Indian Journal of Applied-Basic Medical Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 13a
  • Issue: 16

Cellular Phones: Are They Really Detrimental To Health?

  • Author:
  • Sizan B. Patel1, Mosam B. Patel2, Vani Patel3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 394 to 397

1CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.

2University of South Carolina, USA

3Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.

Abstract

With the increasing use of cell phones for the past decade or so, the harmful effects caused by the extensive use of cell phones have become a great concern. There has been intensive research completed on this topic which focuses particularly on brain tumors, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbances, male infertility, etc. However, to date, there hasn't been any conclusive results which support that cell phone usage causes potential health risks.

Therefore, the goal of the following review is to provide a brief overview of the epidemiological studies which show that there isn't an association between cell phone usage and health risks.