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Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - Article by Geoffrey Lean, published in The Independent, UK newspaper, on 30 March 2008: "Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation.
Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take "immediate steps" to reduce exposure to their radiation." [italics and bold added]
Article about Dr George Carlo - Good introduction to the alarming research of Dr Carlo, and how the mobile phone industry funding his research withdrew support for it when it didn't give the "desired" results! Later on, they began a character assassination, and his house was burnt down, because he went public with his research findings even though the industry didn't want him to. After all, science is science. . . and, as far as big industry is concerned, apparently economics is economics too.
Wireless Radiation in the Etiology and Treatment of Autism (Tamara Mariea and George Carlo) [pdf <0.1MB. Study that showed how Electro-Magnetic Fields (EMFs) inhibit excretion of mercury, therefore posing a threat to the natural detoxification capacity of the population.]
Interview with Robert O Becker, M.D. (pdf <0.1MB, originally sourced from www.emrnetwork.org/faq.htm) - "One of the first medical pioneers to study natural electrical currents in the human body and to caution about electropollution, Dr. Becker was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine." Quoted from the interview: I have no doubt in my mind that at the present time the greatest polluting element in the Earth's environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields. I consider that to be far greater on a global scale than warming.
"What Scientists Are Saying" - Article from WiredChild: "People who have used a cell phone for ten years or more have higher rates of malignant brain tumor and acoustic neuromas... People who have a digital cordless phone for ten years or more have higher rates of malignant brain tumor and acoustic neuroma..." (BioInitiative Report); "I fear, but hope that I am wrong, that we are at an historical moment, watching the tide recede prior to a health emergency tsunami that is poised to drown us in future health tragedies of unknown dimension" (Lloyd Morgan of CBTRUS, the US cancer registry)
"Understanding the Science" - Article from WiredChild: "All the independently-funded studies that included longer term users (10 years or more use) have shown an association between brain tumour incidence and mobile phone use. In a number of studies the risks for some types of tumours is doubled or even quadrupled"
"I'm allergic to wi-fi waves" - Famous DJ, producer, music writer and remixer Afterlife, a.k.a. Steve Miller, reports in the Sun newspaper, 24th July 2009, that he feels like an exile and there are few places left where he can go: "For Steve Miller a trip to his local High Street is a living hell that makes him sick, dizzy and confused. Pubs make him feel the same and he can't use trains, airports or hotels without experiencing head-banging agony. But Steve doesn't suffer from some strange phobia. He is allergic to wi-fi... [He] carries a wi-fi detector with him wherever he goes... Steve said: "I can't live within 50 yards of anyone. I wouldn't be able to stand it feeling ill in my own house." "
Israeli Government bans marketing Wi-Fi devices for the home as a precautionary measure - (pdf <0.1MB) 18 July 2009; "The minister of environment said that "the health consideration is before any economic consideration, and we have no intention to compromise on this subject.” "
Mobile phones and health - (Word file <0.1MB) Article by Yanar Alkayat, published in The Ecologist, 21 July 2009; "A decade of investigation has consistently shown that using a mobile for one hour a day over ten years could increase your chance of getting a brain cancer by at least 100 per cent... Replace your cordless landline phone with a corded version to avoid the constant radiation emitted from its base... Swap wireless internet routers with dLan plugs that uses cable wiring system"
Open Letter to Parents, Teachers, School Boards Regarding Wi-Fi Networks in Schools - (pdf file <0.1MB) Dr. Magda Havas, B.Sc., Ph.D., Environmental & Resource Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada, 5 May 2009; "It is irresponsible to introduce Wi-Fi microwave radiation into a school environment where young children spend hours each day."
Books for further reading :
“Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age ” (Dr George Carlo)
"Cross Currents" (Dr Robert O. Becker)
"Cell" (Stephen King) [N.B. Surprising book choice? Perhaps... A horror story about cell phones... Just a fantasy, yes... Symbolic significance of the story: cell phones are definitely not cool! It was nice to see some bad press for cell phones for once, even just as a fictitious horror story...]
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