Scientists say there is no safe threshold level of exposure


 

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Growing mobile phone use and health hazards

R. Sujatha

Scientific study shows that ‘hot ear’ syndrome as a result of long conversations could have a telling impact


 
at RISK: Scientists say there is no safe threshold level of exposure.

CHENNAI: At a conference on the occasion of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, sponsored by telecommunication majors, speakers noted that half the population in India would soon have mobile phones.

But using mobile phones does not guarantee a healthy lifestyle, doctors and researchers note. For some time now, researchers in India and abroad have established with evidence that electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radiation damage the DNA, thus speeding up cell death rates. There is no safe threshold level of exposure, scientists point out.

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http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/21/stories/2008052157040600.htm

 

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Sen. Edward Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor



By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Tue May 20, 6:54 PM ET

BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor Tuesday in what could be the grim final chapter in a life marked by exhilarating triumph and shattering tragedy. Some experts gave the liberal lion less than a year to live.


Doctors discovered the tumor after the 76-year-old senator and sole surviving son of America's most storied political family suffered a seizure over the weekend. The diagnosis cast a pall over Capitol Hill, where the Massachusetts Democrat has served since 1962, and came as a shock to a family all too accustomed to sudden, calamitous news.

"Ted Kennedy and the Kennedy family have faced adversity more times in more instances with more courage and more determination and more grace than most families have to," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. "Every one of us knows what a big heart this fellow has. He's helped millions and millions of people — from the biggest of legislation on the floor to the most personal."

Kerry added: "This guy is one unbelievable fighter."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_go_co/kennedy 

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Note -  I hope that Senator Kennedy's doctors have enough sense to tell him not to use a cell phone and avoid wireless emissions!  MW


Informant: Martin Weatherall



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