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Cell phones
15
Jul

Reach for your cell phone at your own risk: The cognitive costs of media choice for breaks

July 15, 2022
Kang S, Kurtzberg TR. Reach for your cell phone at your own risk: The cognitive costs of media choice for breaks. J Behav Addict. 2019 Sep 1;8(3):395-403. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.21. Epub 2019 Aug 16. PMID: 31418586; PMCID: PMC7044622. Excerpt: As people are increasingly addicted to their cell phones, it is important to know the unintended costs...
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20
Jun

Phonegate – The Book

June 20, 2022
The book Phonegate (Massot éditions) by Dr Marc Arazi, translated into English by Regan Kramer and prefaced by Devra Davis (President of Environmental Health Trust), is now available on Amazon’s American platform and all over the world. To get it, click herehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/2958316904
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19
Oct

Free Webinar: “Health Effects of Cellphone & Cell Tower Radiation: Implications for 5G” (Nov. 3)

October 19, 2021
Health Effects of Cellphone & Cell Tower Radiation: Implications for 5GSpeaker: Joel M. Moskowitz, PhD Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Webinar November 3, 2021 12 – 1 PM Pacific Time | 2 – 3 PM Central Time | 3 – 4 PM Eastern Time The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) is one of 18...
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06
Oct

Static magnetic field measurements of smart phones and watches and applicability to triggering magnet modes in implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

October 6, 2021
Seidman SJ, Guag J, Beard B, Arp Z. Static magnetic field measurements of smart phones and watches and applicability to triggering magnet modes in implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Oct;18(10):1741-1744. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.06.1203. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34600610.Copy Abstract Background: Implantable pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are designed to include a “magnet mode”...
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13
May

FDA: Cell Phone, Smart Watch Magnets Can Affect Medical Devices

May 13, 2021
Source: FDA https://tinyurl.com/edvjdh3f 05/13/2021 Some consumer electronic devices, such as certain cell phones and smart watches, include high field strength magnets. Recent studies have shown that consumer electronic devices with high field strength magnets may cause certain implanted medical devices to switch to “magnet mode” and suspend normal operations until the magnet is moved away...
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27
Apr

List of mobile phones with non-compliant SARs removed or updated in France

April 27, 2021
Source: https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/list-of-mobile-phones-with-non-compliant-sars-removed-or-updated-in-france List updated as of April 25, 2021 To date, 28 different models of cell phones dangerous to the health of users have been either withdrawn from the French market or have had their Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) updated by software. Among the latest tested with a SAR trunk “non-compliant” we find the smartphone...
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04
Dec

December 2020: 23 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health

December 4, 2020
Credit for this post: Electromagnetic Radiation Safety To see abstracts for the most recent papers (or to download the 770-page document) go to:  Recent Papers Cellular Phone Use and Risk of Tumors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 5G Wireless: Capabilities and Challenges for an Evolving Network (U.S. Government Accountability Office Health Council of the Netherlands Advisory...
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11
Nov

Human Electromagnetic Field Exposure in 5G at 28 GHz

November 11, 2020
Publisher: IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers S. Kim and I. Nasim, “Human Electromagnetic Field Exposure in 5G at 28 GHz,” in IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 41-48, 1 Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1109/MCE.2019.2956223. Abstract: The fifth-generation wireless (5G) has already started showing its capability to achieve extremely fast data transfer, which makes...
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06
Nov

Microwaves from Mobile Phones Inhibit 53BP1 Focus Formation in Human Stem Cells More Strongly Than in Differentiated Cells: Possible Mechanistic Link to Cancer Risk

November 6, 2020
Markovà E, Malmgren LO, Belyaev IY. Microwaves from Mobile Phones Inhibit 53BP1 Focus Formation in Human Stem Cells More Strongly Than in Differentiated Cells: Possible Mechanistic Link to Cancer Risk. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118(3):394-399. doi:10.1289/ehp.0900781 Abstract Background It is widely accepted that DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and their misrepair in stem cells are critical events in...
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03
Nov

Summary Judgment Ends Consumers’ iPhone Radiation Suit

November 3, 2020
Source: https://lawstreetmedia.com/tech/summary-judgment-ends-consumers-iphone-radiation-suit/ by CHRISTINA TABACCO Apple, Inc. has been granted summary judgment in a case challenging the tech giant’s flagship iPhone products’ compliance with radiofrequency (RF) radiation regulations. Last week, a San Francisco federal court held that the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) RF radiation exposure rules preempted the plaintiffs’ tort and consumer-fraud claims.  The order found that...
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