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Safety

Ifthereisariskfromtheseproducts—andatthispointwedonotknowthat

thereis—itisprobablyverysmall.Butifyouareconcernedaboutavoidingeven

potentialrisks,youcantakeafewsimplestepstominimizeyourexposureto

RadioFrequency(RF)energy.Sincetimeisakeyfactorinhowmuchexposurea

personreceives,reducingtheamountoftimespentusingawirelessphonewill

reduceRFexposure.Ifyoumustconductextendedconversationsbywireless

phoneeveryday,youcouldplacemoredistancebetweenyourbodyandthe

sourceoftheR F, sincetheexposureleveldropsoffdramaticallywithdistance.

Forexample,youcoulduseaheadsetandcarrythewirelessphoneawayfrom

yourbodyoruseawirelessphoneconnectedtoaremoteantenna.Again,the

scienticdatadoesnotdemonstratethatwirelessphonesareharmful.Butifyou

areconcernedabouttheRFexposurefromtheseproducts,youcanuse

measureslikethosedescribedabovetoreduceyourRFexposurefromwireless

phoneuse.

10. What about children using wireless phones?

Thescienticevidencedoesnotshowadangertousersofwireless

phones,includingchildrenandteenagers.Ifyouwanttotakestepsto

lowerexposuretoRadioFrequency(RF)energy,themeasuresdescribed

abovewouldapplytochildrenandteenagersusingwirelessphones.

Reducingthetimeofwirelessphoneuseandincreasingthedistance

betweentheuserandtheRFsourcewillreduceRFexposure.

Somegroupssponsoredbyothernationalgovernmentshaveadvisedthat

childrenbediscouragedfromusingwirelessphonesatall.Forexample,the

governmentintheUnitedKingdomdistributedleaetscontainingsucha

recommendationinDecember2000.Theynotedthatnoevidenceexists

thatusingawirelessphonecausesbraintumorsorotherilleffects.Their

recommendationtolimitwirelessphoneusebychildrenwasstrictly

precautionary;itwasnotbasedonscienticevidencethatanyhealth

hazardexists.

11. What about wireless phone interference with medical

equipment?

RadioFrequency(RF)energyfromwirelessphonescaninteractwithsome

electronicdevices.Forthisreason,theFDAhelpeddevelopadetailedtest

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