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Subject
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Link |
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Warnings of
Scientists & Doctors |
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Benevento statement
19 September 2006 |
ICEMS
The International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety and the City of Benevento, Italy issue precautionary
statement over EMFs. |
Benevento
caution signed by scientists |
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BfS German Federal Agency for Radiation Protection
31 January 2006 |
Germany
authority finally issues warning against use of DECT cordless phones to reduce health risks from exposure to EMF
radiation. |
Federal
agency warns against cordless phone use |
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Freiberger Appeal
Spring 2002 |
IGUMED
- Doctors in Germany say they can no longer ignore that many common illnesses are result from exposure to EMF
radiation. |
Doctors
warn illness results from EMF exposure |
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BBC News
1 March 1999 |
Leading
scientists cut down or modified their personal use of mobile phones as fears mount that they can damage health.
Research links mobile phone use to memory loss. |
Scientists
avoid mobile use due health risks |
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Breast
Cancer |
. |
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ABC News
7 July 2006 |
9th
woman in 12 years diagnosed with breast cancer while working at ABC newsroom Brisbane. |
9th
ABC newsroom breast cancer |
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Breast Cancer Action
June 2006 |
EMF
exposure cause of breast cancer in females & males - abstracts from 2006 "State of the Evidence"
report. |
Breast
cancer 2006 - EMF cause |
|
EMF Portal
2005 |
Household
(inc computer) exposure to EMFs causes increase in breast cancer - seen in older women - more with over 3 hours
exposure per day. |
Home
EMFs increase breast cancer |
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Brain
Cancer |
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|
International Journal of Cancer
February 2007 |
40%
increase in gliomas, a type of brain tumor, among those who had used a cell phone for 10 or more years.
Research in 5 European countries. |
Glioma
brain tumours with 10 yrs cellphone use |
|
Swedish National Institute for Working Life
March 2006 |
Long-term
mobile phone use raises brain tumour risk
240% increased risk for malignant tumour. |
Mobiles
& brain tumours |
|
Journal of Oncology
February 2006 |
Study
shows significant increases in the risk of benign brain tumours following use of mobile telephones. |
Acoustic
neuromas |
|
Sun Sentinel
2 Otober 2005 |
Compensation
of US$30,000- to woman who suffered brain cancer from cellphone use at work. 1st such awards by judiciary in
USA. |
US$30k
payout - brain cancer cellphone use at work |
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Other
Cancer |
. |
|
The Moss Reports
September 2005 |
Evidence
that radiofrequency EMF exposure does cause cancer. Issue examined by a leading independent cancer information
service. |
RF
does cause cancer |
|
BBC News
14 October 2004 |
Using
a mobile phone for 10 years or more increases the risk of ear tumours by four times - findings by Karolinska
Institute, Sweden. Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour in the auditory nerve, which can cause brain and
nerve damage. |
Ear
tumour risk increases 4-fold after 10 year's mobile use |
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Eye
Damage |
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|
Technion Research
July 2005 |
Link
between microwave radiation - similar to type found in cellphones - and human eye & visual damage.
Accumulating effects over time that do not heal. |
Visual
damage from EMFs |
|
CBC Health & Science
16 November 2004 |
Workers
who spend hours staring at a computer screen may be at increased risk for glaucoma, a gradual disease of the optic
nerve leading to loss of peripheral vision. |
Screen
use increases risk of glaucoma |
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Cumulative
Effect & DNA Damage |
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Environmental Health Perspectives
May 2004 |
University
of Washington researchers found prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields - like those from hair
dryers, coffee makers and electric blankets - can damage brain cell DNA. |
Cumulative
effect and
DNA damage from
EMF exposure |
|
News @ Nature.com
21 December 2004 |
REFLEX
study finds EMF radiation from mobile phones could harm DNA in human cells and
cause chronic disease |
Mobiles
damage DNA |
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Greater Hazard
to Children |
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|
Int. Journal of Cancer
1 August 2006 |
Japanese
research finds children exposed to 4mG (0.4µT) or more Magnetic Fields in their
bedrooms had close to 5 times more leukemia than those living in low-exposure homes. |
Child
leukaemia 5x higher in bedrooms with Magnetic Fields |
|
Nine MSN report
7 June 2004 |
Dr.
