News Archive

LTE stands for "Long Term Evolution" and covers the new generation of mobile broadband technologies. The GSM Association has produced an information booklet to describe key features of the new technology ... click here for more information

The Australian Centre for Radio Frequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR) has published the presentations from the Science & Wireless 2010 public forum including videos and interviews. ... click here for more information

The Edumed Institute for Education in Medicine and Health, a Brazil based research, development and education institution, convened a Latin American Scientific Expert Panel to produce an independent consensus report on the possible health effects of radio signals ... click here for more information

Former and current members of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Standing Committee on Biology have published a review on the genetic effects of RF EMF ... click here for more information

The British Journal of Cancer (Oct 2010) has published a paper from the Institute of Cancer Research titled "A case-control study of risk of leukaemia in relation to mobile phone use." ... click here for more information

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a systematic review on the health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phone base stations. ... click here for more information

This report considers and reviews the latest published research exploring possible effects on humans from EMF in order to identify any potential health concerns. ... click here for more information

The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion released a document titled Wireless technology and health outcomes: evidence and review . ... click here for more information

A new research paper titled "Analysis of Power Absorbed by Children's Head as a Result of New Usages of Mobile Phone" has been published in the IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility ... click here for more information

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an updated consumer fact sheet on mobile phone SAR to provide public guidance on what SAR means, and to clarify a common misconception that lower SAR ratings mean that a phone is safer and will provide consumers with overall lower exposures. ... click here for more information

COSMOS (Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health) is a large international prospective cohort study of mobile telephone users, 250,000 men and women aged 18+ years in five European countries - Denmark, Finland, Sweden, The Netherlands, and UK who will be followed up for 25+ years ... click here for more information

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its new 2010 research agenda for radio frequency (RF) fields with the main focus still on children, especially through epidemiological studies and continued emphasis on exposure monitoring. ... click here for more information

Based on scientific evidence, Health Canada has determined that exposure to low-level radiofrequency energy, such as that from Wi-Fi systems, is not dangerous to the public. ... click here for more information

A new analysis by NCI researchers has turned up no evidence to support a link between cell phone use and brain cancer in the United States. ... click here for more information

Electromagnetic fields (EMF) are generated by many of the technologies we use in everyday life. This paper discusses the use of science and precautionary measures for policies that protect the health of everyone from exposure to manmade EMF ... click here for more information

The UK National Health Service clarified the findings of a study on Tinnitus, an agonising ear disorder published in the British Medical Journal in July 2010 and concludes there was no proven link to mobile phone use ... click here for more information

Anna Lahkola, from the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), published an academic dissertation addressing mobile phones and brain cancer risk, concluding: In conclusion, the present studies do not suggest mobile phone use as a cause of brain tumours ... click here for more information

Researchers from Imperial College London have found that base stations are not linked to an increased risk of early childhood cancers due to proximity and the mother s exposure to EMF during pregnancy. ... click here for more information

"This study certainly does not support the clear-cut claims of some newspapers that “talking for 30 minutes a day” increases the risk of brain tumours."
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The study concludes that self-declared base station neighbors are more strained than others but EMF-related health concerns cannot explain these findings. ... click here for more information

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its fact sheet titled Electromagnetic fields and public health: mobile phones . ... click here for more information

Health expert reviews and comments on the INTERPHONE results ... click here for more information

On 17th May 2010, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published the results of the INTERPHONE combined analysis for brain cancers glioma and meningioma. ... click here for more information

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has published the results of the INTERPHONE combined analysis for glioma and meningioma and found overall no increased risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use. ... click here for more information

The International Electrotechnical Commission, which develops standards for electrical, electronic, and related technologies, has just released standard 62209-2, Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication ... click here for more information

Imperial College London has announced the launch of the UK arm of the COSMOS study which aims to follow the health of approximately 100,000 British mobile phone users (18+ years of age) for 20 to 30 years. ... click here for more information

Researchers from the University of Essex have found no evidence that short-term health effects like headaches, rashes and nausea are caused by exposure to TETRA mobile radio masts. ... click here for more information

A survey undertaken by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) shows exposure levels from antennas and base stations operated by Australia s telecommunications carriers are hundreds to thousands of times below the allowable ... click here for more information

The GSMA and the MMF have produced a paper that examines the technical and public policy implications that follow from the adoption of arbitrary restrictions, such as lower national exposure limits. ... click here for more information

The US Wireless Association CTIA has set up a website called Cellphone Health Facts to provide information to consumers about cellphone health and safety concerns. ... click here for more information

A procedure for the assessment of general public exposure from Wlan in offices and in a wireless sensor network testbed has been published in Health Physics. The test results show compliance with ICNIRP general public limits. ... click here for more information

The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recently updated it's web site and information on mobile phones and health. The HPA provides basic advice, information on exposure guidelines, expert reviews, the Interphone study and other reports. ... click here for more information

The Swedish Radiation Protection Authority (SSM) has released its 6th report on EMF and health. ... click here for more information

Chatting on a mobile phone could help reduce the risk of suffering Alzheimer s disease or even cure it a study claims. However, an NHS review says the study s direct relevance to humans is limited. ... click here for more information