Cell Phone Use Dangerous For Children
(12/23/2001) 

Scientists strongly warn about mobile phone use by children after new study finds cellphone radiation penetrates deep into their brains, altering brain waves for up to an hour after just a two minute call. Using a CATEEN scanner linked to a machine measuring brain wave activity, Spanish researchers have created the first images showing the effect of mobile phones on children's brains. The images demonstrate for the first time how radio waves from mobile phones penetrate deep into the brain, not just around the ear. The scientists discovered that a mobile phone call lasting just two minutes can alter the natural electrical activity of a child's brain for up to an hour afterwards.

Dr. Michael Klieeisen of the Spanish Neuro Diagnostic Research Institute in Marbella, who conducted the study, said: "We were able to see in minute detail what was going on in the brain. We never expected to see this continuing activity in the brain. We are worried that delicate balances that exist - such as the immunity to infection and disease - could be altered by interference with chemical balances in the brain." 

The study has prompted leading medical experts to question whether it is safe for children to use mobile phones at all. Doctors fear that disturbed brain activity in children could lead to psychiatric and behavioural problems or impair learning ability.

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