Health Fears For The Mobile Phone Generation Western Daily Press May 12, 2000 After playing computer games and surfing the Internet, mobile phones are the latest craze for youngsters. Already one in four of Britain’s 24 million mobile phone users are aged under 18, which means that more than a third of all youngsters has […]
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Scientist Urges Curbs On Children’s Use Of Cell Phones
Scientist Urges Curbs On Children’s Use Of Mobiles Reuters Journalist: Edna Fernandes May 12, 2000 Children should be discouraged from using mobile telephones because of potential health risks, the chief of a British government-commissioned inquiry into the phones’ safety said on Thursday. Sir William Stewart of Tayside University in Scotland said however that there was […]
The Dilemma Over Mobiles That Menace Our Children
The Dilemma Over Mobiles That Menace Our Children The Express May 12, 2000 New guidance on the safety of mobile phones has left worried parents confused over whether they should allow their children to use them. The Government-commissioned Stewart Report warns that children are particularly vulnerable to potential risks and should avoid using mobiles unless […]
Britain Urges Caution On Mobile Phone Use
Britain Urges Caution On Mobile Phone Use Reuters Journalist: Edna Fernandes May 11, 2000 Government-backed scientists have urged parents to curb children’s use of mobile phones and promised tougher rules for transmitter masts as a precaution against potential health risks from radiation. The warning on public health came in a report that ministers said was […]
Mobile Phone Safety Chaos
Mobile Phone Safety Chaos This Is London Journalist: Jo Revill May 11, 2000 Parents are today left in total confusion over whether to let their children use mobile phones. The independent group of experts investigating the risk says it is possible children may suffer harmful health effects due to minute biological changes occurring in the […]
Cell Phones Risk To Children Health
Cell Phones Risk To Child Health The Guardian May 11, 2000 A government-backed panel is expected to deliver a blow to the mobile phone industry today when it announces that concerns about their safety are real enough to warrant curbs on their use by children. The independent panel of scientists was set up by the […]
UK call for cell phone companies to stop marketing to children
UK Mobile Phone Industry Faces Crackdown Financial Times Journalists: Rosemary Bennett and Alan Cane May 11, 2000 The government is set to impose one of the toughest regimes in the world on the mobile phone industry, with a crackdown on the building of masts and a call for companies to stop marketing to children. Operators […]
UK To Order Restrictions On Children’s Cell Phone Use
UK To Order Restrictions On Children’s Mobile Use Financial Times May 10, 2000 Ministers have instructed the chief medical officer to draw up guidelines restricting children’s use of mobile phones following a report from leading scientists that suggests they may be at risk. The report, commissioned by the government last year, will be published on […]
Cell Phone Users At Risk For Brain Cancer
Cell Phone Users At Risk For Brain Cancer, According To Swedish Medical Researchers Business Wire – Health Wire May 04, 2000 With worldwide cellular phone use rising exponentially, a team of Swedish medical investigators is raising renewed concerns about links between brain tumors and the phones in a new, peer-reviewed article to be posted today […]
Cell Phones Health Risk To Our Children
Cell Phones Health Risk To Our Children The Express May 03, 2000 Children should be discouraged from using mobile phones because they are more at risk from the radiation, says a top team of scientists. The expert group, set up by the Government in response to growing concern about safety, found conclusive evidence that the […]
A Health Alerts Youth Craze Fuels Cell Phones Boom
Health Alert As Youth Craze Fuels Cell Phones Boom The Express January 6, 2000 Almost half the population now use cell phones. Figures released yesterday show that an extra 4.39million people joined the networks in the run-up to Christmas. That doubled the total number of users from this time last year to 24million, or four […]
Scientists Add Kidney Damage To The List Of Cell Phone Risk
Scientists Add Kidney Damage To The List Of Cell Phone Risk Daily Mail Journalist: Sarah Harris December 13, 1999 Mobile phones were at the centre of a new health scare last night after claims they can seriously damage the heart and kidneys. Earlier reports have already linked their use to brain tumors, headaches and premature […]
Senate Inquiry On Cell Phone Safety
Democrats Deliver Senate Inquiry On Mobile Phones Senator Lyn Allison Australian Democrats Spokesperson on Telecommunications December 9, 1999 The Senate late yesterday agreed to a Senate inquiry into electro-magnetic emissions (EME), particularly from mobile phones. Democrats Telecommunications spokesperson, Senator Allison successfully moved to refer the matter to the Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the […]
Cell Phones Linked To Cancer
Cell Phones Linked To Cancer? The Health Network Journalist: Twinkle Chisholm December 6, 1999 There is more bad news for the more than 60 million business people who use their cell phones on a daily basis. Two new studies are pointing to the possibility of tumors and memory loss caused by microwave signals coming from […]
Cell Phone Users Should Be Warned Of Health Risk
Consumer Group Says Cell Phone Users Should Be Warned Of Health Risk Central News Agency (Taiwan) Journalist: S. C. Chang December 3, 1999 A consumer group said Thursday that cell phones are a health risk, and governments should make it mandatory for the industry to warn users of that fact. Montreal-based Option Consommateurs pointed out […]
Is Your Cell Phone Killing You?
