Opinion and Debate: Cell Phone and Brain: How do they interact?

According to a press report quoting a survey done in 2009, 40.33 million own mobile phones but 104.64 million had used a phone in the three months prior to the survey. another report indicated that mobile phones are widely used in pakistan, more than 86% of men have their own cell phones and 40% of women have theirs. urban users far exceed those of rural users. there are a number of speculations about the use of cell phones in terms of its possible detrimental effects on the brain. arguments revolve around the concerns for brain cancer. a report in irish medical times quoting from the source bmc neurology 2011 indicate headache symptoms of mild intensity, a dull or pressing quality, localization ipsilateral to the side of mobile phone use among 212 medical students in a korean study who used mobile phones. for the first time health canada is encouraging parents to limit their children's use of cellphone to reduce their exposure to the radiofrequency energy emitted by the phones.