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Know Your Cell Phone's Radiation Levels

Author or Source:Cara SmusiakThursday, 04 March 2010
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The EWG's Cell Phone Radiation List and Database can tell you how much radiation your cell phone emits. Photo: amagill via Flickr.com.We've all heard it before: cell phones emit radiation, and those long-term health effects are a little scary.

In 2009, two groups of researchers looked at 25 studies of cell phone users and found a 50 to 90 percent increased risk for glioma and acoustic neuroma brain tumors. Other studies have linked cell phone use to migraines and vertigo, as well as behavioral problems in children. And very high cell phone use has been linked to tumors on the salivary gland.

Minimizing risk is as simple as not using a cell phone, but that's impractical for most people. So what can you do?

Click here to read our full article on Planet Green.