| Researchers at the Swedish National Institute | | | | to release heat shock proteins that are a |
| for Working Life reported that people who use | | | | sign of tissue injury.Nobody is concerned |
| cell phones for more than an hour a day for | | | | with the energy generated by electromagnetic |
| ten years are at significantly increased risk | | | | waves that come into your cell phone. The |
| for brain cancers (International Archives of | | | | concern is the energy necessary to send a |
| Occupational and Environmental Health, April, | | | | signal from your phone to the tower many |
| 2006). This study disagrees with the Dutch | | | | miles away. This 800 to 900 MHz range radio |
| Health Council study and a British survey, | | | | frequency comes almost exclusively from the |
| both released this year, that failed to show | | | | antenna on the phone and not from the phone |
| increased any risk. Most studies so far have | | | | itself. Since the issue is not settled, it |
| failed to show an association between cell | | | | would be wise to keep the antenna at least |
| phones and brain tumors.Cell phones emit low | | | | two inches away from your skin, preferably |
| dose microwaves that do not cause cancer | | | | with a wired or wireless earpiece. Sound |
| because unlike X rays, they are not strong | | | | waves in an earpiece have never been |
| enough to break bonds that hold molecules | | | | implicated in any type of damage.Dr. Gabe |
| together. The only way that microwaves can | | | | Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 |
| cause cell damage is by producing heat. A | | | | years and practicing physician for more than |
| study in the British Journal, Nature (May 25, | | | | 40 years; he is board certified in four |
| 2001) showed that microwaves cause roundworms | | | | specialties, including sports medicine. |