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also read and follow your wireless phone
manufacturer's instructions for the safe
operation of your phone.
Do wireless phones pose any special
risks to children?
The FDA/FCC website states that "the
scientific evidence does not show a danger
to users of wireless communication devices,
including children." The FDA/FCC website
further states that "some groups sponsored
by other national governments have advised
that children be discouraged from using
wireless phones at all". For example, the
Stewart Report from the United Kingdom
["UK"] made such a recommendation in
December 2000. In this report a group of
independent experts noted that no evidence
exists that using a cell phone causes
brain tumors or other ill effects. [The UK's]
recommendation to limit cell phone use by
children was strictly precautionary; it was not
based on scientific evidence that any health
hazard exists. A copy of the UK's leaflet is
available at http://www.dh.gov.uk (search
"mobile"), or you can write to: NRPB, Chilton,
Didcot, Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom.
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