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07
Jan

Cell phones and breast cancer

January 7, 2017
Source: http://opinion.inquirer.net/100540/cell-phones-breast-cancer When a woman younger than 40 gets breast cancer, researchers swing into action to know why such an uncommon event happened. The commonly accepted scientific thinking for this to occur is when the woman inherited a gene for breast cancer. Another way may possibly be through exposure to radiation energy coming from a...
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06
Jan

Electromagnetic Radiation: A Modern Health Hazard?

January 6, 2017
By Dr Erica Mallery Blythe. We are currently witnessing the largest change to the Earth’s electromagnetic environment that has ever taken place in human history. Given that basic household electricity, which was the first anthropogenic (man-made) electromagnetic field (EMF), only became prolific during the twentieth century, artificial EMF has barely seen one generation from cradle...
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04
Jan

Autism and Screen Time: Special Brains, Special Risks

January 4, 2017
By Victoria L. Dunckley M.D. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are uniquely vulnerable to various brain-related impacts of screen time. These electronic “side effects” include hyperarousal and dysregulation—what I call Electronic Screen Syndrome—as well as technology addiction, to video games, internet, smartphones, social media, and so on. Why? Because a brain with autism has...
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02
Jan

High radiofrequency radiation at the Stockholm Central Station in Sweden

January 2, 2017
We measured the radiofrequency (RF) radiation at the Stockholm Central Station in Sweden in November 2015. The full study can be read here. The exposimeter EME Spy 200 was used and it covers 20 different RF bands from 88 to 5,850 MHz. In total 1,669 data points were recorded. The median value for total exposure...
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30
Dec

Letter by BioInitiative Working Group re WHO Monograph on Radiofrequency Radiation and ICNIRP

December 30, 2016,
A recent letter to WHO written by members of the BioInitiative Working Group describes the unbalanced ‘no-risk’ group at WHO preparing the document. See the rest of the letter in the pdf link PDF ”WHO Monograph on Radiofrequency Radiation and ICNIRP biwg-final-draft-who-rf-ehc-monograph-team-composition (NOTE: Industry-linked group authoring this global health document have strong conflicts of interest...
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22
Dec

WiFi In Schools

December 22, 2016
A 21st century classroom must bridge the digital divide so that all students are engaged with technology. Best Practices for schools allows for full technological access in the classroom while minimizing health risk so that schools and safe technology can work together. In this article by the Environmental Health Trust: Solutions Exist Tips for Safer...
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22
Dec

Increased mercury release from dental amalgam restorations after exposure to electromagnetic fields as a potential hazard for hypersensitive people and pregnant women.

December 22, 2016
Mortazavi G, Mortazavi SM. Increased mercury release from dental amalgam restorations after exposure to electromagnetic fields as a potential hazard for hypersensitive people and pregnant women. Rev Environ Health. 2015;30(4):287-92. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0017. PMID: 26544100. Abstract Over the past decades, the use of common sources of electromagnetic fields such as Wi-Fi routers and mobile phones has...
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22
Dec

Give the Gift of a Real Life Connection

December 22, 2016
Please No Wi-Fi toys this Christmas. Read the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations To Reduce Wireless in this newsletter form EHT http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Give-the-Gift-of-A-Real-Life-Connection-This-Holiday-.html?soid=1116515520935&aid=T-KkicMZVcg
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20
Dec

Kardaras Petitions for Warning Labels on Cellphones, Computers

December 20, 2016
Psychotherapist Nicholas Kardaras, author of Glow Kids, which warns of the dangers of excessive screen time by children, is petitioning the U.S. Senate and House to demand warning labels on cellphones, computers. Kardaras quotes Dr. Andrew Dean, head of addiction research of the U.S. Navy, as saying, “I feel like there’s a war going on...
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