Monday, September 14, 2009

Cell Phone Awareness grows

As most of you know, the international jury is still 'out' on mobile phone usage and cancer. But now we hear that six companies are enforcing warning signs against excessive use being placed on the phones.
This website from the Environmental working group allows you to look up your phone and check its radiation rating, while this site - mine - tells you what I use on my phone. Does it work? I don't have brain cancer. What else can I say but it's very good insurance value as far as I'm concerned.

"Health agencies in six nations have issued warnings to limit cell phone use, including Switzerland, Germany, Israel, France, the U.K. and Finland. The warnings said children were particularly at risk because their skulls are thinner and less able to shield the brain from radiation.EWG says the current cell phone radiation standards, set by the FCC and based mainly on 1992 cell phone industry recommendations, are outdated and allow 20 times more radiation to penetrate the head than the rest of the body."

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