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Cell phones and breast cancer

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 […]

Electromagnetic Radiation: A Modern Health Hazard?

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 […]

Autism and Screen Time: Special Brains, Special Risks

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 […]

Electrosensitivity: “A Disability that Cannot be Dismissed”

Electrosensitivity: “A disability that cannot be dismissed” by Hugo Jalinière, Sciences et Avenir, 27 August 2015 (translated by the Editor of “Towards Better Health”) “Sciences et Avenir” interviewed Dr. Pierre Biboulet, the medical expert appointed by the Court of Toulouse which for the first time in France accorded an adult with disabilities allowance for reasons […]

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

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 […]

WiFi In Schools

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 […]

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

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 […]