The debate around mobile phones

Currently, there is much debate around the effects of long term exposure to the microwaves emitted by mobile phones.  Indeed, there is a lot of uncertainty within the scientific community around the long term safety of prolonged use, although the evidence is starting to mount.

What is known for certain is that the microwaves emitted by mobile phones do affect the cells in the human body; the question is whether the effects of sustained exposure over a period of time are likely to prove to be carcinogenic, or have other health implications.

The current debate and uncertainty echo's those of the 1950s when the long-term effects of smoking were emerging as a potential health risk - again, insufficient data was available to draw any conclusions with certainty, it was only through decades of research, and through growing first-hand experience, that scientists were eventually able to identify the long-term implications. 

Indeed, it may well be another 10+ years before we start to see the impact of extended exposure to these artificial energy fields, such as is produced by mobile phones and Wi-Fi networks.  Will it by then be too late for many, or can we be confident that current emission guidelines provide adequate protection?

This section of the site aims to present emerging research that is looking at the effects of electromagnetic radiation on the body, and presents a selection of recent news headlines.

We hope you find these pages informative, and if you have any additional information regarding relevant studies that you would like to see added to this section of the website, please do get in touch.