From Elizabeth Kelly: Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27dowd.html?ref=opinion The New York Times, 27 June 2010, Sunday Opinion, page 11: Are Cells the New Cigarettes? by Maureen Dowd SAN FRANCISCO The great cosmic joke would be to find out definitively that the advances we thought were blessings — from the hormones women pump into their bodies all their lives
Read more →From Sarah Dacre, Trustee ES- UK Registered Charity No 1103018 BM Box ES-UK London WC1N 3XX Tel: 0845 643 9748 www.es-uk.info MEDIA ALERT NEW and IMPORTANT BOOK Electro sensitivity and Electro hypersensitivity – A Summary by Michael Bevington Michael Bevington, Chair of Trustees of ES-UK, has written a 43 page book designed primarily for doctors,
Read more →From Georgiy Ostroumov: The most dangerous sources of microwave radiation I should like to tell you about the most dangerous sources of microwave radiation (EMF, RF; electromagnetic fields, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, high frequency microwave radiation, etc). I am seeing that many people are suffering from microwave radiation but they do not often know about sources
Read more →From Dr. Grahame Blackwell re. last message: Very good overall. But I seriously question the statement “Your cellphone does not in itself cause cancer.” This is in direct conflict with findings of the REFLEX Project, which reported multiple replications of double-strand DNA chain breaks at exposure to cellphone-type radiation within official ‘safety’ levels. Double-strand DNA
Read more →From Lana: Popular Science (online) The Man Who Was Allergic to Radio Waves By James Geary Posted 15.02.2010 at 9:36 am Link: http://www.popsci.com.au/science/article/2010-02/disconnected Exerpts from the 4 page article: Your cellphone does not in itself cause cancer. But in the daily sea of radiation we all travel, there may be subtler dangers at work, and
Read more →On Feb 15, 2010 in the Los Angeles Times, Dr. David Carpenter, one of the authors of the Bioinitiative report, was quoted by reporter Chris Woolston as apparently having a very dismissive viewpoint towards cell phone use and the condition of electrosensitivity. If we are to believe the reporter, Carpenter is now of the opinion
Read more →In reference to the below conference an excellent book to read is Gunni Nordstrom’s “The Invisible Disease: The dangers of Environmental Illness caused by Electromagnetic Fields and Chemical Emissions”. As far as a chemical link with EMF sensitivity, people working in electrical environments are also usually posed to a wide range of chemical emissions that
Read more →From Sarah Dacre: Professor Denis L Henshaw, Willis Professor at University of Bristol, UK, presented at the ES-UK conference in Melton Mowbray on Saturday, 3rd October entitled: ‘So much research, yet so little notice taken’. This talk may be accessed at: http://www.electric-fields.bris.ac.uk/presentations.html It’s downloadable as a word file This posting is worth taking ten minutes
Read more →From EMF Sensitivity.com: A Perspective on EMF Research Some thoughts on why it is so difficult to obtain clear, consistent, and meaningful results with EMF research. 1) EMF Silence: Research is performed without achieving true EMF silence. That is, research scientists ensure that the one specific frequency that they are studying has been shielded. However,
Read more →From Elizabeth Kelly: Public News Service-WY July 06, 2009 Report: ‘Electrosmog’ is an Emerging Public Health Issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cell phones, wireless networks, and the developing “smart grid” utility technologies are being hailed as progress for communication and information, but the downside is an emerging public health issue. A report documenting health hazards linked
Read more →From Christiane Tourtet: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Connecticut Governor proclaims May 2009 as Electromagnetic Sensitivity (EMS) Awareness Month. http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/102308 [See below] The proclamation was obtained by the hard work of CHRISTIANE TOURTET B.A. Founder/President of International MCS/EMS Awareness http://www.nettally.com/prusty/mcs.htm The direct link to the EMS proclamation is as follows: http://www.nettally.com/prusty/JREMS2009.pdf Please circulate the annoncement worldwide. Thank you,
Read more →From Elizabeth Kelly: Dear Colleagues, Here is the text of the European Parliament EMF Resolution as passed. Kind regards, Elizabeth Kelley, M.A. Managing Secretariat International Commission For Electromagnetic Safety Email: info@icems.eu Web: www.icems.eu ______________________________________________ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef= -//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2009-0216+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN Procedure : 2008/2211(INI) Document stages in plenary Document selected : A6-0089/2009 Texts tabled : A6-0089/2009 Debates : PV 01/04/2009
Read more →From Cindy Sage on the CHEEMF list: From Alex Swinkels in the Netherlands. Swinkels has been instrumental in bringing the EMF issue to the Dutch government’s attention. His group “Dutch National Platform on Radiation Risks” or ‘Stralingsrisicos’ is highly regarded. They have printed and distributed more than 30,000 informational brochures on the risks to children
Read more →MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION On Health Concerns Associated with Electromagnetic Fields In a 43-1 vote, the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted OVERWHELMINGLY a Resolution urging the European Commission to recognize growing public and scientific concern over health risks from electromagnetic fields. The Resolution will be voted
Read more →From Katharina Gustavs: The ICD classification for electrosensitivity by the Nordic Council of Ministers, Olle Johansson refers to in his great explanation (last message), is also available in English. http://www.nordclass.uu.se/verksam/NordICD10.pdf (pages 33 and 55) Best regards, Katharina
Read more →From Olle Johansson: I recently, February 18, 2009, received the very important letter below from a private person: Dear all, I was wondering whether somebody could give me some more information on what exactly the situation is on electrosensitivity in Sweden. Prof. Olle Johansson says that this condition is officially recognized in Sweden, but other people claim
Read more →From Cindy Sage to the CHE news group (Highly recommended See: http://www.healthandenvironment.org/): Conference Report The European Commission Workshop on EMF and Health was held in Brussels this last week (February 11, 12th). It addressed science, policy and public concerns regarding EMF, particularly RF and cell phone use, and worker exposure to EMF in occupational settings
Read more →Posted on Electromagnetic Health.org: Medical Director of Switzerland’s Paracelsus Clinic Takes Stand on Hazards of Electromagnetic Pollution – ‘Electromagnetic Load’ a Hidden Factor in Many Illnesses 10.02.2009 by admin Category Electromagnetic Health Blog http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/medical-director-of-switzerland/ Thomas M. Rau, MD, Medical Director of the Paracelsus Clinic February 10th, 2009. Dr. Thomas Rau, Medical Director of the world
Read more →In addition to the recent message #1000 ”Electrosensitivity becomes an ”inconvenient truth” in Sweden”, published on the list by John and Rigmor Granlund-Lind, Monday December 8th, 2008, https://www.emfacts.com/weblog/?p=1018, it is important to realize that in Sweden electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is definitely not completely denied. In Sweden, electrohypersensitivity is an officially fully recognized functional impairment (i.e., it
Read more →From Eileen O’Connor Trustee – EM Radiation Research Trust Please see details. People can request registration but confirmation will be provided in January. 11-12 February 2009, Brussels: Workshop on EMF and Health: Science and Policy to address public concerns Kalina Lewanska European Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General Unit C7 Risk Assessment B232 02/015 B-1049 Brussels
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