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Created: 13 September 2007
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The health effects of electromagnetic waves in the microwave regions through the use of cell phones, particularly the physiological effects on the human brain.

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Description: More Americans are giving up their landlines for cell phones, but new research indicates that there may be health risks associated with long-term wireless use. What's a mobile addict to do? Americans logged more than 1 trillion cell-phone minutes in the first half of 2007 alone, so it came as little surprise that this is the year cellular-phone spending is predicted to surpass that of landlines, according to Labor Department data released this week. But even as more people give up their traditional home phones altogether, and ever younger kids get their own cell phones, there are still questions in the scientific community about whether this new American staple is safe for heavy or long-term use. Experts say the concern over cell-phone use stems from a form of radiation that's produced when the devices communicate with their base station. Wireless phones transmit via radio frequency (RF), a low-frequency form of radiation that is also used in microwave ovens and AM/FM radios. While hig

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Health Risks of Cell-Phone Use | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com

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First added:20 December 2007 , by: Nicola Armstrong [Report as spam]

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First added:14 September 2007 , by: David Wiblin [Report as spam]

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