Category: Health, Technology Author : Michael Söze Posted: October 17, 2011
Tags : cell phone radiation exposure, cell phone radition study, Cellphone radiation FCC, Cellphone radiation levels, cellphone radiation testing study, Environmental Health Trust cell phone study
New research provided by Environmental Health Trust, a non-profit group that looks into environmental health risks, says that the government’s current methods for testing radiation levels of cell phones is severely flawed, and that children absorb twice as much cellphone radiation as adults.
The study, published online in the journal Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, criticizes the way phone manufacturers measure levels of microwave radiation, and calls for the industry standard to be scrapped.
In current FCC testing methods, cellphone radiation is calculated using a mannequin that approximates a 6’2″, 200-pound person – a model that the authors of the study say only represents roughly 3 percent of the population. In addition, the “test” phone is held only one inch from the test dummy’s ear – something common observation shows is rarely done by the majority of cell users.
“The standard for cell phones has been developed based on old science and old models and old assumptions about how we use cell phones,” said Devra Lee Davis, EHT.
According to Davis, the current method of testing cell phone radiation levels should be replaced with a MRI-based simulation that would provide more accurate readings.
The study’s authors used such a method (MRI-based) to conduct tests and discovered that 97 per cent of people absorb radiation that exceeds FCC certified levels.
They also say that children absorb two times the amount of cellphone radiation to their heads, up to triple the amount to parts of their brain, up to ten times in their bone marrow, and show greater absorption in their eyes.
For more information on the cell phone safety study, titled “Exposure Limits: The underestimation of absorbed cell phone radiation, especially in children,” head over to EHT’s website.
via Emax Health
Oct 25, 2011
NEWS ALERT
NEW CNN REPORT: CELL PHONE USE CAN INCREASE POSSIBLE CANCER RISK (AS REPORTED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION).
*S. Florida man now being inundated with requests from around the world and from the news media and marketing organizations that are interested in his WaveShield product to protect lives*.
Kalnitsky has been telling people about the dangers of cell phone usage for years. Finally, his time has come and he is being recognized as having a product that works to reduce radiation.
- Kalnitsky is being asked to appear on TV and radio talk shows and news interviews to explain how to protect yourself when using your cell phones to reduce the risk of cancer –
LINK TO CNN STORY: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/.
• Today, there are an estimated five billion cell phones used around the world. The U.S. cell phone market is growing exponentially, especially among teenagers and children. Cell phones are big business. However, studies have linked major health risks from the radiation emitted by cell phones.
• When a call comes in to your cell phone, it travels through a microwave tower. Radiation comes in through the antenna of the phone and runs through the entire phone. The greatest danger lies in the inner ear, which has the highest absorption rate of radiation in the entire body. For those people who use wired headsets and think they are safe, they are not. In fact, wired headsets and wireless headsets such as the Bluetooth, conduct as much as three times more radiation into the ear than the phone itself. Reports also show that cordless phones were of equal or even greater risk than cell phones.
• Cell phone radiation has been in the news quite a bit lately and blamed for the illnesses and deaths of some famous people. For example, attorney Johnny Cochran died of a brain tumor right behind his ear; and his daughter swears it was caused by using a cell phone. Senator Ted Kennedy had a glyoma, one of the three tumors to which cell phone usage has been linked.
• Perhaps the scariest reality of it all is that children are at the greatest risk for radiation exposure, since their skulls are thinner, making it easier for radiation to go deeper into the body. In fact, France has banned all advertising to children and several European countries have age restrictions for cell phone use. Interestingly enough, the United States has done nothing.
• Even though these terrible health risks from radiation are being reported, and the evidence is mounting, the industry giants continue to claim that their products are safe. In fact, there currently is not even a law that says that cell phone manufacturers must place a warning on their packages to inform people of the potential health risks. One might see a correlation between the cell phone industry’s continual denial of the problem with that of the tobacco industry. In fact, one may say that the cell phone industry giants are starting to sound an awful lot likeBig Tobacco.
• A little over ten years ago, South Florida resident, Shelly Kalnitsky, was watching ABC’s 20/20, when he saw a twenty minute feature story on the dangers and potential risks of cell phone usage. The news show interviewed lobbyists and wireless representatives, who all denied there was a problem. Kalnitsky was compelled to learn more about what he had just heard. He began researching the world news regarding cell phones and discovered that information abroad included studies conducted by prominent scientists, who reached very different conclusions than what is being reported in the U.S. Kalnitsky got very concerned, especially about the danger to children, misinformation about hands-free kits and a lack of independent and unbiased reporting on cell phone issues.
• Kalnitsky was so disturbed by what he found, that he established the Cell Phone Radiation News Bureau (www.cprnews.com), a one-stop information center and source for learning more about the potential health risks from cell and cordless phones. This bureau is intended to keep the public consumer informed and to prevent future health-related problems from cell phone use.
• As director of the Cell Phone Radition News Bureau, Kalnitsky felt that there must be something he could do to protect people from this harmful radiation.
• The fact is ALL cell and cordless phones emit electromagnetic radiation. Studies indicate a strong connection between cell phone use and health problems. Children and teens who begin to use mobile phones before the age of 20 are at the greatest risk. However, there is a way to provide protection when using cell and cordless phone. Up until now, there was no proof that cell phones cause cancer and health problems; but the evidence coming out is now overwhelming.
• For more information on Waveshield, go to http://www.waveshield.com.
Jan 16, 2012
funny isn't it; when we read an article on how "scientist can't precisely prove" harmfulness of cell phone radiation, we usually imagine that radiation isn't that dangerous since scientist can't prove it immediately and clearly and we go on our marry ways. not many people actually take time to think about all sides and factors that determine one scientific research and what fights need to be fought for one world changing study to see the light of the day. it takes time, and in the meantime, how many people will pay with their health for following what popular opinion states as "valid" and not thinking on their own. The best thing we can do is to reduce use of things emitting radiation – cellphones, wireless internet etc as much as we possibly can. It's a personal decision and it's not easy but it's a smart thing to do. Also, try to be informed about tech characteristics of devices we are buying; not all cellphones radiate with same amount of EMF radiation. It's not a bad idea to have some sort of EMF protection device (i.e. http://personalbioprotector.com/) that will additionally reduce amount of radiation our bodies are exposed to on daily basis.