Monthly Archives: June 2011

Extraordinary claims from a New Zealand expert

On May 16, 2011, TVNZ (New Zealand) broadcast on their breakfast show an interview with David Black. Remember he was featured on a recent NZ documentary (see earlier message) as saying that he is paid by the Telcom industry because they like what he says. Well, they will love this interview. Note the claim that [...]

Perspective on the IARC findings by Cindy Sage, Sage Associates

June 24, 2011 in -Mailing List, Cell phone news by EMFacts

From Cindy Sage: 1) IARC findings: Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. Robert Baan et al, June 22, 2011 Lancet Oncology DOI:10.1016/S147-2045 (11)70140-4 The Lancet Oncology today published a summary from a meeting of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), that classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) (including those caused by mobile phones) as possibly [...]

Microwave News: IARC Summary of RF Decision Published … and more

June 23, 2011 in -Mailing List, Cell phone news, Literature reviews by EMFacts

From Louis Slesin, Microwave News: Lancet Oncology posted a summary of the IARC working group’s decision to classify RF radiation as a possible human carcinogen this morning. In other news, check out our latest Short Takes on: ** The attendance at last week’s Bioelectromagnetics Society meeting in Nova Scotia; ** The U.S. military paying for [...]

Forbes: A Wave of Cell Phone Litigation?

June 21, 2011 in -Mailing List, Cell phone news by EMFacts

Source: Cindy Sage as posted on the CHE-EMF list: Commentary Cellphone Waves May Bring A Litigation Wave Stephen Riccardulli, Jennifer Kalnins Temple and Lisa Linsky, 06.20.11, 03:00 PM EDT It will be a high burden to prove correlation between phone use and cancer. On May 31, 2011, it was reported that the International Agency for [...]

The irrelevance of cell phone SAR ratings (CBS News)

June 19, 2011 in -Mailing List, Cell phone news by EMFacts

Sent in by Blake Levit: Below is a link to a comprehensive piece on CBS News — Henry Lai’s (and my) paper is cited. This writer did a good job with a complicated subject… Blake Trouble with cell phone radiation standard June 2, 2011 9:59 AM By Marguerite Reardon Exerpt: Editors’ note: This is the [...]