Cellular RF Signal DangersCellular Phone Low Level RF Radiation Dangers?Are cellular phones dangerous to your health? Although there is no conclusive proof of these dangers, just about everyone is recommending keeping your cellular phone's RF signal away from your body by using an external cell phone antenna or hands-free kit. What's to be afraid of?Your cellular phone is basically a low power, two way radio. Being a radio, your phone uses radio frequency (RF) signals. When you talk on your phone, an RF signal is transmitted phone to nearby tower then to land lines, out to the destination tower until it makes it to the destination cell phone. The term "cellular" comes from towers set up across your coverage area, each tower is considered a cell. When you're traveling, you may go from cell to cell (or tower to tower). Since your cellular phone uses radio frequency signals, you, the user, is exposed to these signals. However, the signal uses very little power and is very low. The general consenus is that the power is too low to have any effect on human health. Most scientists are not concerned. However there are some that disagree. Here are a few articles, links to research and other sources of information on the possible dangers of cellular phone signal. First, what does the industry have to say about it?CTIA is the voice of the wireless industry - representing its members in a constant dialogue with policy makers in the Executive Branch, in the Federal Communications Commission, and in Congress, CTIA's industry committees provide leadership in the area of taxation, roaming, safety, regulations, fraud and technology. CTIA and the wireless industry are deeply committed to safety and to providing timely, accurate information to consumers about wireless phones. This website is one of the ways in which we communicate this information. First, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have said that the scientific evidence to date does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated with the use of wireless phones. However, they and other government and scientific groups have called for further research, a call to which the industry both in the United States and around the world has supported. Second, there has been significant research conducted on wireless phones and health; much has been completed and much more continues even today. In fact, in the early summer of 2000, CTIA launched a new research initiative in conjunction with FDA -- known as a CRADA -- to further examine scientific questions about radiofrequency (RF) energy. The results of this work will augment the existing body of scientific information and will be shared with the public as quickly as it becomes available. Read more on CTIA's view on cellular phone health issues. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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