Midrand residents to take Eskom to court

Midrand residents to take Eskom to court

SEP 10, 2013 | SAPA

INCREASED DEMAND: Saving electricity now will ensure that future generations are not left in the dark, says Eskom. PHOTO: Business Day

They claim electromagnetic fields emanating from exposed power cables increase the risk of children contracting leukaemia.

Residents of a Midrand country estate are turning to the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to force Eskom to dismantle electricity infrastructure over their properties, the Business Day reported on Tuesday.

They claim electromagnetic fields emanating from exposed power cables increase the risk of children contracting leukaemia.

In court papers, the residents claim Eskom did not adequately consult with the public before embarking on the project.

The new line, which Eskom installed in 2011, consisted of 12 cables and two earth wires, while the previous line consisted of three cables and one earth wire.

According to the report, residents want the power utility to replace the new line with an underground power cable, which should be installed at a suitable depth and appropriately encased.

In heads of argument, the residents' legal team, led by David Unterhalter SC, said "a positive association has been observed between electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia that is considered to be credible".

Eskom has asked that the application be dismissed, arguing that the residents bought their properties about 50 years after servitudes had been registered in favour of Eskom over their properties.

Lawyers for the utility, led by Frans Odendaal SC, said much of the residents' case depended on the notion that increased voltage would necessarily cause an increase in magnetic field intensity.

He dismissed this as untrue.

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/business/2013/09/10/midrand-residents-to-take-eskom-to-court

CELL PHONE RADIATION Don’t ignore the alarm bells

Updated: September 11, 2013 02:30 IST

CELL PHONE RADIATIONDon’t ignore the alarm bells

Experts say ringing sound in the ear a sign of beginning of hearing loss

Do mobile phone and tower radiation affect humans biologically? The debate has been raging for a few years now. Multiple studies have been done, some ongoing, adding grist to the mill on both sides of the debate.

There are nearly as many studies that disprove the effects of radiation on humans, as those that make a sure case for deleterious health effects.

BioInitiative is an effort that seeks to present the global response to the growing health issue of chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields. In two reports, one in 2007 and the other in 2012, it seeks to list various studies and initiatives that study the effect of radiofrequency radiation in the daily life of billions of people across the world.

After the BioInitiative Report of 2012, it arrived at the conclusion that “there is more evidence than we need. The last five years worth of new scientific studies tell us the situation is much worse than in 2007 and yet people around the world have so much more daily exposure than even five years ago.”

And while mobile companies and service providers, even some scientists, might claim that the evidence is insufficient or not conclusive yet, there is one area where specialists and lay people readily acknowledge the link between cell phone usage and health effects: hearing.

“There is enough and more evidence here,” Mohan Kameswaran, senior ENT Surgeon. “Excessive cell phone usage can cause problems with hearing, and even leads to hearing loss,” he says.

“The first warning signs are warmth and pain in the ear after a long conversation on a mobile phone. If this persists, then it leads to tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear. It takes some years to lead to further damage, but the hearing loss is permanent, irreversible,” he says.

Apart from the thermal radiation, which occurs when the phone is on, the radio frequency interference in the inner ear is what causes the loss, Dr. Kameswaran goes on to explain.

The fine hair cells are damaged in the inner ear and the vestibular system which contributes to balance, he says.

C.Jacinth, senior ENT surgeon, says he sees between two or three patients complaining of hearing loss and giddiness on a daily basis. Both are associated with excessive cell phone usage. “Definitely, there is a problem with prolonged cell phone usage,” he explains.

Vijaya Krishnan, consultant ENT surgeon, Madras ENT Research Foundation, says, “While we cannot stop using mobiles, we can certainly minimise usage. This is what we tell patients: speak only for a few minutes at a time; prefer a wired hands-free device; use low volume and a landline connection whenever possible.”

Keywords: cell phone radiation, electromagnetic fields, mobile tower radiations, hearing loss

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dont-ignore-the-alarm-bells/article5113433.ece

Sick of the cell phone? No way

From Joel Moskowitz of Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

Sick of the cell phone? No way

Hindu Business Line, Sep 10, 2013

This bogus article claims cell phone radiation is perfectly safe. 

