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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Do we know whether the long-term, extensive, use of cell phones could affect our health? Are our safety limits reliable? I am skeptical.
In spite of the omnipresence of these gadgets, our knowledge about the effects of the emitted by them radiation on people is not based on satisfactory science. I think that the currently in place safety limits are not sufficiently supported by the available knowledge. So, let’s explore the controversial and limited science dealing with the biological and health effects of cell phone radiation.
The size matters but “the devil is in the details”.
Disclaimer: the opinions presented in this column are authors' own and should NOT be considered as the official opinions of the STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland.
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UK HPA report on cell phones & health is not what it claims to be
The recent UK Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) Report ‘Health Effects from Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields’ by the Advisory Group on Non-Ionizing radiation (AGNIR) clearly misleads the public and decision makers alike. It claims to be a comprehensive review of studies published after 2003. It is by far not what it claims to be. Published 8:52 p.m. May 3, 2012 - Comments
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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity in limelight in Norway - brought by an unlikely adversary
Former Head of the WHO EMF Project, Mike Repacholi, commented that the former Head of the WHO, Gro Harlem Brundtland, spread "fear of cell phones" Published 3:09 a.m. April 14, 2012 - Comments
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You have been WARNED: Cell phone radiation is a possible carcinogen
The IARC has warned that cell phone radiation is a possible carcinogen. Why the warning was forgotten? Published 9:55 a.m. April 7, 2012 - Comments
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European experts in disarray over EHS -- electromagnetic hypersensitivity
Four European experts consider that EHS, ailment allegedly caused by EMF, does not exist. Austrian physicians think the opposite and provide guidelines how to diagnose EHS. Is the science on EHS sufficiently reliable for any far reaching conclusions? I do not think so. New scientific approach is urgently needed. Published 10:56 a.m. April 1, 2012 - Comments
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“Professional debunker” from Germany ridicules Yale study
Use of the headline "Mouse, phone call" (in German "Maus, Telefon!") in the German Die Zeit story attempts to ridicule Yale study on the effects of cell phone radiation on mouse fetuses. For me, the Die Zeit story ultimately ridicules not the Yale study, but also the debunker. Published 3:30 p.m. March 26, 2012 - Comments
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Cell phone radiation during pregnancy: Effect on newborns needs authentic research
Users are continuously assured by the authorities that current cell phone radiation safety limits protect us all. The new study from Yale seriously questions this assumption. It is a wake-up call for research. Published 3:14 p.m. March 18, 2012 - Comments
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New study from US NCI should make a big splash - but it isn't
NCI scientists conclude that the brain cancer rise trend in USA fits predictions made by INTERPHONE study. Published 7:28 a.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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The "smart meters" deployment – beyond the point of no return
Health concerns are not sufficient to reverse or even slow down wireless technological development. The problem has become a policy and politics issue. Published 8:06 a.m. February 24, 2012 - Comments
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Is the "smart meter" scare justified?
It is difficult to understand the scare and hype surrounding "smart meters". Radiation exposure is negligible. Published 12:00 p.m. February 18, 2012 - Comments
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In Peer-Review we trust? Do peer-review journals perpetuate bad science
Should the general public trust in what peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals say? I recommend a "limited trust". Published 2:41 p.m. February 13, 2012 - Comments
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Dariusz Leszczynski
Dariusz Leszczynski is an expert in the biological and health effects of cell phone radiation.
Since 2009 he publishes a science blog dealing with the issue of cell phone radiation and health: http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com
Disclaimer: the opinions presented ...
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Dariusz Leszczynski is an expert in the biological and health effects of cell phone radiation.
Since 2009 he publishes a science blog dealing with the issue of cell phone radiation and health: http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com
Disclaimer: the opinions presented in this column are authors' own and SHOULD NOT be considered as opinions of any of his employers.
