| Few people have not heard the many different | | | | never have a direct impact on them. The towers only |
| rumors, ideas, beliefs, and "news reports" that have | | | | emit the waves at the very top, not along their entire |
| indicated that the radiation from cellular phones may be | | | | length. They are, therefore, considered to be very |
| bad for our health. Gossip claiming health issues of all | | | | safe. |
| kinds, from brain tumors to birth irregularities and other | | | | In terms of the cell phones themselves, many studies |
| claims have been related to talking on cell phones, but | | | | have been performed to see if the electromagnetic |
| have you ever asked yourself if any of these stories | | | | waves can have any health impact on people. Among |
| actually have facts to go with them? If you or | | | | those to perform those studies is the World Health |
| someone you love uses a cell phone - especially on a | | | | Organization (WHO), which discovered that using cell |
| regular basis - then the odds are that the thought has | | | | phones regularly, or living near the base stations for cell |
| indeed crossed your mind. | | | | phone networks will not have any serious health |
| The reason that so many people have heard and | | | | impacts such as cancer and other suspected health |
| often believe these stories is because of the | | | | issues. However, to make certain, the WHO is |
| electromagnetic waves used by regular cell phones | | | | continuing their studies and will be making their next |
| that are in the microwave range, as well as the | | | | statement about cell phones and health within the year. |
| growing number of cell phone towers popping up in | | | | Manufacturers of cell phones assure their clients that |
| residential areas and places where people commonly | | | | the devices themselves pose no serious health threat, |
| gather. | | | | and that there is much more risk in driving while talking |
| When it comes to cell phone towers, they have been | | | | on the phone than there is in the radiation emitted by |
| specifically designed so that the waves occur far | | | | the handset. |
| above where people are moving about, and therefore | | | | |