Articles about the detrimental consequences of radiation from mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc.
The following is an article from the Independenent 19. june 2015
Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life
BY GEOFFREY LEAN, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones, startling new research indicates.
The study, experts say, raises fears that today's young people may suffer an "epidemic" of the disease in later life. At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than 40 per cent of primary schoolchildren.
Yet investigating dangers to the young has been omitted from a massive £3.1m British investigation of the risks of cancer from using mobile phones, launched this year, even though the official Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Programme – which is conducting it – admits that the issue is of the "highest priority".
Despite recommendations of an official report that the use of mobiles by children should be "minimised", the Government has done almost nothing to discourage it.
Last week the European Parliament voted by 522 to 16 to urge ministers across Europe to bring in stricter limits for exposure to radiation from mobile and cordless phones, Wi-fi and other devices, partly because children are especially vulnerable to them. They are more at risk because their brains and nervous systems are still developing and because – since their heads are smaller and their skulls are thinner – the radiation penetrates deeper into their brains.
The Swedish research was reported this month at the first international conference on mobile phones and health.
It sprung from a further analysis of data from one of the biggest studies carried out into the risk that the radiation causes cancer, headed by Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden. Professor Hardell told the conference – held at the Royal Society by the Radiation Research Trust – that "people who started mobile phone use before the age of 20" had more than five-fold increase in glioma", a cancer of the glial cells that support the central nervous system. The extra risk to young people of contracting the disease from using the cordless phone found in many homes was almost as great, at more than four times higher.
Those who started using mobiles young, he added, were also five times more likely to get acoustic neuromas, benign but often disabling tumours of the auditory nerve, which usually cause deafness.
By contrast, people who were in their twenties before using handsets were only 50 per cent more likely to contract gliomas and just twice as likely to get acoustic neuromas.
Professor Hardell told the IoS: "This is a warning sign. It is very worrying. We should be taking precautions." He believes that children under 12 should not use mobiles except in emergencies and that teenagers should use hands-free devices or headsets and concentrate on texting. At 20 the danger diminishes because then the brain is fully developed. Indeed, he admits, the hazard to children and teenagers may be greater even than his results suggest, because the results of his study do not show the effects of their using the phones for many years. Most cancers take decades to develop, longer than mobile phones have been on the market.
The research has shown that adults who have used the handsets for more than 10 years are much more likely to get gliomas and acoustic neuromas, but he said that there was not enough data to show how such relatively long-term use would increase the risk for those who had started young.
He wants more research to be done, but the risks to children will not be studied in the MTHR study, which will follow 90,000 people in Britain. Professor David Coggon, the chairman of the programmes management committee, said they had not been included because other research was being done on young people by a study at Sweden's Kariolinska Institute.
He said: "It looks frightening to see a five-fold increase in cancer among people who started use in childhood," but he said he "would be extremely surprised" if the risk was shown to be so high once all the evidence was in.
But David Carpenter, dean of the School of Public Health at the State University of NewYork – who also attended the conference – said: "Children are spending significant time on mobile phones. We may be facing a public health crisis in an epidemic of brain cancers as a result of mobile phone use."
In 2000 and 2005, two official inquiries under Sir William Stewart, a former government chief scientist, recommended the use of mobile phones by children should be "discouraged" and "minimised".
But almost nothing has been done, and their use by the young has more than doubled since the turn of the millennium.
Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life
BY GEOFFREY LEAN, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones, startling new research indicates.
The study, experts say, raises fears that today's young people may suffer an "epidemic" of the disease in later life. At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than 40 per cent of primary schoolchildren.
Yet investigating dangers to the young has been omitted from a massive £3.1m British investigation of the risks of cancer from using mobile phones, launched this year, even though the official Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Programme – which is conducting it – admits that the issue is of the "highest priority".
Despite recommendations of an official report that the use of mobiles by children should be "minimised", the Government has done almost nothing to discourage it.
Last week the European Parliament voted by 522 to 16 to urge ministers across Europe to bring in stricter limits for exposure to radiation from mobile and cordless phones, Wi-fi and other devices, partly because children are especially vulnerable to them. They are more at risk because their brains and nervous systems are still developing and because – since their heads are smaller and their skulls are thinner – the radiation penetrates deeper into their brains.
The Swedish research was reported this month at the first international conference on mobile phones and health.
