Help! My Cell Phone Is Glowing MSNBC Journalist: Brock N. Meeks July 18, 2000 Atomic cell phones? A leading trade group wants boxes and instruction booklets to disclose cell phone radiation levels. The leading cellular industry trade group has ordered wireless phone makers to tell the public how much radiation their phones emit. The information […]
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What Health Risks Do You Face Using Your Mobile Phone? CNET News Journalist: Corey Grice July 18, 2000 At the behest of a major wireless industry trade group and amid heightening concerns about potential health risks, many smartphones will soon carry information about radiation levels. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) yesterday announced plans to […]
Consumers are being mislead by many companies claiming to provide protection from cell phone radiation and simple do not! One of the biggest offenders is a product referred to as a Pong Case. Beware Don’t Get Played By Pong Cases Cell Phone Radiation is No Game! Other outright frauds have been asked to withdraw advertisements […]
Cell Phone Standards ‘Fail To Reflect Risk’ The Courier-Mail Journalist: Sean Parnell June 21, 2000 The Australian Senate has been told that mobile telephone standards in the country do not adequately reflect health risks. On 20 June 2000, principal scientific officer at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, Peter French, called for tougher restrictions on […]
U.S. To Oversee New Cell Phone Safety Studies Reuters Journalist: Lisa Richwine June 9, 2000 U.S. health officials said on Thursday they would oversee new industry-funded studies to address lingering questions about whether radiation from cellular phones may be harmful to users. The Food and Drug Administration said it would recommend the research design and […]
FDA To Scrutinize Cell Phone Safety Bloomberg News June 8, 2000 The Food and Drug Administration says it will supervise an industry-funded research project to examine whether cellular phone users may be harmed by the energy emitted from the devices. The FDA and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) have signed an agreement under which […]
ACA Raises Bar On Mobile Safety West Australian Journalist: David Hutting May 30, 2000 On 29 May 2000, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) says it is updating cell phone radiation regulations. They will widen from applying to devices in the 800MHz to 900MHz range to covering all mobile phone handsets and base stations, cordless phone […]
Health Alert As Youth Craze Fuels Cell Phones Boom The Express January 6, 2000 Almost half the population now use cell phones. Figures released yesterday show that an extra 4.39million people joined the networks in the run-up to Christmas. That doubled the total number of users from this time last year to 24million, or four […]
Cell Phone On Your Belt Brings Radiation To Liver And Kidneys The Sunday Mirror July 10, 1999 Leaving a mobile phone clipped to your waist leads to a hotspot of radiation being pumped into the liver and kidneys. Yet thousands of people are now attaching mobiles to their belts as they switch to hands-free kits […]
Smartphone Radiation Tap ‘C’ For Cancer Some fear microwaves could potentially cause memory loss, headaches and even tumours. Don’t ask for whom the cell phone rings, it’s probably for you. But at what risk do we answer that call? We know cell phone users are more likely to have a car accident while using their […]