W.E.E.P. News
Wireless Electrical and Electromagnetic Pollution News
26 April 2010
'Smart' Meters - Dumb Idea? Pt. I
- Panel Presentations
A Public Forum Sponsored by The Office of Sonoma County Supervisor Efren Carillo Sebastopol, CA - April, 2010.
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG8T9gDclkY
EON
The Ecological Options Network
"Documenting Solutions"
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Pretoria News Weekend 24 April 2010
Warning of cellphone perils for kids
Val Boje
LONDON: Children should not use cellphones, a leading British adviser has warned.
Professor Lawrie Challis said children were not "little adults" and that they should not be given cellphones until they were at least 12.
Even then teenagers should use their phones to send SMSes rather than talk, the physicist and expert on the effects of radiation added.
He said that while there was no evidence that children were more sensitive than adults to the radiation given out by cellphones, the possibility could not be ruled out.
Challis, the former head of the UK government-funded Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research programme (MTHR), said: "I think it is plausible because their immune system is still developing and we do know that children are more sensitive to other things, for example ultra-violet light. If a child is exposed to excessive sunlight, they are more likely to get skin cancer than an adult exposed to the same amount.
"They are more sensitive to pollutants. There is a thinking that they might be at increased risk."
He acknowledged that some parents may get peace of mind from giving their young child a cellphone.
But he added: "I don't see why with young children one shouldn't be a little bit more firm as a parent and say there are reasons why they think it is not a good idea, unless there are specific safety reasons why it needs to be done."
The recommendations come as the MTHR launches a 30-year study tracking the cellphone use and health of 250 000 Europeans.
Data on the number of calls and their duration will be compared with health records to determine if the cellphones trigger or exacerbate cancers, including those of the ear, skin and brain.
The study will also look at whether they raise the chances of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, as well as strokes and heart disease and less serious conditions such as headaches and disturbed sleep.
No previous study has lasted as long or looked at such a wide range of diseases. The first results will be available in five years.
It will also be the first time that data on call frequency and length will be provided directly by the cellphone companies.
Past studies have relied on people remembering how much they used their phones, which can provide unreliable results.
The researchers said the results of the work done up until now have been "reassuring". But because diseases such as cancer take many years to develop, and many people have only had cellphones for about a decade, there are "important gaps in our knowledge".
l A recent American survey showed that one third of US teenagers with cellphones sent more than 100 SMSes a day as texting had exploded to become the most popular means of communication for young people. The study found that SMSing has risen dramatically even since 2008, eclipsing cellphone calls, instant messaging, social networks - and talking face-to-face.
Three-quarters of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 now own cellphones. - Daily Mail
Sylvie and Iris
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Curieusement les vendeurs de cellulaires ( CWTA- Bernard Lord, lui-même- et GSM) sont plus nombreux que ceux pour les effets sur la santé….La liste du 29 n'est pas encore publiée.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS
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3rd Session, 40th Parliament
3e session, 40e législature
NOTICE OF MEETING
AVIS DE CONVOCATION
Standing Committee on Health
Meeting No. 12
Séance no 12
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Pièce 853, 131 rue Queen
(613-943-9752)
(613-943-9752)
Orders of the Day
Ordre du jour
Impact of Microwaves on Human Health
Impact des microondes sur la santé humaine
Witnesses
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil
Bernard Lord, President and Chief Executive Officer
Bernard Lord, président et chef de la direction
Marc Choma, Director of Communications
Marc Choma, directeur des communications
Collectif S.E.M.O. Save our Children from microwave
Collectif S.E.M.O. Sauvons nos Enfants des Micro-Ondes
François Therrien, Spokesperson
François Therrien, porte-parole
Daniel Fortin, Consultant
Department of Health
ministère de la Santé
Beth Pieterson, Director General
Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate
Beth Pieterson, directrice générale
Direction des Sciences de la Santé Environnementale et de la Radioprotection
Teleconference - Baltimore
As an individual
À titre personnel
Magda Havas, Professor
Videoconference - Dublin
GSM Association
GSM Association
Jack Rowley, Director
Research and Sustainability, Public Policy
Jack Rowley, directeur
Recherche et durabilité, Politique publique
La greffière du Comité
Christine Holke David (613-995-4108)
Clerk of the Committee
2010/04/23 9:24 a.m.
2010/04/23 9 h 24
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CBC cell phones
Here are links to the CBC radio programe that was aired earlier today on cell phones -
CBC Podcast - Sunday April 25th
Cell Phone and WIFI - 3rd hour
Dr. Krewski , Dr. Lia , Dr. Magda Havas on CBC
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/sundayedition_20100425_31279.mp3
to download mp3
http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/podcast.html
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