Here’s some good news for theTelcos spin factories: “No brain cancer link to mobile phones, study says” Watch the spinning of media articles coming out proclaiming the old ‘mobiles proven safe’ line. More justification for Motorola’s call to end all future research. Note however, that Swerdlow is not saying there is no risk, just no
Read more →From Mast Sanity: link to article on MYMO in Sunday Telegraph today. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/14/nkidmob14.xml Mobiles aimed at under-8s set for return to high street By Nina Goswami (Filed: 14/08/2005) A mobile telephone aimed at primary schoolchildren but withdrawn by the main distributor eight months ago because of health fears continues to be sold in Britain. Health
Read more →From: Iris Atzmon I received interesting & important posts in response to the Canary story (that was sent by Frans van Velden from the Neatherland), It is interesting to note that in Osafia, the Druz village that removed anetnnas because of more than 200 cancer cases (15 new cancer cases were diagnosed only last month),
Read more →From Tower Sanity: Eduation tool a phone call away By Shane Green Education Editor (The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia) August 15, 2005 Schools have a blunt approach to mobile phones: ban them in the classroom. But in a radical reversal, a new push has emerged for students to use them as the learning device of
Read more →The following message may indicated that text messaging may not be as safe as assumed, especially if one is wearing metal framed glasses. Don ISRAELI RESEARCH: CELL PHONE RADIATION MAY CAUSE VISUAL DAMAGE In a recent scientific study conducted by a team of researchers from the Technion, a possible link between microwave radiation, similar to
Read more →Response to Lloyd Morgan’s message from Iris Atzmon: Don, Lloyd wanted responses from the public, I think it would be very interesting for him to read what Dr. Robert Kane has written about the ionizing/ non-ionizing and the mechanism, Lloyd and Kane complement each others messages: http://www.emfbioeffects.org/images/RedHerring.doc Regards, Iris. Note: Robert Kane is the author
Read more →Sent by Robert Reidlinger: Vienna Doctor’s Chamber (Wiener Ärztekammer) warns of excessive mobile phone use by children. Data for the cancer risk from mobile phone radiation are increasing: new catalogue of guidelines advises cautious contact with mobile phones. Wien (OTS) – The Vienna Doctor’s Chamber (Wiener Ärztekammer) warns expressly against excessive mobile phone use especially
Read more →From Lloyd Morgan To the List, I would like our activist community to consider using different units of measurements when discussing the power absorbed by our brains when using a cellphone. This is referred to as Specific Absorption Rate or SAR. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) when discussed as total energy absorbed over time is Specific
Read more →Sourced by Iris Atzmon 1: Environ Res. 2005 Jul 12; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Links Case-control study of the association between the use of cellular and cordless telephones and malignant brain tumors diagnosed during 2000-2003. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Mild KH., Department of Oncology, University Hospital, SE-701 85 Orebro, Sweden; Department of Natural
Read more →From Lloyd Morgan Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:03:55 EDT If you haven’t seen the latest from Hardell et al., there are 3 important papers. One in Neuroepidemiology (June), one in Environmental Research (July) and one in Int Environ Occup Health (July). The first 2 report on brain tumors with ORs as high as 9.9,
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 →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 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 →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 →Following is a message of interest from Gerd Oberfeld MD: Dear Colleagues, For those who are interested in environmental epidemiology … a) new MW-dosimeter for GSM900/ GSM1800/DECT/UMTS/WLAN http://www.maschek.de/uk/frameset.php?p=produkte b) Study on the Feasibility of Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Mobile Telephone Base Stations – Final Report http://www.mobile-research.ethz.ch/var/pub_neubauer_pref14.pdf Please distribute this information to people you
Read more →Whatever happened to all those expert warnings over children and mobile phone use? Who does the industry and Disney listen too? None other than Motorola and their spin doctors Swicord, Elder and Joyner who all have had a go at twisting science to the tune of their corporate masters. Recommended reading: “A Corporate Risk Assessment
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