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Take your sleep back to how it used to be before your neighbour got that broadband router upgrade.<br />
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Wireless radiation from your own wireless applications can be combated easily but if you turn all your technology off and still find you're having trouble sleeping, likelihood is your sleeping environment is being affected by none ionising radiation from a phone mast, your neighbours broadband router or any number of increasing technologies that communicate using wireless with you or other appliances.<br />
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<br />Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-26448618547627761732014-03-12T18:44:00.000+00:002014-03-12T18:44:10.193+00:00ART KAB'S STORY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
ART KAB'S STORY<br />
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My name is Art Kab. I am 47 years old. I have been married for 16 years and have a eight-year-old son. I taught in Japan for over 18 years and then lived in China, where I was also teaching at the university level. After China, I moved to a sustainable community in India, which does not allow cell phone towers on its twenty-square kilometers of land and hence has extremely low levels of ambient electromagnetic radiation (EMR).<br />
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In November of 2004, I started working at a university in Japan. Within six months of moving into a new apartment and starting my new job I started to become ill. I gradually developed more and more adverse symptoms. First, I found myself suddenly waking up earlier and earlier until I got to the point where I could barely sleep anymore. I progressively developed the following symptoms: (1) excessive thirst, (2) night sweats, (3) brain fog, (4) swollen lymph glands, (5) fatigue (6) insomnia, (7) a weakened immune system, (8) nausea, (9) heart pain and palpitations, (10) back pain, (11) unexplained anxiety, (12) neurological symptoms, (13) vision problems (14) testicular pain, (15) loss of appetite, (16) rapid weight loss, (17) frequent urination, (18) dry eyes and mouth, (19) impaired memory, (20) inability to concentrate, (21) body temperature regulation problems ( i.e. chills), (22) bone pain, (23) intestinal disturbances, (24) skin rashes, (25) increased allergic sensitivities, and so on.<br />
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After searching on the Internet, I determined that I had the symptoms of what was most likely prematurely and misleadingly christened "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)" by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in 1988, four years after droves of people in the USA started complaining of the same symptoms in 1984 - when it was initially dubbed "Yuppie Flu" by the media. 1984 is ominously also the same year that the first commercial 1st generation (1G) cell phone system spread across the United States (and yuppies were the first to start using cell phones and computers). (This is also interestingly the time when the phenomena of what is called Colony Collapse Disorder [CCD], where whole colonies of bees started dying, made its initial appearance. Now, along with this microwave (MW) technology CCD has spread around the world and is now seemingly affecting food supplies.)<br />
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I went to see several specialist doctors in Japan who confirmed my suspicions and also gave me the common diagnosis in Japan of Autonomic Nervous System Disorder. Blood and other tests revealed high titers of Epstein Barr Virus, Cytomegalo Virus, Coxsackie Virus, Mycoplasma, Toxoplasma, Candida and so on.<br />
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As I progressively became sicker and sicker, I was no longer able to work. After searching on the Internet, I read one horror story after another of people who had contracted this strange syndrome and who had never recovered. Even the CDC states on their Website that CFS is an incurable disease (and a recent survey by the CDC put the rate at one in forty in the USA). And it has been well over two decades and they are still saying they do not know what causes this condition.<br />
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There have been a number of theories put forth as to what causes CFS stemming from viruses, mycoplasma, mercury toxicity, Candida, mold, chemical toxicity, free radicals, depletion of the body's store of antioxidants, allergic reactions, abuse as a child, to a genetic predisposition. Certainly, many of these are secondary factors contributing to the symptomology of this disease, which I firmly believe hence stem originally from a massive increase in an underlying cause: ambient EMR (especially microwave) permeating our environment.<br />
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After being ill for about six months and searching for answers about what causes this condition, I started to suspect electromagnetic radiation (EMR) - especially high frequency (HF) microwave radiation emitted by cell phones and cell-phone towers - as being the culprit. I had read of one person who had been ill for years with CFS and Crohn's Disease who claimed all his symptoms disappeared when he moved out from an apartment in a big city and into his parent's home out in the French countryside. I also noticed that I always felt better at night (as most people with CFS do) when most people are not using their cell phones - in spite of the fact that I was suffering from insomnia. Moreover, I would get these weird and unexplainable anxiety attacks at specific times of the day, which I later correlated with peak cell-phone usage times in Japan, where I was living at the time. Furthermore, I noticed that I would feel much better if I went to certain places, which I was later able to ascertain had less of this electrosmog now increasingly permeating the planet. People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PWC) also feel worse when it rains and it is a known fact that cell phone towers will also boost their power output in rainy weather to boost signal strength and reception. <http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm="">Finally, I went to see an alternative doctor in Japan who stated very clearly in his brochure that disease is caused by a combination of factors: genetics, pathogens, chemical toxicity, metal toxicity, and - YES - exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR).</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />A little more research on the Internet revealed that the symptoms found in CFS are practically identical to what the Russians termed Microwave Sickness in the early seventies:</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"In 1971, Zinaida V. Gordan and Maria N. Sadchikova of the USSR Institute of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases described a comprehensive succession of symptoms, which they identified as Microwave Sickness. The initial symptoms are low blood pressure and slow pulse. The second stage includes headaches, dizziness, eye pain, sleeplessness, irritability, anxiety, stomach pain, nervous tension, inability to concentrate, hair loss, which are eventually followed by adrenal exhaustion and ischemic heart disease." (Becker, The Body Electric, 1985, pp. 314-315)</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Moreover, numerous research studies have found these same symptoms found in people living in the vicinity of cell-phone towers (AKA mobile-phone masts) and this set of symptoms has also more recently been termed Microwave Syndrome. Furthermore, it has been found by a number of researchers that after approximately five years cancer clusters start forming around these towers-of-death.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Dr. Henry Lai, of the University of Washington, had postulated that the effects of exposure to long-term non-ionizing radiation could very well be similar to the effects of short-term exposure to ionizing radiation. In fact, this seems to be exactly what we are seeing in the symptoms in a number of disease states, which appeared or vastly increased in number with the advent of the mobile phone and WiFi and a drastic increase in ambient EMR in our environment. For example, the following symptoms are found in Radiation Sickness, CFS, and what is known as Microwave Sickness:<br />Fatigue Swollen Lymph Nodes Nausea Weakness Intestinal Problems Impaired Memory Impaired Concentration Insomnia Loss of Appetite Weight Loss Skin Rash Weakened Immunity Night sweats Heart Problems Visual Disturbances Chills Headaches Flu-like Symptoms</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Furthermore, the REFLEX studies performed in twelve European countries have clearly proven that this is indeed what is happening. If one puts a frog in boiling water, the frog will become scalded and will immediately jump out of the water. However, if you put a frog in cold water and slowly heat the water, you can cook the frog. If you expose people to large doses of continuous ionizing radiation (e.g. Chernobyl or nuclear fallout) they will immediately become ill with radiation sickness. </http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br /></http:><http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm="">However, if you expose people gradually to low doses of non-ionizing radiation, their bodies will try to adapt, the effects will be more subtle, and hence they may not notice they are sick until it is too late (i.e. they develop cancer or some other serious disease).</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />The late Dr. Robert O. Becker - twice nominated for the Nobel Prize - wrote 21 years ago in his book, The Body Electric, the following with regards to the dangers EMR is posing:</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"The dangers of electropollution are real and well documented. It changes, often pathologically, every biological system. What we don't know is exactly how serious these changes are, for how many people. The longer we as a society, put off a search for that knowledge, the greater the damage is likely to be and the harder it will be to correct." p. 304</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />After looking around in my immediate environment, I was able to ascertain that there were four 3rd generation (3G) cell-phone towers within a kilometer of my apartment, two of which were within 300 meters. Moreover, most of my adjacent neighbors had WiFi systems bleeding into my own apartment. On top of this, my office at the university I was working at was in direct line-of-sight propagation of a number of mobile phone masts and I was able to later measure extremely high levels of microwave radiation in my office. Finally, the city I was living in had started to implement its digital broadcasting system.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />I finally found and decided to rent a log house up in the mountains of Japan - out of cell phone range (one of the very few places) - and immediately started to feel better with the immediate (within 24 hours) disappearance of many symptoms and with most of the rest of these symptoms gradually disappearing over a two month period. I stayed in this log house for a total of four months.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />As my body started to heal, I started to become extremely sensitive to the EMR emitted by cell-phone towers and cell phones. Whenever I got into range of a cell-phone tower or people with cell phones (often before I could even see them), I would start to feel sick with nausea, pain in my heart, pressure in my skull, and pain in the lymph nodes. If someone were to make a cell phone call near me, these symptoms would become extremely exasperated. It was very noticeable on our weekly drive into the city that symptoms like headaches, irritability, brain fog, muscle aches, nausea, heart pain and so on would soon appear only to disappear again when we returned to our cabin in the microwave-free zone up in the mountains. Some other things I noticed was that I always felt colder in the city (where it was actually much warmer) than I did in the mountains (where it was actually much colder). It seemed as if the exposure to MW radiation was also affecting my body's ability to regulate its temperature. Another interesting thing that happened is that my severe allergy to cedar pollen completely disappeared for the first time in twelve years - and this was in spite of the fact that we were living outside a small village called Cedar Mountain (Sugiyama) surrounded by nothing but cedar trees and that the news was reporting extremely high counts of cedar pollen in the air at that time of year. Since these hay fever symptoms had started in 1992, now in retrospect (and from research) I firmly believe the cause was the then increasing amount of EMR in the environment since this is just about the time that cell phones started to become popular. We were also able to notice an abundance of frogs in our microwave-free zone and we found this in other areas with little or no cell-phone radiation. On the other hand, we were unable to find any frogs whatsoever in areas heavily radiated with cell-phone microwave radiation.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Fortunately, a number of treatment modalities have alleviated and helped me to cope with this electrosensitivity more effectively. One has been heavy-metal chelation therapy, where by using a number of sulfur compounds that bind with metals one is able to and draw these metals out of the body. Another has been the removal of all metal fillings from the mouth. And finally the daily use of a large variety of antioxidants has helped tremendously.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />I decided to leave Japan - one of the most electropolluted countries in the world - to look for a new place to live. After traveling through Thailand, India, Myanmar, and Laos, I decided to make Southwestern China my new home (and then moved to a sustainable community in India, where there is even less of this radiation and a growing awareness about this problem among the people who live there). I decided against going to any advanced Western countries, since these also seem to have the most advanced microwave communication systems (3G and WiMax) and I seem to fare better with the 2nd generation systems now still prevalent in most developing countries. Also, I have - I believe due to microwave exposure - developed a number of sensitivities. At this point, more and more people are getting sick from long-term exposure to electrosmog and urgently seek a place - a refuge - in this world where they can heal in a place where there is no or little EMR emitted by cell phone towers and other sources. Such places are now being called Zone Blanche (or White Zones).</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />With the advent of cellular-phone microwave technology and WiFi and the drastic increase in the ambient electromagnetic radiation it has produced, the world has seen a major increase in disease states like Autism, ADHD, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) (AKA ME [Myalgic Encephalomyelitis] in the UK), Insomnia, Behavior Disorders, Allergies, Asthma, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), all forms of cancer (e.g. Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Leukemia, etc.), and so on. And we don't just have correlation here since there are indeed numerous studies also showing causation.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />At present, brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death in children in the USA (and now the UK and Australia) surpassing leukemia in 2002. A recent British newspaper put the present rate of Autism at one in forty (while more conservative estimates in the USA are putting it at one in one hundred). Forty million Americans now take sleep medication for insomnia (up 60% since 2000) while 60% suffer from sleep disturbances. The use of sleeping medication also tripled for young adults (under the age of 45) between the years 1998 and 2006. A recent survey by the CDC also put the number of people with CFS (PWC) at one in forty.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />While Dr. Robert O. Becker's warnings went mainly unheeded in the 80s and 90s, in the first decade of the 21st century it seems that more and more people are starting to take this threat more seriously and now certain governments around the world have finally initiated the process of taking action. Below is a chronicle of some of these events:</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In 2002, a number of German doctors - belonging to the Interdisciplinary Society of Environmental Medicine - issued the Freiburger Appeal (closing with close to 40,000 signatories) after noting a cause-and-effect relationship between the increase in wireless technology (cell phones, WiFi, DECT, etc.) and "a dramatic rise in severe and chronic diseases" like behavioral disorders, ADD, blood pressure disorders, heart attacks and strokes, brain-degenerative diseases, and cancers like leukemia and brain tumors.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) finally and officially recognized electro-sensitivity as a bona-fide disorder - in spite of the fact of well-known collusion with and funding being received from - via Repacholi - the cell-phone industry.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Also in 2005, the Vienna Doctors' Chamber (Wiener Arztekammer) - after the REFLEX Study clearly showed genetic damage - created posters (posted in hospital waiting rooms) warning of dangers and listing rules for use.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In Aug. 2007, a report - issued by an international group of renowned scientists, researchers, doctors, and public health experts - entitled the BioInitiative (www.bioinitiative.org) warns</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"Wireless technologies that rely on microwave radiation to send emails and voice communication are thousands of times stronger than levels reported to cause some health impacts. Prolonged exposure to radiofrequency and microwave radiation from cell phones, cordless phones, cell towers, WI-FI and other wireless technologies have been linked to physical symptoms including headache, fatigue, sleeplessness, dizziness, changes in brainwave activity, and impairment of concentration and memory."</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In Sept. 2007, the German government warned its citizenry not to use mobile phones (only in emergencies) and WiFi.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In Italy, Japan, and a growing number of other countries (most recently France) children are now banned from bringing cell phones to schools. In May of 2009 France passed a law completely banning cell phones in its elementary schools with many other French municipalities deciding to remove WiFi systems from their schools.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In Nov. 2007, the city of Paris voted to ban WiFi in Public Libraries with other libraries following suit in 2009.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In Dec. 2007, an Australian Democrats commissioned discussion paper found microwave radiation from cell phone towers to very likely be behind the drastic rise in disease states like cancer, diabetes, asthma, allergies and Alzheimer's disease, etc.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In May of 2008, Dr. Vini Khurana, Ph.D. <http: mobilephone.html="" www.brain-surgery.us="">and leading Australian brain surgeon, issued a report showing evidence in support of a growing global health crisis due to the use of mobile phones.<br />On November 3rd, 2008 Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich wrote to Mr. Martin of the FCC stating<br />"FCC adoption of rules to authorize use of White Spaces spectrum for wireless devices operating in the home will lead to the repeated, chronic, long-term exposure of individuals, at all age levels, and to more frequencies and quantities of radiofrequency (RF) radiation at very close range than is currently the case. Whether these exposures pose human health risks is under investigation by members of the scientific and public health research communities. I am writing to remind FCC to consider the potential for serious human health effects that could result from the proliferation of these devices in the home, before allowing the proliferation of such devices." http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/?p=1045</http:></http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In January, 2009, the country of Belgium decided to reduce the levels of allowable ambient microwave radiation from 20.6 V/m to 3 V/m while Finish authorities recommended restricting the use of mobile phones by children. In the city of Lyon, France, I campaign was underway to limit use of cell phones for children under 12 while the French Government banned completely the advertising of cell phones to children.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On February 10th, 2009, Dr. Thomas M. Rau, MD, Medical Director of the Paracelsus Clinic said thatto expose children in schools to electromagnetic radiation, known to impair brain function and learning, is "criminal". He further stated that "It is unethical to expose children to electromagnetic load in this way. We know that power stations for electromagnetic waves like mobile phones are hurting the brains of children, so to put such stations into schools is really…very, very, very bad.... Does the school, or does the society, really want to have intelligent, well-educated children, or not?.... If you install mobile phone towers, which radiate to the children, their intelligence, their brain capacity, decreases. You will have more ADD children, you will have less function of the brain, which in the long term reflects on the intelligence of the children, of the possibility to really teach children, and in the long term, the more this overcomes society, the more we will have dumb children."</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On February 12th, 2009, a number of German doctors wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, the US Congress, and American citizens warning of negative health consequences seen in Germany due to digital broadcasting.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />At a major conference in Brussels entitled "EMF and Health: Science and Policy to address public concerns" a large number of the world's leading EMR experts issued "Expression of Concern" statements: </http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In March of 2009, an article by Dr. Lennart Hardell in the journal Pathophysiology stated that people who start using a mobile phone before the age of twenty are 5.2 times more likely to develop brain cancer.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />March, 2009, brought a reversal of public opinion in France and an unprecedented number of lawsuits were brought against the cell phone giants.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On March 5th, 2009, a French judge, in an unprecendented judgement, forbed the installation of a phone mast based on the precautionary principle stating</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"There is a health risk for people living nearby....It is preferable to reduce to a minimum the exposure level of potentially vulnerable people such as children and certain people who are sick....In the light of uncertainties over the guarantees offered for the protection of a sensitive building such as the municipal school ... the precautionary principle compels us to forbid the realisation of the plans to install relay antennas in the bell tower of the church of Notre-Dame d'Allençon."</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On March 23rd, 2009, Professor Dominique Belpomme read a statement representing himself, Franz Adlkofer, Lennart Hardell and Olle Johannson to a French Senate Symposium stating:</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"We, physicians, acting in accordance with the Hippocratic Oath, we, researchers, acting in the name of scientific truth, we all, doctors and researchers from the different States of the European Union, hereby state in full independence of judgement, that a growing number of patients are to be found who have become intolerant to electromagnetic fields, and that this intolerance is causing them serious prejudice in terms of health, professional and family life; that the possibility of their developing a neurodegenerative disease, or even some form of cancer, cannot be ruled out, and that this prejudice therefore ought to be acknowledged and compensated for by the social security systems of the different member States of the European community.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />We hereby warn governments, that in view of our present knowledge, it is not to be ruled out that after a sufficient period of exposure, this intolerance might also affect children and therefore cause a major public health problem in years to come in all the countries making an unrestricted use of electromagnetic field based technologies."</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />In April 2009, the Breast Cancer Fund cautioned women to reduce their exposure to non-ionizing radiation.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On April 2nd, 2009, the European Parliament approved a resolution on health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields<http: getdoc.do="" pubref="-//ep//text+ta+p6-ta-2009-0216+0+doc+xml+v0//en" sides="" www.europarl.europa.eu="">.</http:></http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On April 8th, 2009, fifty Dutch "doctors presented an appeal to Dutch political leaders and government health authorities at The Hague" calling for a minimization of exposure to electromagnetic radiation after noting an increase in a number of serious health concerns which correlate with the explosion of EMR in the past few decades.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On April 9th, 2009, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK called for the removal of wireless networks in schools to prevent children from getting cancer and becoming sterile.<br />On April 17th, 2009, five members of the French Senate presented a bill which would restrict exposure to EMR.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />The month of May in 2009 was proclaimed Electromagnetic Sensitivity Awareness Month in the states of Florida, Connecticut, and Colorado.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On May 5th, 2009 Dr. Magda Havas, one of the world's leading experts on the hazards due to exposure to EMR, wrote an Open Letter to Parents, Teachers, School Boards, Regarding Wi-Fi Networks in Schools</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />"I am a scientist who does research on the health effects of electromagnetic radiation and I am becoming increasingly concerned that a growing number of schools are installing WiFi networks and are making their school grounds available for cell phone antennas."</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On May 20th, 2009, the Portland City Council formally passed a resolution asking the FCC to look into health concerns due to wireless antennas.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />On May 26, 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board unanimously passed a resolution regarding ongoing wireless proliferation near schools which also included a statement in favor of repealing the Telecommunication Act of 1996's preemption of cell tower sitings due to considerations of health and environmental concerns.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Also, in May of 2009, the French government decided to try out the BioInitiative Working Group's recommendation of 0.6 V/m ambient EMR levels on a trial basis in several French cities.<br />In recent years there has been a severe disappearance in insects, amphibians (frogs, snakes, etc.), birds, (and now bats). Research has indeed connected this disappearance with the global rise in ambient EMR in our environment.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />While it seems that finally there is a growing awareness regarding this problem, until very recently in many places in the world (including the USA) there had been nothing but a media blackout regarding the danger this is posing to life on our planet. And now it seems that since they can no longer ignore the problem that there is an effort - via certain media outlets - to the planting disinformation and doubt attempting to belittle this extremely serious problem by ridiculing it and the people aware they are being affected by it.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Many people who know nothing whatsoever about this problem will try to argue with you by spewing out vacant cliches they heard or read somewhere (probably on TV or in the newspaper) hence bypassing any of their critical thinking faculties. However, when presented with the facts, these baseless arguments soon crumble like dust. It is unfortunate what people in the advertising (i.e. propaganda) industries know to be too true: That if you repeat something enough times, people don't just start believing it, they will actually start repeating it themselves - in other words, "Doubt is Their Product." It is their main means of establishing controversy.</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />A system which puts profits before people is bound to fail in the long term. It seems that the endemic thinking out there is not so much about how they can solve the problem, but rather how they can profit off the problem -- and we can indeed say that the medical industry is profiting big time from the proliferation of illness-causing electropollution. That is the problem!!!</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />We need to create an environment which promotes health and well-being and not one that furthers the relentless greed for profits of the corporations and the people behind them! Hence, we need stringent laws regulating the amounts of ambient electromagnetic pollution in our environments; we need to ban genetically-modified foods and chemicals in our environments; educate people to take care of their bodies and the environment to which they are tied; and we need to empower alternative medicine practioners. Collusion of the WHO, the FDA, other governmental and international institutions with Big Pharma, Big Cellular, and Big Chemical needs to end!</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Sincerely yours,</http:><br />
<http: hi="" nature="" news.bbc.co.uk="" science="" stm=""><br />Art Kab (emfrefugee@gmail.com)</http:></div>
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I am a long-time Apple user. My first Apple computer was the Apple 512k that I used as a “portable” computer for several years. You opened the world of technology to so many people who could intuitively use a Mac with no need for instructions. I use it for my teaching (as a university professor) and my research (on electrosmog and electrosensitivity). For that I thank you. Your products, since those early computers, are marvellous but I have some serious concerns about the wireless components.
