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Safety
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders
NationalInstitutesofHealth
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Bethesda,MDUSA20892-2320
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Email:nidcdinfo@nih.gov
Internet:http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing
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Washington,DC20201
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FDA Consumer Update
TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration’sCenterforDevicesand
RadiologicalHealthConsumerUpdateonMobilePhones:
1. Do wireless phones pose a health hazard?
Theavailablescienticevidencedoesnotshowthatanyhealthproblems
areassociatedwithusingwirelessphones.Thereisnoproof,however,that
wirelessphonesareabsolutelysafe.WirelessphonesemitlowlevelsofRadio
Frequency(RF)energyinthemicrowaverangewhilebeingused.Theyalso
emitverylowlevelsofRFwheninstandbymode.WhereashighlevelsofRF
canproducehealtheffects(byheatingtissue),exposuretolowlevelRFthat
doesnotproduceheatingeffectscausesnoknownadversehealtheffects.
ManystudiesoflowlevelRFexposureshavenotfoundanybiologicaleffects.
Somestudieshavesuggestedthatsomebiologicaleffectsmayoccur,butsuch