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Mobile Phone and Health Issue
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In today’s world mobile phones has become an essential commodity and is being used by practically everyone. Along with the popularity of such cutting edge technology, maintaining a highest level of health standard and safety for mobile technology has become a global issue.
During the 1920s research done on radio wave effect in human revealed that a continuous emission effect of radio wave can cause heating effect on skin and affect nervous system cells. Even partially impaired memory and hearing problem has been observed amongst people working in powerful radio wave industries. In this regard the GSM Association released a public awareness program on mobile phone and health issue.
In the year 1999, groups of independent scientist were appointed to carryout a research on mobile phone and health issue. In the year 2000 they came up with a report named as Stewart Report and documented the findings. The report reveals several observations and guidelines.There were no undesirable effects of mobile phone use observed. It proved that radio wave can cause effect on organic cells but may not necessarily lead to a damage or health hazard. A guide line is set specially for children for using mobile phones.
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In case of growing skull, radio frequency can easily reach the head and may cause adverse effects as their cells are more prone to absorb more radio wave. It was recommended to have shorter call duration for children on mobile phones. It was also recommended that provisioning of mobile phone base stations or radio wave base stations should undergo some permission and approval procedure by the local authority and the government.
We may take some basic practice to reduce any possible bad effect of mobile phone such as use of hands-free to avoid heating of mobile phone, avoid spending longer hours on phone calls and use of mobile phone only when it is necessary.
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