Thoughts about phones
Most of us take our mobile phones for granted but do we use them safely? News of another study about safety for children using mobile phones appeared recently
A study by Sir William Stewart, of the National Radiological Protection Board, UK, shows that children should only use mobile phones when it is absolutely necessary, because there are possible health risks, and if you are under eight you should not use them at all.
In fact, because of this information, a phone that was designed for children in this age group is no longer on sale in the UK. It is called MyMo and was children from four to eight to use in an emergency. The phone's distributors said that although they feel the product is safe, they are not experts in either radiation or medical fields and common sense has convinced them that even the slightest chance of their product being a risk to children was unacceptable.
The MyMo phone went on sale five months ago aimed at four to eight-year-olds to use in an emergency. But its distributors have said that although they feel the product, if used as recommended with parental guidance, is safe, they are not experts in either the radiation or medical fields, as Sir William and his team are, and even the remotest possibility of our product becoming a health risk to any child is unacceptable.
Five years ago Sir William warned that children should only use mobiles in emergencies. Now he's concerned that this advice is being ignored. Too many under 10-year-olds now own a mobile phone. His new report warns that if mobile phones do damage health, then children will inevitably be at greatest risk.
"If there are risks, and we think that maybe there are , then the people who are going to be most affected are children, and the younger the children, the greater the danger", he said.
In fact, because of this information, a phone that was designed for children in this age group is no longer on sale in the UK. It is called MyMo and was children from four to eight to use in an emergency. The phone's distributors said that although they feel the product is safe, they are not experts in either radiation or medical fields and common sense has convinced them that even the slightest chance of their product being a risk to children was unacceptable.
The MyMo phone went on sale five months ago aimed at four to eight-year-olds to use in an emergency. But its distributors have said that although they feel the product, if used as recommended with parental guidance, is safe, they are not experts in either the radiation or medical fields, as Sir William and his team are, and even the remotest possibility of our product becoming a health risk to any child is unacceptable.
Five years ago Sir William warned that children should only use mobiles in emergencies. Now he's concerned that this advice is being ignored. Too many under 10-year-olds now own a mobile phone. His new report warns that if mobile phones do damage health, then children will inevitably be at greatest risk.
"If there are risks, and we think that maybe there are , then the people who are going to be most affected are children, and the younger the children, the greater the danger", he said.