It sprung from a further analysis of data from one of the biggest studies carried out into the risk that the radiation causes cancer, headed by Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden. Professor Hardell told the conference – held at the Royal Society by the Radiation Research Trust – that "people who started mobile phone use before the age of 20" had more than five-fold increase in glioma", a cancer of the glial cells that support the central nervous system. The extra risk to young people of contracting the disease from using the cordless phone found in many homes was almost as great, at more than four times higher.
Those who started using mobiles young, he added, were also five times more likely to get acoustic neuromas, benign but often disabling tumours of the auditory nerve, which usually cause deafness.
By contrast, people who were in their twenties before using handsets were only 50 per cent more likely to contract gliomas and just twice as likely to get acoustic neuromas.
Professor Hardell told the IoS: "This is a warning sign. It is very worrying. We should be taking precautions." He believes that children under 12 should not use mobiles except in emergencies and that teenagers should use hands-free devices or headsets and concentrate on texting. At 20 the danger diminishes because then the brain is fully developed. Indeed, he admits, the hazard to children and teenagers may be greater even than his results suggest, because the results of his study do not show the effects of their using the phones for many years. Most cancers take decades to develop, longer than mobile phones have been on the market.
The research has shown that adults who have used the handsets for more than 10 years are much more likely to get gliomas and acoustic neuromas, but he said that there was not enough data to show how such relatively long-term use would increase the risk for those who had started young.
He wants more research to be done, but the risks to children will not be studied in the MTHR study, which will follow 90,000 people in Britain. Professor David Coggon, the chairman of the programmes management committee, said they had not been included because other research was being done on young people by a study at Sweden's Kariolinska Institute.
He said: "It looks frightening to see a five-fold increase in cancer among people who started use in childhood," but he said he "would be extremely surprised" if the risk was shown to be so high once all the evidence was in.
But David Carpenter, dean of the School of Public Health at the State University of NewYork – who also attended the conference – said: "Children are spending significant time on mobile phones. We may be facing a public health crisis in an epidemic of brain cancers as a result of mobile phone use."
In 2000 and 2005, two official inquiries under Sir William Stewart, a former government chief scientist, recommended the use of mobile phones by children should be "discouraged" and "minimised".
But almost nothing has been done, and their use by the young has more than doubled since the turn of the millennium.
If you are not ready to divorce your mobile and computer
It took 70 years before lead was removed from gasoline and paint, with detrimental consequences to many innocent lives. It took 50 years before it was admitted that smoking can cause lung cancer. The mobile and computer industries are among the most successful businesses in history, there are more than three billion people using cell phones in the world, so it would be naive to ignore the influence these multi-billion cooperations have on many of the surveys made to warn people against the dangers of EMF radiation coming from the use of same in daily life.
It is now 45 years since Motorola invented the mobile phone, and only 25 years after it became commonplace. Still, most scientists, and people in general, agree to the detrimental side effects of mobile phones.
Here are some of the known consequences of exposure to electromagnetic radiation:
There are many more consequences because the radiation attacks our cells and cell membranes. The cell membranes that protect against pollution, toxins and vira etc. are broken down by the radiation. When the cell is attacked by the radiation, it will try to protect itself. In that process, the necessary vitamins, minerals and hormones are excluded by the cell. Since every part of our body is made up of cells, the diseases that can manifest thus are practically unlimited.
Most of us will not dispose of our phones, computers and other electronic devices that emit EMF radiation. For us, there are two options:
1. We can accept that we have a serious risk of getting one or more of the diseases mentioned above.
2. We can protect ourselves and our families, by using what Nikola Tesla called zero-point energy now know as divine energy or scalar energy. All we need to do is carry a scalar energy pendant, either around the neck or in the pocket. The Scalar energy pendants are made from Tourmaline. This is a special Japanese volcanic lava type composed of more than 70 natural minerals. It is the unique composition of these minerals and the scientific process, which they have been through, which makes them particularly effective against the electromagnetic radiation. Read more about Scaler Energy here: http://www.waveprotection.com/facts-on-scalar-energy-products.html
It is now 45 years since Motorola invented the mobile phone, and only 25 years after it became commonplace. Still, most scientists, and people in general, agree to the detrimental side effects of mobile phones.
