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The U.S. should reassess standards for radiation exposure from mobile phones, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that found federal guidelines lagging behind international standards.
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Cigarette packs in the U.S. have been branded with government health warnings since 1965. Now San Francisco’s city government has brought warning labels to the Information Age, voting 10-1 to require that stores post the level of radio waves emitted by each mobile phone they sell.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to ask whether its standards protect people from mobile-phone radiation, a question it hasn’t posed in 15 years, as people use smartphones for longer, more frequent calls.
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U.S. regulators, who’ve asked automakers to restrict how drivers can use in-dashboard infotainment systems, may draft guidelines for mobile devices and voice-activated controls in cars, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
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A handful of U.S. cities may follow San Francisco’s example in trying to make information on mobile- phone radiation levels readily available to consumers, setting the stage for a broader showdown with the wireless industry.
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Mobile phones may cause brain cancer in humans, a World Health Organization agency said, citing a review of studies.
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An international study that is the largest yet to focus on mobile-phone use and certain types of brain cancer didn’t find a conclusive link, researchers said.
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Using a mobile phone for 50 minutes stirs brain metabolism, although the health consequences are unknown and need to be studied further, U.S. researchers said.
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San Francisco’s first-in-the nation warnings about cell-phone radiation, which companies such as Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. would be required to post in retail stores, are misleading or inaccurate and must be revised, a federal judge ruled.
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