I work with people who have become electrically sensitive and become ill when exposed to radio frequency radiation. The US government is unwilling to acknowledge how dangerous this technology is so it is up to industry leaders and innovators, like yourself and your company, to lead the way.
Have your scientists been honest with you about the dangers of RF radiation or have they tried to shield you from this information? This is what the science is showing and it is likely to get a lot worse so please consider innovations that allow users to connect as safely as possible.
The pulsed radio frequencies have been associated with various types of cancers including–but not limited to–gliomas (brain), acoustic neuromas (ear), uveal melanomas (eyes), and parotid (salivary gland) tumors that appear, often on the same side of the head exposed to a cell phone, after 10 years of moderate to heavy use. Kids are at a greater risk because they don’t have a developed immune system and their cells are dividing rapidly. Exposure to the radiation generated by cell phones and wireless computers are linked to deformed sperm that swim slowly and die quickly. This–in turn–is contributing to problems with declining fertility for couples wanting to get pregnant. Cell phone users complain of headaches, skin problems, brain fog, depression, anxiety, ringing in the ear. Those who live near cell phone antennas have similar complaints including difficulty sleeping, body pain, nausea, and dizziness. The risk of cancers, for those living near these antennas, is increasing.
Radiation affects the immune system and can lead to secondary ailments. It places stress on the body as shown by heat shock protein research. It increases the permeability of the blood brain barrier allowing potentially toxic substances to enter the brain. I could go on but I think you get the point. By allowing apps on smart phones that enable people to measure their exposure to radiation, you will help raise their awareness and allow them to make more informed choices about when and how they use their smart phones, wireless computers, ipads, etc. We are not going to give up our smart phones, just like we are not going to give up our cars, but learning how to drive safely and having seat belts and other innovations that protect the occupant and those on the road are as vital for the car driver as they are for the billions of mobile phone users.
The two most important aspects of a quality life are having loving friends and good health. With your many innovations you enable friends to keep in touch . . . now enable them to do so safely without sacrificing their health.
Very sorry to hear about your recent resignation and your on-going health problems. May your health improve and may you take this message seriously and instruct the many brilliant staff working for Apple who can make a difference to do so . . . for the good of humanity.
-magda
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The era when cell phones safety was taken for granted is as done as a hotdog on an unwatched backyard grill. The science confirming that pulsed digital microwave radiation from cell phones can be harmful has become stronger and clearer.
In San Francisco where officials have passed a law giving people the basic right to know about cellphone risks, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) claims that people will become confused by referring to cell phones as two-way microwave radiating devices and insists that the more benign phrase be used to depict this radiation—radiofrequency energy. In their suit to block this new law, the CTIA claims that all phones are equally safe.
The effort to spin the science on cell phones has a long industry. In 1994, long before cellphones were ubiquitous, University of Washington scientists Henry Lai and N. J. Singh showed that pulsed microwave radiation unraveled DNA in the brain of lab rats. The industry response to this inconvenient finding was straightforward. Some industry representatives sought to keep this research from seeing the light of day and asked the journal that had accepted their research paper to rescind publication. When this failed, Motorola adopted what it described as a “war-gamed” set of public relations initiatives against the results—mobilizing professional public relations experts to cast doubt on the work.
In fact, many studies since then have found that cell phone radiation, whether from older or newer phones, significantly alters brain chemistry and blood flow, weakens the blood brain barrier, releases unusual proteins and causes a host of biological responses. Thus, in 2006, Finnish researchers produced evidence of altered brain energy after cell phone use and in 2002 researchers in Austria presented parallel evidence of other significant changes.
Fast forward to 2011. Accusations of scientific fraud were widely publicized and leveled against a 12-laboratory European collaboration after it found further evidence that cell phone radiation induced biological damage. Yet proof that no fraud occurred has not received similar publicity. Exonerated by several internal university reviews, recently that work was further strengthened when yet another investigation found no evidence of fraud. Today, hypotheses linking pulsed microwave radiation from cell phones to various types of biological damage are moving from the rarified world of little known research to the foundation for landmark shifts in public perception and, ultimately, life-saving policies in Israel, France, Finland, and many other nations. In fact, the World Health Organization expert review of the topic in May 2011 advised that cellphone and other forms of wireless radiation should be regarded as a possible human carcinogen.
Based on its own review of the matter, the President’s Cancer Panel in 2010, drawing on what it heard from experts in the field about growing rates of rare tumors that could be tied with cell phones, called for both serious research and precautionary actions on cell phones and other wireless devices. Yet the rest of the government has not received that memo.
In advising that cellphones should be used cautiously with headsets and speakerphones and that children should limit use altogether, WHO experts are in accord with the authors of the Fifteen Reasons for Concern about Cell Phones and Brain Tumors (see www.radiationresearch.org) and recent reports from neurosurgeons in Australia Charles Teo and Vini Khurauna, in Britain, Kevin O’Neill and in the U.S., Santosh Kesari and Keith Black.
Here’s what the FCC website says about Children and Cell phones as of February 1, 2011: “The scientific evidence does not show a danger to any users of cell phones from RF exposure, including children and teenagers.”
It is time for a change.
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Today, millions of Americans in cities awaken around 3 in the morning and then struggle to get back to sleep. As the number of devices (cell phones, iPods, GPS, Wi-Fi, smart meters, wireless broadband for laptop computers, etc.) that emit microwave radiation has increased in the past 10 years, so has the number of Americans who suffer from sleep interruptions. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the percent of people who are not satisfied with the quality of their sleep has increased from 15% of the population (43 million) in 2002 to 40% (120 million) in 2009. In addition, there has been a proportional increase in the number of people using prescription drugs for insomnia. Marching in step with both these numbers has been a steady and proportional increase in the number of cell phone towers and antennas and devices that use wireless technology based on high-frequency microwave radiation. Today we have over 100,000 cell phone relay towers in the US and 2 million antennas.The increasing level of electromagnetic pollution has caused the nation's health to spiral downward. It is like watching a train wreck in slow motion; no one seems to be able to stop it. Too many people are in denial that any problem exists at all. Most public discussion has been limited to cell phones and how long it takes for them to give you a brain tumor, but the sleeping giant of all health problems from this technology is itself sleep interruptions. The number of adults developing high blood pressure due to sleep interruptions is increasing by about 500,000 every month. The percent of adults with hypertension is moving on a fast track from 1 in 3 to half the population. Like a volcano building up pressure leading to an eruption, tens of thousands of strokes and heart attacks will soon follow, if not already under way. I have written a book, Insomnia, Fatigue and Cell-Phone Towers, in an attempt to awaken the public to the perils of electromagnetic pollution from microwave radiation and provide a number of solutions. The following interview with Beverly from Las Vegas is excerpted from the book and shows the depth of the problem as well as the denial of the problem that grows worse by the hour. Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-74961507585339190102011-09-13T09:10:00.003+01:002011-09-13T09:10:39.790+01:00Controversial but very likely true, even understatedYesterday we remembered the terrible terrorist attacks that killed thousands of innocent people on Sept 11, 2001. It was easy to recognise the horror of the situation, explosions, fire, bodies and wreckage all shown live and repeated on television many times in the ten years since.
A disaster with much worse consequences may now be taking place but in slow motion. Exposure to microwave radiation is likely to harm very many more people than 911, but it will not be nearly as visible, newsworthy and shocking. Cancer, various illnesses, shortened lives and slow painful deaths are likely to be the consequences of using wireless convenience devices such as cell phones, cordless telephones and Wi Fi.
Who are the terrorists that are allowing this to happen? Why are Governments not taking this known threat seriously and protecting the public?
Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-29319057350195541262011-09-13T09:01:00.003+01:002011-09-13T09:02:01.554+01:00Another White ZoneDozens of Americans who claim to have been made ill by wi-fi and mobile phones have flocked to the town of Green Bank, West Virginia
More than five billion people use mobile phones worldwide and advances in wireless technology make it increasingly difficult to escape the influence of mobile devices. But while most Americans seem to embrace continuous connectivity, some believe it's making them physically ill.
Diane Schou is unable to hold back the tears as she describes how she once lived in a shielded cage to protect her from the electromagnetic radiation caused by waves from wireless communication.
"It's a horrible thing to have to be a prisoner," she says. "You become a technological leper because you can't be around people.
"It's not that you would be contagious to them - it's what they're carrying that is harmful to you."
Ms Schou is one of an estimated 5% of Americans who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), which they say is caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields typically created by cell phones, wi-fi and other electronic equipment.
Hiding in a cage
Symptoms range from acute headaches, skin burning, muscle twitching and chronic pain.
Diane Schou says she was forced to live in a shielded cage in Iowa, prior to moving to West Virginia
"My face turns red, I get a headache, my vision changes, and it hurts to think. Last time [I was exposed] I started getting chest pains - and to me that's becoming life threatening," Ms Schou says.
To alleviate the pain, her husband built an insulated living space known as a Faraday Cage.
He covered a wooden frame with two layers of wire mesh and a door that could be sealed shut to prevent radio waves from entering.
Diane spent much of her time inside it, sleeping on a twin mattress on a plywood base.
"At least I could see my husband on the outside, I could talk to him," she says.
Diane believes her illness was triggered by emissions from a mobile phone mast.
Her symptoms were so severe that she abandoned her family farm in the state of Iowa and moved to Green Bank, West Virginia - a tiny village of 143 residents in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains.
Outlawed wireless technology
Green Bank is part of the US Radio Quiet Zone, where wireless is banned across 13,000 sq miles (33,000 sq km) to prevent transmissions interfering with a number of radio telescopes in the area.
The largest is owned by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and enables scientists to listen to low-level signals from different places in the universe.
Others are operated by the US military and are a critical part of the government's spy network.
As a result of the radio blackout, the Quiet Zone has become a haven for people like Diane, desperate to get away from wireless technology.
The world's largest, fully steerable radio telescope is operated in the town of Green Bank
"Living here allows me to be more of a normal person. I can be outdoors. I don't have to stay hidden in a Faraday Cage," she says.
"I can see the sunrise, I can see the stars at night, and I can be in the rain.
"Here in Green Bank allows me to be with people. People here do not carry cells phones so I can socialise.
"I can go to church, I can attend some celebrations, I can be with people. I couldn't do that when I had to remain in the Faraday Cage."
But EHS is not medically recognised in the US.
Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-8792394791590776432011-09-10T09:59:00.000+01:002011-09-10T09:59:29.293+01:00School throws out WiFiA private school in Ontario has cut its wireless Internet network over concerns that the technology causes health issues in students.
Pretty River Academy in Collingwood, Ont., a private school with 150 students attending kindergarten to Grade 12, is the first Ontario school to remove Wi-Fi from campus.
The school's old Wi-Fi system was taken out over the summer and replaced with Ethernet connections ahead of the first day of the school year.
In May the World Health Organization said radio frequency radiation from WiFi and cell phones posed a similar health threat to DDT, lead and car exhaust.
Principal Roberta Murray-Hirst says the new hard-wired Internet system is actually faster than their previous system and gives teachers control over when students can go online.
Murray-Hirst said they did not receive any complaints from students or parents about health concerns but decided to take the precaution anyway.
"We like to be proactive and obviously safety is always a concern," she said.
The debate over wireless Internet in Ontario schools grew heated last summer when a group of elementary school teachers attempted to have the technology banned from classrooms in the Niagara region.
The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario voted in 2010 to keep wireless Internet. In August, the group voted to establish a committee for studying Wi-Fi in classrooms.
A group called the Safe Schools Committee has also continued to push for a ban.
They claim exposure to wireless Internet causes headaches, insomnia and rashes in students – afflictions that seem to subside on weekends and vacations, only to return when the kids go back to school.
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health said wireless Internet posed no threat to children at schools.
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Spain, September 2011 .- This has been ruled by the Labour Court to declare Madrid 24 permanent incapacitation of a college professor who suffered from chronic fatigue and environmental and electromagnetic hypersensitivity. The ruling is unique in this regard and make a precedent for future conditions related to hypersensitivity to these waves. The verdict was issued on 23 May and gave the teachers 100% of his base salary, which amounted to 1640.80 euros.
Team Assessment of the Social Security disability (EVI), recognized in clinical diagnosis: chronic fatigue syndrome, celiac disease, fibromyalgia syndrome and environmental electromagnetic hypersensitivity, yet they dismissed the patient's disability.