Here are some of the known consequences of exposure to electromagnetic radiation:
- cognitive disorders
- mental imbalance
- headaches
- sleeping disorders
- learning disorders
- memory loss
- weakened immune system
There are many more consequences because the radiation attacks our cells and cell membranes. The cell membranes that protect against pollution, toxins and vira etc. are broken down by the radiation. When the cell is attacked by the radiation, it will try to protect itself. In that process, the necessary vitamins, minerals and hormones are excluded by the cell. Since every part of our body is made up of cells, the diseases that can manifest thus are practically unlimited.
Most of us will not dispose of our phones, computers and other electronic devices that emit EMF radiation. For us, there are two options:
1. We can accept that we have a serious risk of getting one or more of the diseases mentioned above.
2. We can protect ourselves and our families, by using what Nikola Tesla called zero-point energy now know as divine energy or scalar energy. All we need to do is carry a scalar energy pendant, either around the neck or in the pocket. The Scalar energy pendants are made from Tourmaline. This is a special Japanese volcanic lava type composed of more than 70 natural minerals. It is the unique composition of these minerals and the scientific process, which they have been through, which makes them particularly effective against the electromagnetic radiation. Read more about Scaler Energy here: http://www.waveprotection.com/facts-on-scalar-energy-products.html
Parents Nationwide Are Questioning the Safety of Wireless Radiation in Schools
A recent Washington, DC WUSA-9 News Report showcasing a concerned parent group, and the newly introduced Oregon Education Bill informing parents of the potential health risks of WIFI speak out on this emerging issue.
Teton Village, WY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/23/2015 -- As many school systems continue to roll out wireless to younger and younger students, parents are questioning their safety. From coast to coast, parent and teacher groups are raising concerns to school officials about the health risks from the wireless radiation of tablets, laptops and routers. They are calling for safer technology solutions.
A recent WUSA-9 News Report featured local parents expressing concerns for their children's health. These parents are part of a statewide group advocating for wired (not wireless) Ethernet technology networks in schools. The group Safe Tech for Schools in Maryland was founded after a Montgomery County, MD parent requested a report on the radio frequency (wireless) radiation levels at her child's school, and found the levels higher than radiation thresholds set by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
According to the Environmental Health Trust (EHT), wireless devices expose students and staff to microwave radiation that can impede learning and overall health. Studies have shown that microwave radiation can damage reproductive systems, impact the immune system, alter brain functioning, and may increase cancer risk. Tablets have up to 5 antennae that are constantly emitting short intense bursts of radiation even when not connected to the Internet. Wireless devices in classrooms thus result in multiple sources of wireless radiation exposure.
In Oregon, Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer introduced House Bill 3350, which directs the Department of Education to prepare a statement that would disclose the potential health risks of wireless technology to staff and parents. It also declares an "Emergency," stating the Act is "necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety."
Parents are concerned that school districts across the country are quickly moving to install wireless technology systems despite scientists' recommendations that wireless exposures be reduced with children and pregnant women in light of the adverse health effects linked to wireless radiation.
According to the California Medical Association's House of Delegates Wireless Standards Reevaluation Resolution 107-14 passed December 2014, "Scientists are increasingly identifying EMF radiation from wireless devices as a new form of environmental pollution" and "peer reviewed research has demonstrated adverse biological effects of EMF radiation including single and double stranded DNA breaks, creation of reactive oxygen species, immune dysfunction, cognitive processing effects, stress protein synthesis in the brain, altered brain development, sleep and memory disturbances, ADHD, abnormal behavior, sperm dysfunction, and brain tumors."
Actions in other states to raise awareness of these risks include a math teacher, Shelley McDonald, who started an effort to stop the WIFI installation in North Kingstown, Rhode Island schools. Parents raising concerns in Kirkwood, Missouri prompted a radiation assessment. In 2011, a Portland Oregon parent, David Morrison, filed a lawsuit arguing that WIFI exposed children to unacceptable levels of radiation. U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman did not rule on the merit of the case but dismissed the case because it challenged the FCC safety standards. Worldwide, a dozen countries have taken various precautionary action. Most recently, France banned WIFI in nursery schools and directs elementary schools to keep the WIFI off unless needed. The European Union recommends decreased exposures to children.
