Dr Mike Repacholi gave a presentation on common questions about the health effects of mobile phone use. He discussed the following key points in 3 sentences:
Extensive research has been conducted on whether mobile phone use causes brain cancer, but large studies like Interphone have found no consistent evidence of increased brain tumor risk except possibly among very heavy long-term users. While the IARC classified RF fields as possibly carcinogenic, this is the lowest cancer risk classification and means more research is still needed. Repacholi summarized that the current scientific consensus is that there is no evidence mobile phone use causes health issues, though more research on long-term and child use is still warranted.
T-MOBILE, the mobile phone giant, has been accused of “burying” a scientific report it commissioned that concluded handsets and masts contribute to cancer and genetic damage.
The report argued that officially recommended limits on radiation exposure should be cut to 1/1000th of those in force. The suggestion has not been taken up by the company or by regulators.
Campaigners claimed T-Mobile’s handling of the report was part of a wider pattern of behaviour by the industry in its efforts to keep discussion of the health risks off the agenda.
T-MOBILE, the mobile phone giant, has been accused of “burying” a scientific report it commissioned that concluded handsets and masts contribute to cancer and genetic damage.
The report argued that officially recommended limits on radiation exposure should be cut to 1/1000th of those in force. The suggestion has not been taken up by the company or by regulators.
Campaigners claimed T-Mobile’s handling of the report was part of a wider pattern of behaviour by the industry in its efforts to keep discussion of the health risks off the agenda.
During my November 2014 visit to Australia I presented four lectures at various universities and two lectures in other locations:
Nov. 10, 2014, 17:00 – 19:00, Castle Hill High School, Sydney, NSW
Nov. 12, 2014, 12:30 – 14:00, Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
Nov. 17, 2014, 15:00 – 16:00, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
Nov. 17, 2014, 19:00 – 20:30, Sandringham Hotel, Sandringham, VIC
Nov. 18, 2014, 11:00 – 12:00, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC
Nov 21, 2014 (Friday), 12:00 - 13:00, New South Wales University, Sydney, NSW
From Bits to Bedside: Translating Big Data into Precision Medicine and Digita...Dexter Hadley
Lecture Objectives:
1) To use examples from my research to define and introduce the ideals of precision medicine and digital health. 2) To introduce how large scale population-wide analysis of data can be used to facilitate these two ideals. 3) To introduce how freely available open data can be used to facilitate these two ideals. 4) To show how mobile technology can be used to facilitate these two ideals.
Swiss association Gigaherz will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its existence. On this occasion Gigaherz is organizing Jubiläums-Generalversammlung taking place in Thalvil (near Zurich) on March 7, 2015. These are slides of presentation by Dariusz Leszczynski, the keynote speaker at this meeting, discussing the validity of the currently available science on cell phone radiation and health, in context of the currently ongoing WHO and ICNIRP preparation of the Environmental Health Criteria (presentation will be available afterwards on BRHP).
Wireless Transmission Of Spirometric… By Stephen A. Raymond, Ph DchallPHT
Wireless Transmission of Spirometric Measurements to ePRO Devices Used by Subjects with Asthma
by Stephen A. Raymond, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and Founder
PHT Corporation
Lecture held at the ARPANSA in Melbourne, Australia in November 2016. It briefly evaluates science on wireless radiation and health and presents some opinions concerning the human health risk.
Insomnia analysis based on internet of things using electrocardiography and e...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Insomnia is a disorder to start, maintain, and wake up from sleep, has many sufferers in the world. For patients in remote locations who suffer from insomnia, which requires testing, the gold standard performed requires patients to take the time and travel to the health care center. By making alternatives to remote sleep insomnia testing using electrocardiography and electromyography connected to the internet of things can solve the problem of patients' access to treatment. Delivery of patient data to the server is done to make observations from the visualization of patient data in real-time. Furthermore, using artificial neural networks was used to classify EMG, ECG, and combine patient data to determine patients who have Insomnia get resulted in patient classification errors around 0.2% to 2.7%.
MT115 Precision Medicine: Integrating genomics to enable better patient outcomesDell EMC World
"The emergence of genomics and real-time screening is helping to transform the practice of medicine as we know it today. New technologies present improved ways to tackle health issues and what was once thought to be “untouchable” due to cost, timing or resources, is now achievable through genetic screenings and genome sequencing.
