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If you’re a cell phone user (and who isn’t?), you’ve no doubt been reading along for several years as we’ve reported various studies addressing the safety of this technology. Some have said that cell phones are safe to use. Some have suggested they might not be. For our part, we’ve urged precaution until more is known. Now a new examination of the available evidence says that was wise advice.
A U.S.-Danish team has just reported that a woman’s use of a cell phone during pregnancy can lead to behavioral changes in her children
They are everywhere.
And they are winning.
An astronomer once quipped that if Neil Armstrong had taken a cell phone to the Moon in 1969, it would have appeared to be the third most powerful source of microwave radiation in the universe, next only to the Sun and the Milky Way. He was right.
Avoiding stress and even cancer, could be as easy as hanging up your cellphone and getting rid of your microwave.
Cell phone users could be in more danger than if they were smoking or exposed to asbestos - that's the verdict of an Australian neuro-surgeon, who says that prolonged use of cell phones could double a user's risk of brain cancer.
Recently there has been a flood of news items mentioning wireless as a driving factor for better healthcare. The latest bit is that UK's Ofcom, that are supposed to be regulating the wireless industry, are speaking about "opening up more radio spectrum" in order to allow this brave new wireless healthcare system to grow.
The Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after three incidents in which mobile phones (cell phones) ignited fumes during fueling operations
Dr Bruce Armstrong, Professor for Public Health at Sydney University, has stated that he genuinely believes that the risk of increased tumours from mobile phone usage is very real. He is currently running the Australian arm of the international INTERPHONE project, and therefore speaks from a position of some authority.
Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust was registered with the Charity Commission by Samantha’s parents, Neil and Angela in December 1996. Samantha had died of a brain tumour on 31st October 1996, just six days before her 17th birthday.