The author of this article, Dr. Vasant Natarajan, is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (http://www.physics.iisc.ernet.in/~vasant/vasant.html).

I have heard the theoretical arguments made by Dr. Natarajan on several occasions from other physicists. Physicists dismiss thousands of empirical studies that have found bioeffects or health effects associated with cell phone radiation because the results don't make sense in terms of their discipline. It is a pity that many physicists have little or no understanding of biology.

http://bit.ly/1b1LPSu

Sick of the cell phone? No way

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The belief that cell phone radiation causes cancer has no scientific basis.

Theodore Litovitz, a physics professor who understood biology

From Joel Moskowitz of Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

Theodore Litovitz, a physics professor who understood biology

Washington Post, May 6, 2006 
Here is the obituary for the late Dr. Litovitz, a physics professor who did some pioneering research on the bioeffects of cell phone radiation.

" 'He was one of those people who always wanted to learn,' said his daughter, Toby Litovitz of Potomac. 'He was on a cruise in Alaska, and for something to read, picked up a high school biology book. He came back with an idea that turned out to be seminal in the field, how electromagnetics worked in a cell.' "

"His most recent work centered on the effects of electromagnetic radiation on organisms. The field had been characterized by controversy and inconclusive findings when Dr. Litovitz noticed a Swedish researcher's tantalizing report of increased incidences of brain cancer in people who used cellphones for more than 2,000 hours. The cancer also seemed to occur on the side of the face where the phone was held.

Dr. Litovitz began experimenting with eggs, said Macedo, who is director of the Catholic University lab. He discovered that the type of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cellphones or power lines can cause biological changes at the cellular level. That radiation, he found, could be masked by superimposing electrical white noise. So he developed and patented an electronic chip that could be attached to cellphones and override the radiation.

His research, published in the Journal of Cellular Biology in 2002, caused a stir among cellphone users torn between the emerging science and reassurances from phone companies. Dr. Litovitz, however, did not hesitate to stake out a position.

'These findings have important implications with regards to potential health effects from prolonged or repeated exposure to mobile-phone radiation,' he told a trade journal, RCR Wireless News. 'Because stress proteins are involved in the progression of a number of diseases, heavy daily cell-phone usage could lead to great incidence of disorders such as Alzheimer's and cancer.' "

http://wapo.st/1dYXcvF

'Digital kids' spark new learning concerns

'Digital kids' spark new learning concerns

(Xinhua)    20:54, September 09, 2013

Yang Hao has been letting his daughter to play iPad games since she was two. Two yearslater, he is beginning to wonder whether the digital exposure is a good thing.

"The electronic helper is great. She often concentrates on the touch screen for a longtime, watching animated shows or learning poetry, and we can enjoy a few moments ofpeace and quiet," said the 36-year-old who lives in Shanghai.

However, the father has become increasingly worried as the four-year-old girl seems tohave lost interest in paper books as a result of her obsession with the glowing device.

"I fear it might have consequences for her intellectual development," he said.

Yang's concern has been reinforced by some education experts who speak against thepopularization of electronic gadgets among children and warn of their negative influenceon children's capacity to learn the Chinese language.

A report released at the China Children's Cultural Industry Forum held in Beijing in lateJuly showed that, among more than 2,700 children aged 4 to 16 surveyed in 10 Chinesecities, nearly 58 percent have mobile phones and 18 percent use tablet computers.

The report said over 60 percent of kids surveyed chat online via QQ, China's mostpopular instant messaging service, and 26 percent use Weibo, an influential Twitter-likemicroblog, mainly on mobile devices.

These "digital kids" are most commonly seen in affluent families in megacities such asShanghai.

When the new semester started, Yang was surprised to know that two-thirds of kids inhis daughter's class at an international kindergarten have cell phones and tabletcomputers.

The amount of time that Chinese children spend reading printed words has significantlydropped in the last few years, largely due to growing reliance on digital devices, saidWang Huamin, secretary-general of the China National Society of Early ChildhoodEducation.

