£10m study to examine health risks of mobile phone use

Scientists on a committee set up by the British Government are planning a £10 million ($18 million) programme of research into whether mobile telephones harm children and long-term users, reports the The Telegraph.

"Most of the 29 studies part-funded by governments over the last four years will be complete by the end of this year.

Prof Lawrie Challis, chairman of the MTHR, told The Daily Telegraph that a second phase of research was needed because diseases such as cancers could take more than 10 years to appear after exposure to its cause and because not enough work had been carried out on the effects on children."

emily | 7:52 AM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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