The Labour Court in Madrid again puts into question the criteria for the granting of this degree by the provincial leadership of the national institute, and recognizes the rights of the applicant stating that presents enormous problems for the performance of their tasks " with appropriate level of professionalism and performance. "
Legal Medical Group would like to echo this statement pioneer in the defense of those who are entitled to a permanent disability pension, and upholds the spirit of not giving any circumstances for lost, when there is sufficient medical and legal basis. Legal Medical Group is a pioneer in the defense of those who apply for disability, accident or illness, advising them from a technical point of view, medical and legal since 1978.
Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-83631859455408743972011-09-10T09:46:00.000+01:002011-09-10T09:46:51.936+01:00Motorola corruptionUS regulators are investigating an Austrian lobbyist and US telecom maker Motorola over alleged bribes of up to 2.2 million euros (NZ$3.68m), Austrian weekly Profil revealed at the weekend. From April 2004 onwards, Motorola apparently transferred up to 2.2 million euros to three firms controlled by lobbyist Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, Profil said in a summary of a report to be published on Monday, local time.
Mensdorff-Pouilly then used this money to make “illegal payments” to key political figures in Europe and the Middle East, it said. The US Securities and Exchange Commission had evidence that “people in office” were bribed with presents and holidays, and has now launched a probe against Mensdorff-Pouilly and Motorola, Profil added.
The news magazine already reported last week on an alleged contract between the lobbyist and the US telecom company over a digital radio project by the Austrian government. Mensdorff-Pouilly allegedly helped secure the project for a consortium including Motorola and Telekom Austria, gaining up to 2.6 million euros in the process, according to Profil. Telekom Austria is itself facing a wave of corruption claims that emerged in recent weeks, and on Friday announced an external probe by international experts into the allegations.
Mensdorff-Pouilly himself is no stranger to corruption claims. In January 2010, he was charged in Britain with bribing European officials to secure fighter jet contracts for defence giant BAE Systems. The charges were eventually dropped.
Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-10687202658101797602011-03-11T15:41:00.003+00:002011-03-11T15:47:33.572+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqqy_UJN11LgYOiZE2h75UbyUvVcsyl30lXA2C7_mDZb8Q-_dVr8RW3R0ffJ5X_IgZ1_TKGBGaEPj4NkkxPbfOdQLQMBMdyZOV63gX3qS6XZteegd1DiBXFUwd4QN0EeEdtz9q28o_8c/s1600/Feb+2011+Blocsock+shoot+017.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqqy_UJN11LgYOiZE2h75UbyUvVcsyl30lXA2C7_mDZb8Q-_dVr8RW3R0ffJ5X_IgZ1_TKGBGaEPj4NkkxPbfOdQLQMBMdyZOV63gX3qS6XZteegd1DiBXFUwd4QN0EeEdtz9q28o_8c/s320/Feb+2011+Blocsock+shoot+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582848700049216098" /></a><br />Mobile phone users have been advised by the Government for the first time to text or use hands free kits rather than make calls.<br />The Department of Health said this would reduce the user's exposure to reduce radiation emitted by the devices.<br />In the first update to the UK Mobile Phones and Health leaflet since 2005, health officials added that further research is needed into the long-term effects of using mobile phones.<br />It stated there had been no 'clear evidence of adverse health effects' from the use of mobiles or from phone masts.<br />However, it added: 'As people have only been using mobile phones for relatively few years, the HPA advises that more research be carried out, especially to investigate whether there might be longer term effects.'<br /><br />The UK Chief Medical Officer restated previous advice that children under the age of 16 should only use mobile phones for 'essential purposes' and should 'keep calls short.'<br />This was described as a 'precautionary' move as teenagers' bodies and nervous systems are still developing.<br />The latest advice comes just weeks after a £15m Interphone study, that found radio waves from mobiles appear to boost activity in parts of the brain closest to the devices' antennas.<br />U.S researchers found a 50-minute phone call led to seven per cent localised increase in brain activity.<br />Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr Nora Volkow said: 'Although we cannot determine the clinical significance, our results give evidence that the human brain is sensitive to the effects of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields from acute cellphone exposures.'<br /><br /><br />Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1365237/Text-dont-Government-tells-mobile-users-time.html#ixzz1GIydKwPzAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-79423861388964949722011-03-09T14:58:00.001+00:002011-03-09T14:58:37.700+00:00Would you be willing to take a drug that had not been trialed before its release on the market? Would you take the drug if manufacturers assured you that it was ‘safe’ on the basis that it did not cause shocks, excessive heat or flashes of light in the eye? What if others who’d taken it developed problems ranging from headaches to life-threatening diseases? Finally, would you give it to your children to take? As ridiculous as this scenario may sound, the truth is that most people receive potentially harmful exposures like this every day – not necessarily from a drug – but from a risk of an entirely different sort. The risk is electromagnetic pollution – the invisible emissions from all things electric and electronic. It is emitted by power lines, household wiring, electrical appliances and equipment, computers, wireless networks, mobile and cordless phones, mobile phone base stations, TV and radio transmitters and so on. As engineers compete to develop an ever-diversifying range of radiating technologies to seduce a generation of addicts, and thereby ensure a lucrative return, there is an implicit assumption that these technologies are safe. They comply with international standards, we are told. But there the illusion of safety ends. Published by Scribe Publications<br />Sadly compliance with international standards is no more a guarantee of safety than being born rich is a guarantee of happiness. For such standards protect only against a very few effects of radiation, and short-term effects at that (such as shocks, heating and flashes of light in the retina). They fail entirely to protect against the long-term effects of radiation which, of course, is the sort of radiation that you and I are exposed to if we use a mobile or cordless phone every day, live near a high voltage power line, use a wireless internet computer, or live under the umbrella of a mobile phone base station, TV or radio or satellite transmitter. In short, we’re all exposed. Regulating to protect only against some of the effects of radiation is a bureaucratic nonsense. It’s like regulating a car’s airbags and not its brakes. It’s like regulating the colour of a pill and not its contents. It’s every bit as meaningless to public health protection. Particularly when long-term exposure to electromagnetic radiation has been convincingly linked to problems such as leukemia, Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumours, infertility, genetic damage and cancerous effects, headaches, depression, sleep problems, reduced libido, irritability and stress. Short-term protection is a short-sighted approach to public health protection. It may guarantee safety of the politicians as far as the next election. It may guarantee protection of a manufacturer as far as its next annual profit statement. But it does not guarantee the safety of the users of this technology, particularly those children who are powerless to make appropriate choices about technology and manage their exposure, who are more vulnerable to its emissions and who have a potential lifetime of exposure. History is replete with examples of innovations that seemed like a good idea at the time but which eventually caused innumerable problems – to users, to manufacturers and to the public purse. Tobacco, asbestos and lead are but a few. The risk is that electromagnetic pollution is a public health disaster unfolding before our eyes. By failing to implement appropriate standards; by ignoring signs of risk from science; by failing to ensure addictive technologies are safe before they’re released onto the market – our public health authorities have abrogated their responsibilities and chosen to play Russian roulette with our health. It’s a gamble that not everyone assumes willinglyAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-30255591886445846002011-02-14T14:19:00.002+00:002011-02-14T14:36:07.380+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY8N0NJB7w5cROuDp4bnM35E42407d6aOx-Mzk36zNlGww2zezvie7UHi61VfGFVc4vQKs60s22Mgy_aQ7uTAZ12ARBwEWKjlCY2vvnzwy8ULRVVF7gV0J1V368NKteNLFnTKYTUnwzQ/s1600/amended+wireless+protection.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 49px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY8N0NJB7w5cROuDp4bnM35E42407d6aOx-Mzk36zNlGww2zezvie7UHi61VfGFVc4vQKs60s22Mgy_aQ7uTAZ12ARBwEWKjlCY2vvnzwy8ULRVVF7gV0J1V368NKteNLFnTKYTUnwzQ/s320/amended+wireless+protection.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573553931184666514" /></a><br /><strong>Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers</strong><br />By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Peter Svensson, Ap Technology Writer Fri Feb 11, 11:52 pm ET <br />[photo removed]<br />NEW YORK – As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers — those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that sprouted across the country over the last decade.<br /><br />Now the wireless industry is planning a future without them, or at least without many more of them. Instead, it's looking at much smaller antennas, some tiny enough to hold in a hand. These could be placed on lampposts, utility poles and buildings — virtually anywhere with electrical and network connections.<br /><br />If the technology overcomes some hurdles, it could upend the wireless industry and offer seamless service, with fewer dead spots and faster data speeds.<br /><br />Some big names in the wireless world are set to demonstrate "small cell" technologies at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest cell phone trade show, which starts Monday in Barcelona, Spain.<br /><br />"We see more and more towers that become bigger and bigger, with more and bigger antennas that come to obstruct our view and clutter our landscape and are simply ugly," said Wim Sweldens, president of the wireless division of Alcatel-Lucent, the French-U.S. maker of telecommunications equipment.<br /><br />"What we have realized is that we, as one of the major mobile equipment vendors, are partially if not mostly to blame for this."<br /><br />Alcatel-Lucent will be at the show to demonstrate its "lightRadio cube," a cellular antenna about the size and shape of a Rubik's cube, vastly smaller than the ironing-board-sized antennas that now decorate cell towers. The cube was developed at the famous Bell Labs in New Jersey, birthplace of many other inventions when it was AT&T's research center.<br /><br />In Alcatel-Lucent's vision, these little cubes could soon begin replacing conventional cell towers. Single cubes or clusters of them could be placed indoors or out and be easily hidden from view. All they need is electrical power and an optical fiber connecting them to the phone company's network.<br /><br />The cube, Sweldens said, can make the notion of a conventional cell tower "go away." Alcatel-Lucent will start trials of the cube with carriers in September. The company hopes to make it commercially available next year.<br /><br />For cell phone companies, the benefits of dividing their networks into smaller "cells," each one served by something like the cube antenna, go far beyond esthetics. Smaller cells mean vastly higher capacity for calls and data traffic.<br /><br />Instead of having all phones within a mile or two connect to the same cell tower, the traffic could be divided between several smaller cells, so there's less competition for the cell tower's attention.<br /><br />"If it is what they claim, lightRadio could be a highly disruptive force within the wireless industry," said Dan Hays, who focuses on telecommunications at consulting firm PRTM.<br /><br />Rasmus Hellberg, director of technical marketing at wireless technology developer Qualcomm Inc., said smaller cells can boost a network's capacity tenfold, far more than can be achieved by other upgrades to wireless technology that are also in the works.<br /><br />That's sure to draw the interest of phone companies. They've already been deploying older generations of small-cell technology in areas where a lot of people gather, like airports, train stations and sports stadiums, but these are expensive and complicated to install.<br /><br />In New York City, AT&T Inc. has started creating a network of outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots, starting in Times Square and now spreading through the midtown tourist and shopping districts. Its network has been hammered by an onslaught of data-hungry iPhone users, and this is one way of moving that traffic off the cellular network.<br /><br />Smaller cells could do the same job, but for all phones, not just Wi-Fi enabled ones like the iPhone. They could also carry calls as well as data.<br /><br />San Diego-based Qualcomm will be at the Barcelona show with a live demonstration of how "heterogeneous networks" — ones that mix big and small cells, can work. A key issue is minimizing radio interference between the two types of cells. Another hurdle is connecting the smaller cells to the bigger network through optical fiber or other high-capacity connections.<br /><br />"That's an impediment that we're seeing many operators struggling with right now as data volumes have increased," Hays said. <br /><br />LM Ericsson AB, the Swedish company that's the largest maker of wireless network equipment in the world, is also introducing a more compact antenna at the show, one it calls "the first stepping stone towards a heterogeneous network." <br /><br />Small cellular base stations have already penetrated hundreds of thousands of U.S. homes. Phone companies like AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. have for several years been selling "femtocells," which are about the size of a Wi-Fi router and connect to the phone company's network through a home broadband connection. <br /><br />The cells project radio signals that cover a room or two, providing five bars of coverage where there might otherwise be none. <br /><br />British femtocell maker Ubiquisys Ltd. will be in Barcelona to demonstrate the smallest cell yet. It's the size of a thumb and plugs into a computer's USB drive. According to Ubiquisys, the idea is that overseas travellers will plug it into their Internet-connected laptops to make calls as if they were on their home network, but there are potential problems with interference if used that way. <br /><br />According to Rupert Baines, marketing head of Picochip Ltd., a more realistic application for a tiny plug-in cell is to make it work with cable boxes or Internet routers, to convert them into femtocells. <br /><br />A key part of the "small cell" idea is to take femtocells outside the home, into larger buildings and even outdoors. <br /><br />Picochip, a British company that's the dominant maker of chips for femtocells, will be in Barcelona to talk about its chips for "public-access" femtocells, designed to serve up to 64 phone calls at a time, with a range of more than a mile. They could be used not just to ease wireless congestion in urban areas, but to fill in dead spots on the map, Baines said. <br /><br />For instance, a single femtocell could provide wireless service to a remote village, as long as there's some way to connect it to the wider network, perhaps via satellite. <br /><br />Analyst Francis Sideco of research firm iSuppli pointed out a surprising consumer benefit of smaller cells: better battery life in phones. <br /><br />When a lot of phones talk to the same tower, they all have to "shout" to make themselves heard, using more energy. With a smaller cell, phones can lower their "voices," much like group of people moving from a noisy ballroom to a smaller, quieter room. <br /><br />"Ultimately, what you end up with is a cleaner signal, with less power," Sideco said.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-28119366289562185032010-10-02T14:50:00.001+01:002010-10-02T14:53:58.256+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrasAsrLIREy9su96T5Y5iE3zeBN3jLjyHcxZHVy8W7DtYZN9ZS5aSgaxWsS9-zsiMaZ0G1fo83LXecEP291JPQnj1FsWPibEiSU-h9NBuHyxSUOIcElI-pBr8ORZcowQYzLziWfeJ4-Q/s1600/mast.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrasAsrLIREy9su96T5Y5iE3zeBN3jLjyHcxZHVy8W7DtYZN9ZS5aSgaxWsS9-zsiMaZ0G1fo83LXecEP291JPQnj1FsWPibEiSU-h9NBuHyxSUOIcElI-pBr8ORZcowQYzLziWfeJ4-Q/s320/mast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523446481795166306" /></a><br />In January 2009 the administration of the Bavarian Municipality of<br />Selbitz gathered relevant data from 251 residents as part of a health<br />survey. Subsequently, the data were assessed based on the exposure<br />levels of cell phone radiation.<br />In a next step, the exposure levels based on residential location and<br />available RF measurements of local cell phone radiation levels were<br />used to classify participants into exposure groups.<br />The mean radiation exposure level of the highest exposure group in<br />Selbitz (1.2 V/m) was substantially higher than that of the study<br />population in the QUEBEB study (1) of the German Mobile Phone<br />Programme (mean value 0,07 V/m). For such symptoms as sleep<br />problems, depressions, cerebral symptoms, joint problems,<br />infections, skin problems, cardiovascular problems as well as<br />disorders of the visual and auditory systems and the gastrointestinal<br />tract, a significant dose-response relationship was observed in<br />relation to objectively determined exposure levels. The impact of<br />microwave radiation on the human nervous system serves as an<br />explanation.<br />Carried out without outside funds, the study presented here provides<br />a protocol concept that allows physicians and municipalities to<br />cooperate and assess the potential human health impact of cell<br />phone base stations located within residential areas.<br />Keywords: symptoms, cell phone radiation, wireless technologies, doseresponse<br />relationship<br />Participating offices: Dr. Brömel/Pozder, Schulstraße 4, 95197 Schauenstein;<br />Dr. Jahn, Brunnenstraße 1, 95152 Selbitz; Dr. Müller, Wildenberg 22, 95152<br />Selbitz.<br />Deutsche Zusammenfassung<br />In der bayerischen Stadt Selbitz wurden im Januar 2009 zuerst durch die<br />Gemeinde im Rahmen einer Gesundheitsbefragung relevante Daten von 251<br />Einwohnern erfasst und anschließend daran nach Belastungsstärken durch<br />Mobilfunkwellen ausgewertet.<br />Die Belastungswerte wurden in einem zweiten Schritt an hand von Wohnort<br />und vorliegenden Messdaten der örtlichen Mobilfunkstrahlung zur<br />Stratifizierung der Teilnehmer in Belastungsgruppen verwendet.<br />Die mittlere Strahlenbelastung der höchstbelasteten Gruppen in Selbitz (1,2<br />V/m) lag deutlich höher als die untersuchte Studienpopulation der QUEBEBElectromagnetic<br />Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 2<br />Studie (1) des Deutschen Mobilfunkforschungsprogramms (Mittelwert DMF<br />O,07V Im). Fürdie Beschwerden Schlafstörung, Depressionen, cerebrale<br />Symptome, Gelenkbeschwerden, Infekte, Hautveränderungen, Herz-Kreislauf<br />Störungen sowie Störungen des optischen und akustischen Sensoriums und<br />des Magen-Darm-Traktes besteht eine signifikante dosiswirkungsabhängige<br />Korrelation zu objektiv bestimmten Expositionslagen, die mit dem Einfluss<br />von Mikrowellen auf das Nervensystem des Menschen erklärt wird.<br />Die vorliegende fremdmittelfrei erstellte Arbeit gibt einen Konzeptentwurf<br />vor, mit dem Ärzte und Gemeindeverwaltungen gemeinsam den<br />gesundheitlich relevanten Einfluss von innerörtlichen Mobilfunksendern<br />abschätzen können.