The WHO and IARC - RF radiation a "POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS"

The full PDF: http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf

The WHO (http://www.who.int/en/) and IARC (http://www.iarc.fr/)resolution from last week about RF radiation being "POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS" is a, "Too little, (almost) too late" conclusion. All the science is available for many years now, and a more drastic conclusion should have been accepted years ago. It seems like the conditions for such a soft decision have lately become right as the science pointing out for risk and harm caused by "low power" RF signals like those that are emitted from cellphones, WIFI routers and other wireless devices and equipment, have piled up, and can no longer be rejected or ignored. The WHO and IARC have came under pressure by reality, and they could no longer hold their old view that there is no risk in exposure to RF radiation. The WHO and IARC holdup of their old views, until few days ago, allowed the deployment of wireless networks around the world, while exposing billions of people to this harming RF radiation. Millions of people have been hurt and millions more will be hurt because of this delay, and on the other hand the delay allowed wireless and Cellphone suppliers, manufacturers and distributors to continue, for years, to push back criticism about the safety of their products and services. The soft decision will allow wireless and Cellphone suppliers, manufacturers and distributors to continue to do so for several years until the public will push for a stricter resolution, laws, and regulations.

In the last 30 years the WHO and IARC, and other bodies, refused to even consider RF radiation has having any health effect other than a heating effect. Even today after the revolutionary resolution was accepted, the IARC and the WHO still do not admit, or accept, the science and proof that point out the facts that low level RF radiation can cause DNA breaks, break blood brain barrier, oxidant stress, and many more influences of RF and ELF radiation. Their view on the matter was that RF radiation that is emitted from cellphones and other wireless equipment does not have enough energy to cause real damages, and for years they continue to argue that (like a broken record) and while people got sick and paid a big price for the WHO lack of understanding. Some people would even say the WHO opinion was shaped by political and financial pressure from the industry.

This resolution of the IARC come out after serious claims where made about conflict of interest of several members of the RF committee of the IARC, and after the chairman, Anders Ahlbom was removed from his position one day before the comity was schedule to meet (http://www.microwavenews.com/Ahlbom.html).The info about ahlbom conflict of interests was exposed by mona nillson(http://www.monanilsson.se/document/AhlbomConflictsIARCMay23.pdf).

The resolution came few days after the The Council of Europe called for dramatic reduction in EMF exposure ( http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20110513-council-europe-resolution.asp), few weeks after a similar Russian committee recommend new mobile phone safety warnings for young people(http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20110514-rncnirp.asp) and after a group of scientist said that "Stunning proof" about the link between cellphone and cancer was ignored for years. (http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/05/researchers-say-new-studies-confirm-cell-phone-hazards.html

The resolution was based on the results of the interphone study (The intephone study that was finished in 2004 and which results were published after more than 5 years of delay in 2010 and which are consider to be a low assessment and show 40% increased risk to people who used the mobile phone for more than 27 minutes per day), 2 additional new studies that were just published and which are part of the interphone study () , several studies that were done by prof. Lennart Hardell, and a study that was done by Yael Stein and Elihu Richter from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine in Jerusalem (). All of these research showed a link between exposure to RF radiation and cancer.

In the next few years cellphone companies, manufacturers and distributors, backed up by paid science will try to buy more time on the expense of our health. They will argue that "cell phones today emit less RF radiation that they used to, and that new generations of cell phones will emit even less". They will try to discredit the science that shows the link between RF radiation and cancer, and will try to prove otherwise. They will do anything in their power to stop new laws and regulations that could protect the public and will then say that they act within laws and regulation. They will try to buy their way into committees and decision making boards and will try to influence the future, all so they can make an extra dollar before the public will understand the truth. We must do our best to show the truth and to prevent this from happening.

The WHO's old view from the WHO RF fact sheet: " To date, the only health effect from RF fields identified in scientific reviews has been related to an increase in body temperature (> 1 °C) from exposure at very high field intensity found only in certain industrial facilities, such as RF heaters. The levels of RF exposure from base stations and wireless networks are so low that the temperature increases are insignificant and do not affect human health."(http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs304/en/).

Read more about it:

Moricowave news - http://www.microwavenews.com/IARC.RF.Decision.html

The washinton Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cell-phones-possibly-carcinogenic-who-says/2011/05/31/AGRktZFH_story.html

The New York times - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/cellphone-radiation-may-cause-cancer-advisory-panel-says/

The Wall Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576357571174992448.html

The Sydney Morning Herald - http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/brain-tumour-shock-for-longterm-mobile-user-20110601-1fgqt.html - including video.

Le Monde - http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2011/06/01/pour-l-oms-le-telephone-portable-peut-etre-cancerogene_1530329_3244.html

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8548725/Mobile-phones-possibly-carcinogenic-say-World-Health-Organisation-experts.html

TV3 – New Zealand http://www.3news.co.nz/Should-cell-phone-radiation-be-cause-for-alarm/tabid/367/articleID/213666/Default.aspx

An Isreali study find and reashore the link between exposure to EMR and cancer

An Isreali study find and reashore the link between exposure to electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices and electric applainces and cancer.

http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Environment/household_appliances_linked_to_breast_cancer_2207100704.html

The ministry of health in Israel worn the public from using cordless phone

HI all

In his statement the ministry explains that cordless phones emit the same RF radiation as mobile phones. The ministry recommends to reduce the use of cordless phones, and to use wired phones.

