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Cell Phone Radiation Risks: Why the Jury's Still Out

Sep. 21, 2009
Research has raised ongoing concerns about the link between cell phone radiation and cancer, but overall the data are still unclear
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler