U.S. looks to cell phone cancer link

Until recently, there had been a lack of information about the health risks from cell phones by doctors and scientists in the Unites States. Dr. Ronald B. Herberman's recommendation to drastically reduce the use of cell phones, especially with children, has begun to shine a light on the information regarding cell phone radiation that has been lacking in the U.S. Dr. Herberman is by no means the first to bring attention to the dangers of cell phone radiation.

Research by University of Washington professor Dr. Henry Lai shows brain cells are clearly damaged by microwave levels far below the U.S. government's 'safety' guidelines. Dr. Lai notes that even tiny doses of radio frequency can cumulate over time and lead to harmful effects. He warns that public exposure to radiation from wireless transmitters 'should be limited to a minimum.'

Dr. Henry Lai’s studies confirm that cell and cordless phone microwave can:

Damage nerves in the scalp

Cause blood cells to leak hemoglobin

Cause memory loss and mental confusion

Cause headaches and induce extreme fatigue

Create joint pain, muscle spasms and tremors

Create burning sensation and rash on the skin

Alter the brain's electrical activity during sleep

Induce ringing in the ears, impair sense of smell

Precipitate cataracts, retina damage and eye cancer

Open the blood-brain barrier to viruses and toxins

Reduce the number and efficiency of white blood cells

Stimulate asthma by producing histamine in mast cells

Cause digestive problems and raise bad cholesterol levels

Stress the endocrine system, especially pancreas, thyroid, ovaries, and testes

Are cell phones more dangerous than smoking?

For the last 40 years everyone has been told of the dangers of smoking. Today, cell phone research stands where smoking research stood then. Recent news has stated that cell and cordless phones can lead to brain tumors. Dr. Vini Gautam Khurana, a Mayo Clinic-trained neurosurgeon with an advanced neurosurgery Fellowship in cerebral vascular and tumour microsurgery from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, published a critical review stating that “malignant brain tumour incidence and its associated death rate will

be observed globally to rise within” the next 10 years due to cell phone use. Dr. Khurana believes that children are at the greatest risk due to brain tissue that is still developing. Still today, with the dangers we know about smoking, hundreds of thousands of people die yearly from smoking related ailments. Dr. George Carlo, Ph.D, M.S., J.D, is a public health scientist, epidemiologist, lawyer, and the founder of the Science and Public Policy Institute, believes that by 2015, “one out of every four people will suffer from some symptom of illness from cell phone use.” Starting today, we need to limit the use of cell phones, especially among children, and eliminate non-essential calls.