Re: mobile phone emissions

[Guest guest]

> Since I have a teenager who spends a large amount of time with a

> phone next to his head, and is unlikely to cut down unless

presented

> with definitive proof and warnings, does ANYONE really know?

There is no proof either way as far as I can make out. Both my girls

now have mobiles but seem to use it most for texting and so there is

very little contact with the head. Perhaps you could persuade your

son to use a hands free headphone as these are very much in fashion

at the moment - either that or persuade him to text his friends more

as this is cheaper. Personally, I never get worked up about

potential health warnings; I never stopped eating beef, I'm still on

the pill, etc. My attitude is " Life's too short and I could fall

under a bus tomorrow! "

Akiko

NW London

[Guest guest]

http://www.arpansa.gov.au/mph_sys.htm#mps

There's been a lot on Australian news about mobile phones and

cancer/tumours since we've been out here. Hardly surprising - I was

gobsmacked by the amount of usage when I arrived here. It's not cheap

either!

The above was the only thing I could come up with on a quick search

though using 'mobile phone research australia' on www.google.com

--

Sue

Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

> > Since I have a teenager who spends a large amount of time with a

> > phone next to his head, and is unlikely to cut down unless

> presented

> > with definitive proof and warnings, does ANYONE really know?

>

> There is no proof either way as far as I can make out. Both my

girls

> now have mobiles but seem to use it most for texting and so there is

> very little contact with the head. Perhaps you could persuade your

> son to use a hands free headphone as these are very much in fashion

> at the moment - either that or persuade him to text his friends more

> as this is cheaper.

Yeshaya is quite a " girl " about chatting. He loves to talk on the

phone and texting, albeit he does that a lot too, just isn't the same.

I don't understand why he will use his mobile during peak times just

to phone Zevi or someone close by, where our land line would be much

more practical and cheaper for him. I think it's to do with the fact

that he has all his friends' numbers in the phone memory, so it's just

laziness.

Personally, I never get worked up about

> potential health warnings; I never stopped eating beef, I'm still on

> the pill, etc. My attitude is " Life's too short and I could fall

> under a bus tomorrow! "

>

> Akiko

Well I do get worked up about certain things, I would get very very

worried if he started smoking *anything* or using drugs. Or got drunk

a lot. What I am really asking is, does using a mobile phone come

under the same level of danger as smoking, which is what Tammy was

intimating (albeit from a point of view of one newspaper article.)

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

> http://www.arpansa.gov.au/mph_sys.htm#mps

>

> Sue

> Melbourne, Australia

Thanks I read it and still found it inconclusive. Except for the

bit which said " in practice the temperature rise in the head is a

fraction of a degree and not so different from the normal changes in

body temperature " (paraphrase). Does that mean it's not a panic?

We don't (AFAIK) live near a mobile phone mast.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

Ruthie

Try

http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,219807,00.html

There is another article from the Guardian last year which follows up on

a government report:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/article/0,2763,220050,00.html

And something from the BMJ, following up on a Panorama documetnary:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7196/1495

From my quick glance, they appear to agree that parents are confused :-(

DS2 (same age as Yeshaya) hasn't got a mobile. However, he likes to

retreat to his room for private conversations so he uses the remote

handset on the landline.

DD uses her mobile a lot, mostly for text messages, but I know she likes

to be able to chat to friends too. To be honest, I've decided to opt

out of worrying about it and let her make her own (informed?) decision

;-)

And yes, if she's upstairs, I do occasionally phone/text her to let her

know tea's ready ....

Diz Meredith

> From: ruthie@...

>

> Thanks I read it and still found it inconclusive. Except for the

> bit which said " in practice the temperature rise in the head is a

> fraction of a degree and not so different from the normal changes in

> body temperature " (paraphrase). Does that mean it's not a panic?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Diz..

And yes, if she's upstairs, I do occasionally phone/text her to let

her

> know tea's ready ....

> Diz Meredith

LOL I phone him to wake him up in the mornings, it beats me going

upstairs ten times to shake him out of bed.

Ruthie

[Guest guest]

Thanks Diz..

And yes, if she's upstairs, I do occasionally phone/text her to let

her

> know tea's ready ....

> Diz Meredith

LOL I phone him to wake him up in the mornings, it beats me going

upstairs ten times to shake him out of bed.

Ruthie