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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methodtomeasureElectroMagneticInterference(EMI)ofimplanted
cardiacpacemakersanddebrillatorsfromwirelesstelephones.Thistest
methodisnowpartofastandardsponsoredbytheAssociationforthe
AdvancementofMedicalInstrumentation(AAMI).Thenaldraft,ajoint
effortbytheFDA,medicaldevicemanufacturers,andmanyothergroups,
wascompletedinlate2000.Thisstandardwillallowmanufacturersto
ensurethatcardiacpacemakersanddebrillatorsaresafefromwireless
phoneEMI.
TheFDAhastestedhearingaidsforinterferencefromhandheldwireless