... . George Carlos, a public health scientist, was hired by CTIA to conduct a six-year, $25 million research effort. Carlos's research concluded linked cell phone use to a brain tumor called acoustic neuroma. According to Carlos, people who had used cell phones for six years or more had a 50 percent higher chance of developing the tumor. ... , by a research group in Australia lead by radiation expert Dr Peter French, principal scientific officer at the Centre for Immunology Research at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, said that mobile phone frequencies well below current safety levels could...

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... Eighty-five percent of subscribers use their phones to conduct business and talk to their friends and family while driving. A recent California Highway Patrol study found that chatting on a mobile phone was a contributing factor in many accidents, much more so than smoking, eating or talking to children while behind the wheel. Representatives from two insurance associations, which represent more than 700 ... cell phones causes 'inattention blindness' for some people," he said. "Even though they're looking right at something, they don't see it because their mind is elsewhere. The cell ph...

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