Insurers Balk at Risks of Phone Health Hazards The Observer Journalist: Sarah Ryle April 11, 1999 Concern about the safety of mobile phones has prompted a leading Lloyd’s underwriter to refuse to insure phone manufacturers against the risk of damage to users’ health. The move comes amid mounting concern about the industry’s influence on research […]
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Call For More Research On Cell Phone Health Effects
Call For More Research On Cell Phone Health Effects Irish Times Journalist: Kitty Holland April 8, 1999 The chief executive of the Consumer Affairs Association has called for an independent international body to research the health effects of mobile-phone use. Mr Dermott Jewell will raise the issue at the next council meeting of the European […]
Cell Phones Speed Up Brain Reaction
New Study: Cell Phones Speed Up Brain Reaction IT On Line April 8, 1999 The latest study into mobile phones and how safe they are is published today. The long-awaited scientific study is believed to have found that use of mobile phones increases the speed at which the brain works, and speeds up our reaction […]
Headaches From Your Cell Phone
What’s Cooking? The Australian Journalist: Robert Wilson March 23, 1999 People know that there’s something going on. They know they get headaches, they feel the side of their head heat up, and they’re getting devices that reduce radiation output or hold the phone away from their head. It’s our constant companion in the modern world; […]
Phone Makers Not Liable
Phone Makers Not Liable Chicago Sun Times March 23, 1999 The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court decision that shielded Motorola Inc. and other wireless phone makers from state law claims regarding the safety of cellular phones. The original suit, filed by Frank J. Schiffner, a one-time owner of a Motorola phone, charged […]
In Denial Over Cell Phone Hazards
In Denial Over Cell Phone Hazards London Evening Standard Journalist: Quentin Letts March 17, 1999 We all raged about mad cow disease, and most of us agree that GM foods look dodgy. But the mobile phones cancer story is the health scare that London is too frightened to discuss. It is heads-in-the-sand, taboo time. Mobiles? […]
Should I Be Worried About Cell Phone Radiation?
Should I Be Worried About Cell Phone Radiation? Associated Press March 17, 1999 Mobile phones are the growth industry of the Nineties, a success story that is here to stay. They have gone from expensive plaything to essential accessory, but studies seem to suggest that they could cause memory loss and even brain tumors. Other […]
Loss Of Memory Link To Smartphones Cell Phone Radiation
Loss Of Memory Link To Smartphones Daily Mail Journalist: Lucie Morris March 1, 1999 Mobile phones have been linked to memory loss in worrying new research. Scientists say tests on humans showed the phones disrupted a part of the brain which controls memory and learning. Researchers at Bristol Royal Infirmary attached transmitters to the heads […]
Lawsuit By Former Engineer Says Cell Phone Damaged His Brain
Lawsuit By Former Engineer Says Mobile Phone Damaged His Brain Reuters March 15, 1999 A former British Telecom [NYSE:BTY] (BT) engineer has announced plans to take his former employers to court over brain damage he says was caused by his having to use a mobile phone in connection with his work. Stephen Corney, aged 39, […]
Cell Phones Should Come With Warnings
Cell Phones Should Come With Warnings, Says Group CBC News (WebPosted) March 11, 1999 The next time your cell phone rings, a consumer group wants you to think about more than just answering the call. It says cell phones are a health risk. It is predicted that within five years, there will be a billion […]
Smartphones Under Memory Loss Scrutiny
Smartphones Under Memory Loss Scrutiny – Dumb Call Australian News Network March 7, 1999 Australian scientists will investigate whether mobile phones are bad for your health. British researchers have already claimed mobile phones can lead to memory loss and lack of concentration. Now an 18-month study of 100 volunteers in NSW will determine whether electromagnetic […]
Cell Phone Usage Amid Health Hazards
British Scientists Nix Cell Phone Usage Amid Health Hazards A major report due out later this month and based on eminent research carried out by scientists at Bristol Royal Infirmary, a UK hospital, will link cellular phone usage with short-term memory loss, Newsbytes has learned. Some of the scientists involved with the study have dramatically […]
