Report on mobile phone health risks published [pdf]

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Server Error in '/' Application. Input string was not in a correct format. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for ... more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. [FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.] Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DoubleType.Parse(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat) +195 Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.BooleanType.FromString(String Value) +217 [InvalidCastException: Cast from string "" to type 'Boolean' is not valid.] Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.BooleanType.FromString(String Value) +336 WDNew.   [More...] [Less...]

Health Risks of Cell-Phone Use | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com 

More Americans are giving up their landlines for cell phones, but new research indicates that there may be health risks associated with long-term wireless use. What's a mobile addict to do? Americans logged ... more than 1 trillion cell-phone minutes in the first half of 2007 alone, so it came as little surprise that this is the year cellular-phone spending is predicted to surpass that of landlines, according to Labor Department data released this week. But even as more people give up their traditional home phones altogether, and ever younger kids get their own cell phones, there are still questions in the scientific community about whether this new American staple is safe for heavy or long-term use. Experts say the concern over cell-phone use stems from a form of radiation that's produced when the devices communicate with their base station. Wireless phones transmit via radio frequency (RF), a low-frequency form of radiation that is also used in microwave ovens and AM/FM radios. While hig   [More...] [Less...]

Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security (DRAFT) [pdf]

Special Publication 800-124 (Draft) Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security (Draft) Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wayne Jansen Karen Scarfone ... Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security (Draft) Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Wayne Jansen Karen Scarfone NIST Special Publication 800-124 (Draft) C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 July 2008 U.S. Department of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology James M. Turner, Deputy Director ii GUIDELINES ON CELL PHONE AND PDA SECURITY (DRAFT) Reports on Computer Systems Technology The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. econ   [More...] [Less...]

Cell phone radiation may change protein expression in human skin 

THURSDAY FEB 14, 2008(Foodconsumer.org) -- Use of cell phone might change protein expression in human skin, potentially leading to some skin condition, suggests a study published Feb 11, 2008 in the BMC ... Genomics. The study led by Dariusz Leszczynski at Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Helsinki, Finland and colleagues showed exposure to radiofrequency modulated electromagnetic fields or RF-EMF, could alter 8 proteins. Earlier, the researchers have showed RF-EMF alters protein expression in human endothelial cell line. The current study was conducted on a small area of forearm’s skin in 10 female volunteers to see how RF-EMF would affect skin proteins in humans. The specific absorption rate used in the study was 1.3 W/kg. After exposure, exposed skin and unexposed skin were collected through biopsies for protein analysis. Among 8 proteins that were found to have been changed, two of the proteins were present in all 10 volunteers. The observations were similar to what's observed   [More...] [Less...]

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Cloud of worry gathers over wireless health risks 

While studies to date have been less than definitive, critics say that the increases in electronic magnetic "pollution" have been coupled with an insufficient knowledge of the health risks over the long ... term. (Frank Polich/Bloomberg) PARIS : While major cities around the world rush to blanket neighborhoods with free wireless Internet access, critics are questioning the health risks that might be created by a wired London or a Paris transformed from the City of Light to City of Hot Spots. The nagging fear is that electromagnetic waves emitted by wireless technology could become the tobacco smoke of the 21st century. Some environmentalists are already demanding restrictions, and government officials in some countries are issuing warnings to limit use and seeking reviews of the long-term health impact of exposure to wireless networks and mobile telephones. "The exposure to electromagnetic fields is rising, and it's widespread," said Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of the European   [More...] [Less...]