During this session, we will explore:
1. The benefits of incorporating a genomics strategy early in lifeline
2. The Precision Medicine Initiative – how does this help? Does this encourage more people to get genetic screenings?
3. What’s involved in a genetic screening
"
Detect COVID-19 with Deep Learning- A survey on Deep Learning for Pulmonary M...JumanaNadir
Who knew Deep Learning can come so handy to us during this period of global crisis?
There has yet been no vaccine or any effective treatment for the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), but generative deep learning is helping in detecting and monitoring coronavirus patients by chest CT screening.
A study on “the impact of data analytics in covid 19 health care system”Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
A Study on “The Impact of Data Analytics in COVID-19 Health Care System”, Presentation slides for International Conference on "Life Sciences: Acceptance of the New Normal", St. Aloysius' College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, 27-28 August, 2021
Cómo distinguir una investigación seria de una fraudulentaantenasysalud
Segunda presentación del Dr. Mike Repacholi, presidente emérito del ICNIPR (Comisión Internacional de Protección contra la Radiación No Ionizante) y Miembro del Comité Asesor Internacional del Proyecto de EMF Internacional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, durante el II Foro Internacional “Antenas y Telecomunicaciones; Inclusiòn, Desarrollo y Salud Humana. Repacholi ofreció una disertación focalizada a resaltar las diferencias entre investigaciones científicas serias y fraudulentas que muchas veces ganan gran atención de la prensa generando temor entre la población respecto a las presuntas relaciones entre la radiación que emiten las antenas y sus efectos en la salud.
Mobile phones and cancers: What is the evidence? - Prof Mike RepacholiThe Radiation Doctor
This is the ultimate research study which will demystify all the myths related to cellphones & cell-tower radiation! This piece presented by Prof Mike Repacholi, Former Co-ordinator, Radiation and Environmental Health
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. He has presented all the relevant facts about relation of cancer & other health hazards with radiation.
During my November 2014 visit to Australia I presented four lectures at various universities and two lectures in other locations:
Nov. 10, 2014, 17:00 – 19:00, Castle Hill High School, Sydney, NSW
Nov. 12, 2014, 12:30 – 14:00, Wollongong University, Wollongong, NSW
Nov. 17, 2014, 15:00 – 16:00, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
Nov. 17, 2014, 19:00 – 20:30, Sandringham Hotel, Sandringham, VIC
Nov. 18, 2014, 11:00 – 12:00, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC
Nov 21, 2014 (Friday), 12:00 - 13:00, New South Wales University, Sydney, NSW
From Bits to Bedside: Translating Big Data into Precision Medicine and Digita...Dexter Hadley
Lecture Objectives:
1) To use examples from my research to define and introduce the ideals of precision medicine and digital health. 2) To introduce how large scale population-wide analysis of data can be used to facilitate these two ideals. 3) To introduce how freely available open data can be used to facilitate these two ideals. 4) To show how mobile technology can be used to facilitate these two ideals.
Swiss association Gigaherz will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its existence. On this occasion Gigaherz is organizing Jubiläums-Generalversammlung taking place in Thalvil (near Zurich) on March 7, 2015. These are slides of presentation by Dariusz Leszczynski, the keynote speaker at this meeting, discussing the validity of the currently available science on cell phone radiation and health, in context of the currently ongoing WHO and ICNIRP preparation of the Environmental Health Criteria (presentation will be available afterwards on BRHP).
Wireless Transmission Of Spirometric… By Stephen A. Raymond, Ph DchallPHT
Wireless Transmission of Spirometric Measurements to ePRO Devices Used by Subjects with Asthma
by Stephen A. Raymond, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and Founder
PHT Corporation
Lecture held at the ARPANSA in Melbourne, Australia in November 2016. It briefly evaluates science on wireless radiation and health and presents some opinions concerning the human health risk.
Insomnia analysis based on internet of things using electrocardiography and e...TELKOMNIKA JOURNAL
Insomnia is a disorder to start, maintain, and wake up from sleep, has many sufferers in the world. For patients in remote locations who suffer from insomnia, which requires testing, the gold standard performed requires patients to take the time and travel to the health care center. By making alternatives to remote sleep insomnia testing using electrocardiography and electromyography connected to the internet of things can solve the problem of patients' access to treatment. Delivery of patient data to the server is done to make observations from the visualization of patient data in real-time. Furthermore, using artificial neural networks was used to classify EMG, ECG, and combine patient data to determine patients who have Insomnia get resulted in patient classification errors around 0.2% to 2.7%.
