Media Release Senator the Hon. Helen Coonan Minister of Communications, Information technology and the Arts 27 July 2005 Initiatives to address concerns over phone towers The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, today announced a package of initiatives to improve the way mobile phone towers are deployed. “I am aware
Read more →For full report see: http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20050722_bamberg.asp 22/07/2005 – German Doctors unite on RF health effects from masts Summary: A number of German doctors are combining together to put forward their observations of adverse health effects from pulsed high-frequency EMFs (microwave) to the Prime Minister, Dr. Edmund Stoiber. The health effects include headaches, tiredness, inability to concentrate
Read more →From Robert Reidlinger: Kids’ cellphone use in spotlight Officials agree questions call for use of caution Tyler Hamilton and Robert Cribb Toronto Star, 7/09/05 Public calls for greater caution around children’s use of cellphones are emerging for the first time in Canada as scientists raise questions about the impact of radio frequencies on young heads
Read more →From Sage Associates: CNN interviewed Keith Black, MD – head of the neurosurgery at Cedars Sinai Hospital in LA – on brain tumors and cell phone use. You can see the video itself at: www.CNN.com/video and scroll down to Health. The segment is “Cell Phone Use – Cancer Ties Explored” Transcript of segment on cell
Read more →RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH NEWS #822 http://www.rachel.org July 21, 2005 SCIENCE UNDER SEIGE By Tim Montague An ill wind is gusting through the halls of science these days: faked research, suppression of unwelcome results, corruption of science advisory panels, university research falling under the influence of corporate sponsors, and many other conflicts of interest. It’s
Read more →The following message from France illustrates just how the French Telcoms have to learn about the art of “community consultation” and trying to maintain a good corporate image with the public. If, in the UK or Australia, a telco went ahead and sued a community activist group spokesperson for supposedly slandering the company, that would
Read more →From Sianette Kwee: Symposium on “Coherence and Electromagnetic fields in biological systems”, Prague July1-4, 2005 www.ure.cas.cz/events/cefbios2005 Among the most intereresting presentations. I.Y. Belyaev et al: “Adverse effects of microwaves from GSM/UTMS mobile phones depend on carrier frequency and type of signal”. They used blood samples from hypersensitive and normal persons in their study . They
Read more →When we read that the WHO, of all organisations, is actually recommending that children should use hands-free headsets, this is BIG news. However they should be taking a page out of Sir William Stewart’s recommendation that children should not use mobile phones at all. Why is Repacholi changing his tune? Has he encountered truth in
Read more →From Dr. Magda Havas : Thought you might be interested in reading this letter published in the Toronto Star earlier this week. -magda Test exposure levels The Toronto Star Tue 12 Jul 2005 Page: A19 Section: Letter When will the government invest in research to find what are probable safe standards for all Canadians? Is
Read more →http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=27470 Volunteers needed for phone mast study 15 Jul 2005 Researchers studying whether mobile phone masts affect health need your help. The team from the University of Essex, UK, is conducting the largest ever study into the impact of emissions from the masts, both conventional and third generation (3G), on health. The researchers from the
Read more →Sent by Sylvie: http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20050712_earlyday.asp News :: 12/07/2005 – House of Commons motion to stop houses being built near powerlines The following early day motion is being put forward to the House of Commons: That this House recognises that childhood leukaemia is the UK’s biggest child-killer disease and that it is still on the increase; welcomes
Read more →From Tower Sanity Alliance: Sydney Morning Herald Hands-free, but not crash-free By Julie Robotham Medical Editor July 13, 2005 Hands-free mobile phones offer no protection against car accidents, according to world-first Australian research that plotted the call records of drivers involved in crashes. Drivers were four times more likely to crash while using a phone
Read more →From Louis Slesin, Microwave News: According to a report from CTV, Canadian television, WHO’s Mike Repacholi is now saying that the World Health Organization is advising children to use hand-free set. If confirmed, this is a major reversal. Mike Repacholi has long said no children need not take any special precautions when using a mobile
Read more →From Frans van Velden: Growing resistance against 3G (UMTS) in The Netherlands The Hague – A growing amount of municipalities, organisations and citizens in The Netherlands resists the roll out of the 3G (UMTS) network for mobile telephone communications. They want clarity about the negative effects of the electromagnetic radiation on health and well-being. The
Read more →Sent by Sylvie: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1121131876533_10/?hub=Health WHO study examines cellphone risks to kids CTV.ca News Staff While cellphones are increasingly popular among kids, some scientists worry the devices are a health risk to them. The World Health Organization is completing a massive study to see if there’s a link between cellphone use and brain cancer and other
Read more →(Sent by Iris Atzmon) The Toronto Star July 10, 2005 Is her cellphone safe? Some scientists trying to find the answer say they’ve been pressured to soften controversial findings ROBERT CRIBB AND TYLER HAMILTON STAFF REPORTERS What you know about the potential health risks of your cellphone may be clouded by powerful corporate interests anxious
Read more →From the Beaconsfield Action Group: Tower to the people By Daniel Dasey, consumer reporter July 10, 2005 The Sun-Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/tower-to-the-people/ 2005/07/09/1120704596828.html Hundreds of Sydneysiders are raking in huge rents from phone companies by allowing their roofs and walls to be used for mobile phone base stations. Commercial property consultants last week said rents in high-demand
Read more →Please note in reference to message “Frans van Velden comments on Michael Repacholi’s statement”, Frans adds the following: From my open letter to the WHO these sources have been lost: http://www.who.int/about/en/ click WHO Constitution http://www.mngm.nl Monitoring Network Health and Environment (click internationaal, who are we?) http://www.stopumts.nl Experiences are to be found under ‘verhalen’ and in
Read more →Message from David Fancy: 9 July 2005 Hello Don, I’m not sure of this is useful for our readership or not, I will leave that to you discretion. It is a statement included in an Ontario Ministry of Labour Report written by Peter Fuhry, a radiologist with the Ministry’s Occupational Health and Safety operations divison,
Read more →From Frans van Velden MSc, The Hague, The Netherlands July 9, 2005 Open letter to the World Health Organization. WHO should recognize and investigate the reported cases of microwave sickness and electrohypersensitivity (EHS), should advise governments to take care of victims and to take precautionary environmental measurements to prevent the increase of these conditions. Re:
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