Cordless Phones and the Link to Malevolent Brain Tumors:
Until
recently, there had been a lack of information about the health risks from cell
phones by doctors and scientists in the Unites States and Canada. Dr. Ronald B.
Herberman's recommendation to drastically brain cancer reduce the use of cell phones, especially with
children, has begun to shine a light on the information regarding phone
radiation that has been lacking in the U.S. Dr. Herberman is by no means the
first to bring attention to the dangers of cell phone radiation.
Research
by University of Washington professor Dr. Henry Lai shows brain cancer cells are
clearly damaged by microwave levels far below the U.S. government's 'safety'
guidelines. Dr. Lai notes that even tiny doses of radio frequency can
accumulate over time and lead to harmful effects. He warns that public exposure
to radiation from wireless transmitters 'should be limited to a minimum.'
Dr.
Henry Lai's studies confirm that cell and cordless phone microwave can:
- Damage nerves in the scalp
- Cause blood cells to leak hemoglobin
- Cause memory loss and mental confusion
- Cause headaches and induce extreme fatigue
- Create joint pain, muscle spasms and tremors
- Create burning sensation and rash on the skin
- Alter the brain's electrical activity during sleep
- Induce ringing in the ears, impair sense of smell
- Precipitate cataracts, retina damage and eye cancer
- Open the blood-brain barrier to viruses and toxins
- Reduce the number and efficiency of white blood cells
- Stimulate asthma by producing histamine in mast cells
- Cause digestive problems and raise bad cholesterol levels
- Stress the endocrine system, especially pancreas, thyroid, ovaries, and testes
For
the last 40 years everyone has been told of the dangers of smoking. Today,
wireless phone research stands where smoking research stood then. Recent news
has stated that cell and cordless phones can lead to brain tumors. Dr. Vine Gautama
Khorana, a Mayo Clinic-trained neurosurgeon with an advanced neurosurgery
Fellowship in cerebral vascular and tumor microsurgery from the Barrow
Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, published a critical review stating
that "malignant brain tumor incidence and its associated death rate will
be observed globally to rise within" the next 10 years due to cell phone
use. Dr. Khorana believes that children are at the greatest risk due to brain
tissue that is still developing. Still today, with the dangers we know about
smoking, hundreds of thousands of people die yearly from smoking related
ailments. Dr. George Carlo, PhD, M.S., J.D, is a public health scientist,
epidemiologist, lawyer, and the founder of the Science and Public Policy
Institute, believes that by 2015, "one out of every four people will
suffer from some symptom of illness from cell phone use." Starting today,
we need to limit the use of cell phones, especially among children, and
eliminate non-essential calls.
Our
most precious resource, our nation's children are exposed to a risk that no one
seems to notice: cell phone radiation. While scientists around the world are
pressuring their local governments to restrict the use of wireless devices by
children, the U.S. and Canada do nothing. Go to any mall, Movie Theater, or school
and you'll see young people all with one ear to the newest devices on the
market. The brain of a child is constantly developing, undergoing changes and
obtaining more information in a few short years at a rate that won't be matched
for the rest of their lives. Add to this the radiation from cell phone exposure
through the inner ear and it creates a laboratory with unknown consequences.
Studies over the last five years have shown that the rate at which children
develop autism is concurrent with increased cell phone use. The studies also
suggest the electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices (like cell phones)
in conjunction with environmental and genetic factors all increase the
incidence of autism.
With
the prevalence of the link of cell phone use to cancer in the media as of late,
professions other than just those in the medical community are beginning to
take notice. The article Cell Phone Use and Cancer: The Debate Continues from
LawyersandSettlements.com discusses not only the possible link of Senator Ted
Kennedy's brain tumor to cell phone radiation from a Larry King Live show whose
topic dealt with cell phones.
On
May 23, 2008, The Larry King Show's topic was "Are Cell Phones
Dangerous?" CNN Medical Director, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, was very supportive of
the fact that mobile phones could be dangerous. Guests on the program that
evening included Johnnie Cochran's widow and his neurosurgeon. Johnnie Cochran
had died from a brain tumor three years ago. At that time, his daughter had
attributed his death to his cell phone use. The tumor which killed him was
located behind the ear the he had used while talking on his phone.
Near
the end of the program, Dr. Gupta made two suggestions which he felt would
decrease the potential risk from mobile phone usage:
- Use a case on your hip to hold your phone.
- Use a wired headset to keep the cell phone away from the ear.
Both
of these suggestions are wrong!
The
reason why carrying a mobile phone on the hip isn't any safer than carrying it
in your pocket is the fact that it transmits radiation directly into the body
while your cell phone is on. For men, studies done by the American Society for
Reproductive Health have shown that this radiation affects men's fertility and
can lower sperm count. For pregnant women, carrying a mobile phone this way may
affect the unborn child's future behavioral patterns, according to a recent
UCLA study. What should be done is when the cell phone is not being used, shut
it off.
As
for wired headsets, studies in Europe by one of the most influential consumer
protection organizations concluded that wired headsets increase radiation into
the ear by as much as 300%! Bluetooth devices are nearly as dangerous since the
signal from the phone transmits radiation directly into the ear.
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