Is Your Cell Phone Killing You? PC Computing Journalist: Gordon Bass December, 1999 There’s more data suggesting problems with the radiation from cell phones than the FDA had when it banned silicone breast implants. Are we all at risk? It’s the must-have accessory of the late 20th century. It confers status and power. It gives […]
Rats Exposed To Cell Phone Microwaves Suffer Long-Term Memory Loss
Rats Exposed To Cell Phone Microwaves Suffer Long-Term Memory Loss University Of Washington November 30, 1999 Rats exposed to cell phone microwaves suffer long-term memory loss, according to new study by a University of Washington researcher Microwaves similar to those emitted by cell phones may affect long-term memory, according to a new study by a […]
Hearings On Safety Of Cell Phones
U.K. Starts Hearings On Safety Of Cell Phones Reuters November 11, 1999 A team of British experts began unprecedented public hearings on Thursday to gather evidence about potential health risks from mobile phones, officials said. The panel of independent experts, formed in April by then Health Minister Tessa Jowell, held the first of five planned […]
Proof That Cell Phones Do Cause Brain Damage
Soviet Proof That Cell Phones Do Cause Brain Damage Daily Express Journalist: Kathy Moran November 10, 1999 Evidence that Soviet scientists used mobile phone radiation to cause brain damage more than 20 years ago has been suppressed, it will be revealed today. Intelligence documents have been censored to hide the fact that Western governments have […]
Cell Phone Radiation broke the blood-brain barrier within two minutes
Mobile Phones A Two-Minute Health Hazard Sunday Age Journalist: Simon Mann November 7, 1999 Using a hand-held mobile phone for as little as two minutes could put people at risk of developing disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Swedish researchers found that microwaves from mobile phones […]
Alzheimer’s Link To Cell Phones
Alzheimer’s Link To Cell Phones Evening Standard November 6, 1999 Radiation emissions from mobile phones could place users at risk of brain conditions including Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers in Sweden have found that just two minutes’ exposure to energy waves from a handset can disable a defence mechanism in the body designed to prevent harmful proteins […]
Cell Phone Brain Cancer Risk
Cell Phone ‘Brain Cancer Risk’ BBC News November 6, 1999 Mobile phone users are worried about health risks Radiation emissions from mobile phones could place users at risk of brain conditions including Alzheimer’s Disease, according to new reports. Researchers in Sweden have found that just two minutes’ exposure to energy waves from a handset can […]
Scientist Debate Conclusions On Effects Of Radiation From Cell Phones
Scientist Debate Conclusions On Effects Of Radiation From Cell Phones Web MD Journalist: Sylvia Westphal November 5, 1999 A researcher, whose new study finds microwaves can harm rats’ memory, says that extrapolating his findings to cell phones is premature. A Wired News article November 3 said scientists had linked memory problems in rats “with the […]
Cell phone radio frequencies can affect long-term memory functions
Rats Dive Into Cell Phone Debate Wired News Journalist: Kristen Philipkoski November 3, 1999 Cell phones may cause long-term memory loss, a recent study on laboratory rats indicates. Dr. Henry Lai, a research professor in bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle has linked long-term memory loss and diminished navigating skills in rats with […]