"Parents should bear in mind that reading books on paper remains the most importantapproach for Chinese preschoolers to learn their mother tongue," said Wang, adding thatprevious research shows reading in print should account for 60 to 70 percent of children'sdaily leisure time.

Her view is echoed by linguist Hao Mingjian, who believes electronic gadgets areobstacles for children in mastering the Chinese language.

"Browsing on screen can't lead them to a good grasp of the pronunciation, forms andmeanings of Chinese characters, let alone the profound culture behind them," Hao said.

"Reading microblog posts that contain no more than 140 characters each will surely nothelp to understand cause-and-effect relationships in words and learn pivotal readingskills," said Sun Hongyan, a researcher with the China Juvenile Research Center.

"When necessary, I need to help my daughter get rid of her addiction to the dazzling iPadapps with professional assistance," said Yang, hoping the girl will pick up books beforeshe enters primary school.

Last month, China's press and publication watchdog announced that legislation is likelyto be adopted to encourage citizens to read, measures that are partly aimed at improvingthe literacy skills of minors.

Despite warnings from researchers that children's access to electronic gadgets may causevarious problems, other scholars believe the tools are beneficial for children's brain development.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/203691/8394408.html

Prevalence of Problematic Mobile Phone Use in British Adolescents.

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2013 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Prevalence of Problematic Mobile Phone Use in British Adolescents.

Lopez-Fernandez O, Honrubia-Serrano L, Freixa-Blanxart M, Gibson W.

Source

1 Department of Methodology of Behavioural Sciences and Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain .

Abstract

Abstract The problematic use of mobile phones among adolescents has not been widely studied. There are very few instruments for assessing potential technological addiction to mobile phones, or for categorizing different types of users or uses. The most widely used scale is the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS), which is used to study adult populations, and has been applied in various forms in international contexts. The aims of this study were to adapt the Spanish version of this scale (MPPUSA) to British adolescents, and then to estimate the prevalence of possible problematic users. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1,529 secondary school pupils aged between 11 and 18 years, with 1,026 completed questionnaires being collected. The analysis showed that the factor and construct validity and reliability were comparable to those obtained in previous studies. The prevalence of problematic users among the students was 10%, and the typical problematic user tended to be an adolescent between 11 and 14 years old, studying in a public school, who considered themselves to be an expert user of this technology, who made extensive use of his/her mobile phone, and who attributed the same problem of use among their peers. These users presented notable scores in all the symptoms covered by the scale used to assess problematic use. In conclusion, the adaptation of the MPPUSA as a screening scale for British adolescents presents good sensitivity and specificity for detecting the main addictive symptoms proposed in this validated version.

PMID:

 

23981147

 

[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981147

Cellphones and Health

Monday, September 9, 2013

Cellphones and Health

Cellphones and Health by Dr. Joel Moskowitz

Reprinted from The Green Gazette, Sept/Oct 2013 issue, pp. 8-9

In the last issue we explored the potential hazards of electromagnetic radiation from iPad use. We learned about warnings from the European parliaments and doctors' associations in various countries, and discussed the differences between pulsed digital wireless signals and continuous analogue radio waves. This time we are pleased to invite Dr. Joel Moskowitz to share his research findings regarding the health effects of cellphones.

I started studying the effects of cellphone radiation when Dr. Seung-Kwon Myung, a physician and epidemiologist from the National Cancer Center of South Korea, spent a year working in my center at UC Berkeley. He specializes in meta-analysis, a method by which data are combined across studies to generate more robust conclusions. 

My colleagues and I reviewed research that examined the association between cellphone use and tumor risk. When we grouped the 23 studies based upon quality of the research, we found strong group differences. In the 13 studies which failed to meet scientific best practices, we found what appeared to be reduced tumor risk. The 10 higher-quality studies found a harmful association between cellphone use and tumor risk. Also, the higher quality studies had no funding from the cellular industry whereas the lower quality studies had at least partial industry funding.

Since our study was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2009, I have reviewed hundreds of cellphone radiation studies. There is evidence that cellphone radiation may damage sperm and increase male infertility, increase risk of reproductive health problems, increase brain glucose metabolism, and alter EEG readings.