MT115 Precision Medicine: Integrating genomics to enable better patient outcomesDell EMC World
"The emergence of genomics and real-time screening is helping to transform the practice of medicine as we know it today. New technologies present improved ways to tackle health issues and what was once thought to be “untouchable” due to cost, timing or resources, is now achievable through genetic screenings and genome sequencing.
During this session, we will explore:
1. The benefits of incorporating a genomics strategy early in lifeline
2. The Precision Medicine Initiative – how does this help? Does this encourage more people to get genetic screenings?
3. What’s involved in a genetic screening
"
Detect COVID-19 with Deep Learning- A survey on Deep Learning for Pulmonary M...JumanaNadir
Who knew Deep Learning can come so handy to us during this period of global crisis?
There has yet been no vaccine or any effective treatment for the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), but generative deep learning is helping in detecting and monitoring coronavirus patients by chest CT screening.
A study on “the impact of data analytics in covid 19 health care system”Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
A Study on “The Impact of Data Analytics in COVID-19 Health Care System”, Presentation slides for International Conference on "Life Sciences: Acceptance of the New Normal", St. Aloysius' College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, 27-28 August, 2021
Cómo distinguir una investigación seria de una fraudulentaantenasysalud
Segunda presentación del Dr. Mike Repacholi, presidente emérito del ICNIPR (Comisión Internacional de Protección contra la Radiación No Ionizante) y Miembro del Comité Asesor Internacional del Proyecto de EMF Internacional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, durante el II Foro Internacional “Antenas y Telecomunicaciones; Inclusiòn, Desarrollo y Salud Humana. Repacholi ofreció una disertación focalizada a resaltar las diferencias entre investigaciones científicas serias y fraudulentas que muchas veces ganan gran atención de la prensa generando temor entre la población respecto a las presuntas relaciones entre la radiación que emiten las antenas y sus efectos en la salud.
Mobile phones and cancers: What is the evidence? - Prof Mike RepacholiThe Radiation Doctor
This is the ultimate research study which will demystify all the myths related to cellphones & cell-tower radiation! This piece presented by Prof Mike Repacholi, Former Co-ordinator, Radiation and Environmental Health
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. He has presented all the relevant facts about relation of cancer & other health hazards with radiation.
Effects of Mobile Phones on Auditory acuity. Dr. Balaji P.A, Dr. Kailash N.pdfDrBalaji8
RJMS 2011;1(1):25-30.
Abstract
Background and Objectives: There is an exponential
increase in the usage of mobile phones throughout the
world. Mobile phone handsets are usually held near
the ear during conversations and these phones emit
radiations (electromagnetic fields). These radiations
have a propensity to cause biological health hazards.
This has raised the question of whether the usage of
mobile phones has any detrimental effects on the
hearing of the user. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the auditory acuity in normal subjects using
mobile phones and subjects not using.
Methods: A total 400 subjects were selected
considering inclusion and exclusion criteria. Among
these 300 were mobile users and 100 non-users. These
two groups were subjected to pure tone audiometric
assessment. The resulting data was statistically
analyzed.
Results: There was an increase in the hearing
thresholds with p-value <0.05 at frequencies of lkhz
(BC), 4khz (AC and BC), 6khz(AC) and 8khz(AC) in
the mobile phone users compared to that in non-users.
The thresholds in the dominant ear were increased
with p-value <0.05 at frequencies lkhz(AC and BC),
2khz(AC and BC), 4khz(AC and BC), 6khz(AC) that
compared in non-dominant ear. The different duration
of exposures (in months) and the average time
(min/day) exposures did not have any significant
effect on the hearing thresholds.
Conclusion: There is a mild increase in the hearing
thresholds in mobile users, but the probable cause of
hearing impairment cannot be proved by this study
and the possible pathophysiology is also not
understood and it needs to be investigated further...
Key words: Mobile phones, electromagnetic fields
(EMF), Pure tone audiometry, Air conduction (AC),
Bone conduction (BC).
