Mobile phones ‘can trigger skin allergies’ http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=631582005 LOUISE GRAY RADIATION from mobile phones can trigger reactions in people with skin allergies, according to new research. Tests showed exposure to microwaves produced by mobiles can cause an allergic response in people who have eczema or dermatitis. A Japanese scientist made the discovery after testing blood samples
Read more →Don’t Be Fooled: Advanced and Rational Societies Can Commit Environmental Suicide By Johann Hari The Independent UK Wednesday 08 June 2005 The way our economy is structured actually encourages environmental destruction. When Tony Blair flew to Washington on Monday to discuss the rapid changes to the earth’s climate caused by man, it is a shame
Read more →U.N. Training Iraqis in Jordan to Measure Radiation from Depleted Uranium June 01, 2005 “” By Dale Gavlak, Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan “” Concerned about depleted uranium and what they say are increasing cancer rates, Iraqi officials are receiving training from U.N. experts on techniques to measure radiation levels according to international standards, a U.N.
Read more →Don, As you are no doubt also aware, in addition to the points you raise, there is also the added possibility of stress and associated mental health based issues induced by the Mother sleeping near a meter box, potential for influence of high frequency EMR on mother and child generated by baby monitors, which although
Read more →Don, You might want to rethink some of your statements re the Draper study, eg, “widely accepted that it is exposures from sources within the home” etc. Here are some mystery quotes from UK research to give you some clues as to what I mean: “The strongest identified factor influencing exposure at home was the
Read more →Here is another report (below) on the Draper study suggesting that it is exposures within the home (unless the homes are adjacent to transmission lines then external sources are the issue) that are paramount for the general population. Note the other study on cot death (SIDS). Now if there is a connection with SIDS and
Read more →Research at mercy of drug firms, study says Sydney Morning Herald By Ruth Pollard Health Reporter June 6, 2005 A study released today suggests that the publication of incomplete or biased pharmaceutical trials is common. Interference is most blatant when the research shows potentially negative outcomes of a drug or treatment, the report, published in
Read more →Press release, to be forwarded and printed Information: Frans van Velden, ++31 70 3820525, fransp@dds.nl ———— Judge thinks radiation of 3G-mast could possibly be harmful June 5, 2005 – A judge of the court of Almelo (The Netherlands) has rejected the demands of Vodafone Libertel, a provider of mobile telephone services. The judge said it
Read more →David Grant, scientific director of Leukemia Research said that the observed increase in leukemia risk for those living at distances greater than 60 m from a high voltage power line was most unlikely to be due to any residual electromagnetic field, or other exposures related to the power line. Therefore he thought that”It cannot be
Read more →Both “New Scientist” and “The Independent” have interesting articles on the Draper study which takes a more cautions look at the findings. Draper seems to be backing off from his study findings by making the usual old disclamers that have used to discount positive findings in EMF epidemiological studies ever since Wertheimer & Leeper’s 1970s
Read more →The long awaited UK Draper study has finally been published in the British Medical Journal, confirming, yet again, the connection between environmental level powerline magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. How much more evidence do we need to protect public health? With the current public concerns being expressed in New Zealand and Canada (previous message) over
Read more →While the powerline health controversy continues to bubble away in New Zealand with a major TV documentary now in the making, a similar issue is now taking hold in Canada’s province of Newfoundland (Below). As with New Zealand, the ICNIRP spin doctors will be having meetings with the relevant Canadian authorities spinning their web of
Read more →Serious UK Nuclear Leak ‘Went Unnoticed for Nine Months’ By Michael Blackley The Scotsman UK Monday 30 May 2005 Tens of thousands of litres of highly radioactive liquid has been leaking unnoticed at the UK’s nuclear reprocessing plant for nine months, it was revealed yesterday. The leak is being described as the worst nuclear accident
Read more →Exposure to pesticides can cause Parkinson’s http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18625014.900 26 May 2005 Special Report from New Scientist Print Edition Andy Coghlan SUSPICIONS that pesticides could cause Parkinson’s disease have been strengthened. The more pesticide you are exposed to, the higher your risk of developing the disease, say investigators who have studied almost 3000 people in five European
Read more →Depleted Uranium Bill Introduced into Congress The Lone Star Iconoclast (From Truthout) 01 June Issue Washington, DC – Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), a medical doctor, on May 17 introduced legislation with 21 original co-sponsors in the House of Representatives that calls for medical and scientific studies on the health and environmental impacts from the U.S.
Read more →Australia’s Mobile Phone Use to Exceed 100% in 3 Years, Predicts IDC 30/05/2005 12:40:21 NORTH SYDNEY, May 30th, 2005 “” Australia’s cellular penetration for the first time last year surpassed “natural saturation,” signifying that every Australian who could be using a mobile phone is already using one, according to IDC”™s latest research into the local
Read more →http://www.electrosensitivity.org.uk/ 29/05/05 The new(ish) Health Protection Agency,HPA, which we understand is subsuming the old National Radiological Protection Board, NRPB, under its grander umbrella as the Radiological Protection Division, RPD, is soon releasing, wait for it, as the HPA/RPD, a report. This is definitely one to watch, of considerable importance to us and anyone who doubts
Read more →WTO Talks a Threat to Environment – NGOs Stefania Bianchi BRUSSELS, May 25 (IPS) – Laws protecting the environment, social well-being and health are increasingly coming under attack at international trade discussions, according to new analysis from a leading environmental group. Friends of the Earth International says a growing number of countries are using negotiations
Read more →Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH NEWS #817 http://www.rachel.org May 12, 2005 Part 1 of 2: A Systemic Approach to Occupational and Environmental Health By Skip Spitzer* There are signs that public awareness about corporate impacts on society is rising.[1] A 1999 industry-sponsored global survey warned that citizens in general feel that
Read more →As for the that Finnish paper on 3G (last message) it turns out to be a Uni prank. The person who earlier sent it to me has since spoken with Topi Mäenpää the “author” (alias Dr. Tech) at Oulu University. Dr. Tech has left his photo at < http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~topiolli/images/virne.jpg > which illustrates who has the
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