Cell Phone Radiation

Cell Phone
RF Radiation Dangers?

Are cell phones dangerous to your health? The jury is still out on whether the use of cell phones close to one's head can cause illness or disease. Although there is no conclusive proof of these dangers, just about everyone is recommending keeping your cell phone's RF signal away from your body by using an external cell phone antenna or hands-free kit.

Here are a few articles and other sources of information on the possible dangers of cell phone signal.

FDA Cell Phone Info and Health Under the law, FDA does not review the safety of radiation-emitting consumer products such as cell phones and similar wireless devices before they can be sold, as it does with new drugs or medical devices. However, FDA does have the authority to take action if cell phones are shown to emit radiofrequency energy (RF) at a level that is hazardous to the user. In such a case, FDA could require cell phone manufacturers to notify users of the health hazard and to repair, replace or recall the phones so that the hazard no longer exists.

Mobile phone radiation and health - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The effect mobile phone radiation has on human health is the subject of recent interest and study, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world. Mobile phones use electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range, and some researchers believe this may be either harmful or beneficial to human health.

Do Cellular Phones Cause Brain Cancer? The Australian Newspaper, April 29, 1997
There has been anecdotal evidence for several years associating use of cellular phones, and other sources of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region of the spectrum, with brain cancers and other cancers. From police officers who used radar guns to heavy users of cellular phones who have contracted cancer, there has been mounting evidence that exposure to this kind of electromagnetic radiation may not be as safe as advertised.

Don't get fooled again By James Freeman USA Today
Do cell phones cause cancer? We don't know yet, but the history of similar scares is that they look less and less scary the more we learn about them. We now know that the infamous power line cancer scare resulted not only from sloppy science, but also from outright academic fraud, according to the Office of Research Integrity at the government's National Institutes of Health.

Health Mobile phone cancer study 'flawed' BBC
A study that researchers claim suggests links between using mobile phones and brain tumors is flawed, radiation experts have said. BBC News' Pallab Ghosh reports on the findings The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), which advises the government on safety levels, said the study "lacks statistical precision" to draw such conclusions.

You reduce the risk for injuries due to radiation if you direct the antenna straight backwards from your head instead of straigt up. Don't carry the mobile phone in the belt around the waist. Avoid exposing the deposits of bone marrow in the hips to the microwaves. Placing the mobile phone next to the heart is now regarded as less dangerous - unless you have a pacemaker.