Effects of Mobile Phones on Auditory acuity. Dr. Balaji P.A, Dr. Kailash N.pdfDrBalaji8
Abstract
Background and Objectives: There is an exponential
increase in the usage of mobile phones throughout the
world. Mobile phone handsets are usually held near
the ear during conversations and these phones emit
radiations (electromagnetic fields). These radiations
have a propensity to cause biological health hazards.
This has raised the question of whether the usage of
mobile phones has any detrimental effects on the
hearing of the user. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the auditory acuity in normal subjects using
mobile phones and subjects not using.
Methods: A total 400 subjects were selected
considering inclusion and exclusion criteria. Among
these 300 were mobile users and 100 non-users. These
two groups were subjected to pure tone audiometric
assessment. The resulting data was statistically
analyzed.
Results: There was an increase in the hearing
thresholds with p-value <0.05 at frequencies of lkhz
(BC), 4khz (AC and BC), 6khz(AC) and 8khz(AC) in
the mobile phone users compared to that in non-users.
The thresholds in the dominant ear were increased
with p-value <0.05 at frequencies lkhz(AC and BC),
2khz(AC and BC), 4khz(AC and BC), 6khz(AC) that
compared in non-dominant ear. The different duration
of exposures (in months) and the average time
(min/day) exposures did not have any significant
effect on the hearing thresholds.
Conclusion: There is a mild increase in the hearing
thresholds in mobile users, but the probable cause of
hearing impairment cannot be proved by this study
and the possible pathophysiology is also not
understood and it needs to be investigated further...
Key words: Mobile phones, electromagnetic fields
(EMF), Pure tone audiometry, Air conduction (AC),
Bone conduction (BC).
Radiofrequency Radiation and Children’s Health – Sustainability Challenges fo...Mikko Ahonen
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Includes discussion about outdated RF Guidelines and risk-management from schools' perspective.
Harmful effects of Radiation from Mobile Phones (1).pdfAhmad fraz
Mobile phone use is so widespread (it was estimated in 2011 that there were around five billion mobile phone users), public concerns about the possible health effects of mobile phones receive a lot of coverage in the media. Because so many people use mobile phones, medical researchers are concerned that any associated health risks, even small ones, could cause significant public health problems.
Mobile phones communicate with base stations using radiofrequency (RF) radiation. If RF radiation is high enough, it has a ‘thermal’ effect, which means it raises body temperature. There are concerns that the low levels of RF radiation emitted by mobile phones could cause health problems such as headaches or brain tumours.
A PROPOSED NEURO-FUZZY MODEL FOR ADULT ASTHMA DISEASE DIAGNOSIScscpconf
The task of medical diagnosis with the help different intelligent system techniques is always crucial because it require high level of accuracy and less time consumption in decision making.
Among all other AI techniques Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) as a tool for medical diagnosis has become the most popular in last few decades due to its flexibility and accuracy. ANN was
developed after getting the inspiration from biological neurons. There are various diseases that are still needed to be diagnosed. Among many other critical diseases like cancer, thyroid disorder, diabetes, heart diseases, neuro diseases, asthma disease was also tried to bediagnosed
effectively with various ANN mechanisms by different researchers. Due to various uncertainties about symptoms the study of Neuro-Fuzzy technique in this context became very popular in last few years. Neuro-Fuzzy now-a-days is one of the most advanced technique that is mainly concatenation of two model-neural networks and the fuzzy logic. In this model various
parameters are used that are much crucial if ill-chosen and may led to failure of the whole system. Recent trend in analysis is following this model for advanced expert work. In this study
an enhanced Neuro-fuzzy model has been proposed for the proper diagnosis of adult Asthma disease and to foster the proper aid or medication to the patients and make physicians alert forthe upcoming disease pattern otherwise they may lack in the process of providing improper medication at right time. In the first phase data collected from various hospitals are used to
train by three different types of learning of ANN like ANN with Self Organizing Maps (SOM),ANN with Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) and ANN with Backpropagation Algorithm
(BPA) through NF tool for much accurate result. In the second phase fuzzy rule base is appliedto the classified data for the diagnosis of the disease.
Upoznajte prvo i jedino udruženje u Srbiji koje se poslednje 4 godine aktivno bavi poručavanjem uticaja nejonizujućeg zračenja na zdravlje ljudi i životnu sredinu. sarađujemo sa WHO, IRPA, ICNIRP, ITU, EBEA, BfS INIS, BION i drugim svetskim organizacijama i institucijama koje su lideri u ovoj oblasti .