Many individuals have reported developing a sensitivity to cellphone radiation and other forms of radiofrequency energy.  They experience various allergic symptoms which may include ringing in their ears, headaches, dizziness, an irregular heartbeat, and memory and sleep problems. This condition, known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity, is considered a functional impairment in Sweden. The incidence of this condition, which is not easily diagnosed, appears to be increasing in many countries with the proliferation of “electrosmog.”

We need more research on the short-term and long term risks; risks to children and adolescents who are more vulnerable; reproductive health risks, and risks of newer technologies. We need to better understand the mechanisms that contribute to health effects and how to reduce the risks. Many scientists believe that there are mechanisms other than “heat” at work. Currently, the regulations adopted by most governments, including Canada and the U.S., only address the heating effect produced by cellphone radiation. They completely ignore biologic reactivity.

Cellphone and Brain Tumour Risk

It's premature to estimate long-term tumor risk because tumors can take several decades to develop. A few studies suggest that the risk of glioma, a serious and often deadly brain tumor, doubles after 10 years of cellphone use. This could amount to an additional 10,000 cases per year in the U.S.

Many people have come to rely on their cellphones over land lines, and many children start using cellphones at a young age, so we may see increased risk in the future. On the other hand, changes in the pattern of use (e.g. hands-free, texting) can reduce health risks. Also, technology is changing; yet we don't know if newer technologies are safer or more harmful. It is difficult for scientific research about long-term effects to keep up with the speed at which companies bring forth new consumer radiofrequency microwave devices. This behooves us to practice precaution.

Cellphone Radiation Damages Sperm

On June 28, 2012, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported: “EWG scientists have analyzed 10 scientific studies documenting evidence that cellphone radiation exposure leads to slower, fewer and shorter-lived sperm. The research raises concerns for men who carry their phones on their belts or in pants pockets. This conclusion is supported by a review paper recently published in the Journal of Andrology:

 “The results showed that human spermatozoa exposed to RF-EMR (radio frequency electromagnetic radiation) have decreased motility, morphometric abnormalities, and increased oxidative stress, whereas men using mobile phones have decreased sperm concentration, decreased motility (particularly rapid progressive motility), normal morphology, and decreased viability. These abnormalities seem to be directly related to the duration of mobile phone use.” (La Vignera et al, 2012).

Infertility has become a mounting problem in America and Canada. According to Statistics Canada, infertility in Canada has almost doubled between 1992 and 2010, not just among couples who got married older, but also among younger couples in their 20's. 

Cellphone Radiation, Pregnancy and Children

The latest, peer-reviewed science finds prenatal cellphone radiation exposure damages test mammals' offspring. Several new, independent studies confirm previous research that pulsed digital signals from cellphones disrupt DNA, impair brain function, and damage sperm.

Many studies have found that exposure to low-intensity cellphone radiation can open the blood-brain barrier. This can enable toxins in the blood to penetrate the brain. A recent study found that children who used cellphones were more likely to exhibit ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity) symptoms than children who did not use them, but this effect was observed only among children who used cellphones who had slightly elevated lead levels in their blood. Moreover, in the children with some lead in their blood, the more they used their cellphones, the more likely they had ADHD symptoms.

On December 12, 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting reassessment of cellphone exposure limits:

“Children are disproportionately affected...The differences in bone density and the amount of fluid in a child’s brain compared to an adult’s brain could allow children to absorb greater quantities of RF (radiofrequency) energy deeper into their brains than adults. It is essential that any new standards for cellphones or other wireless devices be based on protecting the youngest and most vulnerable populations to ensure they are safeguarded through their lifetimes.”

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last summer calling on the FCC to update cellphone exposure limits and testing requirements. The report noted that the testing requirements are inadequate as cellphones are being used closer to the head and body than the test requires. Thus, actual users' exposure to cellphone radiation may exceed the legal limit.

Are all Cellphones Equal with regards to Radiation?

