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Will We Ever Settle the Cell Phone/Cancer Debate – Many Medical Devices Talk to Phones

Posted Sep 28 2009 10:21pm

This has me curious with all the medical devices that now connect and send data to a cell phone, how will we be able to send data if they are determined to cause cancer? Is this a dumb question? Here’s one that does ultra sounds:



Being as such will the FDA now be required to approve certain phones that work with medical devices?

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The FDA has approved this devices that collects medical data. Chances are that almost every new implanted medical device that comes on to the market will have some wireless capability, like the St. Jude implant with Merlin already has. BD

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This month marked a turning point in the quest by U.S. health advocates to gain credibility for their conviction that cell phones pose an underappreciated health risk.

Recently, a three-day Washington, D.C., conference on cell phones and health attracted attendees from throughout the world, and a Sept. 14 Senate hearing examining research gaps on the issue drew a standing-room-only crowd.

On Sept. 9, the Environmental Working Group released a report linking long-term cell phone use with increased cancer risks. In late August, a group led by Berkeley researcher Lloyd Morgan published its report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern."

Safety advocates gain ground in cell phone debate - ContraCostaTimes.com

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