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Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
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Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...
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1. Dr Mike Repacholi
Visiting Professor, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Former Co-ordinator, Radiation and Environmental Health
WHO, Geneva
Chairman Emeritus, ICNIRP
Common questions about health effects from
using mobile phones
ITU Workshop on Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), Torino, 9 May 2013
2. Biological and Health Effects
What’s the difference?
Biological and Health Effects
What’s the difference?
A biological effect is any measurable physiological
response to EMF exposure ….not necessarily
hazardous…this must be evaluated
A biological effect is any measurable physiological
response to EMF exposure ….not necessarily
hazardous…this must be evaluated
An adverse health effect is a biological effect
outside the body's normal range of physiological
compensation that is detrimental to health or well-
being
3. Common questions about using mobile
phones
Common questions about using mobile
phones
Do mobile phones cause brain cancer?
What is the meaning of IARC’s 2B classification of RF
fields?
Do base stations and other wireless networks affect
peoples’ health?
Will mobile phone use affect my child’s health?
Can people be hypersensitive to RF?
Are precautions needed to prevent health effects in the
future from mobile telecommunications?
Do mobile phones cause brain cancer?
What is the meaning of IARC’s 2B classification of RF
fields?
Do base stations and other wireless networks affect
peoples’ health?
Will mobile phone use affect my child’s health?
Can people be hypersensitive to RF?
Are precautions needed to prevent health effects in the
future from mobile telecommunications?
4. Brain cancer: Interphone study
WHO Fact Sheet 193 (June 2011) Electromagnetic fields and public health: Mobile phones
The Interphone pooled analysis from 13 participating
countries found no increased risk of glioma or
meningioma with mobile phone use >10 years.
Some indications of increased risk of glioma for the
highest 10% of cumulative hours of cell phone use, but
no consistent trend of increasing risk with greater
duration of use.
The researchers concluded biases and errors limit the
strength of these conclusions and prevent a causal
interpretation.
An increased risk of brain tumors is not established
5. Systematic review: Cell phone use and brain
cancer*
Conducted to reduce perception of bias in reviews
Most transparent and systematic type of review
A protocol sets out how the review will be conducted and
is agreed by all authors before the review begins
All relevant positive and negative studies are assessed; no
studies are rejected.
Worksheets with criteria to assess study quality give
weightings based on compliance with each criterion
*Repacholi MH, Lerchl A, Röösli M, Sienkiewicz Z, Auvinen A, Breckenkamp J, d’Inzeo G, Elliott P, Frei
P, Heinrich S, Lagroye S, Lahkola A, McCormick DL, Thomas S, Vecchia P. (2012) Systematic review of
wireless phone use and brain cancer and other head tumors. Bioelectromagnetics 33: 187-206.
6. In Vivo Study Quality Assessment Worksheet
Reviewer’s name:
First author, year and brief title:
Study
Criteria
Summary of criterion (refer protocol item number provided in brackets for
full criterion).
Additional Weight
Full
††
Partial
†
None
#
Funders Discloses funding source
Reporting Clear statement of hypothesis
Reporting Description of study methods sufficient for replication of study
Reporting Data reported sufficient to independently confirm results of analyses
Data analysis Results derived using all of the appropriate standard statistical methods, unless
other methods convincingly justified
Blinding Researchers blinded to which exposed and control groups
Blinding Researchers blinded during data management and analyses
Bias Random assignment of animals to experimental groups
Duration Sufficient duration after exposure for effect to be observed
Treatment &
management
Exposed and control groups treated and managed same way, except for exposure
Controls Positive and sham controls used as appropriate to study
Sentinels Used sentinels to detect pathogens that could affect outcome
Environment Properly controlled and documented environmental conditions
Sterile technique Used in all appropriate procedures
Exposure system Properly calibrated and delivers dose known to reasonable accuracy
GLP Applicable good lab practices used
Animal restraint Animals habituated before exposure, same restraint for exposed and controls, and
detailed analysis of range of dose received, especially if animal growth taken into
account, as applicable
Dose range if
animals move
Detailed analysis of range of dose received if animals free to move, especially in
long term studies if animal growth taken into account, as applicable
Histopathology Diagnoses reviewed by independent panel of pathologists
Consistency Extent of internal consistency across data sets
††Criterion fully satisfied [including when the criterion is satisfied as a result of the study design]
† Criterion partially satisfied [Refer to protocol for additional detail]
#Criterion not satisfied [including when not addressed in the study].
