| Mobile phones have become such an important part of | | | | close to the head and this could increase the intensity |
| our daily lives that we cannot manage our life without | | | | of any adverse radiation effect. But not all scientists |
| them. Have you ever wondered that can you really do | | | | agree on the hazards. |
| without them? Another concern is that are mobile | | | | It is also believed that mobile phone antennas may be |
| phones harmful to your health? | | | | harmful to humans due to the huge volume of |
| It is still unclear whether mobile phones have any | | | | electromagnetic waves. This danger is further |
| impact on our health. The mobile industries claim that | | | | provoked by mobile manufacturers who place the |
| mobile phones are perfectly safe while some scientific | | | | internal antennas close to the earpiece. These hazards |
| studies have linked the use of mobiles to headaches. | | | | may exist but mobile phones have become part of our |
| Some people who use their mobile phones more than | | | | everyday lives and we cannot stop using it. Doing |
| 20-30 minutes, there may be a hazard to health from | | | | away with our mobile phones may not be a practical |
| that kind of use. | | | | approach to solving this issue. So we should adopt |
| Many people complain that they suffer from | | | | some habits to lessen the effects of the radiation like: |
| headaches after talking on their mobile phones. It is | | | | Children should not use mobile phones for making or |
| said that mobile phones cause brain tumors, dizziness, | | | | receiving long calls. |
| memory loss and behavior and development problems | | | | Consumers should buy mobile phones with low SAR |
| in children. The reason behind this is said to be the | | | | (Specific Absorption Rate). |
| radiation emitted by the phones. | | | | We should try to keep away our mobile phones from |
| Such radiation is similar to that emitted by microwave | | | | our body. |
| ovens, colour TVs and computers but mobile phones | | | | We should try to keep our conversations short. |
| may be particularly dangerous because they are held | | | | |