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Risks of using mobile phones

Risk of using mobile phones

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Risks of using mobile phones

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Originally developed for the Department of Defense,

cell phones devices were never tested for safety.

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Questions about cell phone safety arose in the early

1990s, when a businessman filed a lawsuit alleging

that cell phones caused his wife’s death due to brain

cancer.

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Mobile phone users may be placing there

health at risk from electromagnetic radiation.

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Part of the radio waves emitted by a

mobile telephone handset are absorbed

by the body.

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Children are thought to be at higher risk of health

implications from the use of mobile phones. This is

because their skulls and cells are still growing and

tend to absorb radiation more easily.

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Around 80% of drivers have or regularly use a mobile

phone. Surveys suggest you are four times more

likely to have an accident if you are using a mobile

phone while driving.

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Mobile phones can

cause disruption in

hospitals. They can

disturb patients who

are resting and could

be confused with

alarm bells on

medical equipment.

The radio waves

from mobile phones

can also interfere

with medical devices,

such as monitors.

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Radiation from

a mobile phone

has the

biological effect

of raising the

temperature in

a localized area

of the brain by

a fraction of a

degree.

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Heavy use of a mobile phone can damage sperm,

according to new research in the United states. A

study into men with fertility problems showed that

those who used the a mobile for more than four

hours a day had a lower sperm count.

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The risk of death from brain cancer is higher for cell

phone users who hold their cell phones against their

heads compared to those who keep their cell phones

away from their heads.

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Think about how much time a day should you use

your mobile phone