<br />Introduction<br />Over the last decades wireless technologies have gained in importance. As a<br />result, however, TV and radio stations are no longer the broadcasting sources<br />that cause the highest exposure levels in residential areas; now it is cell<br />phone base stations. Since 2003 the German Commission on Radiological<br />Protection (SSK) has explicitly pointed out that there is a lack of knowledge<br />about the consequences of these technologies on human health (2).<br />In Upper Franconian Selbitz, the municipality collaborated with local medical<br />offices1 whereby two separate data sets—a general health survey and<br />available RF measurements—were used to correlate gathered symptom<br />scores with independently available RF emission measurements of relevant<br />cell phone radiation.<br />Materials and Methods<br />Selbitz in Upper Franconia is located in the northeast of Bavaria, Germany,<br />having a total population of 4,644 (2,171 male and 2,473 female) on 31<br />December 2008 (3).<br />Cell phone coverage is available across the entire municipality. In the center,<br />cell phone transmitters of two service providers are located in the street<br />Feldstraße 28 and the installation of a third telecommunication service<br />provider is located in the<br />street Burgstraße 26a (4).<br />Fig. 1:<br />Cell Phone Transmitters on<br />Top of the Multistory<br />Building at Feldstraße 28,<br />Selbitz, Upper Franconia<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 3<br />As part of a survey in 2009, Selbitz municipality sent standardized health<br />questionnaires by mail to 1,080 persons within the municipality and<br />surrounding areas. The participants were aware that they could receive a<br />questionnaire when they lived within a 400-m radius of the cell phone base<br />station at Feldstraße 28 or also outside of this radius. There were no personal<br />interviews. A total of 88 sets of information on health symptoms were<br />gathered, using a quantitative scale of zero to five. The symptom groups<br />based on clinical entities were summarized as clusters for the assessment<br />(Table 1).<br />Table 1: Summary of Symptom Groups Based on Clinical Entities<br />The cover letter of the invitation to participate stated that participant<br />confidentiality is ensured. The questionnaires could be returned or sent back<br />to Selbitz municipality or the local doctor’s offices. After the questionnaires<br />were returned, the personal information form was separately filed from the<br />symptom information form at the doctor’s office of Dr. Eger, Naila. The<br />anonymously coded symptom information forms were then passed on for<br />data entry to the administrative staff of Selbitz municipality. The staff of the<br />IT department entered the anonymized data into an Excel table for analysis.<br />On the personal information form, the existence of a DECT phone in the<br />residence was indicated by a simple checkmark, which was also entered into<br />the data pool.<br />Symptom Group Symptom Number<br />1 Sleep disorders 1-5<br />2 Symptoms of depression 6,7,18-23<br />3 Headaches 8<br />4 Cerebral affections 8-12<br />5 Concentration difficulties 24-29<br />6 Joint problems 30-34<br />7 Toothaches 35<br />8 Infections 36-41<br />9 Skin problems 42-47<br />10 Dizziness 55<br />11 Cardiovascular problems 48-52<br />12 Auditory system,<br />Disturbance of equilibrium<br />56-61<br />13 Visual problems 62-67<br />14 Nosebleed 68<br />15 Hormonal imbalances 70-74<br />16 Weight gain 75<br />17 Weight loss 76<br />18 Gastrointestinal problems 77-81<br />19 Bedwetting 85<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 4<br />All participants who returned their questionnaires were classified into groups<br />based on their residential address. The circles drawn in Figure 2 show<br />distances of 100 m, 200 m, 300 m, or 400 m from the two cell transmitters<br />installed on the building of Feldstraße 28, identifying the groups 1 to 4. One<br />control group (group 5), which can be classified as low-emission, includes<br />participants outside the 400-m radius directly in Selbitz and also from<br />surrounding areas that are further away from the municipality.<br />According to the elevation map, the landscape around the transmitter is level<br />toward the west and east, gently rises toward the north, and declines with 7°<br />to 9° toward the south.<br />The cell phone facilities of the service providers are located at a height of<br />19.20 m, 20.20 m, and 23.50 m above ground with the actual transmitters at<br />19.35 m and 22.70 m. The down tilt of the transmitters is given with 8°. The<br />frequency ranges used are at about 940 MHz and 1850 MHz (5).<br />Under these conditions, the area where the main beam touches the ground is<br />located almost 200 m away from the transmitters. Within the 200-m radius<br />additional side lobes are to be expected.<br />Fig. 2: The map from the land title office shows in the center of the<br />concentric circles the cell transmitters at Feldstraße 28 in Selbitz.<br />(Source: 5, With kind permission of Selbitz municipality)<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 5<br />Testing Situation and Measurement Results<br />Based on the testing report by the accredited company ECL, mean exposure<br />values of the cell phone radiation could be assigned to the individual<br />exposure groups (6). For the groups 1 and 2 the mean value is 1.17 V/m, for<br />the groups 3 and 4 0.7 V/m.<br />The testing results for the area outside the 400-m radius were on average at<br />0.18 V/m and serve as a reference value. Weidesgrün area showed the<br />lowest measurements with 0.01 V/m.<br />The analysis is performed by using a two-tailed t-test of two unrelated<br />samples for a total of 19 symptom scores of the individual groups 1 through<br />5 to test the null hypothesis that the symptom scores of the compared<br />groups are evenly distributed and thus independent of the radiation effect<br />(7).<br />The comparison of the health-relevant data was carried out based on two<br />concepts:<br />A) Comparison of the participant groups 1 to 4 within the 400-m radius of<br />the transmitter location to the control group outside the 400-m radius in<br />Selbitz/surrounding areas.<br />B) Comparison of the participant groups within the 400-m radius of the<br />transmitter location, comparing the highest-exposure groups 1 and 2 to<br />the groups 3 and 4 further away.<br />Results<br />A total of 255 persons above the age of 18 participated in the survey; 4<br />questionnaires could not be evaluated. This corresponds with a response rate<br />of 23% from 1,090 questionnaires sent out. In total, the groups 1 to 4 close<br />to the transmitter had a response rate of 22% and the control group’s rate<br />was 27%, thus displaying no significant difference in the response rate<br />(Table 2).<br />For all participants the gender ratio of 43% male and 57% female applies,<br />which roughly corresponds with the ratio of the statistically registered<br />inhabitants of Selbitz with 47% male and 53% female (Table 3).<br />For groups 1 through 4, the control group 5, and persons in Selbitz from the<br />age of 18, the average age is 54.5, 52.0, and 53.5 years.<br />The age distribution in 5-year increments corresponds with the total<br />population in Selbitz (Table 3, Figure 3a-e). The survey participants, thereby,<br />represent an age-representative sample of the total population of all<br />inhabitants of Selbitz from age 18.<br />Within the 400-m radius around the transmitter, a higher symptom rate<br />could be documented for 14 out of 19 symptom groups in the highest<br />exposure groups 1 and 2 close to the transmitter compared to groups 3 and<br />4 further away from the transmitter (Table 4). The difference is statistically<br />significant.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 6<br />Mailouts Responses<br />Number/(Percent)<br />Nonresponses<br />Number/(Percent)<br />Comparison of<br />Responses/Nonresponses<br />incl. Control Group 5<br />(chi-square test)<br />Groups<br />1 125 45 (36.0%) 80 (64.0%) n.s.**<br />2 144 37 (25.7%) 107 (74.3%) n.s.<br />3 281 60 (21.4%) 221 (78.6%) n.s.<br />4 273 38 (14.0%) 235 (86.0%9 p < 0.01 (chi2)<br />Control<br />Group 5 254 71 (28.0%) 183 (72.0%)<br />Sum 1077* 251 826<br />Table 2: Distribution of Questionnaires in Groups 1 to 4 and Control Group 5<br />according to Responses and Nonresponses.<br />With the exception of the low response rate in group 4, the<br />differences between the responders/nonresponders of the individual<br />groups and the control group 5 are not statistically significant.<br />*Three persons of the 1,080 surveys sent out could not be<br />assigned.<br />** n.s. = not significant<br />Number Gender<br />Male/Female<br />(in %)<br />Age in<br />5-year<br />Increments**<br />Mean/Median<br />Distance<br />from<br />Transmitter<br />at<br />Feldstraße<br />Mean<br />Exposure<br />Levels of Cell<br />Phone<br />Radiation<br />in V/m<br />Groups<br />1 45 47/53 57.5/57 0-100 m<br />2 37 41/59 52.0/52 100-200 m<br />1.17 V/m<br />3 60 40/60 55.0/57 200-300 m<br />4 38 42/57 53.5/52 300-400 m<br />0.70 V/m<br />5 71 44/56 52.0/52 > 400 m 0.18 V/m<br />Selbitz* 4644 47/53 53.5/52<br />Table 3: Overview of Investigated Groups Based on Gender, Age, Residential<br />Location, and Exposure Level. Groups 1-4 with a total of 180<br />participants are located within the 400-m radius of the transmitter.<br />The 71 participants of control group 5 are further away than 400 m.<br />Both the gender distribution as well as the comparison of age<br />groups does not statistically differ from the total population of<br />Selbitz.<br />* For the comparison of the mean age only persons above the age<br />of 18 were chosen from the Selbitz population. Total population of<br />Selbitz: 4,644; Inhabitants above age 18: 3,890.<br />** Age values are given within 5-year groups.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 7<br />Group 1 Group 2<br />Group 3 Group 4<br />Control Group 5<br />Fig. 3a-e: Age Distribution in Groups 1-4 and Control Group 5 in 5-year<br />Increments<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 8<br />A<br />Comparison of<br />Groups 1 to 4<br />(0-400 m/n=180)<br />to control group 5<br />(> 400 m/n=71)<br />B<br />Comparison of<br />Groups 1 and 2<br />(0-200m/n=82)<br />to groups 3 and 4<br />(200-400 m/n=98)<br />Symptoms Significance level<br />p (t-test)<br />Significance level<br />p (t-test)<br />1 Sleep problems 0.001 0.001<br />2 Symptoms of depression 0.001 0.001<br />3 Headaches n.s. 0.001<br />4 Cerebral affections 0.001 0.001<br />5 Concentration difficulties n.s. 0.001<br />6 Joint problems 0.01 0.001<br />7 Toothaches n.s. n.s.<br />8 Infections 0.01 0.001<br />9 Skin problems 0.001 0.001<br />10 Dizziness n.s. 0.01<br />11 Cardiovascular problems 0.001 0.001<br />12 Auditory system<br />Disturbance of equilibrium 0.01 0.001<br />13 Visual problems 0.01 0.001<br />14 Nosebleed n.s. 0.01<br />15 Hormonal imbalances 0.05 n.s.<br />16 Weight gain n.s. n.s.<br />17 Weight loss n.s. n.s.<br />18 Gastrointestinal problems 0.01 0.001<br />19 Bedwetting n.s. n.s. = not significant<br />Table 4: Specific Symptoms of Study Participants in Relation to Distance<br />from Emission Source<br />A) Comparison of participant groups 1 to 4 around the transmitter to<br />control group outside 400-m radius in Selbitz/surrounding areas<br />B) Comparison of participant groups within 400-m radius of<br />transmitter. Groups 1 and 2 with the highest exposure are<br />compared to groups 3 and 4 with a lower exposure level further<br />away from the transmitter. Exposure levels for groups 1 and 2 were<br />1.17 V/m, for groups 3 and 4 0.7 V/m, and for control group 5 0.18<br />V/m.<br />In comparison to the control group, significant (p < 0.01, t-test) differences<br />were found for the following symptom groups in the four exposure groups 1<br />to 4 located close to the transmitter: sleep problems, symptoms of<br />depression, cerebral symptoms, joint problems, infections, skin problems,<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 9<br />cardiovascular problems, disorders of the visual and auditory system as well<br />as hormone system and also gastrointestinal problems. The control<br />symptoms “toothaches” and “bedwetting” were not significant (Table 4).<br />An overview of the documented mean values for all 19 symptoms or<br />symptom scores is shown in Figure 4. The highest mean values are found<br />mostly in the two highest exposure groups 1 and 2.<br />Fig. 4: Comparison of Specific Symptoms to Field Strengths<br />The spatial representation shows the 19 symptom scores on the yaxis<br />where the mean value of each symptom score is plotted<br />quantitatively. On the z-axis the exposure groups 1 to 5 are shown.<br />In Figure 5 and 8, the symptom scores for sleep problems, symptoms of<br />depression, joint problems and cardiovascular problems are shown with their<br />mean values and 95% confidence intervals. In a highly visual way, the<br />significant relationships from Table 4 become obvious here.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 10<br />Fig. 5:<br />Control Symptom Score 1 for<br />Sleep Problems for Groups 1-4<br />and Control Group 5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Fig. 6:<br />Control Symptom Score 2 for<br />Symptoms of Depression for<br />Groups 1-4 and Control Group<br />5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Fig. 7:<br />Control Symptom Score 6 for<br />Joint Problems for Groups 1-4<br />and Control Group 5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 11<br />Fig. 8:<br />Control Symptom Score 11 for<br />Cardiovascular Problems for<br />Groups 1-4 and Control Group<br />5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Fig. 9:<br />Control Symptom Score 7 for<br />Toothaches for Groups 1-4<br />and Control Group 5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Fig. 10:<br />Control Symptom Score 19 for<br />Bedwetting for Groups 1-4 and<br />Control Group 5<br />On the y-axis the mean values<br />of the symptom scores are<br />shown; the vertical bars at the<br />result points represent the<br />95% confidence intervals.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 12<br />The symptoms “toothaches” and “bedwetting” served as controls in order to<br />validate with these radiation-independent symptoms the plausibility of the<br />participants’ responses. There were no significant differences found for<br />groups 1 and 2 in comparison to groups 3 and 4 or to control group 5,<br />respectively (Table 4).<br />In a second step, we investigated if, within the 400-m radius, documented<br />symptom scores are related to the distance or measured exposure level.<br />In Figure 11 the mean values are shown, comparing group 1 and 2 (upper<br />black line) to group 3 and 4 (lower gray line).<br />Except for the symptoms toothache, hormone imbalance, weight gain, weight<br />loss, and bedwetting, significant differences were found (p < 0.01; t-test).<br />Among the study participants a significant dose-response relationship was<br />found between the theoretically calculated or measured exposure level and<br />the symptom score levels.<br />Fig. 11: Comparison of Groups 1 and 2 near the Transmitter to Groups 3 and<br />4 further away within the 400-m Radius<br />The numbers a shade lighter represent the nonsignificant symptom<br />groups.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 13<br />Data Gathering of DECT Phone Use<br />In the personal information form, participants could checkmark whether they<br />have a DECT phone in their household. Out of 251 participants, 171 said they<br />owned such a device and 80 said no. The average age of DECT phone users<br />was with 50.5 years significantly lower than for those participants without a<br />DECT phone (t-test, p < 0.001) so that no comparison group existed for<br />individual relationships.<br />Discussion<br />The presented results show a significant relationship between mean exposure<br />levels of the study participants and reported health symptoms.<br />For the highest exposure group, the mean microwave exposure is given with<br />a field intensity of 1.2 V/m. An additional question concerning the use of<br />DECT phones at home revealed an additional background exposure level in<br />all participating households.<br />The graphs show clear trends for decreasing symptom scores in relation to<br />decreasing mean exposure levels caused by cell phone transmitter emissions.<br />The comparison with the national and international research to classify these<br />results provides additional arguments for nonrandom relationships.<br />Within the framework of the German Mobile Phone Programme (DMF), the<br />QUEBEB study also investigated if health symptoms in the population could<br />be associated with cell phone base stations and measured microwave<br />radiation levels.<br />This study did not show any significant relationships because the highest<br />measurement is given with 1 volt per meter, whereby 99% of the<br />measurements are below 0.34 V/m. The mean exposure level was at 0.07<br />V/m with a 95% percentile at 0.17 V/m (1).<br />While less than 1% of the participants of the DMF study were exposed above<br />0.34 V/m, 82 out of the 251 study participants in Selbitz belonged to a highexposure<br />group above 0.7 V/m, that is, 32.7%.<br />High exposure groups as found in Selbitz did basically not occur in the<br />samples of the German Mobile Phone Programme. To a certain degree, this<br />has to do with the method of random sampling and leads to a systematic<br />underestimation of the risk for population groups with higher exposures.<br />Thus the finding of the QUEBEB study that found no correlation applies only<br />to low-exposure groups and does in no way contradict the findings in Selbitz.<br />In Germany where complete cell phone coverage is provided, the Federal<br />Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has received highly important<br />information about the health problems affecting residents living next to cell<br />phone base stations. In a meeting on 2 August 2006 in Neuherberg, strongly<br />worded official medical reports were quoted that document problem<br />situations in particularly highly exposed households (17-19).<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 14<br />It has become known to industry that the health of their technicians is<br />damaged (20,21).<br />There are already efforts under way to explore possibilities of how the<br />electromagnetic pollution in wireless networks could be reduced. The<br />reasoning for a patent filed in 2003 explicitly quotes evidence of damage in<br />human DNA (22).<br />Since the 1960s long-term, nonthermal effects on the human central nervous<br />system have been causally linked to microwaves, ultrashort waves, and<br />shortwaves in several studies.<br />As part of a dissertation, Wenzel studied the health status of radio personnel<br />in East German military forces (NVA) and summarized his results in a report<br />that was confidential until 1989. In comparison to a nonexposed group, he<br />observed an increase in headaches, sleep problems, general fatigue, eye<br />pain, stabbing pain in the chest, declining mental power, irritability,<br />dizziness, tendency to sweat, and visual problems. As a result of his findings,<br />the inadequacy of the current exposure limits had already been pointed out<br />in 1967 (9).<br />The review of occupational surveys in the Soviet Union between 1960 and<br />1996, which had been carried out by Prof. Hecht on behalf of the Federal<br />Office for Telecommunications, revealed causal links for microwave radiation<br />as a stressor of the central nervous system (26).<br />In 1960 Iranyi et al. from Hungary reported for the first time in the Munich<br />Medical Weekly Journal about a substantially increasing number of health<br />problems in radio personnel of “modern” radio stations that had been<br />validated by measurements and confirmed by medical doctors, including<br />headaches, dizziness, tiredness, sleep problems, tremors, and other<br />symptoms. The symptoms occurred from field intensities above 3.8 V/m.