EHS (electro-hypersensitivity) was first recognized in 1932 by the German medical doctor Erwin Schliephake. He published scientific data in the German Medical Weekly about his patients that were experiencing unusual symptoms around radio towers. He called this condition “microwave sickness” or “radio wave sickness”. The symptoms...
Cell phones work by relaying low levels of radio waves from their antennas to a nearby base tower. A cell phone emits microwave radiation within the electromagnetic spectrum.
The electromagnetic fields emitted by cell phones were thought to be harmless as long as they complied with current FCC SAR guidelines, until recent studies...
Brain Damage
Red Herring
Journalist: Niall McKay
October, 2000
That driver with the cell phone may not be paying attention - or maybe it's a tumor.
Since the first yuppies held brick-size cell phones to their ears, the question has loomed. Do cell phones cause brain damage to the 200 million people who use them? The Swedish say...Cell Phone Radiation
Cell Phones May Damage Nerves In The Scalp
Reuters
Journalist: Amy Norton
August 15, 2000
As cellular phones become ubiquitous, their status as a possible health threat--either as a distraction to drivers or a potential cause of brain tumors--is gaining more attention. Now, investigators say there is evidence that cell phones may...Cell Phone Radiation
Just How Safe Is Your Phone To Use?
Belfast Telegraph
August 11, 2000
Health fears over hands-6.00 mobile phones are expected to be played down by a Government report to be published today.
-A 41-year-old neurologist in the States filed a GBP50 million lawsuit against Motorola last week for damages following the discovery of a...Cell Phone Radiation
Is Your Cellphone Really Safe?
Newsweek
Journalists: Claudia Kalb And Karen Springen
July 30, 2000
Dialing For Cancer? A New Study Says Risks From Cell Phones Remains Unclear
A controversial new article renews concerns about health hazards
Shari Welsh can’t imagine life without her cell. She brings it everywhere—biking...Cell Phone Radiation
PR, Radiation And Bad Science
Australian IT
Journalist: Stewart Fist
July 25, 2000
This is the Information Age. Right? And Australia is the Lucky Country, the Smart Country, or the Knowledge Nation, depending on which academic, lobbyist or politician you talk to.
Meanwhile, Kim Beazley's Labor Party has put out to pasture the...Cell Phone Radiation
Would Mad Cows Use Mobile Phones?
IT Director
July 24, 2000
It's niggling doubt time. Do mobile phones push out harmful radiation or not? Let's ask the scientists. Trouble is, can we trust them? It isn't a case of corruption, but contradictory evidence that is then used by our own, dear politicians to promote their own agendas. In...Cell Phone Radiation
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...Cell Phone Radiation
Cell Phones Cause Headaches & Fatigue, Claims Report
Newsbytes News Network
Journalist: Sylvia Dennis
May 18, 1998
A Swedish study into the use of mobile phones in Sweden and Norway claims a probable link between the use of mobiles and malaise's such as fatigue, headaches, and tingling, plus heat sensations among users.
The...Cell Phone Radiation
Headaches From Cell Phones: Are They Real And What Are The Implications?
Environmental Health Perspectives (A Journal Published By The National Institutes Of Health)
Author: Allan H. Frey
March, 1998
There have been many recent reports of headaches occurring in association with the use of hand-held cellular telephones (1,2)....
