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DATE | 2008-06-08 |
FROM | Michael L Richardson
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SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Cellphone DO kill ....
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From lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Sun Jun 8 11:55:26 2008 Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id m58FtOZT018626 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:55:26 -0400 Received: (from majordomo-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m58FtO9U018625 for hangout-outgoings; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:55:24 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: majordomo set sender to lest-hangout-at-nylxs.com using -f Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.197]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/SuSE Linux 0.7) with ESMTP id m58FtK5n018620 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:55:23 -0400 Received: from [99.201.97.223] (99-201-97-223.area3.spcsdns.net [99.201.97.223]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus1) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MKpCa-1K5NEB19fj-0004Ig; Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:54:47 -0400 Message-ID: <484C0187.8010701-at-michaellrichardson.com> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:57:59 -0400 From: Michael L Richardson User-Agent: Icedove 1.5.0.14pre (X11/20080305) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Subject: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Cellphone DO kill .... References: <20080608102555.GA8742-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> In-Reply-To: <20080608102555.GA8742-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/7FdF96OpO7o6NDWiNTPNEqMGRquPvrFteZ8l YkuwP45fifFfkqY8RJx+8j3gmMomzw7pVQoBwtRmWibsbf+1hs 5Mxpi6coosa9tvkK7NzAPJrGlJZfA7cl0pxo3vUg2s= Sender: lest-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
They have been saying this since the fist cell phones. I don't know if any studies were ever done.
Ruben Safir wrote: > June 3, 2008 Well Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and Cancer By > TARA PARKER-POPE > > What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of > us don’t? > > Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry > King that they did not hold cellphones next to their ears. “I think > the safe practice,†said Dr. Keith Black, a surgeon at Cedars-Sinai > Medical Center in Los Angeles, “is to use an earpiece so you keep the > microwave antenna away from your brain.†> > Dr. Vini Khurana, an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian > National University who is an outspoken critic of cellphones, said: > “I use it on the speaker-phone mode. I do not hold it to my ear.†And > CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon at > Emory University Hospital, said that like Dr. Black he used an earpiece. > > Along with Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s recent diagnosis of a glioma, > a type of tumor that critics have long associated with cellphone use, > the doctors’ remarks have helped reignite a long-simmering debate > about cellphones and cancer. > > That supposed link has been largely dismissed by many experts, including > the American Cancer Society. The theory that cellphones cause brain tumors > “defies credulity,†said Dr. Eugene Flamm, chairman of neurosurgery > at Montefiore Medical Center. > > According to the Food and Drug Administration, three large epidemiology > studies since 2000 have shown no harmful effects. CTIA — the Wireless > Association, the leading industry trade group, said in a statement, > “The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in > scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not > pose a health risk.†> > The F.D.A. notes, however, that the average period of phone use in the > studies it cites was about three years, so the research doesn’t answer > questions about long-term exposures. Critics say many studies are flawed > for that reason, and also because they do not distinguish between casual > and heavy use. > > Cellphones emit non-ionizing radiation, waves of energy that are too > weak to break chemical bonds or to set off the DNA damage known to cause > cancer. There is no known biological mechanism to explain how non-ionizing > radiation might lead to cancer. > > But researchers who have raised concerns say that just because science > can’t explain the mechanism doesn’t mean one doesn’t exist. Concerns > have focused on the heat generated by cellphones and the fact that the > radio frequencies are absorbed mostly by the head and neck. In recent > studies that suggest a risk, the tumors tend to occur on the same side > of the head where the patient typically holds the phone. > > Like most research on the subject, the studies are observational, showing > only an association between cellphone use and cancer, not a causal > relationship. The most important of these studies is called Interphone, > a vast research effort in 13 countries, including Canada, Israel and > several in Europe. > > Some of the research suggests a link between cellphone use and three > types of tumors: glioma; cancer of the parotid, a salivary gland near > the ear; and acoustic neuroma, a tumor that essentially occurs where the > ear meets the brain. All these cancers are rare, so even if cellphone > use does increase risk, the risk is still very low. > > Last year, The American Journal of Epidemiology published data from Israel > finding a 58 percent higher risk of parotid gland tumors among heavy > cellphone users. Also last year, a Swedish analysis of 16 studies in the > journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine showed a doubling of risk > for acoustic neuroma and glioma after 10 years of heavy cellphone use. > > “What we’re seeing is suggestions in epidemiological studies that > have looked at people using phones for 10 or more years,†says Louis > Slesin, editor of Microwave News, an industry publication that tracks > the research. “There are some very disconcerting findings that suggest > a problem, although it’s much too early to reach a conclusive view.†> > Some doctors say the real concern is not older cellphone users, who > began using phones as adults, but children who are beginning to use > phones today and face a lifetime of exposure. > > “More and more kids are using cellphones,†said Dr. Paul J. Rosch, > clinical professor of medicine and psychiatry at New York Medical > College. “They may be much more affected. Their brains are growing > rapidly, and their skulls are thinner.†> > For people who are concerned about any possible risk, a simple solution > is to use a headset. Of course, that option isn’t always convenient, > and some critics have raised worries about wireless devices like the > Bluetooth that essentially place a transmitter in the ear. > > The fear is that even if the individual risk of using a cellphone is low, > with three billion users worldwide, even a minuscule risk would translate > into a major public health concern. > > “We cannot say with any certainty that cellphones are either safe or not > safe,†Dr. Black said on CNN. “My concern is that with the widespread > use of cellphones, the worst scenario would be that we get the definitive > study 10 years from now, and we find out there is a correlation.†> > well-at-nytimes.com > > -- http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff http://www.nylxs.com - > Leadership Development in Free Software > > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like > Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - > RI Safir 1998 > > http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - > RI Safir 2002 > > "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME" > > "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers > to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in > our own society." > > "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be > damned.< You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and > technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in > Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one." > > © Copyright for the Digital Millennium >
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