Friends, what do you feel about the health hazards of cell phone use by kids?

Cell phone is hazardous for all. Yes parents should not give cell phones in the hands of children. Try to use left ear for phone and if there is urgency then use cell otherwise won't.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA in 2003 found that Electromagnetic Radiation, or EMR, waves sent by cell phones are more powerful currents, than reported earlier by the cell phone manufacturers. "Very high levels of electromagnetic radiation, such as is found in X-rays and gamma rays, can ionize biological tissues," said the FDA's report. "The energy levels associated with Electromagnetic (EMR) Radiation frequency, including both radio waves and microwaves, are great enough to cause the ionization of atoms, genes and molecules in human body tissues." BUT THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS TO DECREASE THE HAZARDS OF CELL PHONES. THEY ARE: Adults should use hands-free to decrease the radiation to the head. Keep the mobile phone at least 3 feet away from the body. Do not telephone in a car without an external antenna installed on the car. If you are not a cell phone user but standing, or sitting next to one make sure to distant your self at least 3 feet (cell-phone's radiation kill zone) away from the user. hope this will be useful for you HOPE THIS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THANK YOU

There's lot of controversy surrounding use of cell phone by children as well as by adults. To be on the safer side, use hands free. This would prevent direct effects of radiation on the brain.

yes Bala, I am worried about this ever since an email from a friend came alerting on this. My grand kid is ever interested to use the mobile in preference to the land line. By the by, it is also said that the chordless phone also carries strong EMR at its bottom and equally risky for the health of kids. Use of particular 'hands free' cords are said to be better. But even keeping the mobile phones under pillow etc are said to be harmful as the radiation seems to reach the brain. People keep it near their pillow to use the alarm to wake up early etc. We have to use the gadgets sparingly for urgent uses only and not for time passing, chatting for long at the cost of health risks.

Dear Bala sir, Some answers say, no harm, some say it is very harmful I remember , in those days when the Gas stove was introduced, there were very few takers. for fear of gas smell and its harmful effects etc same thing with Umbra stove. I was told by my parents that when Stream engine were introduced, many Indians were scared. I remember going to tent cinema halls, ( touring talkies ) sitting very near the big screen on sand viewing cinemas on those days; definitely harmful to the naked eyes, but probably you , me and Poodi sir never cared about it. When bottled milk was introduced there were protests saying small glass particles may get mixed up with milk, and my mother in those days used to get only from milk man in spite of milk man adding whatever quality of water with it Cows and buffaloes are induced to produce more milk, we hear about toned milk, and different type of milks, but in those days we had only had Milk man's milk added with water; can we expect the same even today ? When Two in one Transistor radio was introduced, even those selling Pasi Mani ( Korathy) was having hearing music , and one transistor was hanging in one side of her, and the other side a small baby. Nowadays they too have one cell phone. We are reading many articles about how TV viewing for certain hours can be harmful to naked eyes, but still most of the house wives watch all the rubbish drama serials starting from morning 10.30 am.. to night 10.30 pm, giving a few hours gap only. What has happened to the fears and harmful effects of all those things , from Stream rail introduction to TV viewing.. we forgot them, or no one cared about it. Those days we had no Fast food restaurants and now a days it is everywhere, we read write ups about its harmful effects , but more and more young people prefer only fast food Many articles about Fertilizer being used to produce vegetables, and grains, but as the population is growing up very fast, can we meet the additional requirement without the use of fertilized food.. I am in US, i see very few unfertilized vegetables here, and if they are , are more costlier than fertilized one. Because of fertilized vegetables, who knows many types of new diseases has come up. Like Revathy madam has said, we see many young and middle aged people moving with i pod , always hearing music. Now it has come with more advanced models including video cameras etc Can the present generation be without a cell phone? impossible.. New scientific evidence will come denying or confirming the health hazards of using cell phone more than a prescribed hours;anything too much is harmful. More and more gadgets will be introduced, more and more articles about their harmful effects will be published..it will be forgotten in course of time as and when new one comes up. We must be worried like Revathy madam has mentioned about other side effects of cell phones. I do not want to list it again, we all know cell phones usefulness as well as its side effects which it can cause. Nowadays Software professionals including my son, daughter in law sit before internet screen minimum of 8 hours a day , although it has its health hazards effects, but can we go back to our old days of wring accounts books manually? As Science and technology is advancing, more gadgets will be introduced in the market. The present younger generation are more knowledgeable than what we were in our time, and i am sure that they will take care of their problems. Edit: Latest News : Mobiles are a woman’s new best friend http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/relationships/man-woman/Mobiles-are-a-womans-new-best-friend/articleshow/5440947.cms

cell phones and towers are not only dangerous to children , it is problem to elders also sometime back in andhrapradesh (i think in vijayawada , ) people of one of the colonies have vehemently objected to the installation of towers in their locality for fear of health hazards of radiation in India most of the towers are located on roof top . for example if the tower is of 30ft height , located on the rooftop of a two storied building , what will be the plight of the people living in fifth floor of apartments located opposite to the tower , i.e same height of the antenna , this is important because ,as people use cellular phones to make phone calls, signals are transmitted back and forth to the base station i.e the signal tower mounted in your locality. The radio waves produced at the base station are emitted into the environment, where people can be exposed and what about the usage of roof top by children for playing cricket or woman folk who use it for drying colthes?? i really do not know how far it is relavant , but offlate the thyroid levels even in the younger generation have increased multifold from wiki 1. CELL PHONES - Here the antenna is very close to the brain, and many studies have been done on this. Recent studies done in Europe show that tumors can be induced in rats, which are exposed to the same power levels and distances that normal cell phone users are from the phone's antenna. you have cellphone in your shirt or pants pocket or on your belt, body tissues around the antenna on the phone are being irradiated with RF energy. This is an inescapable fact. Since this is a multi-billion dollar industry, it's very unlikely the public will be told about the health hazards of cell phones. This is about as likely as the public being properly informed about microwave oven risks. As you read on, you'll see the similarities between the two microwave based technologies Micro-cell anternnas are designed to serve a small cell area. These antennas are not 100 feet or more high like common cell towers in America, but often just 10 to 20 feet above the ground. However, these antennas also radiate microwave RF energy closer to people, too. Someone could stand or work beside such an antenna and not realize the effect it may have on them Countries including Israel, France, China, Russia, Finland, and the U.K. have been concerned enough about the health risks of cell phones for children that they have issued health warnings about their use however one good thing we can noteThe World Health Organization, based upon the consensus view of the scientific and medical communities, states that cancer is unlikely to be caused by cellular phones or their base stations and that reviews have found no convincing evidence for other health effects