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Mouse/Rat numbers* (Cross out which animal type not applicable to study reviewed)
Exposed
with tumors
Exposed
without
tumors
Sham exposed
with tumors
Sham exposed
without
tumors
Exposure
level
(W/kg)
First author, year
* Only tumor outcomes are to be inserted here, not genotoxic outcomes such as gene expression, DNA fragmentation/mutation
7. All studies are combined in a meta analysis of
epidemiology studies and a pooled analysis of in vivo
studies that are independent of the study quality
assessments
All results are then assessed using the Hill (1965)* criteria
to determine whether there is a causal association; whether
RF causes brain tumors
*Hill AB. 1965. The environment and disease: Association or causation? Proc R Soc Med
58(5):295–300.
Systematic review contd.
8. Systematic review findings
When study quality criteria were applied, the
epidemiology studies overall did not show an association
between cell phone use and head tumours.
A meta-analysis of all epidemiology studies did not show
any increased risk for head tumours.
Animal studies, including genotoxicity studies and pooled
analyses, showed no risk between RF exposure and head
tumours.
There is insufficient data to make any assessment of cell
phone risk among adults using them ≥10 years or by
children.
Overall there is no evidence that cell phone use causes
brain cancer or other head tumours
9. Brain cancer: SummaryBrain cancer: Summary
Brain and other head cancers
from mobile phone use have
been extensively studied in
adults.
Large Interphone study found no evidence of head cancers except in
the heavy user group. Almost certainly due to recall bias
Hardell group has published positive results, but they are distinct
“outliers” to most other epidemiological studies
Recent “systematic review” found no evidence mobile phones use up
to 10 yrs causing any head cancer (>10 yrs?)
Only a few epidemiological studies have been conducted but found
no evidence of head cancers in children; more research is needed.
10. ICNIRP
*Swerdlow et al. (2011) Mobile phones, brain tumours and the Interphone study: Where are we
now? Environ Health Perspect 119(11):1534-1538.
Methodological deficits limit conclusions drawn from Interphone,
but its results, along with those from other epidemiological,
biological and animal studies, and brain tumour incidence trends,
suggest that within about 10-15 years after first use of mobile
phones there is unlikely to be a material increase in the risk of
brain tumours in adults.
Data for childhood tumours and for periods beyond 15 years are
currently lacking.
Although there remains some uncertainty, the trend in the
accumulating evidence is increasingly against the hypothesis that
mobile phone use can cause brain tumours in adults.
11. IARC
WHO specialized agency for research on cancer
Classified* RF as a “possibly carcinogenic to humans”
based on increased risk of glioma from cell phone use
Weakest classification for a potential carcinogen
Does NOT mean RF causes cancer but there is some
“weak” scientific evidence to suggest it may
This category is used when a causal association is
considered credible, but chance, bias or confounding
cannot be ruled out with reasonable confidence
This merely means more research is needed before any
firm conclusion can be reached.
*WHO/IARC Press Release 208 (May 2011) IARC classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly
carcinogenic to humans
*Non-Ionizing Radiation, Part 2: Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. IARC Monographs Vol. 102. IARC, Lyon, 2013
12. RF exposures from base stations 0.002% to 2% of ICNIRP …lower or
comparable to RF emissions from radio or TV
Only established health effect from RF fields.. increase in body
temperature (>1°C). Basis for ICNIRP guidelines. Need high field
intensities to increase temperature
No significant temperature rise from weak wireless network RF
signals. A mobile phone against the head raises the temperature by 0.1oC
RF signals from wireless technologies in public areas (e.g. schools and
hospitals) normally 1000s times below ICNIRP
Base stations and
wireless technologies
Refer: WHO Fact Sheet #304 Base stations and other wireless technologies, May 2006
13. Body absorbs up to 5x more RF from FM radio and TV than base
stations .. Because radio and TV use lower RF frequencies and the
body absorbs more of than the higher mobile phone frequencies
Radio and TV have operated for over 50 years without any known
health consequence.
