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government in the United
Kingdom distributed
leafl ets containing such
a recommendation in
December 2000. They
noted that no evidence
exists that using a wireless
phone causes brain
tumors or other ill effects.
Their recommendation to
limit wireless phone use
by children was strictly
precautionary; it was not
based on scientifi c evidence
that any health hazard
exists.
11. What about wireless
phone interference
with medical
equipment?
Radiofrequency energy
(RF) from wireless phones
can interact with some
electronic devices. For
this reason, the FDA
helped develop a detailed
test method to measure
electromagnetic interference
(EMI) of implanted
cardiac pacemakers
and defi brillators from
wireless telephones. This
test method is now part
of a standard sponsored
by the Association for the
Advancement of Medical
instrumentation (AAMI).
The fi nal draft, a joint
effort by the FDA, medical
device manufacturers, and
many other groups, was
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