<br />There was no indication of simulated complaints. Because the symptoms<br />occurred during their working hours and were associated with the number of<br />years of employment, the authors concluded that there is a causal link<br />between symptoms and exposure levels (10).<br />In 1962 Miro found increasing cases of pain, dizziness, nausea, personality<br />changes, weight loss, fever attacks with chilling and sweating, and general<br />fatigue in French radar personnel. The RF radiation exposure was at ca. 5<br />V/m (8).<br />In 1996 a study by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy around the shortwave<br />transmitter at Schwarzenburg in Switzerland documented highly significant<br />health problems in the civilian population regarding sleep problems,<br />headaches, joint pain, fatigue, and other symptoms. In a blinded follow-up<br />study, symptoms started to improve one day after the transmitter was<br />turned off (11-13).<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 15<br />In 2002 Santini et al. had also demonstrated a clear dose-response<br />relationship for the following symptoms in the vicinity of French cell phone<br />base stations: sleep problems, tiredness, fatigue, irritability, depression, and<br />other symptoms. As a conclusion, it was recommended back then to install<br />this type of transmitter no closer to residences than 300 m (14).<br />Similar findings were revealed in the work by Navarro et al. with the followup<br />measurements by Oberfeld (Government of Land Salzburg, Health<br />Department), in which case the measured exposure levels were highly<br />significantly correlated with major health problems. Three groups showed the<br />following field intensity distribution: group 1 – 0.02-0.04 V/m, group 2 –<br />0.05-0.22 V/m, and group 3 – 0.25-1.29 V/m (15).<br />In 2007 the paper by Abdel-Rassoul et al. showed significant problems of the<br />central nervous system (headaches, memory problems, dizziness, tremors,<br />symptoms of depression, sleep problems) in an exposed population<br />compared to the control group. The measured field intensity of the group<br />classified as exposed was 3 V/m (16).<br />The survey presented here included specific control questions to verify the<br />credibility of the participants’ responses. From the number of described<br />symptoms, for example, it was possible to see that the questionnaires had<br />not been filled out randomly. Thus the control question for “toothaches,” a<br />disease mainly caused by caries, showed no difference between the exposed<br />and unexposed groups.<br />As was to be expected, the control symptom “bedwetting” occurred only in a<br />very small percentage and also showed no difference between exposed and<br />unexposed groups.<br />The relationship between the question “weight gain” and “weight loss”<br />corresponded with the known clinical reality. The obesity prevalence (body<br />mass index BMI > 30) in the population is on average at 20%, which<br />corresponds with a value of 1 (20% of maximum value 5) in our symptom<br />scores. Underweight is found only in ca. 1-6% of the German population,<br />which is reflected in the low symptom score for weight loss at 0.2 in our<br />study (28).<br />A trend toward voting behavior in terms of symptom aggravation could thus<br />be ruled out.<br />The occurrence of the symptom groups sleep problems, depression, cerebral<br />symptoms, infections, skin problems, cardiovascular problems, problems of<br />the visual and auditory system as well as the gastrointestinal tract proved to<br />be consistently and significantly higher in the exposed groups. As can be<br />seen from the literature review, it has been known since the 1960s that RF<br />electromagnetic fields and microwaves can trigger these symptoms (8-10).<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 16<br />Equally significant were differences for the scores of joint problems, which<br />again replicated already published findings of the Schwarzenburg study,<br />Switzerland (11-13).<br />The results presented here were statistically validated by the t-test (7). The<br />often stereotypically quoted criticism of too small case numbers for a<br />validation of an association was mathematically refuted by the application of<br />this statistical test and its significant results.<br />Considerably more crucial is the limitation of the gathered data because of<br />the noticeable self-selection of the participants compared to the total number<br />of the survey sample, which is reflected in the low response rate to the<br />questionnaires. However, neither the response rates of the entire 400-m<br />radius around the transmitter nor the highest exposure area do significantly<br />differ from the response rate of control area 5, which again suggests a<br />homogenous response behavior and speaks against an overselection of<br />allegedly sick persons (Table 2).<br />The approached participants, including persons from the 400-m radius<br />around the cell phone transmitter at the Feldstraße as well as Selbitz<br />residents from further away, did not know that they would be classified into<br />groups based on their residential location and exposure level. Thus it was not<br />possible for the participants to classify themselves into groups 1 to 5.<br />In follow-up studies one should try to increase the response rate by phone<br />calls or personal interviews instead of relying on a single mailout as was done<br />in this study.<br />In Selbitz municipality, there are proponents as well as critics of wireless<br />technologies and also persons who are indifferent to it so that each group<br />had the same opportunity to respond. The number of study participants who<br />considered their health affected by cell phone radiation was 12% in Selbitz<br />and, therefore, falls below the participation rate of 23%. This corresponds<br />with a percentage of 9% as found in the DMF. Thus a selection bias was not<br />detected.<br />The participating individual groups did not differ based on age or gender,<br />respectively; the plausibility of the responses was validated within the study.<br />It is therefore assumed that the documented results reflect the actual<br />distribution of the health problems.<br />International definitions stipulate that adverse health effects caused by<br />microwave radiation can only be regarded as verified if the explanation for a<br />plausible effect mechanism is provided, studies are independently replicated<br />several times, and no contradictions exist in other studies (23).<br />With the paper presented here, these conditions are met so that the ongoing<br />demand for evidence has been met once again. When taking the low<br />exposure levels into account, the negative results of the German Mobile<br />Phone Programme are consistent.<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 17<br />Conclusions<br />Until 2009 the official protocol for the investigation of health problems in<br />residents living next to transmitters amounted to nothing more than<br />measuring exposure levels in affected households instead of on-site<br />monitoring with transmitter shutdowns to investigate causal links.<br />From the compliance with the currently valid exposure limits, it was<br />concluded without any further investigation—using the logic of<br />reductionism—that below these exposure limits no health effects could occur<br />because, first, the exposure limits have already been met and, second, no<br />scientifically accepted studies are available. The latter statement is not up to<br />the current state of science.<br />According to the Federal Immission Control Act (§ 22 BlmSchG) as well as<br />the German constitution (art. 2, para. 2 GG), during the operation of<br />technical facilities health hazards to a third party must indisputably be ruled<br />out.<br />With the Federal Immission Control Ordinance (26. BlmSchV), the federal<br />regulation maker establishes exposure limit regulations for electromagnetic<br />fields whose specifications are required by acts and the constitution. But as<br />the presented paper shows once more, a clearly increasing incidence of<br />disease is already taking place far below legally binding exposure guideline<br />limits.<br />Even if in legal terms, this is not yet proof for an individual-specific evidence<br />of damage, the presented investigations make it clear that the conclusions<br />drawn by the federal regulation maker from the results of the German Mobile<br />Phone Programme, according to which no health risk is to be expected below<br />the exposure limits of the 26. BlmSchV, are scientifically and legally<br />unjustifiable.<br />From a legal perspective, it should be noted here that the current exposure<br />limit regulations basically do not provide sufficient protection against health<br />risks. Insofar as official agencies still suggest that the exposure limits of the<br />26. BlmSchV would be precautionary limits, these limits are now disproven—<br />among others—through our investigation, as it showed a significantly<br />increased health risk in the vicinity of cell phone base stations.<br />As has already been demanded by the European Parliament, current<br />exposure guidelines need to be urgently reviewed. Because of the<br />documented relationship between exposure and health symptoms, there is<br />also an urgent need for further research to elucidate the detailed<br />relationships of health symptoms.<br />It is a physician’s responsibility—not bound by directives—to work towards<br />the preservation of the natural basis of life regarding human health (24).<br />As representatives of public health agencies, state offices such as the Public<br />Health Department, the State Office for the Environment, and the Bavarian<br />Ministry of the Environment as well as higher-ranking government levels<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 18<br />such as the Federal Ministry of the Environment and the European Union are<br />invited to specify the cause of this possible slow poisoning.<br />After shutting down the respective transmitters for half a year, a portion of<br />the health symptoms reported by the study participants in Selbitz should<br />become normalized. The significant clinical relevance of the observed results<br />has been discussed.<br />Contact<br />Dr.med. Horst Eger (correspondence)<br />Marktplatz 16<br />95119 Naila<br />Phone: 09282/1304<br />E-mail: horst-eger@acormail.de<br />Medical Quality Assurance Working Group “Electromagnetic Fields in Medicine—<br />Diagnostics, Therapy, Environment” Code No. 65143 (KVB), recognized by the<br />Bavarian Medical Association<br />Dr. med Manfred Jahn<br />Brunnenstr. 1<br />95152 Selbitz<br />Acknowledgement<br />Beside the people of Selbitz, we especially thank Mayor Klaus Adelt, Sabine<br />Bodenschatz, Tanja Wohlfahrt, and Udo Wohlfahrt because without their<br />help this paper would never have been possible.<br />We owe Christina Panchyrz our gratitude for the record keeping.<br />Translation<br />Performed by Katharina Gustavs and authorized by the authors and publisher<br />Original publication:<br />EGER, H., JAHN, M., Spezifische Symptome und Mobilfunkstrahlung in Selbitz<br />(Bayern) – Evidenz für eine Dosiswirkungsbeziehung,<br />umwelt·medizin·gesellschaft, 23, 2 (2010), 130-139.<br />Note:<br />Upon request, the anonymized raw data can be provided by Selbitz<br />municipality to scientific institutions.<br />Submitted: 12 November 2009<br />Revised version accepted: 3 May 2010<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 19<br />Editor’s Note<br />The above paper is identified as an original scientific paper and it was<br />subject to a special peer-review process in cooperation with the Scientific<br />Advisory Board.<br />References<br />(1) BERG G., BRECKENKAMP, J., KOWALL B. et al. 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(2006):<br />Electromagnetic Fields Original Scientific Paper<br />Original German umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft ⏐23⏐2/2010 20Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-6730769788280903522010-10-02T14:14:00.001+01:002010-10-02T14:16:50.516+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqb62BtHabmu-G-aTMWlwmHAL9zG7_3YiqErprXlVSj3Qfkf7u8GZAelejrQwgYvrazDcCHMy5k5kZSzloT4aDacOpVw8pfrqKcFc4hvnYA7-NlB4sLxMadPKPeJitXV9zh3ByljekhQ/s1600/Child-Mobs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqb62BtHabmu-G-aTMWlwmHAL9zG7_3YiqErprXlVSj3Qfkf7u8GZAelejrQwgYvrazDcCHMy5k5kZSzloT4aDacOpVw8pfrqKcFc4hvnYA7-NlB4sLxMadPKPeJitXV9zh3ByljekhQ/s320/Child-Mobs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523436892792759314" /></a><br />Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010; 115: 91–96<br />ORIGINAL ARTICLE<br />Effect of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiations (RF-EMR)<br />on passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology in<br />Wistar rats<br />SAREESH NADUVIL NARAYANAN1, RAJU SURESH KUMAR1,<br />BHAGATH KUMAR POTU2, SATHEESHA NAYAK3,<br />P. GOPALAKRISHNA BHAT4 & MANEESH MAILANKOT5<br />1Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 2Department of<br />Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 3Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal<br />Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 4Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal<br />University, Manipal, India, and 5Department of Biochemistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University,<br />Manipal, India<br />Abstract<br />Introduction. The interaction of mobile phone radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) with the brain is a serious<br />concern of our society.<br />Objective. We evaluated the effect of RF-EMR from mobile phones on passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal<br />morphology in rats.<br />Materials and methods. Healthy male albino Wistar rats were exposed to RF-EMR by giving 50 missed calls (within 1 hour) per<br />day for 4 weeks, keeping a GSM (0.9 GHz/1.8 GHz) mobile phone in vibratory mode (no ring tone) in the cage. After the<br />experimental period, passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal morphology were studied.<br />Results. Passive avoidance behaviour was significantly affected in mobile phone RF-EMR-exposed rats demonstrated as shorter<br />entrance latency to the dark compartment when compared to the control rats. Marked morphological changes were also<br />observed in the CA3 region of the hippocampus of the mobile phone-exposed rats in comparison to the control rats.<br />Conclusion. Mobile phone RF-EMR exposure significantly altered the passive avoidance behaviour and hippocampal<br />morphology in rats.<br />Key words: Hippocampus, memory, mobile phone, passive avoidance, RF-EMR (radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation)<br />Introduction<br />The use of mobile phones is increasing day by day,<br />and it is estimated that approximately 500 million<br />people worldwide are using mobile phones currently.<br />A large proportion of users is made up of children and<br />teenagers. Due to the wide and growing use of mobile<br />communication, there is increasing concern about<br />the interactions of electromagnetic radiation with<br />the human organs and, in particular, with the brain.<br />Experimental studies have shown that the radiofrequency<br />electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR)<br />emitted from the mobile phones can affect the brain<br />in various ways. These effects have been described<br />in vitro and in vivo in a number of studies: in particular,<br />effects on cerebral blood flow (1–4), blood-brain barrier<br />permeability (4), oxidant and antioxidant balance<br />(5), neurotransmitter balance (6), nerve cell damage<br />(7), and genomic responses (8) have been reported.<br />There is some concern that short-term memory loss<br />Correspondence: Sareesh Naduvil Narayanan, Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.<br />E-mail: sareeshnn@yahoo.co.in<br />(Received 3 August 2009; accepted 10 December 2009)<br />ISSN 0300-9734 print/ISSN 2000-1967 online 2010 Informa UK Ltd. (Informa Healthcare, Taylor & Francis AS)<br />DOI: 10.3109/03009730903552661<br />or other cognitive effects may be associated with<br />the use of mobile telephones. In our previous study<br />we had reported that mobile phone exposure in<br />Wistar rats resulted in impaired spatial memory<br />performance in the Morris Water Maze (MWM)<br />test, demonstrated as more time taken to reach the<br />target quadrant and less time spent in the target quadrant<br />(9). In the present study, we tried to evaluate the<br />effect of long-term exposure to RF-EMR emitted from<br />a mobile phone (0.9 GHz/1.8 GHz) on passive avoidance<br />behaviour and hippocampal morphology in male<br />Wistar rats.<br />Materials and methods<br />Animals<br />Inbred healthy male albino Wistar rats (8–10 weeks<br />old) were used in this experiment. They were<br />obtained from Manipal University (MU) central animal<br />facility. The rats were housed in plastic cages of<br />size 36 cm 23 cm 21 cm (three rats in each cage)<br />inside a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment<br />with free access to food and water ad libitum,<br />with a 12 h light and 12 h dark cycle. All the experiments<br />were carried out with prior approval from the<br />institutional animal ethics committee. Care was taken<br />to handle the rats in a humane manner, and all<br />precautions were taken to use the minimum number<br />of animals required to generate significant data.<br />Experimental design<br />Animals were divided into two groups: group I<br />(n = 12), normal control; and group II (n = 12)<br />were exposed to RF-EMR by giving 50 missed calls<br />(within 1 hour) per day for 4 weeks, keeping a GSM<br />(0.9 GHz/1.8 GHz) mobile phone in vibratory mode<br />(no ring tone) in the cage (9). Each missed call was of<br />the duration of 45 seconds. Animals were free to move<br />in the cage. The phone was kept in a small woodbottomed<br />cage sized 12 cm 7 cm 7 cm. The<br />bamboo wire mesh on top of the wood bottom cage<br />prevented the animals from contact with the phone.<br />Twenty-four hours after the last exposure, six randomly<br />picked animals from both groups were tested<br />for passive avoidance behaviour using passive avoidance<br />apparatus. This test was conducted between<br />4.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. The remaining animals<br />from both groups were sacrificed to study the histological<br />changes in the hippocampus. Statistical analysis<br />was done by using Student’s t test. P-value < 0.05<br />was considered as significant.<br />Passive avoidance apparatus<br />The apparatus has two compartments, a rectangular<br />larger compartment with a 50 cm 50 cm grid floor<br />and wooden walls of 35 cm height. It has a roof, which<br />can be opened or closed. One of the walls has a<br />6 cm 6 cm opening connecting the larger compartment<br />to a dark smaller compartment. The smaller<br />compartment has a 15 cm 15 cm electrifiable grid<br />connected to a constant current stimulator, wooden<br />walls of 15 cm height, and a ceiling that can be<br />opened or closed. The connection between the two<br />compartments can be closed with a sliding door<br />made of Plexiglas. The larger compartment was<br />illuminated with a 100-W bulb placed 150 cm above<br />the centre.<br />Passive avoidance test<br />Passive avoidance test was conducted by the method<br />of Bures et al. (10), with modifications. The experiment<br />had three parts: 1) an exploration test, 2) an<br />aversive stimulation and learning test, and 3) a<br />retention test. The exploration test was conducted<br />in three trials. During this, each rat was kept in the<br />centre of the larger compartment facing away from<br />the entrance to the dark compartment. The door<br />between the two compartments was kept open. The<br />rat was allowed to explore the apparatus (both larger<br />and smaller compartments) for 3 minutes. In each<br />trial, the total time taken by the animal to enter the<br />dark compartment was noted using a stop-watch. At<br />the end of the trial, the rat was replaced in the home<br />cage, where it remained during an inter-trial interval<br />of 5 minutes. After the last exploration trial, the rat<br />was again kept in the larger compartment as in the<br />trial sessions. When the animal entered the smaller<br />compartment, the sliding door between the two<br />compartments of the apparatus was closed and three<br />strong foot shocks (50 Hz, 1.5 mA, and 1 s duration)<br />were given at 5-second intervals. The ceiling was<br />then opened and the rat was then returned to its<br />home cage. The retention test was carried out after<br />24 and 48 hours. The rat was kept in the centre of the<br />larger compartment facing away from the entrance<br />to the smaller compartment for a maximum period<br />of 3 minutes. The sliding door was kept open during<br />this period. The latency time required for the<br />animal to enter the dark compartment was recorded.