Safety advocates gain ground in cell phone debate Doubts are emerging about the devices’ long-term effects on health. By Suzanne Bohan Contra Costa Times 09/27/2009 http://www.contracostatimes.com/health/ci_13433632 This month marked a turning point in the quest by U.S. health advocates to gain credibility for their conviction that cell phones pose an underappreciated health risk. Recently, a
Read more →From Cindy Sage, Sage Associates: What to tell your employer about cell phones and PDAs in the workplace. Neurological Effects of Wireless Technologies Talking Points on Cell Phones and Health Risks Cell Phones 1) Adults who use cell phones for 10 years and longer have about a doubling of risk (200% risk) for malignant brain
Read more →From Businessweek (US): http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2009/tc20090921 _950531.htm Is Cell-Phone Safety Assured? Or Merely Ignored? As Americans rely more heavily on mobile phones, mounting data hint at long-term cancer risks. Concern and research have been sparse By Olga Kharif Russ Faulkner isn’t worried about whether talking on his cell phone might harm his health. He uses his Apple
Read more →From Cindy sage as posted on the CHE-EMF list: PLAIN TALK ABOUT CELL PHONE SAFETY Dear CHE-EMF friends, 22 September 2009 It is time for some plain talk about what you can do immediately to reduce possible risk of malignant brain tumor (glioma) and acoustic neuroma (a tumor of the auditory nerve in the brain)
Read more →From The Telegraph (UK): Scientists call on US Senate to issue advice on mobile phones Health campaigners are calling for safety advice to be issued with mobile phones after scientists told the US Senate that radiation from handsets could be linked to cancer. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6195023/Scientists-call-on-US -Senate-to-issue-advice-on-mobile-phones.html By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Published: 7:04PM BST 15 Sep
Read more →From Louis Slesin, Microwave News: We’ve posted a short item on the U.S. Senate hearings, with links to various other articles and resources. Go to: http://www.microwavenews.com/ Best, Louis Slesin Editor, Microwave News A Report on Non-Ionizing Radiation Phone: +1 (212) 517-2800; Fax: +1 (212) 734-0316 E-mail: Internet: Mail: 155 East 77th Street, Suite 3D New
Read more →From Eileen O’Connor, UK Radiation Research Trust: Video footage is available to view from Monday September 14, 2009 U.S. Senate Congressional hearing on health effects of cell phone use. Washington, DC : 1 hr. 48 min. http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2009/09/14/HP/A/23091/Senate+Appropriation+ Subcmte+Hearing+on+the+Health+Effects+of+Cell+Phone+Use.aspx Last month, the International EMF Collaborative released a report linking cell phone use to cancer, though others
Read more →From Dariusz Leszczynski: The fourth blog “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” is available at http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/%e2%80%a2washing ton-conference-and-us-senate-hearing-on-mobile-phones-and-health/ It informs about the forthcoming events in Washington DC – a Conference and a US Senate hearing Best, Dariusz ************************************************** Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, DSc Research Professor; STUK – Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Guangbiao Professor; Zhejiang University,
Read more →Previous message # 1115 mentioned the report by the International EMF Collaborative titled “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone”. Following is more on this from The Bulletin (Philadelphia, Penn., USA) http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/08/31/top_stories/doc4a9aa14099aa7897239842.txt Higher Cancer Rates In Under-18 Cell Phone Users The Advocate By Herb Denenberg, The Bulletin
Read more →From the Environmental Working Group (USA): Published on Environmental Working Group (http://www.ewg.org) News Release – Lower Your Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation Comprehensive Online Guide To Low-Radiation Wireless Devices Published September 9, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. “”- Environmental Working Group”™s (EWG) research team has assembled the most comprehensive online consumer guide ever to cell phone radiation,
Read more →From Lyn McLean, EMR Australia: How can you reduce your exposure to radiation from a mobile phone? How can you have a say about new international guidelines covering wiring and appliances? Find out in the latest issue of “EMR and Health” together with the latest news and research in an interesting, easy-to-read format. For more
Read more →FOR RELEASE AT WILL: Cell Phones and Health: Is There a Brain Cancer Connection? Experts Convene in Washington D.C. Sept 13-15 Washington, D.C. (August 31, 2009) — Are cell phones safe? Mounting concerns about the cancer risks of cell phone radiation will bring experts to Washington for an international conference on September 13-15. The latest
Read more →The Bankok Post http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/22889/new-report-reveals -mobile-phone-cancer-risk New report reveals mobile phone cancer risk Cellphones may be essential but the government should wise up to the technology’s potential health risks, Writer: Surasak Glahan Published: 29/08/2009 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: News Top design, long-awaited new gadgets and tempting promotions – these are likely the things that dominate
Read more →From Powerwatch News: Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors A new report was released today by the International EMF Collaborative entitled “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone”. This report, sent to government leaders and media today, details eleven design flaws of the 13-country, Telecom-funded Interphone study. The Interphone
Read more →From Katharina Gustavs: Dear all, The Austrian AUVA insurance company commissioned a renowned team of researchers from the Vienna Medical University to take another look at biological effects associated with cell phone radiation. This latest report shows that there are cells that are most sensitive to cell phone radiation and others less so. Sensitive cells
Read more →From Yasmin Skelt: Dear Don, I have been away on holiday and I am encouraged by your words. I know an occupational therapist who also is extremely strict with her teenage son’s use – and her 10 year old has no phone. She said a few years back that her and colleagues had noticed an
Read more →From Gerald Goldberg, MD: Dr. Zinnelis, I admire your heart and inclination. However given the moral imperatives of the modern world, nothing short of an emf blast would rouse them to any acts of conscience. The evidence is there, but the epidemiology tends to be largely ignored. Like the old mythological image of Cronos who
Read more →From Stelios A Zinelis MD, the Hellenic Cancer Society. Replying to message #1100: How reliable is the epidemiological evidence on mobile phones and cancer? With a great interest I read that “”¦Auvinen admitted “¦more of the case-control studies will not improve the situation “¦ and will be waist of time and money”¯. Also you “”¦do
Read more →Over the past week the investigative TV program Today Tonight aired in South Australia, and later nationally, a segment on mobile phones that included an interview with Canberra neurosurgeon Vini Khurana. The program can be seen on video by going to the Adelaide link: < http://www.todaytonightadelaide.com.au/ > and scrolling down on the icons to the
Read more →Dear Don, Since Cindy Sage has published her comments concerning my recent blog, I would like that also my responses to these comments would be available to EMFacts readers. Thanks, Dariusz Response to Cindy Sage comments Dear Cindy, In all three articles cited in my blog (two from ICNIRP SC-I, one from Rothman) and in
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