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[Jody Troupe <jodyt2@mac.com>]

The evidence against cell phones was a significant part of a lecture at 
the Acres USA conference last December in St. Paul.
I'd have to look for the details in my notes. The even bigger concerns 
are with children who have been found to actually put
the phones under their pillow while they sleep. Yikes.

JodyT


On Jan 16, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

> Recently there is a lot of money from cell phone companies going into
> patenting of "cancer shields" to curtail cancer formations from cell
> phone usage.  Gee, I wonder if there is something they are not telling 
> us?
> > Birds and Cell Phones:
> >
> > Migratory birds are known to use the geomagnetic field as a source of
> > compass information. Scientists have shown that oscillating magnetic
> > fields disrupt the orientation behavior of migratory birds.
> >
> > Researchers found that robins were disoriented when exposed to a
> > vertically aligned, broadband or a single-frequency field.
> >
> > According to Alasdair Philips of Powerwatch,
> >
> > "... medium- and short-wave frequencies have been used since the 1930s
> > with little evidence of any effect on bird behavior. But since the
> > mobile phone networks went up there have been increasing reports of
> > birds, especially homing pigeons, getting lost. Research now needs to
> > look at the effects of base station signals, particularly in view of
> > the disorientating effects of EMR 'noise' reported in this study."
> >
> > Source:  Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine April 2007; 26(2): 
> > 141-151
> >
> >
> > Nokia Cancer Shield Patents:
> >
> > The world's largest mobile telephone manufacturers have been patenting
> > devices to reduce the risk of brain tumors among users while rejecting
> > claims of any health hazards.
> >
> > Engineers for the "Big Three" - Nokia, Ericsson and Motorola - have
> > all invented new components to shield users from radiation emissions
> > from the handsets.
> >
> > One application that Nokia has lodged with the United States Patent
> > Office in Washington, and which has been seen by The Times, notes that
> > "it has been suggested that" continuous exposure to radio frequency
> > irradiation could lead "to a development of malignant tumor".
> >
> > The patents show that the manufacturers have been working on
> > radiation-reducing components for at least eight years. The companies
> > maintain that there is no contradiction between their public stance
> > and the existence of the patents.
> >
> > Scientific opinion is divided. The most recent large-scale study found
> > no links between such phones and cancers, although other studies
> > suggest that there may be health risks.
> >
> > However, the discovery that manufacturers have apparently "hedged
> > their bets" by applying for patents on irradiation-reducing components
> > has alarmed consumers' groups and some scientists.
> >
> > The patents are now to be used in evidence in a series of US lawsuits
> > launched this year against businesses including the British market
> > leader Vodafone. Some 25 US patents were unearthed by Carl Hilliard,
> > of the Wireless Consumer Alliance, last month.
> >
> > Alasdair Philips, of the British consumer watchdog Powerwatch, said:
> > "This is confirmation that the phone companies take the possibility of
> > health problems far more seriously than they say in public."
> >
> > The patents also alarmed Dr Alan Preece, a medical physicist at
> > Bristol University, who demonstrated in a government-funded study two
> > years ago that mobile-phone radiation affected brain activity in ways
> > unconnected with its heating properties.
> >
> > He said: "I think they are hedging their bets by doing this so that if
> > the evidence does emerge, they have products up their sleeves."
> >
> > Christopher Newman, a 42-year-old neurologist, is bringing a £500
> > million lawsuit against companies including Motorola and Verizon
> > Communications at the US federal court in Baltimore, claiming they are
> > responsible for his malignant brain tumour. Verizon is a joint venture
> > between America's Bell Atlantic and Vodafone, the UK's most popular
> > network with over 12 million of the 40 million mobile users.
> >
> > Mr Newman's lawyer has also recently filed class actions in five
> > states, again naming Verizon and Motorola and others such as Nokia and
> > Ericsson. These seek unspecified punitive damages, money to reimburse
> > people who bought mobile headsets to reduce exposure and free
> > protective headsets for all mobile users.
> >
> > Cases have been filed on behalf of four more tumour victims. One,
> > Michael Murray, used to test mobiles for Motorola and claims his work
> > caused his two brain tumors.
> >
> > Thompsons, Britain's biggest personal-injury law firm, has on its
> > books 30 phone users who claim to be suffering a range of health
> > problems.Tom Jones, a partner, said: "Any judgment showing liability
> > in the States would strongly affect the likelihood of successful
> > claims here."
> >
> > Manufacturers denied that the patents meant that they accepted the
> > existence of hazards. Michael Westmark, Ericsson spokesman on health,
> > said: "Given the available scientific evidence, there is no link
> > between mobile use and negative health effects" - a view also
> > expressed by Norman Sandler of Motorola.
> >
> > William Plummer, Nokia vice president said: "There is no contradiction
> > here. The patents talk of 'suggestions' of health risks. A third of
> > our employees are engaged in research and development and it is a
> > natural course of business that they then file for patents."
> >
> > source: Mercola.com <http://Mercola.com>
>
> --
> Keith Johnson
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