Take Caution with Cellphones

A young girl uses the touch screen of a mobile phone. Public health organizations say that young people should avoid using cellphones, because the electromagnetic radiation wireless devices emit may cause cancer. Tang Chhin/AFP/Getty Images

Squint at your cellphone manual long enough and you’ll find suggestions you might not expect—limit exposure to children, keep away from reproductive organs, operate with a wired headset.

Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Maine) says that given the evidence, the message needs to be made much clearer.