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...Organization say there isn't evidence to support the assertion that cell phones are a public-health threat. But a number of scientists are worried that there has been a dangerous rush to declare cell phones safe, using studies they feel are inadequate and too often weighted toward the wireless industry's interests. An analysis published by University of Washington neurologist Henry Lai determined that far more independent studies than industry-funded studies have found at least some type of biological effect from cell-phone exposure. (See pictures of the cell phone's history...
...wireless industry contends that RF radiation lacks the strength to alter molecules in the human body; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maximum for cell-phone-signal exposure is intended to prevent RF radiation from heating tissue to the point that cells are damaged. Cell-phone RF radiation's "effect on the body, at least at this time, appears to be insufficient to produce genetic damage typically associated with developing cancer," Dr. Robert Hoover, director of the National Cancer Institute's Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, testified at a 2008 congressional hearing...
...conclusive. In 1995, Lai co-wrote a study showing that a single two-hour exposure of RF radiation - at levels considered safe by U.S. standards - produced the sort of genetic damage in rats' brain cells that can lead to cancer. Though subsequent researchers - often funded in part by the wireless industry - failed to replicate Lai's results, a 2004 European Union - funded study reported similar findings...
...still on campus, and you woke up this morning to find your wireless Internet connection a little sub-par, don't fret: you weren't the only...
...worldwide - in particular is likely to benefit. "This is a very positive development for all companies in the euro zone who, like us, really feel the effects when the rates rise above the $1.25-to-$1.30 range," says Philippe Lafaure, president of LCL Technology, a Toulouse-based producer of wireless embedded electronic systems that does about 90% of its sales in exports. "In the end, a lower euro translates into lower prices, which is good for our business and all exporting companies in the euro zone...