Demonstrating the tenacity of fear and junkscience, and why we don’t want bureaucrats making health decisions for us, a city in Florida just passed a resolution — unanimously — to warn residents that their cell phones could be dangerous and give them cancer. Continue reading
Category Archives: Cell phones
Mama Mia: Mobile phones can cause brain tumours, Italian court rules
“A landmark court case has ruled there is a link between using a mobile phone and brain tumours, paving the way for a flood of legal actions.” [Telegraph]
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Health Risks From Mobile Phones Should Be Examined, GAO Says
The U.S. should reassess standards for radiation exposure from mobile phones, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that found federal guidelines lagging behind international standards. Continue reading
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Cellphone-safety advocate hopes Congress forces the FCC to update its regulations
As soon as next week, Congress is expected to say that a year-long investigation by the Government Accountability Office has found the Federal Communications Commission’s cellphone-safety regulations are woefully out of date. Congress may also urge the agency, whose radiation-limit rules are 15 years old, to take a fresh look at how children in particular may be affected by radio waves. Continue reading
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Mobiles: the call on cancer
One year ago a line was drawn in the sand in the mobile phone debate. Continue reading
Is wireless technology doing you harm?
It’s the fear many of us have at the back of our minds: are our mobile phones and the other wireless technologies causing us harm? Continue reading
Aus: Mobile phone radiation emissions may be cut
AUSTRALIA’S radiation limits for mobile phones and transmitters may be changed for the first time in a decade, after a string of European countries lowered their limits. Continue reading
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IBD: Cell Phone Nanny State
“The Obama administration’s Secretary of Meddling continues his senseless war against cellphone use in cars. Don’t the busybodies in Washington ever tire of coming up with solutions in search of a problem?” Continue reading
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Good news! Cellphones don’t cause cancer. Probably
There is no convincing evidence that cellphone use poses a threat to human health, according to an extensive review of scientific evidence released Thursday. Continue reading
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‘No evidence’ of mobile phone cancer risk
There is still “no convincing evidence” that mobile phones can adversely affect human health, according to a major new report released today. Continue reading
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A close call: Why the jury is still out on mobile phones
Is a rise in brain tumours linked to the radiation sources we hold so close to our heads? Experts can’t agree on the answer Continue reading
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Cell Phones and Cancer: Critics Say Kids Risk Brain Tumors
“Science” by Good Morning America Continue reading
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Phone rays harmed unborn mice, study finds
UNBORN mice exposed to mobile phone radiation became hyperactive adults with poor memory, a study has found. Continue reading
Mobiles can affect pacemakers: DoT
“People with medical implants like pacemakers must not keep their cellphones on their shirt pockets.” Continue reading
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More Anti-Science Blather from ‘The Atlantic’
“Cell phones do not cause cancer. They do not even theoretically cause cancer.” Continue reading
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Just How Dangerous Is Talking and Driving?
Thomas A. Hemphill on the NTSB, cell phones, and regulatory hyperbole Continue reading
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IBD: Nannies on Line 2
“A federal agency is calling for a nationwide ban on all cellphone use while driving. Once again, Washington busybodies are exaggerating a problem because it happens to be a behavior they don’t approve of.” Continue reading
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Cell phone crash risk overestimated
Conveniently timed to coincide with the NTSB recommendation to ban cell phone use while driving. Continue reading
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Studies may have overestimated cellphone crash risk
New analysis suggests risk of having a car crash attributed to cellphone use may have been overestimated in some past studies Continue reading
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