January 19, 2005

Hands-free kits 'cut radiation'

_40038535_mobilephone203bbc.jpg Radiation emissions absorbed by the head from using mobile phones are cut by using hands-free kits, a study says, reports the BBC.

"The University of York tested mobile phones which operated at two different frequencies and found using a hands-free kit cut emissions by 53%.

The team did not look at whether the phones were harmful but recommended using the kits as a precaution."