<br />The latency time was recorded as 3 minutes for<br />those animals that did not enter the dark compartment<br />within 3 minutes. Absence of entry into the<br />dark compartment indicated positive memory<br />retention.<br />92 S. N. Narayanan et al.<br />Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining<br />All histological procedures were uniform for control<br />and test group animals. The rats were sacrificed by<br />cervical dislocation under ether anaesthesia, and the<br />brain was exposed by cutting the skull along the midline.<br />The whole brain was carefully dissected out and<br />fixed in 10% buffered formalin (with pH 7.4) for 24 h.<br />It was then dehydrated in ethanol, defatted in xylene,<br />and embedded in paraffin. Care was taken to ensure<br />that all brains were oriented in the same direction<br />during embedding to minimize differences in the<br />angles at which the brains were sectioned. A single<br />investigator processed all brains to maintain consistency<br />in histological analysis. Sections were cut on a<br />rotary microtome (Leica RM2155, Germany) at<br />5-micron thickness and stained with hematoxylin<br />and eosin (H&E) according to standard procedure.<br />The hippocampal CA3 region was studied under a<br />light microscope. To avoid observer’s bias, an independent<br />person coded the slides before subjecting<br />them to morphological evaluations.<br />Results<br />Passive avoidance test<br />In the exploration trials, the entrance latency to the<br />dark compartment was decreased in both the groups<br />from first to third trial, but there was a significant<br />difference in the entrance latency time of the groups in<br />the second and third trials. The RF-EMR-exposed<br />animals took more time to enter the dark compartment<br />during the second and third exploration trials<br />(Figure 1).<br />During the memory retention test, the entrance<br />latency to the dark compartment was significantly<br />less for mobile phone-exposed rats when compared<br />with the control group. The latency was approximately<br />four times less in the mobile phone-exposed<br />animals tested 24 hrs after the shock trial (Figure 2A),<br />and the latency was approximately three times less in<br />the mobile phone-exposed rats tested 48 hours after<br />the shock trial (Figure 2B).<br />Hippocampal morphology<br />In comparison to the control animals, marked morphological<br />changes were detected in the CA3 region of<br />the hippocampus of the RF-EMR-exposed rats. The<br />hippocampus of RF-EMR-exposed rats showed<br />shrunken, darkly stained neurons (Figure 3B). No<br />such changes were observed in the control rats<br />(Figure 3A).<br />Discussion<br />Passive avoidance tests or conditioned avoidance tests<br />have been used in several studies to assess memory or<br />retention and also retrieval after or during other<br />treatments (11–13). Generally rats avoid intense illumination<br />and prefer dim illumination. When placed<br />in a brightly illuminated space connected with a dark<br />enclosure, they rapidly enter the dark compartment<br />and remain there. After an aversive consequence (foot<br />shock) in the dark compartment, the animals modify<br />their behaviour by inhibiting the innate activities or<br />learned habits (staying in the dark) and remain in the<br />bright compartment (10). So, in this task the animals<br />learn to avoid a noxious event by suppressing a<br />particular behaviour (14).<br />In the current study, the mobile phone exposure<br />significantly affected the passive avoidance behaviour<br />in rats. In other words, the memory retention and the<br />retrieval were significantly affected in mobile phone<br />RF-EMR-exposed rats. In comparison to the control<br />group, mobile phone-exposed animals showed<br />shorter latency to enter into the dark compartment<br />in the memory retention test (24 h and 48 h after the<br />aversive stimulus). This showed that the animals, after<br />being exposed to aversive stimulation (foot shock) in<br />the passive avoidance task, did not remember this task<br />to some extent on the following day, and this clearly<br />indicates the impairment of the memory. In mobile<br />phone-exposed animals the associative memory which<br />had built up through repetition over many trials and<br />expressed primarily in the performance of tasks<br />30<br />20<br />10<br />0<br />Trial 1 Trial 2<br />Control Exposed<br />Entrance latency to the dark<br />compartment (sec)<br />Trial 3<br />*<br />*<br />Figure 1. Time taken by the animals to enter the dark compartment<br />of the passive avoidance apparatus during the exploration trials<br />of passive avoidance test. The entrance latency to the dark compartment<br />was decreased in both the groups from first to third trial,<br />but there was a significant difference in the entrance latency time of<br />the groups in the second and third trials. The radio-frequency<br />electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR)-exposed animals took<br />more time to enter the dark compartment during the exploration<br />trials. *P < 0.05.<br />Effect of RF-EMR on Wistar rats 93<br />was affected. This change in the behaviour of animals<br />(the shorter latency to enter the dark compartment) in<br />the passive avoidance task could be due to the altered<br />functioning of both hippocampal and amygdaloidal<br />neurons due to the damage caused by the RF-EMR<br />emitted from the mobile phone. A number of clinical<br />and experimental studies have shown the role of<br />hippocampal formation and related structures in<br />the medial temporal lobe in learning and memory<br />(15,16). In rats, bilateral lesion of the specific areas of<br />the hippocampus (CA1 and CA3) produced greater<br />impairments in the performance of passive avoidance<br />task (17). Bilateral hippocampal lesions in chicks<br />caused decreased retention of the avoidance response<br />(18). These studies suggest the involvement of the<br />hippocampal system in associative learning processes<br />and in memory.<br />In our current study, the hematoxylin and eosin<br />staining of the hippocampal region clearly showed<br />interspersed, deeply stained, shrunken cells, which<br />clearly indicates the degenerative changes in these<br />areas. The exact mechanism responsible for this<br />degeneration has to be investigated; perhaps the<br />mechanism is through reactive oxygen species. Earlier<br />A. B.<br />Figure 3. Representative photomicrograph of sections of hippocampal CA3 region of the brain from both control and radio-frequency<br />electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR)-exposed rat stained with hematoxylin and eosin. A: Control animal; row of normal nerve cells in a section<br />of the pyramidal cell band of the hippocampus CA3 region is seen. B: Mobile phone RF-EMR-exposed rat; among the normal nerve cells, dark<br />(deeply stained) and shrunken nerve cells are seen.<br />A. 40 B.<br />30<br />20<br />10<br />0<br />Control Exposed<br />Entrance latency to the dark<br />compartment (sec)<br />*<br />Control<br />Entrance latency to the dark<br />compartment (sec)<br />Exposed<br />30 *<br />10<br />0<br />Figure 2. Effect of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) on latency to enter the dark compartment 24 hours (A) and 48 hours<br />(B) after the shock trial. Rats exposed to the mobile phone took significantly less time to enter the dark compartment in the memory retention<br />test. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05.<br />94 S. N. Narayanan et al.<br />reports have stated that mobile phones caused oxidative<br />damage biochemically by increasing the levels of<br />Malondialdehyde (MDA), carbonyl groups, Xanthine<br />oxidase (XO) activity, and decreasing CAT activity;<br />and that treatment with melatonin significantly prevented<br />oxidative damage in the brain (19). The studies<br />on guinea-pigs have shown increases in MDA,<br />vitamins A, D3 (3), and E levels, increased CAT<br />enzyme activity, and decreased Glutathione (GSH)<br />level in the blood of Electromagnetic field (EMF)-<br />exposed guinea-pigs (20). The rats, when exposed to<br />900 MHz electromagnetic radiation from a mobile<br />phone for 7 days (1 h/day) showed 1) increase in<br />malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels in brain tissue,<br />2) decrease in brain superoxide dismutase and<br />glutathione peroxidase activities, and 3) increase in<br />brain xanthine oxidase and adenosine deaminase<br />activities. Ginkgo biloba significantly prevented these<br />changes in the brain (21). Exposure of adult Sprague-<br />Dawley rats to regular cell phones resulted in mRNA<br />up-regulation of several injury-associated proteins,<br />such as calcium ATPase, neural cell adhesion molecule,<br />neural growth factor, and vascular endothelial<br />growth factor (22). The possible role of programmed<br />cell death in the brain could also not to be excluded.<br />Short-term exposure to cell phone radio-frequency<br />emissions (1900 MHz) can up-regulate elements of<br />apoptotic pathways in cells derived from the brain,<br />and neurons appear to be more sensitive to this effect<br />than are astrocytes (23). The primary neuronal cultures<br />of rats exposed to a continuous wave (CW) 900 MHz<br />Radiofrequency fields (RF) for 24 h induced apoptosis<br />through a caspase-independent pathway that involves<br />Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) (24).<br />Both neurons and glia interact dynamically to<br />enable information processing and behaviour<br />(25,26). The poor performance of rats in the behavioural<br />tests could also be due to the damaging effect<br />of microwaves on glial cells, which in turn alters the<br />neuronal activity in the rat hippocampus and amygdala.<br />Acute exposure to GSM 900 MHz electromagnetic<br />fields (a single GSM exposure = 15 min)<br />induced glial reactivity and biochemical modifications<br />in the rat brain (27). Chronic exposure to GSM<br />900 MHz microwaves induced persistent astroglia<br />activation in the rat brain, which is the sign of a<br />potential gliosis (28). Reports also suggest that both<br />amygdala and hippocampus act synergistically to form<br />long-term memories of significantly emotional events,<br />and these brain structures are activated following an<br />emotional event and cross-talk with each other in the<br />process of consolidation (29). In order to prove the<br />involvement of various pathways (Reactive Oxygen<br />Species (ROS), apoptosis, or glial reactivation, or a<br />combination of all three) in the alteration of rat<br />behaviour and hippocampal morphology after<br />mobile phone RF-EMR exposure, further studies<br />are warranted.<br />Conclusion<br />The health effects of commonly encountered radiofrequency<br />electromagnetic radiations (RF-EMR) from<br />mobile phone exposures do exist. 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Narayanan et al.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-66815602141004778172010-09-23T13:53:00.002+01:002010-09-23T13:55:45.655+01:00IS THIS WHY SO MANY OF US CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WE CAME IN TO THE SUPERMARKETY FOR<br /><br />Raleigh, N.C. - Building air ducts can help boost cellphone and Wi-Fi signals in stores, helping retailers expand their mobile marketing efforts..<br /><br />Research at North Carolina State University shows that the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ducts (HVAC) that snake through commercial real estate act as natural signal boosters that can help eliminate dead spots in stores.<br /><br />This would be a boon to retailers like Best Buy and Target, which are rolling out mobile-marketing programs that send coupons, sales alerts and product information to shopper's cell phones.<br /><br />According to a report in Storefront Backtalk, an industry newsletter, the researchers found that HVAC ductwork is an excellent conduit for cell tower transmissions because the ducts typically consist of hollow metal pipes. The group was originally searching for ways to boost RFID signals in stores.<br /><br />Retailers would still require a microcell repeater to grab and strengthen the cell signals, although the ducts themselves would act as distributed antennae, said Dr. Dan Stancil, chairman of the university's electrical and computer engineering department.<br /><br />"The ducts will increase the range in a very different way, meaning that you can cover Wi-Fi with far fewer access points," he said.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-84859438606841118592010-08-23T11:43:00.001+01:002010-08-23T11:44:54.169+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwJQMsRRlbBsuWPYnuk9lcunEWXogLLwx-FILdYvLNiOq60GzjQly7-CWyiggDoL9q1zfJJAoT2ksiUn05Dx_NSTHsPtxcmhs6C0hwAY7zL7PIih0rQxlmu5v9-pOC0sTMMW6ZKxnj2Q/s1600/dirty+electricy+girl.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwJQMsRRlbBsuWPYnuk9lcunEWXogLLwx-FILdYvLNiOq60GzjQly7-CWyiggDoL9q1zfJJAoT2ksiUn05Dx_NSTHsPtxcmhs6C0hwAY7zL7PIih0rQxlmu5v9-pOC0sTMMW6ZKxnj2Q/s320/dirty+electricy+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508554448785522178" /></a><br />Dr. Samuel Milham was the first scientist to alert the world that exposure to electromagnetic fields can cause disease. His new book, Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization, documents Dr. Milham’s early years and education, and describes his discovery of the link between electromagnetic field exposure and most of the twentieth century diseases of civilization, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and suicide.<br /><br />In Dirty Electricity, Dr. Milham discusses the recent proliferation of radio frequency radiation from cell phones and towers, terrestrial antennas, Wi-Fi and Wi-max systems, broadband internet over power lines, and personal electronic equipment and warns of the epidemic of disease and mortality that we may soon face because of these technologies. These technologies, he explains, are creating the 2nd wave of illnesses from electromagnetic fields, the first being from electrification beginning in the early part of the 20th century and only recently discovered thanks to Dr. Milham’s work.<br /><br /> <br />Dr. Milham says the ‘War on Cancer’ has been a failure because “people have missed the major carcinogen”. He has tried to get the attention of several government agencies, as well as the marines, as to the role that electromagnetic fields–and in particular ‘dirty electricity’ –have played in the illnesses of our times, to no avail. Thus, he has written “Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization” to bring the key learnings of his career to the public. A winner of the Ramazzini prize for his pioneering work in the occupational risks for cancer from electromagnetic fields, Dr. Milham has long been on the forefront of understanding biological effects from electromagnetic fields. After recently doing pioneering work linking cancer clusters in schools to Dirty Electricity, he is now especially concerned about a cluster of Boeing workers with Lou Gehrig’s disease and would like to study the electromagnetic environment there but so far has not been granted access. He also says that Gulf War Syndrome may have an important electromagnetic component, and that military health issues blamed on things like water quality in certain instances may in fact be electromagnetic in nature, such as from extensive portable air conditioning for soldiers in the Middle East.<br /><br />ElectromagneticHealth.org’s interview with Dr. Milham begins with a discussion of the very low incidence of many diseases among one sect of the Amish that uses no electricity whatsoever, and his finding that doctors there report no ADHD in children. Another very interesting learning from this interview is that EMF risk from cell towers is not only from the radiation (RF) being emitted (i.e. the microwave radiation), but from the dirty electricity the operation of the tower puts onto the electrical system in the neighborhood, suggesting anyone who lives near a tower might be well advised to check the level of Dirty Electricity with a Graham Stetzer meter, developed by Dr. Martin Graham, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and Dave Stetzer of Stetzer Electric. Graham Stetzer meters to measure Dirty Electricity, and filters to address the problem (capacitors), can be found at www.EMFSafetyStore.com.<br /><br />Dr. Milham says, “Government has really failed. It has let the people down.” As one additional example of this Milham says, “Why on earth would governments allow cell towers to be put on school grounds?”Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-87069209650399019782010-08-23T11:23:00.004+01:002010-08-23T11:33:11.566+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9eLKUcD6oh0vhm_dZO-cWxNPG7Q0O13sp4UdU6nrkKxOddjiDfmighkEUOzmUGnCyOoeVKSD5lUUzUEFSQccRmdAkFmoO0sXxipkT48YxmFTRUHBOSNcAMe_xNMpuOYn3dP2QZ0a0Mc/s1600/woman+with+headace.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9eLKUcD6oh0vhm_dZO-cWxNPG7Q0O13sp4UdU6nrkKxOddjiDfmighkEUOzmUGnCyOoeVKSD5lUUzUEFSQccRmdAkFmoO0sXxipkT48YxmFTRUHBOSNcAMe_xNMpuOYn3dP2QZ0a0Mc/s320/woman+with+headace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508550615188669074" /></a><br />Are our minds being altered by the ever increasing see of radio waves we live in?<br /><br />Every 50 years or so, American magazine the Atlantic lobs an intellectual grenade into our culture. In the summer of 1945, for example, it published an essay by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineer Vannevar Bush entitled "As We May Think". It turned out to be the blueprint for what eventually emerged as the world wide web. Two summers ago, the Atlantic published an essay by Nicholas Carr, one of the blogosphere's most prominent (and thoughtful) contrarians<br /><br /> "Over the past few years," Carr wrote, "I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. My mind isn't going – so far as I can tell – but it's changing. I'm not thinking the way I used to think. I can feel it most strongly when I'm reading. Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy. My mind would get caught up in the narrative or the turns of the argument and I'd spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose. That's rarely the case anymore. Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do. I feel as if I'm always dragging my wayward brain back to the text. The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle."<br /><br />It's not rocket science our brains are living in a totally alien see of microwaves of course we can't think the way God designed us to!!Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-78180969746757372912010-08-20T11:58:00.000+01:002010-08-20T11:59:27.420+01:00In its latest publication ARCEP-FRANCE (Regulatory Authority Electronic Communications and Postal) mentions a very significant fact: after falling for several years, the volume of minutes used on landline telephones has recently increased spectacularly and now exceeds the minutes used by mobile phones. The respective figures show traffic of 25.5 billion minutes for mobile phones, which is the same figure as the first quarter of 2009, thus a stagnation "after years of non-stop expansion". In contrast, during the same period “the total volume of traffic for landline phones reached 30.7 billion minutes in the first quarter of 2010, a level which it had not reached since almost 10 years ago,” declared ARCEP.