Maine Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) is submitting a proposal that would mandate cancer warning labels on cell phones. While the cell phone-brain cancer link is still inconclusive, there is enough research, particularly with long-term effects that show such a link, that made Boland see the need for a consumer warning. “Scientists warned about tobacco dangers [...]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is in favor of a proposed measure being considered by the San Francisco Department of the Environment that would require all cell phone retailers to label the phones with the radiation levels they emit. If the proposal passes, it would be the first of its kind in the country. “The [...]

A non-profit organization called The People’s Initiative Foundation recently started a petition campaign for The Children’s Wireless Protection Act. An excerpt from the petition reads as follows: “We the people of the United States petition our leaders and regulators for the immediate placement of clear and visible warning labels on all cell phone packaging as [...]

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) spoke briefly about the cell phone health issue during a recent conference of scientists and government officials on that subject in Congress. Rep. Kucinich relates his personal experience of getting ‘headaches’ when using the cell phone and the precautionary measures he has applied to circumvent the effects. Rep. Kucinich is the [...]

A ten-year study into cell phones conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found a link between long term use and brain tumors. The internationally-respected body will release the official results of their study before the end of the year, but will soon begin issuing a public health message with its findings, according to [...]