User's Manual
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Current scientific 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 while
operating microwave ranges (which also emit very
low levels of RF when they are in standby mode).
While high levels of RF can produce health effects
(by heating tissue), exposure to low-level RF that
does not produce heating effects results in no known
adverse health effects. Many studies of low-level RF
exposures have not uncovered any biological effects.
Although some studies have suggested that some
biological effects may occur, such findings have not
been confirmed by additional research. In some
cases, other researchers have had difficulty in
reproducing those studies, and/or determining the
reasons for inconsistent results.
3. What are the results of the research done
already?
The research conducted thus far has produced
conflicting results, and many studies have suffered
from flaws in their research methods. Animal
experiments investigating the effects of Radio
Frequency (RF) energy exposures characteristic of
wireless phones have yielded conflicting results that
often cannot be repeated in other laboratories. A few
animal studies, however, have suggested that low
levels of RF could accelerate the development of
cancer in laboratory animals. However, many of the
studies that showed increased tumor development