<br />Some people explain this by the economic crisis (are parents keeping a closer eye on the phone bills?), others see the dawning realisation that using a mobile phone carries a health risk. Whatever the reason, against all expectation the landline phone is gaining ground in a surprising way against the mobile.<br />Paradoxically average yearly revenues remain the same, in spite of the ingenuity and multiplicity of new offers from the phone companies. An ex-fan of the mobile phone…<br />The golden age of an investment return in double figures from mobile telephony is now in the past, and the poor return on the mobile videophone (3G, etc,) is a bitter pill for the phone companies. Whether due to the economic climate or not, the PMT (Personal Mobile Television), which the operators were so keen on and was supported by the authorities, backed up by offers from the manufacturers, has turned out to be a flop. The truth is that there is a widespread falling off of demand, especially in the northern countries, for mobile phone time. Is this a first sign of salvation for the southern European countries? [Report ABI research]<br />For the time being the phone companies’ revenues are still being boosted in the developing countries, particularly in Africa which is a truly limitless Eldorado, with its favourable geopolitical conditions and a public that has no awareness of any health risks. Considering the poverty in some African countries it’s even indecent, yet it is entirely possible that, in the face of the phone companies’ aggressive marketing and business methods, the demand for mobile phones will literally explode.<br />But beware and prepare for tomorrow, for the tide may well turn.<br />- Authority:Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-57187564198196750142010-08-10T15:56:00.000+01:002010-08-10T15:57:56.181+01:00A LETTER TO CONGRESS<br /><br />Dear Mr. Martin:<br />I write in reference to the Federal Communication Commission's vote on the authorization of<br />new unlicensed "White Spaces" devices for wireless communications in the TV Broadcast<br />Bands, scheduled for its November 4th meeting. FCC adoption of rules to authorize use of White<br />Spaces spectrum for wireless devices operating in the home will lead to the repeated, chronic,<br />long-term exposure of individuals, at all age levels, and to more frequencies and quantities of<br />radiofrequency (RF) radiation at very close range than is currently the case. Whether these<br />exposures pose human health risks is under investigation by members of the scientific and public<br />health research communities. I am writing to remind FCC to consider the potential for serious<br />human health effects that could result from the proliferation of these devices in the home, before<br />allowing the proliferation of such devices.<br />By design, the White Spaces devices rule will increase the bandwidth available for wireless<br />devices operating at close range, for general use in the home and elsewhere. As a result, it is<br />expected that the number of transmitters in the broadcast frequency range will increase<br />exponentially with the roll out of White Spaces devices and infrastructure. The Commission has<br />classified unlicensed broadband White Spaces devices to be used in the TV bands into two<br />general functional categories. The first category consists of lower power "personal/ portable"<br />unlicensed devices, such as Wi-Fi cards in laptop computers or wireless in-home local area<br />networks (LANs). The second category consists of higher power "fixed/access" unlicensed<br />devices that are generally operated from a fixed location and may be used to provide a<br />commercial service such as wireless broadband Internet access. Whereas high-powered analog<br />broadcast transmitter sites have traditionally been found at locations somewhat removed from<br />business centers and residential neighborhoods, the new White Spaces devices that will also<br />transmit in the digital broadcast frequencies are designed to operate at close range to members of<br />Mr. Kevin J. Martin<br />November 3,2008<br />,Page2<br />the public who choose to use them as well as to their colleagues and neighbors who may choose<br />not to use them.<br />This proliferation of RF exposure follows the September 25,2008 hearing before the<br />Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on<br />"Tumors and Cell Phone Use-'What the Science Says," at which witnesses raised serious<br />concems about the potential public health implications of RF exposures through cell phones.<br />Some specific concerns were raised about FCC RF radiation exposure limits. Namely, they may<br />not be adequate to protect humans from adverse biological effects; may not provide protection<br />from long-term exposure; are only based on tissue heating reactions on a non-representative<br />sample of the total population (a six-feet tall male); do not address the current state of scientif,rc<br />research establishing non-thermal biological effects; and do not err on the side of precaution.<br />While RF exposures from cell phones are different than the RF exposures that will be<br />generated through the White Spaces auction, there is much that is unknown about the health<br />effects of these exposures that corresponds with concerns raised in the hearing. In its 2005 Fact<br />Sheet entitled, "Studies on Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by Cellular Phones," the National<br />Toxicology Program (NTP) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences states:<br />Over 100 million Americans curuently use wireless communication devices with over 50<br />thousand new users daily. This translates into a potentially significant public health<br />problem should the use ofthese devices even slightly increase the risk ofadverse health<br />effects. Cellular phones and other wireless communication devices are required to meet<br />the radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure guidelines of the Federal Communications<br />Commission (FCC, August 1996). The existing exposure guidelines are based on<br />protectionfrom acute injuryfrom thermal fficts of RFR exposure. Cunent datq are<br />insfficient to draw definitive conclusions concerning the adequacy of these guidelines to<br />be protective against any non-thermal fficts of chronic exposures.<br />In January 2008 the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) issued a report entitled:<br />Identification of Research Needs Relating to Potential Biological or Adverse Health Effects of<br />Wireless Communication Devices. The following excerpts from the NAS Report support the<br />NTP's conclusion that the research record upon which FCC's RF Safety Guidelines are based<br />does not adequately safeguard the public from non-thermal chronic exposures:<br />Research Needs<br />l. There is a need to characterize exposure ofjuveniles, children, pregnant women,<br />andfetuses, bothfor personal wireless devices (e.g., cell phones, wireless<br />personal computers, tPcsl) and for RF fields from base station antennqs<br />including gradients and variability of exposures, the environment in which<br />devices are used, and exposures from other sources, multilateral exposures, and<br />multiple frequencies.<br />Mr. Kevin J. Martin<br />November 3, 2008<br />Page 3<br />2. Wireless networlcs are being built very rapidly, and many more base station<br />antennas are being installed. A crucial research need is to characterize radiated<br />electromagnetic fields for typical multiple-element bqse station antennas andfor<br />the highest radiated power conditions with measurements conducted during peak<br />hours of the day at locations close to the antennas as well as at ground level . . .<br />3. The use of evolving types of antennas for hand-held cell phones and text<br />messaging devices need to be characterizedfor the Specffic Absorption Rates<br />(SARÐ that they deliver to dffirent parts of the body so that this data is available<br />for use infuture epidemiologic studies.<br />4. RF exposure of the operational personnel close to multi-element newer base<br />station antennas is unlcnown and could be high, These exposures need to be<br />characterized. Also needed are dosimetric absorbed power calculations using<br />realistic anatomic models for both men and women of dffirent heights.<br />(P.s)<br />Most of the reported studies to date have involved one base station antenna and<br />have used mostly homogeneous models, often of simplified circular or rectangular<br />cross sections of the exposed human . . . In other words, the studies to date do not<br />pertain to the commonly used multiple-element base station radiators. Also,<br />unlike highly localized cell phone RF energt deposition, the base station<br />exposures involve much, if not all, of the body and would have slightly dffirent<br />radiator origins (for multiple-element base stqtions) and may be multi-frequency<br />as well, particularly if several dffirent-frequency base stcttion antennas are colocated.<br />Furthermore, because of the whole-body resonance phenomenon, the<br />SIR is likely to be higher for shorter individuals due to the closeness of the<br />fr e quency/fr e qu enc i e s of exp o s ur e t o the w hol e -b o dy r e s onanc e fr e que ncy.<br />(P.1s)<br />FCC has committed detailed and thorough analysis of what this White Spaces technology<br />might do to cause interference with other commercial uses. I call upon the Commission to match<br />its concern for commercial interests with concern for human health of the future consumers of<br />this technology. To that end, I hereby request that the Commission stay its November 4,2008<br />vote pertaining to "White Spaces" devices. In the interim, I urge you to immediately take<br />appropriate agency action to consider what RF human exposure guidelines FCC should set to<br />protect the health and safety of the American public before authorizing this technology to be<br />licensed or deployed. I also request that the Commission provide my Subcommittee with a<br />detailed description of the measures FCC has taken to date to ensure public health will not be<br />jeopardized by the auctioning of the White Spaces spectrum, given the scientific concerns and<br />unknowns about RF exposure and the proliferation of new RF exposures that will result.<br />Mr. Kevin J. Martin<br />November 3, 2008<br />Page 4<br />The Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the principal oversight committee in<br />the House of Representatives and has broad oversight jurisdiction as set forth in House Rule X.<br />An attachment to this letter provides information on how to respond to the Subcommittee's<br />request. W'e request that you provide these documents as soon as possible, but in no case later<br />than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 17,2008.<br />If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Jaron Bourke, Staff Director,<br />at (202) 225-6427.<br />Sincerely,<br />ù,u^;- ù,\ü^-;cL Dennis J. Kucinich<br />Chairman<br />Domestic Policy SubcommitteeAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-5348163016079097832010-08-10T10:16:00.006+01:002010-08-23T11:54:38.259+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17wDqS2hpUVAyte0LLLvopI_qaHBpIme1R5cGwVhgJraZjhydGgsFe3Tu6RWpvpg3mYsIJ192l4erm5RAq0_M_qSGDf6YtIKc5p6W6u8WjP1iuf09KE774WZMxN6LnfibOZn9d3aoHSQ/s1600/Child-Mobs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17wDqS2hpUVAyte0LLLvopI_qaHBpIme1R5cGwVhgJraZjhydGgsFe3Tu6RWpvpg3mYsIJ192l4erm5RAq0_M_qSGDf6YtIKc5p6W6u8WjP1iuf09KE774WZMxN6LnfibOZn9d3aoHSQ/s320/Child-Mobs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508553511760753906" /></a><br /><br />DECT telephones and mobile phones cause cancer<br /><br />The Highest Regional Court in Brescia (North Italy) has now issued a final valid judgement confirming a causal connection.<br /><br />The brain tumor of an employee of the INAIL (IstitutoNazionale by l' Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro) the National Public Insurance Institute, has been caused by hours of use of a cordless(DECT) and/or mobile phone<br /><br />The judgement is a breakthrough because this time the Judge excluded industry financed appraisals and relied on industry independent data.<br /><br />This judgement makes it now possible for employees in Italy to insist on the supply of a corded phone and to advise their employer that they are legally liable for future damages should they insist on the use of a cordless phone.<br /><br />The Consumer Center in South Tirol advises everyone to insist on a written declaration regarding the use of telecommunication equipment which expressly states that the employer takes all responsibility for any future medium or long term consequences<br /><br />The plaintiff has now been awarded an 80% disability pension due to his ` handy damage' .and the employer INAIL is to pay all court costs.<br /><strong></strong>Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-86938681466064836862010-06-24T09:44:00.001+01:002010-06-24T09:45:04.056+01:00In January 2009 the municipality of the Bavarian town of Selbitz, carried out a health survey by which the data of 251 citizens was recorded and then analyzed regarding radiation intensity by microwaves. In a second step, the radiation data was used to stratify the participants in pollution intensity groups, utilizing place of residence and available readings of the regional mobile telephone radiation. The mean radiation measurements of the groups exposed at most in Selbitz (1.2 V/m) was substantially higher than the mean radiation of the study population studied in the QUEBEB study (1) of the German mobile telephone research program (Deutsches Mobilfunkforschungsprogramm DMF, established mean value DMF 0.07 V/m).<br /><br />A significant correlation was found dependent on dose-effects for insomnia, depressions, cerebral symptoms, joint illnesses, infections, skin changes, heart and circulation disorders, and disorders of the optical and acoustic sensory systems and the gastro-intestinal tract with objectively determined locations of exposure, which can be related by the influence of microwaves on the human nervous system. This work, which has been carried out without external resources, provides a protocol for surveys of medical practitioners and municipality administrations to estimate Wissenschaftlicher Originalbeitrag 2 possible health effects of mobile telephone basic stations situated near population residents.<br /><br /><br />Specific symptoms and radiation from mobile basis stations in Selbitz, Bavaria, Germany: evidence for a dose-effect relationship<br /><br /><br />Keywords: symptoms, HF-radiation, dose-effect evidenceAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-23384827274017374962010-03-27T13:08:00.001+00:002010-03-27T13:10:41.431+00:00ENVIRONEMENTAL DISEASES: WHEN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION "CAN’T HELP YOU"<br />My electrosenstivity showed up in late 2004 after a boat trip where I'd spent the day on the deck close to the mobile phone antennas, the radar and GSM probably, and the night also not far from them. It was the straw that broke the camel's back, a journey I made by boat in order not to add to greenhouse gases by taking the plane. I'd already been given a lovely present of a wireless phone on the bedside table, an electric transformer under the bed, mobile phone antennas very close and the terminal of some electrical wiring, to mention only the most powerful sources of electromagnetic radiation.<br />At the time I could no longer even walk beside a river (the friction of the water molecules releases atoms and creates an electrical field), my legs felt like cotton wool and I felt as if I was going to fall over.<br />When I was exposed to electromagnetic fields, all sorts of symptoms could appear: inflammation of the thyroid and severe pains (I suffer from the auto-immune Hashimoto's disease); feeling dizzy, falling sensations, poor coordination between brain and legs; sensations of electrocution of the brain followed by suffocation; problems with my metabolism; heart problems, digestive problems; problems with my sight; joint pains; stabbing pains in my muscles; cramps; sleeping problems; exhaustion; being unable to stand stress, heat, noise, light; difficulty in remembering, concentrating and following through my thoughts and speaking; skin conditions; severe pain in the jaws and teeth; depression - to mention only the mentionable ones.<br />And as if that wasn't enough, whether exposed to EMFs or not, I entered a charmed world: thickening features, falling hair, silhouette like a pink hippopotamus .....<br />In 2005 I put my health in the hands of the medical profession. When I found out they could do nothing I decided in 2006 to take charge of it myself. My first research foray led me to a forum "L'appart" that specialized in a gluten free and dairy-free diet. This diet did me a lot of good. Later that year an article in the magazine BioContact, distributed free in health shops, put me on the trail of poisoning from dental mercury so criticized by the late and regretted Dr Mellet. In fact I had many amalgam fillings, some of them overlaid with gold crowns. Gold and mercury can easily exchange their electrons, and the galvanization that this caused in my mouth greatly aggravated my numerous symptoms. I only understood this much later when the last crown was removed. . . In December 2006 I realised for sure that I was also electrosensitive when I went to visit one of my children who lived in a high-rise apartment block, on the 16th floor. It was obvious that the 6 relay antennas sited on its roof were very effective in filling the coffers of the Office Public de l'Habitat (formerly the Public Office of Social Housing), to the detriment of the health of its tenants. . In the face of all this I decided to create a healthier environment for myself.<br />Like many people who are EHS (Electro-Hyper-Sensitive), I had to confine myself in my home, which I'd fitted out with protection from hyperlan radiation (high-speed Internet at 5.4 GHz) and from LF radiation: Faraday cage and shielding of the mains electricity with earthing, among other things. If I chose to leave it, I had to wear garments that protected me against EMFs. In spite of these precautions, every trip resulted in a great deal of pain that was sometimes hardly bearable. If I tried to have some sort of social life I had to turn up with an HF EMF meter so that those present could see with their own eyes that their mobile phones were emitting powerful radiation, and I could hope that they would turn them off. It is worth remembering that Dr Maschi, who was rudely attacked by his colleagues, was already in 1965 warning about the health hazards from artificial electromagnetic wavelengths especially in low frequencies.<br />During the same period I had my dental fillings and crowns removed and followed a two-year chelation treatment to eliminate the heavy metals.<br />On the "L'appart" forum I met other people affected by heavy metals and EMFs and we set up another forum specifically for the topic of detoxification from these metals, the forum Melodie (Information and support for heavy metal detoxification)<br />Through our intense collective efforts we discovered some clues to other therapeutic approaches. One thing was obvious, that our immune systems were very weak, for instance several of us had Lyme's disease.<br />The most important discovery that our investigations and experiments as "forumers" revealed was probably the work of the American researcher Dr Hulda Clark. She describes how through using an audio oscillator she discovered that the root causes of all illness are environmental pollution and parasites (viruses, bacteria, moulds, amoebas, worms, etc). To restore health she developed a protocol that consists first of all in eliminating all parasites (certain ones block secretions from the organs) and cleaning out the cleansing organs: kidneys, intestines and liver. In fact the fourth liver cleanse removed a quarter litre of gallstones from my liver and cured my electrosenstivity. These cleanses are completely painless and can get rid of gallstones larger than a walnut.<br />However I still had problems with hypoglycemia and with painful joints, and a severe lack of magnesium. Continuing my research, I discovered that I had chronic candidiasis, a condition described in detail by Dr P-G Besson in his book "Je me sens mal, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi" (I Feel Bad but I Don't Know Why). Eliminating sugar from my diet completed my return to feeling well.