The Santa Fe New Mexican WILLIAM J. BRUNO / ARTHUR FIRSTENBERG
From: Sylvie
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Subject: The Santa Fe New Mexican WILLIAM J. BRUNO
The Santa Fe New Mexican 01 june 2008
Editorials
MY VIEW: ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH
WILLIAM J. BRUNO
I'm a Ph.D. physics researcher who applies physics to biology. My
research is cited in textbooks, and in 2003, I served on a committee
of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, trying to
prevent epidemics.
About that time, in my early 40s, I started having dull headaches
every afternoon at work. By 2005 I had trouble concentrating at the
computer, when my ears would ring. I came home from work exhausted,
yet had terrible trouble sleeping.
By the end of 2006, my ears always rang. I had trouble remembering
colleagues' names and following technical conversations. After two or
three hours of sleep I'd be wide awake, but still exhausted. My face
became contorted. The doctors said the ringing was caused by nerve
damage, and they confirmed my memory problems, but knew of no cures.
Then, I noticed that my ears rang louder upstairs.
One night, approaching bed, I remembered being told that having
electronics near the headboard is unhealthy. I unplugged my clock
radio, hoping. The ringing didn't change, but within seconds, a muscle
in my face that I had not been aware of suddenly relaxed.
I began sleeping better as I unplugged more and more of our computer
gear, digital surround sound and electronically enhanced appliances.
Our daughter, then in pre-school, also began sleeping straight through
the night! Fixing a wiring error in the house helped me further, and a
sense of well-being returned.
The ear ringing was gone sometimes, but turning on a dimmer switch
could start it again. Also, it would get suddenly louder seconds after
I drove near certain cell-phone towers. I questioned whether this
effect might be psychological, but found it could happen with towers
not in view. Some towers were so well disguised that I only confirmed
their presence later using a microwave meter.
The microwaves produced by cell phones, towers and Wi-Fi networks are
millions of times stronger than the microwaves emitted by the sun and
stars. The visible and UV light from the sun contains more energy, but
our bodies have defense and repair mechanisms to cope with that. We
have no natural defenses against microwaves. I realized that the
slight sensation I got in my head when using a cell phone or our
cordless could be a danger sign. I decided to stop using all microwave-
based devices.
Now if I pay attention and limit my exposure to all electromagnetic
fields, including Wi-Fi wireless Internet, my memory recovers, my mind
is clear, and I sleep well, with only occasional ringing in my ears.
If I go somewhere far away from electricity and microwave transmitters
for a day, my ears don't ring, and I feel great again.
I know other people, including kids, with chronic headaches, ear
ringing and sleep disturbances. Some have tried turning off their Wi-
Fi and had remarkable improvements.
As a scientist who cares about public health, I'm disturbed to realize
that the regulations meant to protect us from over-exposure to
microwave radiation are completely inadequate and based on faulty
assumptions. Research clearly demonstrates negative health effects,
from behavior changes to devastating incurable diseases, caused by
microwave and other electromagnetic exposure well below the current
limits.
It's time we paid attention to this research, much of which has been
buried in the literature for years or even decades. We must stop
accepting our declining neurological health as a normal part of modern
life, and we must not allow decades of harm as happened with asbestos,
DDT, tobacco and trans fats.
Those interested to learn more can find an index of hundreds of
studies at
www.electricwords.emfacts.com and other links at
www.whyfry.org
.
William J. Bruno, Ph.D., is a research scientist living in Santa Fe.
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Videos of young people using their mobile phones with pop corn !!!
http://fr.youtube. com/watch? v=kAd0aWxs7kQ
http://fr.youtube. com/watch? v=ju5yIFu4yY8
http://fr.youtube. com/watch? v=V94shlqPlSI
> From Sylvie (France)
Informant: Martin Weatherall