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Source 1
Because cell phones are so popular nowadays it has become a concern among researchers
of its possible effects on human health. It is known that mobile phones emit Radio
Frequency Radiation which doesnt carry enough energy to cause an effect on DNA.
However, studies conducted in vivo and in vitro had proven theses Radiofrequency
radiation to be genotoxic, in other words it is causes damage to the DNA. The study
conducted on the hair of eight human subjects immediately before and after being
exposed to radiofrequency radiation from a cell phone for 15 to 30 minutes proved that
radiofrequency can affect the hair root cell which in turn affects the growth of hair.

Source 2
Mobile Phone technology has grown faster than any other human invention. More than
4.8 billion people worldwide use mobile phone in daily life activities. Because of its
widespread usage people are debating whether the radiation mobile phone can possible
cause harm on human health. A study was conducted in order to prove if is there any
association between the fastest growing innovation of mobile phone and the fasting
blood glucose. Fasting blood glucose is a test that measures the level of glucose on the
blood and it is better calculated when the person to be tested have not eaten for at least
eight hours. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of mobile phone
radiation on fasting blood glucose in Wistar Albino rats. After exposing a group of
Wistar Albino rats to mobile phone radiation for 15 minutes a day for three months,

researchers observed a significant increase on the fasting blood glucose compared to a


control group of the same type of rats. The results showed a co-relation between longterm exposure to mobile phone radiation and increase on fasting blood glucose.

Source 3
In the modern world would be hard to live without a mobile phone, as it would be
difficult to live without electricity. The fast growing technology has become more
popular because it offers more services to the users. However, the more advanced it
becomes the higher is the electromagnetic radiation it needs to transmit faster the data. A
study was conduct on rats to verify the effects of electromagnetic radiation produced by
third generation mobile phone on rat brain tissue. The results were that no significant
brain tissue damage was found on the rat after short period exposure to electromagnetic
radiation from a third generation mobile phone.
Source 4
Summary: Today scientists are debating whether mobile phone radiation affects the
human health or not. The world organizations, those responsible for establishing policy
regarding these issues, have said that mobile phone radiation does not pose any threat to
our health. But studies conducted in vitro have proven that mobile phone radiation
affects cells in the body. Most of the studies focus on cancer, however it is not possible to
draw a conclusion whether or not mobile phones radiations are harmful to other aspects
of human health. Because of the side effects of electromagnetic waves it is difficult to
conduct studies on animals, and because of a lack of human volunteers for these studies,
there is lack of evidence. Evidence from mobile phone users is also inconclusive because

they dont follow scientific parameters. All these factors constitutes insufficient scientific
evidence to show that mobile phones causes health effects on the users.
Article 5
Summary: the necessity of using a mobile phone on our day life is more than evident.
The increase on number of mobile phone users demands an increase on the number of
base station, which enables the connection between one mobile phone and the other. Base
stations generates electromagnetic radiation which is dangerous and unhealthy. So it
should be scrutinized the radiation level of a base station until it can be established that it
will not cause harm to humans health on the long terms. It is important to know what
kinds of diseases are caused by electromagnetic exposure. It is know that effects of
radiation from a base station depends on the time of exposure. Therefore, long time
exposure to a very low intense electromagnetic radiation would cause serious health
problem to a person.

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