Wireless Communication-A Progressive Tool of IT for Better Linkages with Challenges for Human Health & Safety

The information technology and telecommunication has played an imperative role in making life pattern comfortable and improving quality of life. The cell phones have revolutionized the modern age of communication. The appropriate uses of the modern technological appliances are to be encouraged and awareness on unjudicious usage is to be disseminated to regulate its implications. Cell phones are now widely used by the majority of the adults, teenagers and even the children using them out of inquisitiveness and interest. At present India and China have the largest growth rates of cellular subscribers in the world. According to the recent report of telecom regulatory authority of India, the growth rate of cell phone users has increased by 67% (total subscribers 9.878 crore) than the previous [1]. Research is in progress at various parts of the globe to know about the implications of this new technology on human health. Sporadic available information from various sources is needed to be correlated with the scientific findings and real use situations. Few studies conducted worldwide and documented indicate that radio frequency radiation may lead to hearing loss, affect memory infringement of sleep, decrease of the memory, fatigue, breach of blood - brain barrier permeability, changes in nervous cells of brain and other health problems, especially to the persons who are having cardiac pace makers or treatment to other complicated diseases. Children are more vulnerable to radio frequencies due to developmental phase of brain and needs special care. This is an attempt to compile salient research findings which have indicated the increased sensitivity in children and teenagers, and road map for more studies through holistic, comprehensive and validated research efforts which are required to explore specific impact. World health organization and other regulatory agencies have given suggestions and precautionary measures for use of mobile phones.