EHT has issued a briefing on schools and wireless radiation documenting the potential health risks and detailing the public policy efforts worldwide to reduce EMF radiation exposure to children. In addition to these immediate health concerns, EHT is also sharing those of psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect who warns that: " Kids can learn anything from tech, but tech won't embody your values, or love your child, or be thoughtful about the pace at which your child explores the world."
About Environmental Health Trust
EHT educates individuals, health professionals and communities about controllable environmental health risks and policy changes needed to reduce those risks. Currently EHT is raising health concerns about wireless devices in schools and recommends safe hardwired internet connection installations. The foundation's website is the go-to place for clear, science-based information to prevent disease. For more information, or to get involved in the numerous special projects spearheaded by EHT, please visit http://www.ehtrust.org.
A recent Washington, DC WUSA-9 News Report showcasing a concerned parent group, and the newly introduced Oregon Education Bill informing parents of the potential health risks of WIFI speak out on this emerging issue.
Teton Village, WY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/23/2015 -- As many school systems continue to roll out wireless to younger and younger students, parents are questioning their safety. From coast to coast, parent and teacher groups are raising concerns to school officials about the health risks from the wireless radiation of tablets, laptops and routers. They are calling for safer technology solutions.
A recent WUSA-9 News Report featured local parents expressing concerns for their children's health. These parents are part of a statewide group advocating for wired (not wireless) Ethernet technology networks in schools. The group Safe Tech for Schools in Maryland was founded after a Montgomery County, MD parent requested a report on the radio frequency (wireless) radiation levels at her child's school, and found the levels higher than radiation thresholds set by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
According to the Environmental Health Trust (EHT), wireless devices expose students and staff to microwave radiation that can impede learning and overall health. Studies have shown that microwave radiation can damage reproductive systems, impact the immune system, alter brain functioning, and may increase cancer risk. Tablets have up to 5 antennae that are constantly emitting short intense bursts of radiation even when not connected to the Internet. Wireless devices in classrooms thus result in multiple sources of wireless radiation exposure.
In Oregon, Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer introduced House Bill 3350, which directs the Department of Education to prepare a statement that would disclose the potential health risks of wireless technology to staff and parents. It also declares an "Emergency," stating the Act is "necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety."
Parents are concerned that school districts across the country are quickly moving to install wireless technology systems despite scientists' recommendations that wireless exposures be reduced with children and pregnant women in light of the adverse health effects linked to wireless radiation.
According to the California Medical Association's House of Delegates Wireless Standards Reevaluation Resolution 107-14 passed December 2014, "Scientists are increasingly identifying EMF radiation from wireless devices as a new form of environmental pollution" and "peer reviewed research has demonstrated adverse biological effects of EMF radiation including single and double stranded DNA breaks, creation of reactive oxygen species, immune dysfunction, cognitive processing effects, stress protein synthesis in the brain, altered brain development, sleep and memory disturbances, ADHD, abnormal behavior, sperm dysfunction, and brain tumors."
Actions in other states to raise awareness of these risks include a math teacher, Shelley McDonald, who started an effort to stop the WIFI installation in North Kingstown, Rhode Island schools. Parents raising concerns in Kirkwood, Missouri prompted a radiation assessment. In 2011, a Portland Oregon parent, David Morrison, filed a lawsuit arguing that WIFI exposed children to unacceptable levels of radiation. U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman did not rule on the merit of the case but dismissed the case because it challenged the FCC safety standards. Worldwide, a dozen countries have taken various precautionary action. Most recently, France banned WIFI in nursery schools and directs elementary schools to keep the WIFI off unless needed. The European Union recommends decreased exposures to children.
EHT has issued a briefing on schools and wireless radiation documenting the potential health risks and detailing the public policy efforts worldwide to reduce EMF radiation exposure to children. In addition to these immediate health concerns, EHT is also sharing those of psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect who warns that: " Kids can learn anything from tech, but tech won't embody your values, or love your child, or be thoughtful about the pace at which your child explores the world."
About Environmental Health Trust
EHT educates individuals, health professionals and communities about controllable environmental health risks and policy changes needed to reduce those risks. Currently EHT is raising health concerns about wireless devices in schools and recommends safe hardwired internet connection installations. The foundation's website is the go-to place for clear, science-based information to prevent disease. For more information, or to get involved in the numerous special projects spearheaded by EHT, please visit http://www.ehtrust.org.