From Louis Slesin, Microwave News: A consensus has emerged in France that the national RF research program should cut its ties to the mobile phone industry. Manufacturers and operators would however continue to help pay for health and environmental research. The important question now is whether the government has the political will to raise money
Read more →As Ahlbon et al points out in the latest ICNIRP inspired cell phone risk assessment, for carcinogens which have a very long average induction time, if there was a causal effect there should be an observable increase in risk much earlier than the average induction time. Asbestos exposure, an unfortunate legacy for many Australian workers,
Read more →The third blog “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” is available at http://rock-and-hard-place.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-reliable-is-epidemiological.html. It asks: How reliable is the epidemiological evidence on mobile phones and cancer? Friday, July 24, 2009 Comments by Cindy Sage on 3rd Blog – Between a Rock and A Hard Place Blog Dariusz, Several questions and comments: 1) You say
Read more →From the blog of Dariusz Leszczynski: ( Research Professor, STUK – Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority ) EXTRACT ONLY Friday, July 24, 2009 How reliable is the epidemiological evidence on mobile phones and cancer? This blog was updated on July 25th, 2009 with a post scriptum. The opening lecture of the recent BioEM 2009, the
Read more →From Louis Slesin, Microwave News: In a just-released commentary, Ken Rothman, one of the best-known names in epidemiology, explores two of the two most contentious issues related to mobile phone health risks: (1) If cell phones do lead to an increased incidence of brain tumors, when would we expect to begin to see it? And
Read more →The below analysis from Cindy Sage raises the question on why has ICNIRP (and IEMFP who does the risk assessments for ICNIRP) moved to release its risk cell phone assessment before the Interphone report is published. It would have seemed better to have waited until Interphone was published and then include that in the risk
Read more →From Microwave News: The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has released two new reviews: One is a systematic look at RF radiation and health, and the other is on tumor risks from mobile phones. Details at: http://www.microwavenews.com Best, Louis Slesin __________________________________________________________ Louis Slesin, PhD Editor, Microwave News A Report on Non-Ionizing Radiation Phone:
Read more →Briefing notes from Cindy Sage, April 8, 2009: Comment to the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health on the issue of cell phones, cordless phones and PDAs. Cindy Sage Co-Editor, BioInitiative Report What the FDA Should Do About Communicating Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation Wireless and Cell Phone Risks to the Obama Administration FDA should
Read more →From Cindy Sage: The FDA”™s most recent dismissal of brain tumor risk from cell phone use is stunning in its timing. While other countries of the world are now advising consumers to take precautionary action, the FDA is issuing an “all clear”ť. Based on new evidence of risk from cell and cordless phone use, we
Read more →Reading more like a sales pitch from the telco industry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revamped their web site, removed inconvenient data and given the all-clear to cell phone use, even for small children. Before you believe this latest spin read Microwave News. http://www.microwavenews.com Don ***************************************************************** From Microwave News The U.S. FDA
Read more →The West Australian 4 Jul 2009 Alarm bells ring over kids”™ phones Aine Lynch, UK National Parents Council I t has a handset with an “on” switch, an “off” switch and two buttons with a male and female figure on “” one calls mum, the other calls dad and another button gives access to a
Read more →From Klaus Rudolph, Citizens’ Initiative Omega: Brain Tumor Brings Court Victory for a Cell Phone User… Author: Paul Fitzgerald Sharesa Price thought it was just another in a series of sinus infections. Her head and eyes hurt, and she was vomiting. But then Price had a seizure, and a brain scan found something far more
Read more →Article from: The Advertiser (Adelaide, Australia). Child mobile phone use costs them sleep http//www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25601432-5006301,00.html June 08, 2009 12:01am FOUR in 10 children aged four to seven have mobile phones, shows a study that has alarmed health professionals. The survey of 257 parents of 517 children for the Generation Next seminar series found almost 70 per
Read more →From Martin Weatherall: Half of British children aged 5 to 9 own a mobile phone, and a brand for tots is imminent. Some experts are unhappy http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6556283.ece From The Times June 23, 2009 John Naish In a world where everyone is busy texting and chatting, more and more parents believe that their little ones should
Read more →Well worth a visit is the Blog “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” – Opinions on mobile phone safety by Research Professor Dariusz Leszczynski from the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland. http://www.stuk.fi/blog/leszczynski http://www.stuk.fi/blog/leszczynski/fi_FI/15_05_2009/
Read more →A new paper has been added to the www.emfacts.com web site. Titled “Addiction to cell phones: are there neurophysiological mechanisms involved?” ,the paper by Afonso Balmori and Maria Paz de la Puente, looks at cell phone use as an addiction problem, especially for children and young people. Originally published in the Spanish magazine Proyecto, Vol.
Read more →From Powerwatch: In an unprecedented move, the French Government today announced their decision to take some strongly precautionary measures with regards to mobile telecommunications technology. From an outright ban of mobile phones in primary schools, to a requirement on operators to provide “stripped” down handsets only capable of texting or without a loudspeaker, this is
Read more →Comments on last message by Gerald Goldberg: Don Given the nature of the exposure, there will not be a gradual increase but one would expect to see the equivalent of a mushrooming of the incidence of the illness after a lag period of say 5 to 7 years. The incidence will be flat and then
Read more →Recently on Australian TV several prominent neurosurgeons expressed their concerns over the possible connection between their patient’s use of cell phones and brain cancers. An increase in the number of young people coming in with aggressive brain tumours was also briefly mentioned. Now we read from the UK that childhood brain cancers have overtaken childhood
Read more →From Microwave News: The stalemate over Interphone is coming to an end. A project of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the possible links between mobile phones and tumors, Interphone has been bogged down for over three years while its members feuded over how to interpret their results. Now, Microwave News has
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