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News - General Environmental Health News
Tuesday, 25 September 2007

 

 

EIR: The International Herald Tribune reports on new studies linking long term exposure to wireless radiation to increased health risks, just as cities scramble to install all encompassing WI-FI coverage.

 

 

PARIS: While major cities around the world rush to blanket neighborhoods with free wireless Internet access, critics are questioning the health risks that might be created by a wired London or a Paris transformed from the City of Light to City of Hot Spots.

 

The nagging fear is that electromagnetic waves emitted by wireless technology could become the tobacco smoke of the 21st century. Some environmentalists are already demanding restrictions, and government officials in some countries are issuing warnings to limit use and seeking reviews of the long-term health impact of exposure to wireless networks and mobile telephones.

 

"The exposure to electromagnetic fields is rising, and it's widespread," said Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of the European Environmental Agency, a European Union institution. "So, come what may, we should be anticipating that even with a low dose, but with wide exposure, this will require much more inspection."

 

The agency, which last week issued a statement urging caution, is paying close attention to the results of an ongoing World Health Organization study called Interphone that is evaluating cellphone use by almost 7,000 brain tumor patients in 13 countries, among them Japan, Canada, Germany and France.

 

For the most part, national studies have detected no consequences from the use of mobile phones for a period of up to 10 years. But last spring, Interphone published the results of studies of 1,500 brain cancer patients in the south of England and Nordic countries.

 

Read the full article at the International Herald Tribune

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Matthew Hogg 2007/09/25 12:26
It seems the possibility of wireless radiation causing measurable health effects is still a very cloudy area in terms of research and expert opinion.

I have to say I have never noticed any acute symptoms when using a mobile/cell phone or when around wi-fi zones. My experience with multiple chemical sensitivity has taught me however that it is wise to be cautious even without overwhelming scientific evidence for negative effects. In the case of chemicals, and now wireless technologies, the lack of scientific evidence is currently due to not much research having been done rather than the assertion that chemical products and wi-fi are harmless. To this end, despite minor inconvenience I have avoided installing a wireless router in my home and have instead settled for old fashioned wired network connections.

What are your experiences with wireless radiation? Does simply being close to a mobile phone or wireless internet router make you sick? Have you or someone you know developed a tumour after long term mobile/cell phone use? Let us know.
Luanna 2007/09/29 21:02
i lived in a house with a microwave tower less than 3 miles away, I became very ill and am now staying in Milwaukee and much sicker than I was living "off the grid" in Arizona.
yayaba08 2008/10/14 19:06
That's the next area I want to address in my recovery. Here is a link to a website (https://commerce.hacres.com/product.aspx) that offers a Cell Phone Safety product called a BioPro Cell Phone Chip. That will be my next investment in my health. Has anyone used this product or any other type?
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