The amount of cellphone radiation your phone emits depends on various factors, including your location and distance from cell towers. Some cellphones generate as much as eight times more radiation than others. A measurement, called the SAR (Specific Absorption Rate), is available on the internet for every cellphone, but this measures the maximum amount of radiation emitted, not the typical amount. You can't find out how much radiation a phone generates during average daily use, which may be more important in terms of cumulative health risk. Some low SAR phones may generate more radiation on average than high SAR phones.

Your cellphone carrier also matters. One study shows that GSM phones can emit 28 times more radiation on average than CDMA phones. Another study shows GSM affects EEG readings more than CDMA. Your cellphone carrier determines which type of phone you have. In the U.S., people can choose to use a CDMA phone by selecting Verizon or Sprint; however, in Canada all carriers use GSM phones. Soon voice calls will use 4G technology, that is LTE, instead of GSM or CDMA.  More comparative studies on different carrier standards are needed, especially the newer standards.

Recommendations on Cellphone Usage

Although further research is needed, we cannot afford to wait for conclusive evidence. There are more than 300 million cellphones in use in the U.S. Two-thirds of children eight and older use them. The government's regulations are outmoded and need to be revised. About a dozen nations have issued precautionary health warnings. It is time to publicize practical ways in which people can minimize their personal health risk. In addition, I have recommended an annual assessment of $1 on each cellphone. In the U.S., this would generate $300 million annually for vitally needed research and education.

Here are some practical steps which cellphone users can easily adopt:

Keep your cellphone away from your body. Don't keep the phone near your head or reproductive organs whenever it is turned on. Don’t sleep with the phone near your bed. The amount of radiation is related to the square of the distance, so keeping your phone 10 inches away reduces your exposure 100-fold compared to an inch.

Use a corded headset or other hands-free method such as a speakerphone or text. Keep your calls short.

Minimize cellphone use among children, teens, and pregnant women. A child’s brain absorbs twice as much radiation as an adult brain.

Don’t use your phone when the signal is weak, for example, on an elevator or in a moving vehicle, as the phone is designed to increase its signal strength to compensate.

When carrying a cellphone in your pocket: Keep the cellphone turned off, or deactivate its signals (i.e. keep it on airplane mode, plus turn off the WiFi and Bluetooth functions). Turn it on or activate it periodically to check for messages, or check for messages from a land line. The cellphone is designed to send signals to cell towers regularly to identify its location, whenever it's turned on. The WiFi antenna in a smartphone sends beacon signals continually if it's not turned off.

Demand that the government revise regulations, fund research, and issue precautionary health recommendations.

Dr. Joel Moskowitz is on the research faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. He has conducted research on chronic disease prevention and health promotion for more than 30 years, has authored dozens of peer-reviewed health publications, and is Director of UC Berkeley's Center for Family and Community Health.

Article References: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxkLXVmAloilaGVsVUZTbVUzdG8/edit

For more information, contact: Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., email: jmm@berkeley.edu; Electromagnetic Radiation Safety Website: http://www.saferemr.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SaferEMR.

For the online version of this magazine article including interesting graphics, see pages 8-9 of the Sept./Oct. issue of The Green Gazette: http://bit.ly/18KjmKI

Dr. Joel Moskowitz: Cellphone Radiation and Health

References and Further Reading

Myung SK, Ju W, McDonnell DD, Lee YJ, Kazinets G, Cheng CT, Moskowitz JM, Mobile phone use and risk of tumors: a meta-analysis, J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov x20;27(33):5565-72. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6366. Epub 2009 Oct 13. http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/27/33/5565

Byun Y-H, Ha M, Kwon H-J, Hong Y-C, Leem J-H, et al. (2013) Mobile Phone Use, Blood Lead Levels, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Symptoms in Children: A Longitudinal Study. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59742. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059742.http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0059742 

Süleyman Kaplan, MD

Slides: Effects of prenatal and adult EMF exposure on brain development

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Cell_phone_and_neuron_health_November_11-11-2012_Short.pdf

Effects of prenatal exposure to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field on the dentate gyrus of rats: a stereological and histopathological study. Odaci, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Odaci_Effects_of_prenatal_exp_to_a_MWR_on_brain_of_babies_2008.pdf

Nesrin Seyhan, PhD

Slides: Gazi non-ionizing radiation protection center and Gazi biophysics department

