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French Health Ministry warns against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children

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By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 3:35 AM

mobile phone dangerousJust when we’ve posted about finger massager selling in Japan, we got a news French Health Ministry has issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children. According to the ministry, it is recommended to use a mobile phone in moderation, “with good judgment, avoid calling when reception is poor, or during high-speed travel, and finally, keep the telephone away from sensitive areas of the body by using a hands-free kit.” Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin even added that while mobile phones given to children could be useful safety items, parents should be cautious about frequent use.

I’m not sure whether French parents and children dig this, but I’ll keep my phone with me all the time. Screw the moderation. :)

[Via: Reuters]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • JaXX

    :) Screw it if you want… but for once she ain’t totally wrong (and I’m not politically close of her at all), at least as long that the contrary has been proven… it’s more by precaution that the warning has been issued.

    (btw, it was on yesterday’s evening news on France2 channel, shortly after her original interview about law reinforcement against smoking in public places.)

    Growing children are more sensible to radiation, that’s nothing new, so holding a handset against the head, near saliva glands _could_ bring up trouble.

    After what, having a cellphone deeply buried in the bag, not too close of the kid in the classroom, or turning it off when traveling in our famous high-speed trains when the child is probably with his parents anyways makes it a near-zero risk.

  • dusanb

    Well said JaXX. I may’ve covered the grown-up perspective. :)

  • Mike

    Well said JaXX. I may’ve covered the grown-up perspective.