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Safety
171
FDA Consumer Update
TheU.S.FoodandDrug
Administration’sCenterfor
DevicesandRadiological
HealthConsumerUpdateon
MobilePhones:
1. Do wireless phones pose a
health hazard?
Theavailablescienticevidencedoes
notshowthatanyhealthproblems
areassociatedwithusingwireless
phones.Thereisnoproof,however,that
wirelessphonesareabsolutelysafe.
WirelessphonesemitlowlevelsofRadio
Frequency(RF)energyinthemicrowave
rangewhilebeingused.Theyalsoemit
verylowlevelsofRFwheninstandby
mode.WhereashighlevelsofRFcan
producehealtheffects(byheatingtissue),
exposuretolowlevelRFthatdoesnot
produceheatingeffectscausesnoknown
adversehealtheffects.Manystudiesof
lowlevelRFexposureshavenotfound
anybiologicaleffects.Somestudieshave
suggestedthatsomebiologicaleffects
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