NEW YORK, June 13, 2008
Cell Phones' Radiation Rated
CNET Puts Together Comprehensive List Of Emissions Levels ; Health Risks, If Any, Still Unclear
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(AP)
Some studies have found the possible harm to your health minimal, while others have been inconclusive.
But there's now a way to find out how your cell phone measures up -- how much radiation your wireless phone emits.
CNET.com has posted a complete list of the amounts given off by models from major cell phone makers.
On The Early Show Friday, CNET's Natali Del Conte discussed the list, and the risk.
She says she doesn't think there's much cause for concern.
She says she doesn't think there's much cause for concern.
"People do want to know this," she observed to co-anchor Harry Smith, "but the research doesn't show that there's any kind of negative health effects of cell phones at all."
Among the devices emitting the most radiation -- the Blackberry Curve -- but del Conte says she uses one and, "It doesn't scare me." Its emissions, while in the "upper-echelon" among cell phones, is still "negligible."
The iPhone, she says, "isn't a big offender," radiation-wise. It ranks in the middle.
If you're concerned about cell phone radiation, del Conte points out, there are some products on the market that claim to filter it out, but she adds that using a hands-free device puts any radiation "further from your brain."
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