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Dr. Ronald Melnick and Theodora Scarato are featured in this public news piece on the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations to reduce exposure to cell phones. The New Mexico Tribune and Macomb News Now featured this story from Maryland Public News Service.

November 7. 2016
Veronica Carter, Public News Service – MD

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Evidence is growing that cellphones may not be as safe as many people think they are.

Cellphone Use for ChildrenEarlier this year, a study by the National Toxicology Program found exposure to wireless radiation significantly increased the prevalence of highly malignant heart and brain cancers in rodents.

CTIA, the wireless industry association, has said it’s reviewing the study, but that previous studies showed no established health effects from radio frequency signals used in cellphones.

Regardless, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this fall issued new recommendations for parents.

Ronald Melnick, formerly with the National Toxicology Program and now a scientific adviser for the Environmental Health Trust, says cellphones emit radiation, and the more people keep them off the body, the safer they will be, especially children.

“The penetration of the cellphone radiation into the brain of a child is deeper and greater,” he points out. “Also, the developing nervous system of a child is potentially more susceptible to a damaging agent.”

The AAP recommends that cellphone use by children be limited, and children should text when they do use cellphones. If they do call, children are advised to keep the device an inch or more away from their heads.

Read and listen to the full story at:

New Mexico Tribune

Macomb News Now

Maryland Public News Service

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