Nowadays, almost everyone is toting or using a mobile electronic device. This may be a laptop, a cellphone, a media player, among others. These mobile devices emit radiation, and there have been disturbing findings regarding their effect to users. But many people seem not to care because these mobile devices have already become a major part of their lives that they can't seem to live without.
Safe Devices?
As computers proliferate and as they become much more easy to carry, it is all too common that there will be an assortment of these mobile gadgets inside the bags of users. Many mobile gadget companies label their cellphones as "safe" with normal use. The question is, what could be the cumulative effects of these mobile devices on one's person. If you have a combination of cellphone, laptop, players, among others, each one emitting a little of radiation, is it not that you get more than the "safe" levels of exposure?
Hours of Radiation Exposure
Children bring their cellphone and laptop on their beds, either playing some music to lull them to sleep or waiting for their peers to share the latest gossip. They would place their cellphones at close range, anxious of some news from friends. And they would spend hours gaming online, embark on an adventure in the virtual world. This habit had become a serious problem lately because teenagers, also referred to as "screenagers", could not extricate themselves from their computers. Children are subjected to hours of radiation exposure.
Adults themselves are not exempt to this malady. It is commonly observed that even senior citizens play the latest Farmville craze for hours. Extreme addiction is ultimately exemplified by a Korean couple who abandoned their premature baby because of their preoccupation with a virtual child in an online game Prius. Or that Bulgarian lawmaker who was ousted because he keeps on playing Farmville even during office hours.
People are exposed to hours of exposure to electromagnetic radiation. Does this have any effect on them?
Electronic Devices are Harmful
Some medical findings reveal that long exposure to mobile devices could be a serious cause for concern. This is due to electromagnetic radiation that these mobile devices emit. Debates are on-going on whether electronic devices are harmful or not. But there is growing evidence that indeed, exposure to radiation emitted by mobile devices is harmful. Renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana observed that prolonged exposure to mobile phone radiation will result to brain cancer and tissue damage. Another researcher wrote about the possible mutation that laptops, placed on the lap, could effect on the developing embryo of a pregnant woman. And for men, DNA material in sperm could be affected too that would lead to fertilization problems.
While many studies on the effect of radiation through prolonged exposure have inconclusive findings, it pays to take the necessary precautions to avoid the ill effects associated with the use of mobile devices. After all, an ounce of precaution is better than a pound of cure.
Limit Use
Therefore, every user should limit their use of mobile devices as much as possible to prevent the malady of the future: cancer not due to carcinogenic substances but those obtained from electromagnetic radiation.
More on the health effects of mobile devices can be found in my article Mobile Devices and Radiation: An Ounce of Precaution is Better than a Pound of Cure.
