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Calls grow for FCC to protect kids from wireless radiation
Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits
Landmark Federal Study: ‘Clear Evidence’ Linking Cellphone Radiation to Cancer
Italian Study Links Cellphone Radiation to Heart and Brain Tumors
Federal Research Raises Flags about Cancer Risks from Cellphone Radiation
Landmark Federal Study: Cell Phone Radiation Linked to Brain Cancer
The radiation emitted from wireless devices could cause brain cancer, according to a multi-year study from the federal National Toxicology Program. The results appear to confirm human evidence used by...
Cell Phone Cases Can Increase Radiation Exposure Up to 70 Percent
Most cell phone cases are so badly designed that they partially block the antenna, making the phone work harder to transmit a signal and intensifying the radiation that strikes the user's head and...
Cell Phone Radiation Varies By Wireless Carrier
In recent years, a series of studies have shown that a consumer's choice of wireless carrier may be more important than the cell phone itself in determining how much radiation will reach the user...
Health, Consumer Groups Call for New Cell Phone Radiation Standards
Citing the soaring number of wireless devices in the hands of children, long-standing flaws in federal cell phone radiation standards and new science raising questions about cell phone safety, 12...
EWG Stands with San Francisco on Cell Phone Radiation Right-to-Know
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is expected to accept a settlement with the cell phone trade association tomorrow (Tuesday, May 7) to bring to an end a long legal battle over the city's...
American Academy of Pediatrics Endorses Cell Phone Safety Bill
The Environmental Working Group applauds the decision by the influential American Academy of Pediatrics to support pending legislation that would require new research into the safety of cell phone...
FCC To Review Cell Phone Radiation Rules
After years of neglecting to update its scientific statements on cell phone radiation, the Federal Communications Commission, in an about-face, launched a review of its safety standards.
Ruling Backs San Francisco on Transparency for Cell Phone Buyers
Judge Delays Consumer Protection Law
US District Judge William Alsup today asked the city of San Francisco to delay enactment of its lauded cell phone right-to-know ordinance until he decides whether to grant the cell phone industry's...
Burlingame Passes Cell Phone Radiation Bill
The Burlingame, Calif., city council has passed a motion to post guidelines on the city's website to advise consumers how they can minimize their exposure to cell phone radiation.
Swiss Cell Phone Findings Troubling for Children’s Health
Although parents are likely feeling reassured by the first media headlines about a new Swiss study of brain tumor risk in children using cell phones, the findings are actually quite troubling...
WHO finds cell phone radiation possible carcinogen to humans
The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer announced today it has classified cell phone radiation as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” based on an increased risk for...
FCC Softened Advisory on Cell Phone Radiation
Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show that wireless industry representatives were granted a number of high-level meetings with top Federal Communications Commission...