Monday, September 22, 2008

Mobile Phone use 'Raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'

A news article out of the UK today reports that, "Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life." It goes on to say; "Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones."

The article also reports that, "Last week the European Parliament voted 522 to 16 to urge ministers across Europe to bring in stricter limits for exposure to radiation from mobile and cordless phones, Wi-fi and other devices, partly because children are especially vulnerable to them. They are more at risk because their brains and nervous systems are still developing and because-since their heads are smaller and their skulls are thinner-the radiation penetrates deeper into their brains."

You can read the complete article by going to:
//www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mobile-phone-use-raises-childrens-risk-of-brain-cancer-fivefold-937005.html