09/02/08

(NaturalNews) A new review of more than 100 studies on the safety of mobile phones has concluded that cellular devices are poised to cause an epidemic of brain tumors that will kill more people than smoking or asbestos.

The review was conducted by neurosurgeon Vini Khurana, who has received more than 14 awards in the past 16 years, who made headlines worldwide with his warnings. He called upon the industry to immediately work to reduce people's exposure to the radiation from mobile phones.

Remember the saccharin scare nearly four decades ago? Saccharin, a sugar substitute with a high level of sweetness, was discovered in 1879 by Constantine Fahlberg, a laboratory worker at the time.

Subsequently, its use as a sugar substitute came under suspicion as a cause for cancer.

The suspicion climaxed in the 1970s, when laboratory tests showed heavy use of the substance caused bladder cancer in mice. The tests were repudiated by more appropriate, reputable research.

01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Does using cell phones cause cancer? There is increasing evidence of an association between carcinomas and these devices, which, let’s face it, many of us use too much. A highly useful summary of recent findings on cell-phone use in the Aug. 8 The Week magazine (a superb weekly survey of news from around the world) has added to the anxiety about cell phones.

EMR Policy Institute (EMRPI) and IBEW Oppose Alltel / Verizon Wireless (VZW) Merger on Worker Safety Grounds

Last update: 1:25 p.m. EDT Aug. 13, 2008
MARSHFIELD, VT, Aug 13, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- EMRPI has filed formal opposition at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Alltel / VWZ merger. EMRPI's Petition to Deny asserts that FCC has not addressed the impact of long-term exposure to RF radiation (RFR) on human health as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)