Charlie Teo, a pre-eminent neurosurgeon at cutting edge of 21% increase in children's brain tumours - links with
mobile phones and EMR. |
Child
brain tumors from EMF exposure |
|
Ezine News
January 2005 |
Cellphones
endanger children. Parental warning based on 4 studies conducted in Europe that indicating the potential
hazards of cellphone use have been underestimated. |
Cellphones
endanger children |
| William
Thomas review
July 2003 |
Researcher
review of risks with cellphone use and increased hazard for children. |
Cellphones
worse for child |
|
UK Sunday Mirror
27 December 2001 |
Spanish
Neuro Diagnostic Research Institute scientists find cellphone call lasting just 2 minutes alters natural
electrical activity of a child's brain for up to an hour afterwards. |
Cellphones
- child brain effect shock |
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Western Daily Press
12 May 2000 |
Health
fears for the mobile generation. Ground-breaking Bristol research — the first official statement
that mobile phones can cause physiological changes and emissions do cause “subtle biological changes”.
Children are most at risk. |
Health
fears from mobiles - child most at risk |
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Men's
Health |
. |
|
NZ Herald
Cleveland Clinic
25 October 2006 |
Mobile
phones identified as cause of reduced sperm production in men, scientists say. New research shows
reduction in sperm count to just 18% |
Mobile
phones cause reduced sperm production |
|
BBC News
27 June 2004
MSN .com
June 2004 |
Research by Andrology Unit, University of Szeged, Hungary.
Radiation from mobile phones could cut the number of
sperm a man has by a third.
Men who carry their mobiles near their groin could have
sperm count reduced by 30%
|
Carrying a mobile phone can
significantly affect male fertility
Lower sperm from
cellphone near groin
|
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Other
Health Risks |
. |
| Sunday
News
5 February 2006 |
Dangers
of radiation from cordless phones - shock report of Swedish scientists. Higher radiation than from cellphone
towers common. |
Cordless
phone radiation at seriously high levels common |
| Korean
Times
5 February 2006 |
10.9% of respondents felt physical
disorders due to cell phone usage. Most common symptoms - complaints of brief deafness, headaches,
tiredness, inability to concentrate. |
11%
complain of physical disorders from phone use radiation |
| Popular
Science
February 2004 |
Researchers
at Sweden's Lund University provide unambiguous link between brain damage and microwave radiation emitted by GSM
mobile phones. |
Mobiles
radiation breaches blood brain barrier |
| Microwave
News
Jan - February 2003 |
Extremely
low doses of GSM radiation at level 100 to 1000 times lower than exposure standard can cause brain neuron damage.
Non-thermal levels. More researcher at Sweden's Lund University |
GSM
phone radiation at levels below standards causes brain neuron |
| Swedish
& Finnish studies
September 1999 &
June 2002 |
Another
2 research reports finding leakage in blood brain barrier caused by microwave radiation of cellphone
transmissions. |
Blood
brain barrier leakage with cellphone radiation |
|
BBC News
11 May 1999 |
Mobile phones should carry a health warning says Headway National
Injuries Association, a charity caring for people with head injuries. |
Mobile
phones should carry health warning due to health risks |
|
North South Magazine
February 2006 |
Avoid
being a sitting duck for Avian flue - protect your vital bioenergy |
North
South sitting ducks |
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Legal
& Liabilities |
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|
Sun Sentinel
2 Otober 2005 |
Compensation
of US$30,000- to woman who suffered brain cancer from cellphone use at work. 1st such awards by judiciary in
USA. |
US$30k
payout - brain cancer cellphone use at work |
|
Earthpulse Press
21 July 2004 |
Legal concerns, product liability,
insurance and risk management concerns with cellphones. |
Insurance
risks |
|
The Observer, UK
11 April 1999 |
Leading Lloyd's underwriter declines to insure
celllphone suppliers against the risk of damage to users' health. |
Reinsurers
decline risk |