Health Tip: Practice Cell Phone Safety

(HealthDay News) -- Cell phones are essential tools, but evidence suggests they can expose callers to radiation.

The Environmental Working Group offers these cell phone safety tips:

• Use your speaker or a headset instead of holding the phone against your ear.
• Text more instead of talking.
• Talk only when the signal strength is high, as a weaker signal may mean higher exposure to radiation.
• Don't store your phone near your head (such as under your pillow).