Don't Be So Sure Your Cell Phone is Safe

Bottom Line Daily Health News, November 10, 2008: Bottom Line Daily Health News contacted Dr. Ronald B. Heberman, the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute concerning the memo he sent to his faculty, staff, as well as to his friends and family, advising them to limit cell phone use based on his interpretation of recent research, some of which is as yet unpublished. While acknowledging that the connection between cell phones and brain tumors is still inconclusive, he says some studies have found that the phones emit radiofrequency energy, a form of electromagnetic radiation, that may damage DNA and could be harmful. Though never intended for such widespread distribution, his memo brought accolades from scientists in the fields of cancer and cancer epidemiology research.
NOT SAFE IN EUROPE, NOT SAFE HERE EITHER
The article stated: “I called Dr. Herberman to learn more about what happened. He told me that his communiqué was prompted by publication of several studies and advisories in Europe -- he felt strongly that the findings were important. Two studies in particular caught his attention. One, conducted in Sweden, showed clear biological effects, particularly brain tumors, after 10 or more years of cell phone use. The other was a French study that showed that the brains of young children (between five and eight years of age in this research) absorb considerable amounts of radiation from cell phones when they are held up to their ears, much more so than adults. Meanwhile, cell phone use among people of all ages -- kids most especially -- continues to grow.”
Dr. Herberman's memo included "10 practical suggestions for the safe use of cell phones, developed by a committee of international experts, of which he is a member.” The suggestions included:
1. Do not allow children under 10 to use cell phone.
2. Hold phone as far away from your body as you can.
3. Use text messaging.
4. Etc.
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Taiwanese Government Urged to Dissuade Teenagers from using Cell Phones

Central News Agency English News on October 7, 2008 reported: "The Taiwan Electromagnetic Radiation Hazard Protection and Control Association (TEPCA) presented evidence showing 89.6% of senior high school students surveyed used cell phones and that, of the 33 types of mobile phones marketed in the country, 60% of them released electromagnetic radiation 1 million times higher than the background level. The association said that although cell phones have become a necessary device in modern life, industrial countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy and Russia, have all advised children, teenagers and pregnant women to refrain from using cell phones out of health concerns."