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The following information is an exerpt from a talk on Scientific and health aspects of cellular phones and the masts by Dr Helen Irvine at the National Society of UK for Clean Air and Environment in February this year. Dr Irvine is a consultant in Public Health Medicine at the Greater Glasgow Health Board and an honorary senior lecturer in Public Health Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
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At last - a hypothesis that explains the symptoms that exposed people are reporting! Drs Shabnam Gangi and Olle Johansson have developed a compelling hypothesis that mast cells are implicated in the allergic responses that are often experienced by people after prolonged exposure to EMR, especially from computers. This is based on a number of observations. Firstly, people with such symptoms have a higher number of mast cells, larger mast cells and a different pattern of mast cell distribu...
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An independent panel of twelve, Chaired by Sir William Stewart, has just released its findings about the risks of electromagnetic radiation after months of taking public submissions and examining relevant research. According to the report, “if science has greater power to do good, it also has greater power to do harm. They therefore advocate a precautionary approach to new technology where there are uncertainties about the associated risks.”
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The Swiss government has introduced new legislation to protect people from non-ionising radiation from powerline and radiofrequency sources and its limits are among the strictest in the world. Introduced on February 1, the legislation applies in all sensitive areas, such as residences, schools, hospitals and playgrounds. Outside these areas, exposure limits based on the ICNIRP Guidelines apply.
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Documents developed in Sweden during the 1990s showing a connection between electromagnetic fields and symptoms are once again in the public domain. The documents were produced by the Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry (SiF). They presented results of several surveys which found that office workers experienced a range of uncomfortable symptoms and recommended strategies for reducing exposure in the IT environment.
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Swedish researcher Olle Johansson has found that EMR affects the skin Since the late 1970s there have been numerous complaints that VDT use has resulted in workers developing severe skin problems known as screen dermatitis. Symptoms include pain, itching, heat, erythema, papules and pustules. In Sweden the problem has reached such dimensions that The Association of the Electrically and VDT Injured (FEB) had 1800 paying members by 1995
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