Cell Phone Dangers And Health Rists

Cell Phone Dangers and Health Risks Posted by: Dr. Mercola, January 21, 2010

Lloyd Morgan, lead author and member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society says, “Exposure to cell phone radiation is the largest human health experiment ever undertaken, without informed consent, and has some 4 billion participants enrolled. Science has shown increased risk of brain tumors from use of cell phones, as well as increased risk of eye cancer, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and leukemia. The public must be informed.” At Columbia University Law School, a presentation on Wireless Hazards, explained how wireless radiation creates cognitive problems, damages DNA, diminishes fertility, causes disorientation and navigation difficulties for birds, bees and other wildlife, and may contribute to Bee Colony Collapse, which, if not reversed, will jeopardize the future of life on earth.

Witnesses before a Senate Committee testified about research into cell phone use and its potential impact on human health, as well as the potential side effects such as brain and salivary gland tumors. In 2008, cell phones were identified as a contributor to salivary gland tumors. Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, who testified in September 2009 at the U.S. Senate Hearing, is the principle investigator of the study that made this finding. The report states that your risk of getting a parotid tumor on the same side of your head that you use for listening to the mobile phone increases by:

34 percent if you are a regular cell phone user and have used a mobile phone for 5 years.
58 percent if you had more than about 5,500 calls in your lifetime.
49 percent if you have spoken on the phone for more than 266.3 hours during your lifetime.

About 4 billion people are now using cell phones around the world, despite the fact that their safety is being increasingly called into question. There are no safety standards for testing cell phones before they are released to the market. You may be wondering why, if there is so much data showing the risks of cell phone use, no warnings are being made. The telecommunication industry is even BIGGER than drug industry, and they have far more influence in Washington. Government agencies have essentially ignored all the danger warnings. They fail to realize that it can take anywhere from 10 to 30 years for brain tumors to develop from cell phone exposure, so we are just now beginning to see some of the tragic effects of heavy cell phone use. The truth is, we are on the verge of a brain cancer epidemic. It could grow to 500,000 cases worldwide in 2010, and there may be over a million cases in the U.S. alone by 2015.

Sadly, children and teens are at an even higher risk, as their thinner skull bones allow for greater penetration of cell phone radiation. The radiation can enter all the way into their midbrain, where tumors are more deadly. In addition, children's cells reproduce more quickly, so they're more susceptible to aggressive cell growth. Their immune systems are also not as well developed as adults. Lastly, children face a far greater lifetime exposure. Professor Lennart Hardell of Sweden has found that those who begin using cell phones heavily as teenagers have 4 to 5 times more brain cancer as young adults! Increasing evidence is pouring in that cell phones are not only a risk factor for brain tumors, but also salivary gland tumors, eye damage, Alzheimer’s disease and more. An overlooked fact is that portable phones, used in homes and businesses, emit the same microwave radiation as cell phones creating the same health risks.

Convenience and popularity of portable and cell phones, blackberries, etc. will keep the demand high and the users at risk. Three things you can do:

1) Limit cell phone use to emergencies only and use the speaker phone whenever possible;

2) At home, use a land line with a corded phone instead of a portable phone; or invest in an inexpensive magicJack (computer) phone (www.secure.magicjack.com) and use a corded phone;

3) Wear a multi-polar magnet at all times to help limit absorption of EMFs (electro-magnetic frequencies) because we cannot escape our environment saturated with microwaves from broadcasting towers, TVs, computers, microwave ovens, multiple electronics: available at: NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC, CEDAR HILL, TX, 972-283-0341.