<br />Chinese medicine has established a connection between the Hashimoto thyroid condition and chronic candidiasis. This system attributes auto-immune diseases to chronic candidiasis, since Candida albicans perforates the intestinal walls in order to feed itself from the lymph and the blood. I cherish the hope that eventually, once the Candida albicans has regained its place as common yeast, I will be able to say goodbye to my Hashimoto thyroid condition, which is supposedly incurable. In my case my thyroid, thanks to my gluten- and dairy-free diet (see the work of Dr Seignalet, "L'alimentation ou la troisième médecine" (Nutrition or the Third Type of Medicine) has not changed much and my antibodies are steadily decreasing. After several years of this condition this gland often just about disappears.<br />After thinking about this painful history and at its almost miraculous outcome, this is my understanding of the facts. This is just a hypothesis, mostly inspired by the work of Dr Hulda Clark. . Candida albicans is electrosensitive, so artificial electromagnetic fields constitute a stress for it. When I seat myself in front of my computer screen I soon start feeling itches in my back, one of the symptoms of chronic candidiasis. . It is a mould and therefore produces substances that are poisonous for the human body, feeding almost exclusively on sugar. Before the fourth cleanse my liver could no longer eliminate these substances. Dr Clark's theory was that the gallstones compress the cavities in the liver that detoxify the organism. Once these cavities that eliminate the Candida toxins had been unclogged by the fourth cleanse, my liver was once again capable of doing its cleaning job.<br />In a similar way, Dr Clark points out that the "universal allergy", that is to say chemosensitivity, can be cured by cleansing the liver of its numerous gallstones. It is a fact that 75% of people who are chemosensitive are also electrosensitive.<br />To treat chronic candidiasis it is essential to rebalance the ph of the body (since fungus grows in an acid environment) and to starve the Candida albicans to death by following a diet without any added sugar. This can take up to a year, and afterwards a strict diet must be adhered to. The growth of Candida is stimulated by, among other things, antibiotics, cortisone, chemotherapy, vaccines and fast foods, and by the pollution of the body by heavy metals and electromagnetic fields. In fact the graphs that indicate mercury poisoning, EMF pollution, Lyme's disease and chronic candidiasis are all more or less the same.<br />Unfortunately doctors do not receive nay training in environmental diseases. As soon as they come up against one of them they readily label it "psychosomatic" - it makes things so much easier! Tomorrow they'll tell us it's "genetic" but that won't make the diseases any better.<br />So when will they stop just trying to suppress symptoms, and take an interest in finding the cause of our diseases: pollution and parasites, poor eating habits, ineffective cleansing organs or whatever? .<br />Without the Internet and the Melodie forum [Fr], it would have been impossible for me to treat myself successfully.<br />Marie-ChristineAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-87307980057839378652010-03-05T11:25:00.001+00:002010-03-05T11:32:49.236+00:00ME now known as CFS, originally Yuppy Flu was its first name so called due to sufferers being early mobile phone users CFS symptoms and ES are closely linked. Why can't the Medics connect on this are we all turning into robots!<br /><br />Thursday<br />4 March 2010<br /><br />Editor's Choice<br />Let’s proceed with caution<br />Fiona Godlee, editor, BMJ <br />fgodlee@bmj.com<br />The lively response to last month’s editorial on chronic fatigue syndrome (BMJ 2010;340:c738, doi:10.1136/bmj.c738) brings home the inadequacy of our current understanding of this condition, or group of conditions. The responses from patients, carers, and clinicians remind us that we remain largely in the dark about its causes and prognosis, there are no accepted diagnostic tests, and treatment options are limited (www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/340/feb11_1/c738). Sufferers must also deal with social and (if they are doctors) professional stigmatisation, as dermatologist Stephanie Munn experienced (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1179). <br />Little wonder if many who live or work with chronic fatigue syndrome leapt at the news last October that scientists in Nevada had found a "highly significant association" between the condition and a newly discovered retrovirus, xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV). The case-control study published in Science was trumpeted, especially by the authors, as having found the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, with promises of a diagnostic test and treatments to follow. <br />As an epidemiologist, Cathie Sudlow’s initial response was sceptical, quickly confirmed when she saw that the paper lacked basic methodological information (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1260). "Where were the details of the characteristics and selection procedures for the cases and controls, or of blinding of researchers to the case-control status of the samples? Where was the discussion of the potential role of bias and confounding?" <br />She and others sent electronic letters to the journal. Four months on, these have yet to appear. Meanwhile, and sadly for those whose hopes had been raised, the study has been refuted by three further case-control studies, one of them in the BMJ (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1018). Myra McClure and Simon Wessely point out that claims of association between retroviruses and diseases often fail to withstand the test of time (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1099). <br />The paper by Van Kuppeveld and colleagues is an unusual paper for the BMJ to publish. As our research highlights page explains, we would usually reject a small case-control study examining the prevalence of a virus in 20 year old blood samples. Instead we fast tracked it. We did this because it’s about an important and debilitating syndrome that’s often seen by generalists and because we felt it added to an important and highly controversial debate. We and our reviewers also thought it was well done. <br />So yes, let’s have more research into chronic fatigue syndrome, but let’s make sure it’s good enough research. <br />We’re all under pressure to innovate, so we need to ensure as far as possible that innovation brings improvement. This may not be the case with the new edition of America’s (and hence the world’s) Diagnostic Criteria for Psychiatric Disorders. Three years in the drafting, DSM-V is now out for consultation with a view to publication in 2013. <br />Our editorialist cries caution (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1168). DSM-IV was unwittingly responsible, says Allen Frances, for three "epidemics" of overdiagnosis. Rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, and childhood bipolar disorders shot up when it was published, fuelled not only by DSM-IVs more inclusive diagnostic criteria but by zealous marketing of drugs to doctors and the public. <br />Now DSM-V threatens worse. It widens the criteria for several existing diagnoses and creates five new ones: binge eating, mixed anxiety depression, minor neurocognitive problems, risk of psychosis, and temper dysregulation. This could "expand the territory of mental disorder and thin the ranks of the normal," exposing vast numbers of new "patients" to avoidable harm. <br />Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c1266Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288159731537742373.post-6307066384008812182010-03-01T14:38:00.000+00:002010-03-01T14:40:27.872+00:00Are We Expecting Too Much of Ofcom?<br /><br />Extract from Ofcom’s official website: What is Ofcom? Ofcom is the communications regulator. We regulate the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms and mobiles, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.<br />We make sure that people in the UK get the best from their communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive. Ofcom operates under the Communications Act 2003. This detailed Act of Parliament spells out exactly what Ofcom should do. The Act says that Ofcom’s general duties should be to further the interests of citizens and of consumers. Meeting these two duties is at the heart of everything we do. Accountable to Parliament, we are involved in advising and setting some of the more technical aspects of policy, implementing and enforcing the law. Independent of Government, our decisions and advice are not swayed by party politics, which allows us to act solely in the interest of citizens and consumers.<br /><br />http://www.Ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/3Glicences/3Glicences/<br /><br /><br />1.8 We are asking stakeholders to consider the following questions when responding to this consultation: <br />Are there any reasonable grounds why Ofcom should not grant the request to vary the five Wireless Telegraphy Third Generation Mobile Licences by increasing the permitted maximum in-band EIRP to 68dBm as soon as practicable? If so, please explain your reasoning for this. <br />Are there any reasonable grounds why Ofcom should not also apply the increased permitted maximum in-band EIRP to future 2 GHz MSS/CGC licences? If so, please explain your reasoning for this. <br /><br />Such a request for information seems like a straightforward, honourable and reasonable position to take. Participation by ‘stakeholders’ - those who have something to gain or lose, is granted to all comers, for free. On the face of it, the consultative processes may seem like democracy in action. <br /> <br />But there is another interpretation: Yet more of our ‘inalienable’ right to unpolluted living space is about to be taken from us, and those with the power to do it are granting us the opportunity to express our opinion, to ‘get it off our chest’, as it were.<br />There are a number of reasons why consultation ‘rights’ might be granted:<br />• It makes the organisation asking appear fair and reasonable.<br />• It defuses opposition and protest.<br />• It divides and conquers (views flow into organisations, decisions flow out).<br />• It allows people with little or no power to believe they have some influence.<br />• It allows a gullible public to believe their rights are being treated with respect.<br />• It allows the recipients to ‘weigh the evidence’ according to their criteria.<br />The organisation offering the ‘consultation’ naturally cannot promise any particular action in response to concerns expressed as they do not know in advance what those views will be. They are nevertheless often the sole arbiter of which views are represented and what weight is given to them - they also control what data is published and when. <br />• The consultative process relies on those being consulted believing that their views may have a beneficial influence. <br />• Consultation takes the anger, force and motivation out of opposition. It provides a wall against which to throw sand.<br />• It provides insight into detail, strength of feeling and likely opposition.<br />• It buys time during which implementation plans can be fine-tuned to minimize the cost of adverse reactions.<br />• It provides apparent legitimacy for the chosen course of action.<br /> <br />Anything you get for free has got to be of questionable value. Being given the opportunity to express ones views, to defend one’s rights, by those who have the power to remove them, is a free opportunity that does not come without cost. After a suitable delay, expect a statement to the effect of: “All stakeholders have been given the opportunity to express their views and all submissions received by the deadline have been considered.” <br /><br />Freely handing over one’s thoughts is a matter of trust. For many, Ofcom, particularly by its continued slavish adherence to the ICNIRP standard and its enthusiastic support for digital roll-outs, has failed to demonstrate that it is an official branch of this government that warrants the trust of those made ill by the technologies they promote. <br /> <br />Submissions which fall broadly in favour of the published plan may suggest additional business opportunities and will surely point to advantages of the plan which may be promoted to those less convinced by its benefits. Submissions broadly against the plan allow arguments to be identified and counter-arguments to be developed, disseminated and practiced. <br /> <br />Ofcom are not there to protect the public’s health. There is nothing in their statement about safety and deciding on ‘citizen’s best interests’ covers a multitude of sins. Delivering willing and reassured consumers to the incredibly powerful and influential telecommunications industry seems a plausible explanation. But why should such an outrageous thing be allowed to happen, especially regardless of the consequences suffered by some people? Never mind the billions of pounds/dollars/euros/yen that smooth the process, Governments cannot achieve sufficient intelligence information to counter terrorism without the support of the telecommunications companies. Our collective security is unfortunately now dependent on a dangerous and unequal alliance between Government and Very Very Big Business. <br /> <br />But people will say things like:<br />“If we don’t tell Ofcom our views when they do ask, how will they know what we want? Ofcom will say we don’t care and go ahead anyway.”<br /> What is the point of telling Ofcom our views if we are not convinced Ofcom or the Governments ‘technology partners’ will not simply use our input to legitimize their actions? Is the mobile mast power upgrade a ‘done-deal’ and is public consultation merely ‘window dressing’? Why should the disenfranchised have any influence now when they have had precious little before?<br /><br />If these words are representative of wider feelings, they may resonate with EMF Refugees across the world. Perhaps others will be inspired to share their otherwise private submissions with a wider and perhaps more receptive audience. <br /> <br />Does Ofcom deserve our respect and trust? Do we believe in its objectives? Do we support what it says it stands for? Do we feel our elected officials and unelected representatives who nonetheless speak and act on our behalf and with our authority, do we believe them to be smart, well-informed and influential enough to do us justice and safeguard our wellbeing? <br /> <br />1. Sufferers of EHS are reeling under the onslaught of wireless-radiation that by Ofcom’s authority they are now subjected to, everywhere they go. Unprecedented in the history of the planet, never before has so widespread, constant and untested wireless technology been unleashed on the whole ecosystem without adequate oversight and controls.<br /><br /><br />2. The UK Government, through Ofcom, has allowed, indeed encouraged everyone’s forced participation in the biggest uncontrolled biological experiment since the Nazi’s. Ordinary people who are unable to tolerate even the present level of these now ubiquitous emissions are losing their jobs, their homes, their opportunities - their lives. They have no access to medical and dental care, their ability to travel is curtailed, they are forced into isolation. Their rights are quietly being stripped from them. They have become outcasts and refugees in their own homelands. In short, like the polar bears, wolves and the American Indians, they are quietly having their habitats taken from them under official sanction. It is already a scandal. It is obscene that this intolerable situation is being promoted under official acquiescence. Increasing the power of mobile phone base stations will further accelerate this process and should not be allowed. The people at Ofcom should be ashamed to be associated with enabling such a power increase.<br /> <br />3. Mobile phone radiation was not safety tested before it was let loose on the public. It is now impossible to conduct case controlled studies into its biological effects. There are now no un-irradiated individuals, animals or plants, let alone bees. Increasing the power of mobile phone base stations will further accelerate the damage being done and should not be allowed.<br />1. Mobile phone base station emissions in our collective environment do not exist in isolation. They are part of the cacophony of digital signals to which we are now all subjected. Until it is known why they and other forms of man-made digitally pulsed microwave radiation makes some people sick, allowing an increase in radiated power is dangerous, irresponsible and should not be allowed. <br />2. <br />3. Incredibly, Ofcom does not know how much digitally pulsed microwave radiation is emitted from all the transmitters on the masts to which it, on the Government’s behalf, grants licences. Ofcom does not ask the operators and the operators are not obliged to provide information on the number of individual transmitters or their antenna gain in any particular direction. Even if Ofcom did know, because each licence application is considered in isolation, they have no idea of the total emissions from any given mast, rooftop or other installed facility. <br />4. <br />5. Even if Ofcom conducts measurements, it is clear to those adversely affected that in the digital realm, gross power levels are an inadequate metric for assessing biological effects. Indeed Ofcom do not appear empowered to consider biological effects, deferring to other equally complicit organisations such as ICNIRP, the UK’s Health Protection Agency - HPA and The World Health Organisation - WHO to cover their ignorance, lack of remit and lack of influence. <br />6. <br />7. Even if Ofcom had all of the information believed lacking, they have no way of factoring in all the other exposures to which people are subjected as they go about their normal daily business. Digital Terrestrial TV - DTV, Digital Audio Broadcasts - DAB, satellites, airborne radar and HAPS to name but a few. Wireless alarm systems, leakage from microwave ovens - the list goes on and on, never mind those ignorant or foolhardy enough hold mobile phones to their heads. Where is precaution in any of this? Until more is known about the now undeniable adverse biological effects of pulsed digital microwave radiation and other forms of man-made electromagnetic radiation, increased signal strengths from mobile phone base stations should not be allowed. <br />8. <br />9. This Government and Ofcom are subservient to, and slavishly compromised by the ICNIRP standards which allow blanket exposure based on gross analogue power levels, taking into no account the non-thermal effects of digital signals. Increased levels of digitally pulsed mobile phone base station microwave emissions should not be allowed. <br />10. <br />11. Britain, like the rest of the world has allowed itself to be swept up on a wave of technological advantage with scant regard for the health consequences. Ofcom have been instrumental in that process. A public health tsunami of unimaginable consequence is building. <br />So if you wish to participate in Ofcom’s ‘consultation’ and share your thoughts with them, go right ahead.<br /> <br />A similar ‘consultation process’ was enacted in Sweden in 2000. It took years for all the data to eventually surface, and then only because a few enlightened dedicated people made it happen. <br /><br />If you want to know how others might feel about an increase in licensed mobile phone base station power, you have only to consult Black On White, the testimony of over 400 Swedish people whose lives have been destroyed by electromagnetic radiation. <br /> <br />It is available as a free download from http://www.feb.se/feb/blackonwhite-complete-book.pdf <http://www.feb.se/> As for being out of date, it is even more relevant now than it was in 2000.<br /><br />Ofcom have given us the spur on which to collect our thoughts. Please use this opportunity to share them with the rest of the world who are watching from the wilderness.Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681750674980088714noreply@blogger.com0