Digital versus analogue signals? There seems to be no unique health
effects due to different RF modulations because base station and
wireless technology signals are too weak; modulation effects occur at
much higher intensity levels.
Base stations and wireless technologies (2)
WHO Fact Sheet #304 Base stations and other wireless technologies, May 2006
14. Children
WHO currently recommends more RF
research related to children.
From studies conducted so far we can conclude:
Children text more than call, so exposures are lower than adults
Permittivity and conductivity of RF in tissues higher in children
than adults causing higher SARs, but not significant
No cognitive or behavioral effects reported
The few epidemiology studies on children have not found evidence
of any cancers from mobile phone use
Multigenerational animal studies, where offspring are exposed for
their whole lifetime have shown no evidence of cancer
Workshops have concluded that children don’t seem more sensitive
to EMF than adults (WHO, 2004; HCN, 2011)
15. Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitive individuals complain of dermatological symptoms
(redness, tingling, and burning sensations) as well as subjective
symptoms such as fatigue, tiredness, concentration difficulties,
dizziness, nausea, heart palpitation and digestive disturbances when
they know they are being exposed to EMF
A WHO workshop on EMF hypersensitivity concluded that, while
these individuals suffered, their symptoms were not due to EMF
Laboratory provocation studies have convincingly demonstrated that
hypersensitive individuals cannot detect when they are exposed to
EMF.
The best the medical community can do is treat their symptoms, but
not suggest to patients that their symptoms are due to EMF
16. Precaution is not necessary from a health
viewpoint since ICNIRP exposure limits
incorporate large safety factors, however:
Precaution is not necessary from a health
viewpoint since ICNIRP exposure limits
incorporate large safety factors, however:
Manufacturers of base stations and operators can:
Co-location of antennas where practicable
Use best practice engineering for antennas
Optimize the antenna network (more antennas less individual
exposure)
If mobile phones users are worried
they can reduce their exposure by
Using hands-free kits
Using loud-speaker option
Texting instead of calling
Reducing call times
Manufacturers of base stations and operators can:
Co-location of antennas where practicable
Use best practice engineering for antennas
Optimize the antenna network (more antennas less individual
exposure)
If mobile phones users are worried
they can reduce their exposure by
Using hands-free kits
Using loud-speaker option
Texting instead of calling
Reducing call times
17. What should policymakers do?What should policymakers do?
Get SOUND advise on EMF from reputable bodies like
WHO…its available on their web site at: www.who.int/emf
WHO Fact Sheets exist on ALL EMF topics e.g. the fact
sheets mobile phones, and base stations and wireless networks
are in many languages
Adopt international standards; over 50 countries have and
the EC recommends ICNIRP to its Member States
Inform your population that you are using international
standards based on sound science; you will get greater trust
and acceptance
Get SOUND advise on EMF from reputable bodies like
WHO…its available on their web site at: www.who.int/emf
WHO Fact Sheets exist on ALL EMF topics e.g. the fact
sheets mobile phones, and base stations and wireless networks
are in many languages
Adopt international standards; over 50 countries have and
the EC recommends ICNIRP to its Member States
Inform your population that you are using international
standards based on sound science; you will get greater trust
and acceptance
18. Reliable sources of informationReliable sources of information
World Health Organization, fact Sheets and reports
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
(ICNIRP), reports, statements and guidelines
EC Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly
Identified Health Risks, Health Effects of Exposure to
EMF, (SCENIHR) reviews
UK Health Protection Agency, reviews and fact sheets
U.S. National Cancer Institute fact sheets
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency, reports and fact sheets
Health Council of the Netherlands, reports
Sweden SSI, reports
World Health Organization, fact Sheets and reports
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
(ICNIRP), reports, statements and guidelines
EC Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly
Identified Health Risks, Health Effects of Exposure to
EMF, (SCENIHR) reviews
UK Health Protection Agency, reviews and fact sheets
U.S. National Cancer Institute fact sheets
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency, reports and fact sheets
Health Council of the Netherlands, reports
Sweden SSI, reports
19. Thank you
for your
attention
Dr Mike Repacholi
Department of Information Engineering,
Electronics and Telecommunications
University of Rome “La Sapienza”
E-mail: mrepacholi@yahoo.com
Thank you for your
attention