November 16, 2009 – 10:14 pm
November 16, 2009 – 7:18 pm
Some friends sent me some doomsday emails today about the renewed risk of using cellphones, or mobiles, and its link to brain tumours based on a recent program from the US TV personality, Dr. Mehmet Oz. I found a great article here from ABC news, and the top preacutionary tips offered which make a lot of sense, are as follows:
Top Five Ways to Reduce Radiation Exposure from your Mobile Phone
- Adults should use a headset or speaker phone, and children should really not be using cellphones that heavily. Corded headsets emit almost no radio frequencies (“RF”) and moving the phone 4 inches away from your head reduces RF exposure 1,000 times. Children have thinner skulls, so RF exposure is greater.
- Stay off the phone if the signal is poor. Fewer signal bars mean the phone has to work harder to get a signal, so it may emit more .
- Don’t talk when you’re driving or in an elevator. In addition to the dangers of being distracted, people who are behind the wheel may face an increased RF exposure risk because the phone signal must move to several wireless towers.
- Avoid wearing wireless ear pieces if you are not having a conversation on your mobile. The wireless ear piece is still searching for a signals. It’s best to remove the ear piece between conversations. Or not at all cause it looks daft.
- Don’t keep cell phones in your pocket or attached to your belt. A recent study found that cell phone radiation and a negative impact on the health of sperm in their labs. The only people I know who do this are American men – its an affliction, and turns out not only does it look terrible, but its also bad for you.
Full article here
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