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There is both enough evidence to say that microwave radiation causes a range of symptoms in humans and a mechanism to explain how this happens. This is the conclusion of an important new paper, published in August, by Professor Martin Pall from Washington State University. Professor Pall argues that microwave radiation activates voltage-gated calcium channels in the cell membrane that allow the passage of calcium.
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A ground-breaking Australian seminar considers the legal implications of EMR-related injuries. The Australian legal community is expressing interest in the link between electromagnetic radiation and injury, in light of a number of international compensation claims and increasing scientific evidence linking adverse effects to exposure.
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During early 2015, the Canadian Government conducted a series of meetings in which witnesses provided testimony about the country’s health standard (Safety Code 6) and exposure to electromagnetic fields. These meetings were conducted by a Panel of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health, which published its report in June. The report concluded that ‘Safety Code 6 provided adequate protection from established adverse health effects’.
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Following a lawsuit against a school for exposing a student to wireless radiation, Ashland District has become the first in the US to introduce guidelines for reducing students’ exposure to wireless radiation. On August 25, the District implemented ‘Best Practices for Mobile Devices’, which states: Turn off the device when not in use. Turn wifi On only when needed.
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An Israeli municipality plans to introduce a standard which dramatically lowers the amount of radiofrequency (wireless) radiation exposure for residents. The announcement was made following the development of cancer by three students in classrooms located near mobile phone antennas, which sparked a September demonstration by parents of students.
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Since 2008 over 30 international authorities have published reviews of studies conducted on the link between radiofrequency radiation and health, producing voluminous tomes of notes and recommendations. Now the highlights of this information are available in a paper by Vijayalaxmi and Maria Scarfi, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in early September.
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Brain tumour findings strengthen the case for the carcinogenicity of mobile phone radiation. Long-term use of cordless and mobile phones decreases the survival of people with brain tumours and this finding strengthens the evidence that wireless radiation causes brain tumours, say researchers from Sweden. Co-author Lennart Hardell has previously shown that long-term mobile phone use increases the risk of gliomas and acoustic neuromas.
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Could myelin damage account for the symptoms that many people experience when exposed to wireless radiation? This is a possibility that should be taken seriously, say Dr Mary Redmayne and Prof Olle Johansson, writing in the September issue of the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Myelin is a protective layer of fatty membrane that coats the nerves of the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS).
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Lyn McLean speaks with Frank Clegg, CEO of Canadians 4 Safe Technology You were President of Microsoft Canada and now you’re CEO of an organisation that promotes the risks of wireless radiation. What caused you to become concerned about this radiation? "I was approached by three different families from our local community who had cell towers right near their homes.
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Canadians for Safe Technology (C4ST) held a ‘Symposium on Health Issues Associated with the Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Radiation’ held at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, September 12. Among the conclusions of the meeting was: “Radiofrequency fields are a probable human carcino- gen’ (Class 2A)’ whereas the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified them as a ‘possible’ carcinogen (Class 2B) - Professor Anthony Miller ‘Cell phone
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European Environment Agency advises precaution for mobile phone use. In January the European Environment Agency (EEA) issued a major report which has recommendations for mobile phone users and administrators. ‘Late Lessons from Early Warnings Vol II’ is a 750-page document that considers the risks of new technologies and the consequences of ignoring them. It includes case studies on mercury poisoning, hormone-disrupting chemicals in plastics, nuclear radiation, genetically modified organ
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The Health Committee of the Canadian House of Commons released its report on the safety of radiofrequency radiation following public hearings. The report, published in December, recommended that: the Government fund long-term studies on the health effects of radiofrequency radiation the scientific literature be assessed for evidence of risk from this radiation, considering electromagnetic sensitivity and public policies in other countries;
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