mobile phones and health

[queralt]

A Mobile Future


Is hands-free the answer?
The idea behind hands-free sets is simple. The strength of radio wave radiation decreases rapidly with distance from the handset. Exposure from a mobile phone even ten centimetres from your head is far lower than if the headset is right against your ear.

Reports of up to a 95% reduction in exposure suggest that hands-free sets are effective. But another study by the Consumers Association described an increase in radiation reaching the user when they used a hands-free kit.


Hands-free mobile kit


They claimed the ear-piece cable of the hands-free kit acted as an aerial, directing more radiowave into the user's ear. But this only happens when the phone is in a precise position and the cable is a specific length.

Shields are an alternative to hands-free kits. Independent tests have supported claims that they can protest users from some radio waves.

[queralt]

A young blonde businesswoman had just started her own firm. She rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, she saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businesswoman picked up the phone and started to pretend she had a big deal working.

She threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. Finally she hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?"
The man said, "Yeah, I've come to activate your phone lines."