It has been implied via the media since the invention of the mobile phone that increased use of them may be putting people at risk of health problems. However this certainly has not seemed to make a difference to the amount they are used. Although we may hear of people who regularly smoke or drink trying to cut down, the majority of the population use their mobile phones every day for long periods at a time with no intention reducing the amount of time spent on them.
Is this because society has pooh-poohed the notion that mobile phones can pose risks such as brain tumours or is it because the government and healthcare professionals have not yet given the public enough facts and figures to come to an informed decision?
There is no doubt that the public are encouraged to spend more time on their mobile phones with great deals from mobile phone companies such as low prices for unlimited texts etc so surely if it were a health risk to use mobile phones there would be a recommendation or limit to how much time is spent on a mobile phone?
There have been studies trialled on the effects of mobile phone emissions to the brain with ambivalent results. Scientists were concerned that extensive use with these emissions caused the brain to heat and therefore change the function of the blood-barrier. However it is now thought that there is no firm evidence to show this would do any long term damage and mobile phone emissions would heat your brain less than a period of exercise would.