UK Government: Children Using Mobile Phones No More Harmful Than Hot Bath

Current advice from the Department of Health had said that research showed mobile phone use "affects brain activity", although it conceded there were "significant gaps in our scientific knowledge".

But a draft of a new advisory leaflet for parents now makes clear that precautions need not be taken when it comes to children.

According to The Daily Mail, the draft says: "There is currently no scientific or biological evidence that radio waves cause cancer."

Whereas overheating of the brain was considered a concern before, the new advice now says "mild heating is not a health problem. Body heating is normal and happens with exercise or in a hot bath with no ill effects."

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