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Cancer clusters at
phone masts
The Sunday Times, April 2007
SEVEN clusters of cancer and other serious
illnesses have been discovered around mobile phone masts, raising
concerns over the technology’s potential impact on health.
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Wi-Fi laptop fears for children
BBC News, April 2007
Computers with wireless internet should
not be placed on children's laps, says the head of the government's
committee on mobile phone safety research.
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Phone cancer report ‘buried’
The Sunday Times, April 2007
T-MOBILE, the mobile phone giant, has been accused
of “burying” a scientific report it commissioned that concluded handsets
and masts contribute to cancer and genetic damage.
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Wi-Fi: Children at
risk from 'electronic smog'
The Independent on Sunday,
April 2007
Britain's top health protection watchdog is pressing for a formal
investigation into the hazards of using wireless communication networks
in schools amid mounting concern that they may be damaging children's
health.
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Danger on the airwaves: Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb?
The Independent on Sunday,
April 2007
Considers the impact of the growing prevalence of
Wi-Fi networks, including plans to turn Manchester into a giant Wi-Fi
grid supplying broadband to around 2.2m people.
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Are mobile phones wiping
out our bees?
The Independent on Sunday,
April 2007
Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to blame for mysterious
'colony collapse' of bees. The implications are alarming - most of
the world's crops depend on pollination by bees. Albert Einstein once
said that if the bees disappeared, "man would have only four years of
life left".
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Cancer study ordered into mobile phones
The Times, January 2007
A leading UK scientist and government advisor has warned of the uncertainty of long-term
use (10+ years) of mobile phones, warning that the mobile phone could
become "the cigarette of the 21st century in terms of the damage
it could inflict"
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Study hints at tumour
link to mobiles
The Times, January 2007
An international study of 1,522 brain tumour patients and 3,301
cancer-free participants in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK,
recently published in the International Journal of Cancer, found people
who have used a mobile for 10 years or more seem to have a 39% higher
risk of developing a brain tumour.
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2006
Wi-Fi: should we be worried?
The Times, December 2006
Discusses current research and concerns around the possible
implications of the growing prevalence of Wi-Fi networks.
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Men who use mobile phones face increased
risk of infertility
Daily Mail, Oct 06
New study reinforces previous research identifying a link between
mobile phone use and sperm count.
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Mobile phone users 'stressed out'
BBC News, Sept 2006
A study by the University of
Staffordshire found that mobile phones are causing people to become
stressed and irritable. A further research study links mobile phone
use and high blood pressure.
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2005
Parents 'ignore mobile warnings'
BBC News, April 2005
The number of children under 10 who own mobile phones doubled in the last
two years, despite warnings over potential health risks, a survey has
found.
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Study into safety of phone masts
BBC News, April 2005
A major study into the safety of phone masts is being carried out by
scientists at the University of Essex. The study will
look at the effects on blood pressure and stress levels.
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Mobile phones tumour risk to young
children
The Times, Jan 2005
Children under the age of eight should not use mobile phones, parents were
advised last night after an authoritative report linked heavy use to ear
and brain tumours and concluded that the risks had been underestimated by
most scientists.
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Mobile phones and health: what every user
should know
The Times, Jan 2005
A leading scientist has urged parents to stop children under 8 using
mobile phones, arguing that there is still no proof they are safe. So what
is the truth?
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Hands-free kits 'cut radiation'
BBC News, Jan 2005
A University of York study found that using a hands-free kit cut radiation
emissions absorbed by the head by 53%.
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Q&A: Mobile phone safety
BBC News, Jan 2005
Considers the current debate around the safety of mobile phones, along
with the potential long-term risks.
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2004
Mobile phone 'ear tumours risk'
BBC News, Oct 2004
A large-scale study in Sweden finds that Using a mobile phone for 10 years
or more increases the risk of ear tumours by four times
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Mobiles 'could cut male fertility'
BBC News, June 2004
Research conducted by the University of Szeged in Hungary suggests that
carrying a mobile phone could significantly affect a man's fertility.
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Mobile phones 'harm blood cells'
BBC News, April 2004
Swedish physicists looking at the effect of electromagnetic radiation on
red blood cells indicate a potentially harmful effect.
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2003
UK plans to lower EMF limits
BBC News, May 2003
The NRPB, the government's radiation advisers, recommend that the exposure
of people in the UK to electromagnetic fields should be significantly
cut.
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2002
Mobile
radiation 'boosts cancer cells'
BBC News, Oct 2002
Experiments conducted by the Italian National Research Council in Bologna
found that exposure to mobile phone radiation led to an increase in the
rate of cancer cell replication.
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Q&A:
Mobile phone safety
BBC News, June 2002
BBC News Online examines the latest evidence around mobile phone safety,
and advice on keeping any perceived risks to a minimum.
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Mobile phone radiation
alters brain cells
The Telegraph, June 2002
Normal levels of mobile phone radiation have for the first time been found
to have a biological effect on human brain cells, according to a two-year
study by government scientists in Finland.
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Cellphone 'hazard on trains'
The Telegraph, May 2002
Scientists have discovered that cellphone radiation bounces around railway
carriages, often exceeding health guidelines.
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Mobile
phone emissions increase worm fertility
New Scientist, Feb 2002
British scientists have found that microwave emissions typical of mobile
phones make a type of worm more fertile.
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Are
mobile phones a health hazard?
BBC News, Jan 2002
As the Government unveils a £7.4m research project, News Online asks two
experts on opposite sides of the debate.
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2001
Mobiles
to get radiation warnings
BBC News, July 2001
On the back of consumer pressure, three of the world's biggest mobile
phone manufacturers are to publish the levels of radiation emitted by
their handsets.
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