Cell Phone Study Update

New study set to examine dangers of long-term cell phone usage.
The Washington Post (2/16, Donnelly) reports that the "long-awaited" Interphone study from the International Agency for Cancer Research "will attempt to give the world's billions of cellphone users a better informed perspective" on the safety of the devices. Researchers examined "the results of published national studies in 13 countries...to assess whether radio-frequency radiation exposure from cellphones is associated with cancer risk," with preliminary results "expected in two to three years." The Post notes that "the WHO, American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and the Food and Drug Administration have not found from their review of studies that wireless devices are a public health risk -- but the organizations also welcome more comprehensive research."