The ministry also recommends to use the speaker if one exist, and to locate the base station as far as possible from people (not in bedrooms).

The news crossed the web today, links in English and Hebrew (use a translator to read in English) are bellow:

Google translator: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3922931,00.html

Hebrew: http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3922931,00.html

Official ministry of health site (with full statment , use a web translator):

Google translator: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&tl=en&u=http://www.health.gov.il/pages/default.asp%3Fmaincat%3D46%26catid%3D838%26pageid%3D4408

Hebrew: http://www.health.gov.il/pages/default.asp?maincat=46&catid=838&pageid=4408

Please see attached a clip I made about DECT phones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG8pqi9sS7U

A court in Italia blames mobile and cordless phone.

http://www.next-up.org/pdf/IL_SECOLO_XIX_Disability_the_court_blames_mobile_phone_use_16_12_2009.pdf

EHS person sues Neighbor

In this news story (link bellow) an EHS person Arthur Firstenberg Sues Neighbor For Using Electronic gadgets that emits electromagnetic radiation.

EHS persons have a lot of difficult finding a proper place to live in, which will not make them sick. Some countries help EHS persons to find a proper-low radiation place to live and in some cases even help them to protect their homes. in other countries, EHS persons are left to care for their selves.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100114/cm_huffpost/421724

Radiation from ECO DECT Phone vs regulare DECT phone

In the clip there is a comparison between a regular DECT phone and an ECO DECT phone. Those two cordless phones types are different in the way they work. ECO DECT phone is designed to save electricity by not transmitting while in standby mode, while regular DECT phones transmit all the time even in standby mode. This fact is making a very big difference in the “radiation” aspect. DECT phones’ base stations radiate all the time while ECO DECT phones’ base stations radiates only during a conversation and several seconds after. While talking on the ECO DECT phone, both the base station and the handset emits radiation, radiation which you and your family are exposed to, there for I don’t recommend using any cordless phone for more than few minutes.

In some of the ECO DECT phones that are sold today, thק ECO mode needs to be setup and is available only if there is one headset configured.

Video - EMR from DECT Phone

In this clip you can see that electro magnetic radiation is being emitted from DECT cordless phones' base station even when the phone is in standby mode. People buy these phones and put them right next to their bad or couch unknowingly exposing them selves to electro magnetic radiation. The EMR is being emitted from the DECT phones' base stations 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You will find no warning about this issue on the package of the DECT phone when you buy it.

Electromagnetic radiation has it's cost! - clip

A short movie I cam across about electromagnetic radiation and it's cost.

EMR sources in the workplace

The use of electric and electronic equipment in the workplace is more diverse and more widely used than in our house. Industrial Electric equipment and electronic office equipment are the back bone of almost every business. The use of electric equipment and machinery gives us power to do actions that a single man could never do before. The use of electronic equipment enables us to communicate, to control, to program and better manage our work. Most of the time, the concern for the worker comfort and for health comes only in second place after efficiency and practicality. There for the worker, both in an old fashion factory and in a high-tech company may find him self closer to a big verity of EMR sources. Try to cover all possible sources of EMR is almost impossible so we will try to create a short list of the main possible sources in addition to the sources that are also found in the house environment and are also very common in the workplace.

EMR low frequency common sources in the workplace:

• Everything with an electric motor (power tools, heavy machinery)

• Industrial Air condition

• Electric power cabinets

• Power suppliers and voltage converters

• Emergency power backup systems.

• Fans

• Computers and laptops

EMR High frequency common sources in the workplace:

• Wireless communication equipment, DECT and other types of cordless phones

• WiFi routers and equipment

• Bluetooth equipment

• Yours’ and other’s cell phone when using it , and once in a while in stand-by mode.

• Point to point computer communication systems.

How to limit the exposure at the workplace

In your work place you are more limited with the amount of control you have over the sources of radiation and with the changes you may do in your surrounding area. The same basic rule that applies with EMR sources inside your home, applies in this case, as well. By following some basic rules, you can reduce your exposure to EMR at your workplace.

• Keep a safe distance from working electric and electronic equipment.

• Minimize the use of cordless phones, WiFi, Bluetooth and cell phone while in the office.

• Disconnect electric equipment from the power socket when not in use.

EMR sources in the house

EMR sources in the house:

We all use electric and electronic equipment in the house. Electronic equipment makes our life much easier. Usually when electronic equipment is being used, electromagnetic radiation is being emitted from it, mostly in low frequency, but sometime also in High frequency.

EMR low frequency sources in the house:

• CRT TV

• Air condition.

• Refrigerators.

• Electric Ovens.

• Power suppliers and voltage converters.

• Stereo and home entertainment systems.

• Fans.

• Computers and laptops

• In house wiring.

• Electric cabinets.

• Electric Heating systems including Electric floor heating systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_heating).

• Compact fluorescent lamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp)

EMR High frequency sources in the house:

• DECT and other types of cordless phones, even on standby mode

• Microwave ovens, when in use.

• WiFi routers and equipment.

• Bluetooth equipment.

• Your cell phone, when using it, and once in while in Standby mode.

• Baby monitors.

How to limit the exposure in the house:

In your house you are the master, you can very easily control the way you use the equipment. By following some basic rules and steps you can reduce your exposure. So what to do?

• Keep a safe distance from working electric and electronic equipment.

• Minimize the use of cordless phones, WiFi, Bluetooth and cell phone while in the house.

• Disconnect electric equipment from the power socket when not in use.