AMTA s December edition of EME Update, which is a round-up of issues related to the health and safety of mobile telecommunications, is now online.

In this edition, AMTA reports on the latest expert scientific assessment of the Bioinitiative Report, the delayed Interphone project, the latest Australian research on the levels of electromagnetic radiation in homes and air safety issues related to the use of mobile phones. ... click here for more information

Mobile phones are designed to comply with scientifically based safety standards. However, add-on products are being marketed which claim to make phones 'safer. ... click here for more information

View the recent online updates from Sense About Science: - Scientific Peer Review Process - Making Sense of Radiation - Making Sense of Science Stories View an interview with Tracey Brown, SAS Managing Director on the Voice of Young Science. ... click here for more information

ICNIRP has published the presentations from the 6th International Workshop held in October 2008. This includes a presentation from the Chairman Paolo Vecchia on the Basis for development of the standards and the Role and History of ICNIRP . ... click here for more information

The US FDA update on Cell Phones and Health (14 Oct 2008) states The weight of scientific evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems . ... click here for more information

INTERPHONE is a World Health Organization (WHO) research project coordinated by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), to assess whether mobile telephone use is associated with an increase in cancer risk. ... click here for more information

New booklet available for download from the GSM Association which makes an excellent handout or reference. ... click here for more information

Excellent up to date summary from the US National Cancer Institute is linked from Mobile Phones and Cancer L3 - Additional ... click here for more information

The MMF and GSMA has prepared a document giving practical rf safety guidance for personnel working at base station and antenna sites. ... click here for more information

A review of what is known about cell phone use and intracranial tumours from the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (Canada). ... click here for more information

New flyers are available for download in the Wireless Technology Health section for each topic in Layer 2. ... click here for more information