precautions while using mobile phones

The type of radiation emitted from mobile phones is electromagnetic radiation. Its present in mobiles because they use radio frequency (RF) waves to make and receive calls. The doses are considered to be very small as the emissions are low power (short range). Nevertheless, there are ways in which you can reduce exposure to these waves.

Despite extensive research on the subject, there has been no conclusive evidence that using a mobile phone causes long term harmful effects in humans. The pace of mobile phone technology is advancing at a far quicker pace than the research required into the potential harm they can cause; much more research is needed (and is being undertaken) before we can know for certain the effects they have on human health. Nevertheless, mobiles do emit low doses of radiation so common sense dictates precaution should be taken when using them.

Whilst theres no evidence that mobiles produce sufficient levels of radiation to cause any lasting ill effects, theres no harm in taking simple precautions to reduce the levels of radiation you absorb from using your phone: moving your phone 20cm away from your head reduces radiation doses by about 98%. So instead of placing it under your pillow when going to bed, leave the phone at a bedside table.

Theres been a lot of controversy about radio antennas, mobile phone antennas and their emissions causing leukemia and other diseases. (Note it is the actual antenna itself that emits radio waves, not the structure that supports it.) The truth is, there is no conclusive evidence one way or the other, but here are few facts about levels of radiation transmission from mobile phone antennas: to get a dose of radiation considered dangerous from a mobile phone transmission antenna, youd have to be almost touching it

Dont sleep with your cell phone nearby You go to sleep but your cell phone doesnt. It always emits radiation while its on. Dont put your phone under your pillow, dont put it on a bedside table, dont put it near anyone who is sleeping.

Do not use the phone while you are in a moving vehicle, including the train, bus, etc, since its antenna will be constantly scanning for contact using the maximum signal strength, and the radiation from both incoming and outgoing signal will be intensified.

Do not keep a mobile phone beside the bed at night switched on, because even when on standby it is in contact with the nearest phone mast and emits radiation at regular intervals. Only use your cell phone to establish contact or for conversations lasting a few minutes as the biological effects are directly related to the duration of exposure. For longer conversations, use a land line with a corded phone, not a cordless phone, which uses electromagnetic emitting technology similar to that of cell phones.

Use of a mobile phone should be avoided by anyone who has any metallic object in or on their head, whether magnetic or not, such as amalgam fillings and dental bridges, metal plates, screws, clips, body ornaments, earrings or metal framed glasses. The same is true for those with walking frames, wheelchairs or metal crutches, so as to avoid increasing radiation by the phenomena of reflection, amplification, resonance, passive reemission, etc.

Make use of protective items to shield yourself from radiation, such as a metal phone carrying case, protective antiradiation fabric and veils, metallic foil wallpaper, antiradiation paint, etc, all which have been proved to be effective.

Make as many phone calls as possible using landlines which emit no radiation, and which can often be used for free and for unlimited time via the Internet, even for phone calls abroad. As you probably know, the World Health Organization issued a controversial report at the end of May saying that radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, which is to say cell phones, are possibly carcinogenic to humans based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer.