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Turkey- new studies show cell-phone induced DNA damage

Posted by seumasach on May 31, 2011

New studies reveal stunning evidence that cell phone radiation damages DNA, brain and sperm

Newswise

 

18th May, 2011

Editor’s note: Scientific papers and bios available for media interested in learning more about the different studies. We are also making available presenters at the conference. A program has been provided with this story.

Newswise — Cell phones are a ubiquitous part of our lives. New independent studies offer stunning proof that confirms findings from the Council of Europe—pulsed digital signals from cell phones disrupt DNA, impair brain function and lower sperm count. A meeting convened by Environmental Health Trust, with the Turkish cancer society, and Gazi University, revealed new research on this important issue showing damage to DNA, brain and sperm. Dr. Devra Davis, a member of a Nobel Peace Prize team, chairs this meeting with Prof. Nesrin Seyhan , WHO and NATO advisor who is head and founder of Biophysics Department and Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory at Gazi University in Ankara and founder of the Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (GNRP) Center.

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Conference hears ‘overpowering’ evidence on cellphone dangers

Posted by seumasach on May 25, 2011

TG Daily

23rd May, 2011

Cellphones disrupt DNA, impair brain function and lower sperm count, say scientists from Turkey, Russia and Israel, who present their results at a conference today in Turkey.

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Canada:Wi-Fi opponents planning public meeting for May 30

Posted by seumasach on May 19, 2011

Peterborough Examiner

19th May, 2011

After the local public school board told them their concerns would no longer be heard for six months, parents concerned about wireless Internet in schools are taking their message to the public.

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Busby: Fukushima reactors a raging radioactive inferno

Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2011

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The nuclear environmental disaster of Fukushima Daiichi is just beginning.

Posted by seumasach on May 17, 2011

Serge Sargentini

Next-up

5th May, 2011

Contrarily to what we could think, the disaster of Fukushima Daiichi is just beginning: a new poisoning of the planet Earth is in progress. While many governments are finally becoming aware that the safety of the nuclear reactors cannot be reliable and are thus adopting a radical political change, on the other hand the Japanese people just begin to discover and to assess the extent of the environmental disaster of Fukushima Daiichi.

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Electromagnetic Fields from Mobile Phones: Health Effect on Children and Teenagers, RNCNIRP 2011

Posted by seumasach on May 15, 2011

This Resolution was approved by members of the Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (RNCNIRP) at its Committee session on 3 March 2011. The Resolution evolved from scientific statements adopted by RNCNIRP in 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, taking into account contemporary views and actual scientific data. The Resolution represents a viewpoint of the professional scientific community and is meant for public dissemination, for the consumers of the mobile telecommunications services, as well as for the legislative and executive authorities who develop and implement health protection, environmental, communication, scientific and safety policies.

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Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders

Posted by seumasach on May 15, 2011

Telegraph

15th May, 2011

A Council of Europe committee examined evidence that the technologieshave “potentially harmful” effects on humans, and concluded that immediate action was required to protect children.

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Fukushima – One step forward and four steps back

Posted by seumasach on May 14, 2011

Vimeo

13th May, 2011

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The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment

Posted by seumasach on May 14, 2011

Council of Europe

Report

Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs

Rapporteur: Mr Jean HUSS, Luxembourg, Socialist Group

6th May, 2011

Summary

The potential health effects of the very low frequency of electromagnetic fields surrounding power lines and electrical devices are the subject of ongoing research and a significant amount of public debate. While electrical and electromagnetic fields in certain frequency bands have fully beneficial effects which are applied in medicine, other non-ionising frequencies, be they sourced from extremely low frequencies, power lines or certain high frequency waves used in the fields of radar, telecommunications and mobile telephony, appear to have more or less potentially harmful, non-thermal, biological effects on plants, insects and animals, as well as the human body when exposed to levels that are below the official threshold values.

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Council of Europe calls for dramatic reduction in EMF exposure

Posted by seumasach on May 14, 2011

Powerwatch

13th May, 2011

A new Council of Europe Committee Resolution calls for a dramatic reduction in human exposure to EMFs and microwave radiation from mobile phones and other wireless devices. This Resolution makes a strong call for properly applying the precautionary principle / approach to EMFs – both from electric power and from wireless communications technologies, something that all governments have so far completely failed to do. The Council of Europe represents all 47 Member Countries ensuring respect for its fundamental values: human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

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Mobile phones ARE to blame for killing off the world’s bee populations, scientists claim

Posted by seumasach on May 11, 2011

Daily Mail

11th May, 2011

For some, the mobile phone is the bane of modern life even as it .

But for bees it could be more than just an irritation.

Scientists claim to have proved that signals from mobile phones are behind the sudden decline of the world’s bee population, which plays a vital role in both agriculture and horticulture.

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