's website
- "Cell Phone Use Linked
to Brain Damage in
Rats" - an article on the National
Institutes of Health website |
