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The Cell Phone Facts You Need to
Know
by: Ted Anders
The popularity of cellular phones all over the world has
simply exploded and you can\'t go anywhere in the world,
not even a poor country that does not even have hot
water, where people are not walking around with cell
phones. The popularity of these phones is obvious
because it makes interpersonal communication
significantly easier and faster, however are there any
drawbacks to cell phones or even health risks you should
be aware of? Of course, when you go buy a cell phone the
vendor does not clue you into to anything other than the
great benefits, however you should review some of the
potential safety issues as well so you know all the
benefits and drawbacks to owning a cellular phone.
Is there a Health Risk?
You may have seen on the news or read in the newspaper
or even online about possible health risks from using
cellular phones. However, to date there is no sound
proof that cellular phones can cause health problems.
Additionally, there is no sound proof that they do not.
Cellular phones emit a radio frequency (RF), albeit
small, that are microwaves when the cell phone is in
use. Also, when the phone is in standby mode it emits
even smaller levels of RF. So, the question is do these
low levels of RF waves that are being emitted from the
cellular phone produce health hazards? Currently the
consensus is no, however it is widely known that high RF
waves do cause health problems due to heating of the
body\'s tissues. But, the low level RF emissions are not
enough to cause heating of the tissues so it does not
cause a health risk, right? This is believed to be true
and doctors and researchers are continually looking into
the subject to detect whether or not cell phones pose a
health risk to users or not. At the moment nothing has
been discovered so you should be able to use your cell
phone with peace of mind that you are not putting your
health at risk.
How Will I Know if there is a Health Risk?
As you probably already know the FDA is responsible for
reviewing drugs and health related products to ensure
they are suitable for public consumption and use and
will not cause additional health problems. At the moment
the FDA does not review the safety of cellular phones,
although it does have the obligation to do so if it is
found certain, or all, cellular phones emit RF to the
point of affecting the health of users. Although this
has not occurred as of yet the FDA does suggest to cell
phone manufacturers that they develop the phone in a way
as to reduce and minimize RF to the user. Also, the FDA
suggests to cell phone manufacturers that they continue
studying any possible health effects that might result
from the use of cellular telephones and that they be
diligent informing consumers of any possible risks that
might exist.
What do the Studies Say?
There have also been a variety of studies completed to
determine how RF emissions from cellular phones might
affect an individual\'s health. Studies have been
conducted on animals as well as epidemiology studies
that do not have conclusive results. The studies on
animals had flaws in the way the study was carried out
and while exposure to low level RF emissions did show a
likelihood to develop cancer in the brain or mouth these
animals were already predisposed to developing these
types of cancers despite the RF emissions so there is no
way a cause and effect relationship can be drawn. Also,
the studies had a variety of results that have not been
recreated in other studies.
The epidemiolgoy studies did not show a cause and effect
relationship between cancer and low lever RF emissions
from cell phones for the short term. However, there is
no way one can know for sure if the long term use of
cell phones is risky or not because no long term studies
have been conducted. Of course over time if many
individuals start developing brain and mouth cancers
after 20 years of talking on the cellular phone then
there will be some obvious relationship. However, until
the time there is some conclusive evidence as to whether
or not cellular phones cause cancer or put an individual
at risk for other types of health risks then more
studies will be conducted.
What Next?
Studies are continually being conducted to try and
determine if there is any relationship between RF
emissions and health risks. Time will be one of the
biggest factors to determine what, if any, health
hazards might be associated with cellular phones. Also,
the FDA is working to determine if there are any hazards
and if so how to deal with them. If you have a cellular
phone and are worried about RF emissions then you might
consider using a handset instead of talking on the phone
held up to your ear. The reason for this is the farther
the cell phone is from your beady the less RF emissions
your body will absorb and the less risk, if there is a
risk, experienced due to the RF emissions.
This topic is still under debate and probably will be
for some time. So, if you are a cell phone user you
should do a little research on your own and determine if
you believe cell phones pose a risk to your health or
not. You can also learn some tricks to reduce the amount
of RF emissions and limit your amount of time talking on
your cell phone. Regardless, cell phones look like they
are here to stay so if there is a health risk
researchers need to determine it quickly and fix it so
the rest of the world can continue on with their
conversations. |
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