SAUDI ARABIË: Too much cell phone usage could affect your health

Bovenstaande is de titel van een op 27 dec. 2012 in de ''Saudi Gazette'' verschenen artikel. Hieronder enkele van de interessante alinea's uit dit artikel:

''In today’s world having a cell phone has become an urgent necessity and not just an added luxury. In Saudi Arabia, everyone has a cell phone, starting from nine year olds. Some people even have two; one for work and one for social purposes. Although the trend has been increasing worldwide, it has been increasing exponentially here in the Kingdom.

A report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shows that there are 4 billion cell phone users across the globe, with Saudi Arabia coming in first as the country with the largest number of cell phone users worldwide.''

Dit was de algemene inleiding, maar nu de interessante alinea's:

''The Saudi Medical Journal recently reported a study conducted by the College of Medicine in King Saud University that showed prolonged usage of cell phones by participants was associated with a number of health problems. Those who were frequent users of their cell phones suffered more fatigue, headaches, dizziness, tension, and sleep disturbances than the less frequent users.

Researchers of this study concluded that the use of cell phones is a risk factor for health and they further suggested that long term or excessive use of cell phones should be avoided through health awareness campaigns.

More studies are needed to determine the negative effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phones on the human body.

However, we have already detected some health problems linked to excessive usage of cell phones, which include headaches, earaches, ringing in the ears, and heat, sensitivity, and irritation around the ear.''

Deze informatie is natuurlijk niet nieuw, maar van belang is dat deze komt van Saudische medische autoriteiten, die hiermee de mogelijke problemen voor de gezondheid veroorzaakt door elektromagnetische velden/straling erkennen. Een dergelijk artikel is nog niet verschenen in een Nederlands Medisch Tijdschrift.

Voor het volledige artikel in de Saudi Gazette zie:

www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121227147265 .



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