The UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) has just released the results of an extensive review into the possible side effects of mobile telephone use. The good news is that the review which pulled together scientific studies has found no conclusive links between the use of mobiles and increased risks of cancer, brain function damage or infertility.

In releasing the findings, Prof Anthony Swerdlow who chaired the review did stress that it was important to continue to monitor the situation.  This is because many people didn’t start to use mobiles until the late 1990s, and even then infrequently, and therefore there is no data on possible side effects beyond 15 years.  ...

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