Radio Emission Safety; Are Wireless Phones And Devices Safe - HP compaq mini cq10 Manual

Chapter 6: Important consumer information

Radio emission safety

Your wireless device, which contains a radio transmitter and receiver, emits radio frequency
energy during use. The following consumer information addresses commonly asked
questions about the health effects of wireless devices.

Are wireless phones and devices safe?

Scientific research on the subject of wireless devices and radio frequency (RF) energy has
been conducted worldwide for many years, and continues. In the United States, the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set
policies and procedures for wireless devices. The FDA issued a web site publication on
health issues related to cell phone usage where it states, while research is ongoing, "available
scientific evidence, including the World Health Organization (WHO) findings [in the
Interphone study, released May 17, 2010] shows no increased health risk due to radio
frequency (RF) energy, a form of electromagnetic radiation that is emitted by cell phones."
The FDA also cites a separate National Cancer Institute program finding that, despite the
dramatic increase in cell phone use, occurrences of brain cancer did not increase between
1987 and 2005. You can access the FDA Web site at
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm212273.htm. You can also contact the
FDA toll-free at (888) 463-6332 or (888) INFO-FDA. The FCC issued its own website
publication stating that "[t]here is no scientific evidence that proves that wireless telephone
usage can lead to cancer or other problems, including headaches, dizziness or memory loss."
This publication is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/cellular.html or through the FCC at
(888) 225-5322 or (888) CALL-FCC. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) states that
concerns about the potential health effects of using cellular phones – "and specifically the
suggestion that using a cell phone may increase a person's risk of developing brain cancer –
are not supported by a growing body of research on the subject." You can access NCI's
review of the research at
http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_092308/page7. The WHO's
Interphone study is the largest study of cell phone use and brain tumors ever undertaken.
WHO summarized its conclusions concerning Interphone as follows: "Overall, no increase in
risk of glicoma or meningioma was observed with use of mobile phones. There were
suggestions of an increased risk of glicoma at the highest exposure levels, but biases and
error prevent a causal interpretation. The possible effects of long-term heavy use of mobile
phones require further investigation. The WHO's comments on Interphone are available at:
http://www.iarc.fr/en/mediacentre/pr/2010/pdfs/pr200_E.pdf. The WHO's publication of
Interphone is available at:
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/ije/press_releases/freepdf/dyq079.pdf: see also,
Interphone Appendix 1 (http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/dyq079/DC1/1), and Appendix 2
(http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/dyq079/DC1/2).
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