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Government Wants More Studies on Effect of Cell Phone Exposure

The U.S. National Research Council is recommending more study on the effects of cell phone use on the health of young people and pregnant women.

Most research so far has looked at only short-term effects of cell phone use; however, some studies have linked using the phones to developing brain tumors.

Some of the Council's scientists believe that children and teens may be more susceptible to exposure to radio frequency energies because they are still developing, and because they begin using the phones at young ages. In addition, smaller people and children take in more RF energy than average adults.

The Council, which makes recommendations to Congress and the federal government on matters of science, asked for more research after compiling a report from a meeting of experts in the field.

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