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Mobiles linked to kids’ bad behaviour

Martes 9 de septiembre de 2008 · 1408 lecturas

Mobiles linked to kids’ bad behaviour
Monday, September 8, 2008
Using mobiles while pregnant could cause problems for children Pregnant women who use their mobile phones could be causing their children to have behavioural problems, according to a new study.

The claim comes after a 15-year study into mobile health issues, which will be debated at the Radiation Research Trust Conference in London, beginning today.

Independent body Powerwatch published ’Mobile Phones and Health - 15 Years of Research’ ahead of the summit and called on the Government to do more to warn of the potential dangers.

It claims there is ’overwhelming’ evidence from a number of studies suggesting a link between mobile usage and brain tumours.

And children, who are said to be more susceptible to electromagnetic radiation because of their thinner skulls, are at particular risk, according to the research.

Those children who are exposed to mobile radiation before they are born because of their mothers’ mobile use or early on in childhood are said to have an 80% boost in behavioural problems.

Powerwatch spokesman Graham Philips said: "We strongly recommend that the Government actively discourage use by children, including making public advice leaflets readily available in NHS waiting rooms across the country.

"Research into monitoring health effects around mobile phone base stations is now urgently overdue and the Government should allocate funding for this for the protection of the general public."

Debate about the safety of mobile phones has raged for years and other scientists have dismissed the latest claims as lacking supporting evidence.

Professor Patricia McKinney, epidemiologist at the University of Leeds, said the report "pulls together and interprets a highly selected sample of the published literature on the topic of the risks of mobile phone use", adding that it was a "biased appraisal".

Latest data suggests there are more than 70 million mobiles being used by Britain’s 60 million people.

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