FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - No Evidence to Link Cell Phone Use to Risk of Brain Tumors

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Do the radio waves that cell phones emit pose a threat to health?

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Although research is ongoing, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that available scientific evidence — including World Health Organization (WHO) findings released May 17, 2010 — shows no increased health risk due to radiofrequency (RF) energy, a form of electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by cell phones.

Learn more about FDA's view on research related to the safety of cell phones at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm212273.htm

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