Doctors want school ban on mobiles

DOCTORS have appealed to parents and schools to discourage children under the age of 16 from using mobile phones.

They have also appealed to Education Minister Noel Dempsey to ban mobile phone use, by anyone, in primary schools and pre-school facilities.

The Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association (IDEA) said the use of mobile phones carried certain health risks for young people such as mood changes and cancer.