PMID: Andrology. 2014 Jul ;2(4):491-501. Epub 2014 Apr 3. PMID: 24700791 Abstract Title: Association between mobile phone use and semen quality: a systemic review and meta-analysis. Abstract: Possible hazardous health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiations emitted from mobile phone on the reproductive system have raised public concern in recent years. This systemic review and meta-analysis …
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There is a concerning association between heavy mobile phone use and brain tumours.
PMID: Occup Environ Med. 2014 Jul ;71(7):514-22. Epub 2014 May 9. PMID: 24816517 Abstract Title: Mobile phone use and brain tumours in the CERENAT case-control study. Abstract: UNLABELLED: The carcinogenic effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in humans remains controversial. However, it has been suggested that they could be involved in the aetiology of some types …
Mobile phone use is significantly associated with headaches, migraines, and skin itches in children.
PMID: J Formos Med Assoc. 2015 Jul ;114(7):598-604. Epub 2014 Aug 10. PMID: 25115529 Abstract Title: Mobile phone use and health symptoms in children. Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: To investigate the mobile phone (MP) use for talking in relation to health symptoms among 2042 children aged 11-15 years in Taiwan.METHODS: A nationwide, cross-sectional study, using the computer …
Using a phone more than 2 hours a day is associated with sleep deprivaiton and day sleepiness in medical students.
PMID: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2014 Jan-Mar;58(1):100-3. PMID: 25464686 Abstract Title: Mobile usage and sleep patterns among medical students. Abstract: Exposure of humans to radio frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) both during receiving and transmitting the signals has amplified public and scientific debate about possible adverse effects on human health. The study was designed with the …
Talking on the phone for more than four hours per day and pocketing mobile phones could be a risk factor for sperm DNA fragmentation.
PMID: J Endocrinol Invest. 2013 Dec ;36(11):970-4. Epub 2013 May 30. PMID: 23722985 Abstract Title: The semen quality of the mobile phone users. Abstract: BACKGROUND: The increased use of mobile phones, the media's attention for general health, and the increase of idiopathic male infertility suggest to investigate the possible consequences of an excessive use of …
This study measures the radiofrequency exposure from using wireless LANs that utilize WI-FI technology.
PMID: Health Phys. 2007 Mar ;92(3):280-9. PMID: 17293700 Abstract Title: Radiofrequency exposure from wireless LANs utilizing Wi-Fi technology. Abstract: This survey measured radiofrequency (RF) fields from wireless local area networks (WLANs) using Wi-Fi technology against a background of RF fields in the environment over the frequency range 75 MHz-3 GHz. A total of 356 measurements …
Mobile phone use during pregnancy may be related to spontaneous abortion.
PMID: J Environ Health Sci Eng. 2015 ;13:34. Epub 2015 Apr 21. PMID: 25937931 Abstract Title: Use of mobile phone during pregnancy and the risk of spontaneous abortion. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Exposure to electromagnetic fields of cell phones increasingly occurs, but the potential influence on spontaneous abortion has not been thoroughly investigated.METHODS: In a case-control study, …
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This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study reveals a consistent significant association between fatigue and mobile phone use in children.
PMID: BMJ Open. 2015 May 11 ;5(5):e007302. Epub 2015 May 11. PMID: 25967996 Abstract Title: Association between mobile phone use and self-reported well-being in children: a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China. Abstract: OBJECTIVES: In the past decade, the mobile phone (MP) has become extremely popular among children and the average age at which children …
Talking for more than one hour a day while charging a mobile device may be a risk factor for abnormal sperm concentration
PMID: Reprod Biomed Online. 2015 Sep ;31(3):421-6. Epub 2015 Jun 18. PMID: 26206279 Abstract Title: Habits of cell phone usage and sperm quality – does it warrant attention? Abstract: Male infertility constitutes 30-40% of all infertility cases. Some studies have shown a continuous decline in semen quality since the beginning of the 20th century. One …
Statins therapy has a higher association with cognitive impairment risk than statins-free treatment
PMID: Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2019 May – Jun;13(3):1797-1803. Epub 2019 Apr 12. PMID: 31235097 Abstract Title: Evaluation of statins impacts on cognitive function among diabetic patients. Abstract: AIMS: The study was intended to evaluate the association of cognitive impairment with statins therapy among diabetic outpatients.METHODS: Mini-Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) was conducted for 280 cases in …
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