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Dr_SEYHAN_EHT_10_min.pdf

The effect of radiofrequency radiation on DNA and lipid damage in female and male infant rabbits. Guler, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Guler_Effect_of_RFR_on_Infant_Rabbits_4-12.pdf

Devra Davis, PhD, MPH

Slides: Cellphone toxicology, exposure assessment and epidemiology--an update

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Nov2012DLDavis_for_CHE.pdf

Slides: Expert forum: Cellphone radiation risk to prenancy and sperm

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/DLDNPCFinal.pdf

Cellphone safety: The right to know about gray matters, Devra Davis

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Right_To_Know_About_Grey_Matters_.pdf

Doctors' advice to patients and their families: Cellphones and Health: Simple precautions make sense, Environmental Health Trust

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Doctors_Advice_to_Patients_Their_Family_11-9-12.pdf

Igor Belyaev, PhD

Slides: Exposure to microwaves from mobile communication, DNA repair and cancer riskhttp://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/2nd_2012_NPC_Belyaev_final.pdf

Role of physical and biological variables in bioeffects of non-thermal microwaves, Igor Belyaevhttp://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/BelyaevePhysical_Bio_Variables_Bioeffets_10-23-12.pdf

Microwaves from mobile phones inhibit 53BP1 focus formation in human stem cells more strongly than in differentiated cells: Possible mechanistic link to cancer risk. Markova, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Belyaev_Cellphones_Stem_Cells_with_Link_to_Cancer_3-10.pdf

Hugh Taylor, MD, PhD

Slides: Fetal cellphone exposure affects behavior

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Taylor_Fetal_Affects_from_Cellphone_Radiation_in_Mice_3-15-12.pdf

Fetal radiofrequency radiation exposure from 800-1900 Mhz-rated cellular telephones afets neurodevelopment and behavior in mice. Aldad, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Taylor_Fetal_Affects_from_Cellphone_Radiation_in_Mice_3-15-12.pdf

EHHI report: The cellphone problem, February 2012

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/cell_phone_report_EHHI_Feb2012_1.pdf

EHHI cellphone report summary

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/summary_cell_phone_report_EHHI_Feb2012.pdf

Ronald Herberman, MD

Slides: Cellphone radiation risks--the case for precaution

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/HerbermanStart.pdf

Exposure limits: The underestimation of absorbed cellphone radiation, especially in children. Gandhi, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Gandhi_et_al_Printed_Version_2-14-121.pdf

Dr. De-Kun Li, MD, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Division of Research, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute; Lecturer, Stanford University

A prospective study of in-utero exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of childhood obesity. Li, et al

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads/docs/Li_EMF_and_childhood_obesity_7-27-12.pdf

Collaborative on Health and the Environment:

http://www.healthandenvironment.org/partnership_calls/11452?res

GAO Report:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-771

Environmental Health Trust:

http://ehtrust.org/

Environmental Working Group review of sperm damage research:

http://www.prlog.org/11911996

Dr. Dariusz Leszczynski's science blog on mobile phone radiation and health:

http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/

Video (1 hour, 58 minutes):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnn6gNyRU7g

Infertility rates rising for Canadian couples

http://o.canada.com/2012/02/15/infertility-rates-rising-for-canadian-couples/

BlackBerry: Keep Our Phones Away From Your Body

 http://swampland.time.com/2010/10/15/blackberry-keep-our-...

Environmental Working Group. Cellphone Radiation Damages Sperm, Studies Show. Jun 28, 2012

http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/sperm_damage.

La Vignera et al. Effects of the exposure to mobile phones on male reproduction: a review of the literature. Journal of Andrology. 2012 May/June: 33(3):350-356.

http://www.andrologyjournal.org/cgi/content/full/33/3/350.

CNET Report: Cellphone use could reduce sperm count

Dong Ngo, August 18, 2011  (This article was reprinted on 105 news web sites in China, Indonesia, Romania, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.)

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20093675-85/report-cell-phone-use-could-reduce-sperm-count/

http://www.saferemr.com/2013/09/cellphones-and-health_9.html