| In 1993, a man filed a lawsuit against
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| | high-profile lawsuit, the cell phone
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| the cell phone industry, claiming that
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| | industry itself funded a $25 million
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| his wife died from a brain tumor caused
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| | dollar research program to prove that
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| by her repeated use of the cell phone.
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| | cell phones are safe. After 6 years of
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| The tumor was on the same side of the
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| | intensive research, however, the results
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| head where she held her cell phone and
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| | were not what they were looking for. Dr.
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| was shaped like the cell phone antenna.
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| | George Carlo, the chief research
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| The case got widespread media attention
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| | scientist of the program, found evidence
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| and was featured in CNN's Larry King
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| | that cell phones pose some health risks,
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| show.Although the claim was dismissed by
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| | possibly even cancer.The first evidence
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| the court due to lack of sufficient
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| | of cancer link that shook the cell phone
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| evidence, it was a public relations
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| | industry came in 1997. Dr. Michael
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| nightmare for the wireless industry. It
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| | Repacholi and his colleagues from the
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| also marked the beginning of the global
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| | Royal Adelaide Hospital in South
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| search for a definitive answer to the
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| | Australia reported that long-term
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| question: are cell phones safe or not?
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| | exposure to the type of radiation that
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| Does it cause cancer and other
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| | comes from digital cell phones caused an
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| degenerative diseases? Brain cancer is up
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| | increase in the occurrence of lymphoma in
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| 25% since cell phones became popular.
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| | mice. The study received widespread
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| Every year, there are 183,000 more cases
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| | international media attention because it
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| in the US alone. Some health experts say
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| | was the first time that cancer has been
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| there's a link with cell phone use, but
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| | linked to the cell phone in a
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| is there proof?In an effort to diffuse
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| | well-conducted study.
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| the negative publicity from the
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