Britain Urges Caution On Mobile Phone Use Reuters Journalist: Edna Fernandes May 11, 2000 Government-backed scientists have urged parents to curb children’s use of mobile phones and promised tougher rules for transmitter masts as a precaution against potential health risks from radiation. The warning on public health came in a report that ministers said was […]
Monthly Archives: May 2000
Mobile Phone Safety Chaos This Is London Journalist: Jo Revill May 11, 2000 Parents are today left in total confusion over whether to let their children use mobile phones. The independent group of experts investigating the risk says it is possible children may suffer harmful health effects due to minute biological changes occurring in the […]
Cell Phones Risk To Child Health The Guardian May 11, 2000 A government-backed panel is expected to deliver a blow to the mobile phone industry today when it announces that concerns about their safety are real enough to warrant curbs on their use by children. The independent panel of scientists was set up by the […]
UK Mobile Phone Industry Faces Crackdown Financial Times Journalists: Rosemary Bennett and Alan Cane May 11, 2000 The government is set to impose one of the toughest regimes in the world on the mobile phone industry, with a crackdown on the building of masts and a call for companies to stop marketing to children. Operators […]
UK To Order Restrictions On Children’s Mobile Use Financial Times May 10, 2000 Ministers have instructed the chief medical officer to draw up guidelines restricting children’s use of mobile phones following a report from leading scientists that suggests they may be at risk. The report, commissioned by the government last year, will be published on […]
Cell Phone Users At Risk For Brain Cancer, According To Swedish Medical Researchers Business Wire – Health Wire May 04, 2000 With worldwide cellular phone use rising exponentially, a team of Swedish medical investigators is raising renewed concerns about links between brain tumors and the phones in a new, peer-reviewed article to be posted today […]
Cell Phones Health Risk To Our Children The Express May 03, 2000 Children should be discouraged from using mobile phones because they are more at risk from the radiation, says a top team of scientists. The expert group, set up by the Government in response to growing concern about safety, found conclusive evidence that the […]
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