| There is growing consensus that cell phone | | | | device.Consumers should buy phones with low |
| antennas may be harmful to humans due to the | | | | specific absorption rate (SAR). Mobile phones |
| huge volume of electromagnetic waves that get | | | | should be kept away from the body as much as |
| concentrated around it during the receipt and | | | | possible. They can be put in the purse or bag |
| placing of calls. This danger is even further | | | | and only brought into contact with the body |
| aggravated by cellular manufacturers who | | | | when there is the need to make or receive a |
| place the internal antennas close to the | | | | call. |
| earpiece.Mobile phones are basically radio | | | | |
| sets and therefore emit energy radio signals | | | | Users should try to keep their conversations |
| that can penetrate the body and cause harm. | | | | short.If possible, SMS messages can be sent |
| | | | instead of calls so that there is less |
| There have been several commissions on the | | | | contact with the body especially around the |
| study of the effect of mobile phone on the | | | | skull area. |
| human body and the most pronounced has been | | | | |
| The Stewart Report which suggested that radio | | | | Keep switching between both ears so that one |
| waves indeed penetrate human bodies from | | | | particular ear does not absorb the full brunt |
| mobile phone antennas and specially | | | | of the radiation all the time. |
| recommended that children who obviously have | | | | |
| softer skulls be extra careful and use the | | | | Radiation emission is at the highest when |
| device sparingly. The report further went on | | | | the phone is trying to connect so keep the |
| to state that the brain cells of children are | | | | phone away from the skull till you see the |
| not as fully developed as those of adults and | | | | call fully connected.Weak signal results in |
| can therefore be at greater risk as they | | | | higher radiation so avoid making calls in |
| absorb the radiation more than fully hardened | | | | areas where reception is poor as the device |
| adult skulls.These hazards may exist but cell | | | | will try to boost its power to get you a |
| phones have become part of everyday living | | | | connection and resultantly bombard you with |
| like cars and cannot be dispensed with. In | | | | more radiation. |
| the light of this fact, doing away with our | | | | |
| phones may not be a practical approach to | | | | We cannot do away with cellular devices |
| solving the health hazards issue. Rather we | | | | looking at the convenience they have ushered |
| can adopt some habits to mitigate the effects | | | | consumers in. Nevertheless, we can adopt some |
| of the radiation.Children should not use cell | | | | helpful attitudes to minimize the harmful |
| phones for long calls. They should sue land | | | | effects this technology is bringing to |
| lines instead so as to minimize the length of | | | | mankind. |
| contact with the radiation emitted by the | | | | |