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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.

Cellular Phone Antennas and Human Health by John Moulder and the Medical College of Wisconsin
This FAQ addresses the issue of whether base station transmitter/antennas for cell phones, PCS phones, and other types of portable transceivers are a risk 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.

IS CELLULAR PHONE RADIATION HARMFUL?
As cellular phone usage becomes more and more commonplace around the world, so do concerns about their effects on health. Cell phones are powered by electricity, and, as a result, they give off electric and magnetic fields (EMF), also known as electromagnetic radiation. Cellular phone EMF is a non-ionizing form of radiation, which means that it does not have enough energy to break apart atoms and molecules and turn them into ions, which are electrically-charged particles.

Do you dare call from your mobile phone?
Still more alarming scientific reports on dangerous radiation from mobile phones

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.