| | | | | it is slipped over the cable while the cable is being |
| Exposures to devices such as cell phones are very | | | | made, or snapped around the cable in two pieces |
| risky to everyone especially to children and teens. It is | | | | after the cable is made. In a typical computer system, |
| because of the side effects from radio frequency | | | | found in a home or office, you will see these "bumps" |
| radiation. People have been warned that children | | | | on the mouse, keyboard and monitor cables. |
| below eight years of age should only use cell phones | | | | Learn more about Ferret Beads by going to |
| during emergencies, and teen agers should limit their | | | | It isn’t too late to avoid the dangerous effects of |
| call to 10 minutes only. | | | | radiation to our body. Not only cell phones are |
| Cell phones are designed to transmit radio waves in all | | | | associated with it but also a lot of modern devices and |
| directions because base stations can be located in any | | | | appliances such as microwave oven, wireless |
| direction with respect to phone users. This means that | | | | technology devices, laptop, computers and more. |
| portions of the radio waves they produce are directed | | | | Since cell phone is one of the most important devices |
| towards your body. | | | | we use for communicating, we have it with us almost |
| However, there is a safe and effective device that | | | | everyday. And it means that there is a tendency to |
| can protect you from the harmful radiation caused by | | | | increase the risk for radiation. Exposure to radiation |
| mobile devices. It is called – Ferret Beads. But what | | | | from cell phones is a growing concern, not only in the |
| exactly is Ferret Bead? | | | | United States, but around the world. As we became |
| A Ferrite Bead is simply a hollow bead or cylinder | | | | aware of its negative effects, the more we are |
| made of ferrite, which is a semi-magnetic substance | | | | searching for ways to protects ourselves from the |
| made from iron oxide (rust) alloyed with other metals. It | | | | potential threat. |
| is most commonly used with computer cables, where | | | | |