MARCH 17, 2021 by British Medical Journal Preschoolers’ extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioral problems by the age of 5, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. This behavior is associated with hyperactivity, short attention span, poor concentration and...Read More

Morelli MS, Gallucci S, Siervo B, Hartwig V. Numerical Analysis of Electromagnetic Field Exposure from 5G Mobile Communications at 28 GHZ in Adults and Children Users for Real-World Exposure Scenarios. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 26;18(3):1073. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031073. PMID: 33530365. Abstract The recent development of millimeter-wave (mmW) technologies, such as the fifth-generation...Read More

By Ayanda Mdluli  Aug 24, 2020 Sizwe Africa IT Group, a black empowerment IT company awarded the Department of Education in the Eastern Cape e-learning contract, and electronics manufacturing giant Samsung, who got the bulk of the contract to supply 55 000 tablets, have been caught in a tug of war between political factions in...Read More

06/30/2020 Auto translated from French. Source: https://www.anfr.fr/index.php?id=425&no_cache=1&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews_preview%5D=1450 The obligation to inform the consumer regarding the specific absorption rate (SAR) is extended, from July 1, 2020, to all radio equipment emitting more than 20 mW and intended to be used near the body. This obligation was previously limited only to mobile telephones. The national agency of frequencies (ANFR)...Read More

Guide available (in French) https://www.anfr.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/documents/expace/2020-guide-R%C3%A9glementation-DAS-FR.pdf Background: https://www.emfsa.co.za/news/france-radio-equipment-the-display-of-the-specific-absorption-rate-sar-will-be-generalized/Read More

Posted on November 20, 2019 – Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister) Tablets, connected watches, radio controlled toys … From 1 st  July 2020, the specific absorption rate (SAR) will be displayed on all radiofrequency radiation emitting devices that can be used near the human body (up to 20 centimeters ). To date, this display requirement...Read More

Original article in French https://www.anfr.fr/toutes-les-actualites/actualites/equipements-radioelectriques-laffichage-du-debit-dabsorption-specifique-das-sera-generalise/ 11/20/2019 New texts recently published in the Official Journal extend the obligation to inform the consumer of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) to all radio equipment. To improve public information and to take account of changing consumption patterns and the appearance of new devices that may expose consumers to radiation,...Read More

From the blog “Towards Better Health” by Meris Michaels  https://mieuxprevenir.blogspot.com/2019/08/tablets-pcs-and-mobile-phones-change.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR2Bvfe30Ig1RRiadK54X8Ke7Q1M1krLHydDcBS7U9eruVyuFbGVSC38GSU 18 August 2019 “Tablets, PCs and Mobile Phones Change Our Brains” : Interview with Professor Dominique Belpomme: “So tablets, PCs and mobile phones change our brains”:  The French oncologist’s warning about electromagnetic waves: “They lower children’s IQ and also harm adults”. By  Margherita Enrico, ilgiornale.it, 17 August 2019...Read More

Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY Published 8:54 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018  France: A new law has come into effect which outlaws phone use by students up to the age of 15. The legislation, which follows a campaign promise by French President Emmanuel Macron, also banishes tablets and smart watches. The ban is also in place...Read More

07 September 2017 When Screens Harm Our Children by Sophie Davaris, ABO+, Tribune de Genève, 26 August 2017 – translation See also the previous post Health: Exposure to tablets, TV, and smartphones alter the development of toddlers. In Geneva, doctors and teachers are sounding the alarm By age 7, a child will have spent an...Read More