Since the Royal Society of Canada report on potential health risks or radio
frequency (RF) fields from wireless telecommunications in the spring of 199
9, there have been several newly published reports on risks associated with
the use of mobile phones. This article provides a summary of scientific re
search on the potential health effects of radiofrequency fields that has be
en reported since the original Royal Society report was published. This upd
ate also discusses several earlier results not included in the original rep
ort.