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believe that accessories that claim to shield the head from 
those emissions reduce risks.  Some products that claim to 
shield the user from RF absorption use special phone 
cases, while others involve nothing more than a metallic 
accessory attached to the phone.  Studies have shown that 
these products generally do not work as advertised.  
Unlike "hand-free" kits, these so-called "shields" may 
interfere with proper operation of the phone.  The phone 
may be forced to boost its power to compensate, leading 
to an increase in RF absorption.  In February 2002, the 
Federal trade Commission (FTC) charged two companies 
that sold devices that claimed to protect wireless phone 
users from radiation with making false and 
unsubstantiated claims.  According to FTC, these 
defendants lacked a reasonable basis to substantiate their 
claim.

What about wireless phone interference with medical 
equipment?

Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phones can 
interact with some electronic devices.  For this reason, 
FDA helped develop a detailed test method to measure 
electromagnetic interference (EMI) of implanted cardiac 
pacemakers and defibrillators from wireless telephones.  
This test method is now part of a standard sponsored by 
the Association for the Advancement of Medical 
instrumentation (AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort by 
FDA, medical device manufacturers, and many other 
groups, was completed in late 2000.  This standard will 
allow manufacturers to ensure that cardiac pacemakers 
and defibrillators are safe from wireless phone EMI.  FDA 
has tested wireless phones and helped develop a