Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2006 Jun;57(2):149-54.

* Pavicic I,
* Trosic I,
* Sarolic A.

Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia. ipavicic_at_imi.hr

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of 864 MHz and 935 MHz radiofrequency/microwave radiation on the ability of V79 cells to proliferate, form colonies and on their viability. For one, two and three hours, the cells were exposed to the 864 MHz field in a transversal electromagnetic mode cell (TEM) connected with amplifier and to the 935 MHz field in a gigahertz transversal electromagnetic mode cell (GTEM) equipped with a signal generator. The average specific absorption rate (SAR) was 0.08 W kg(-1) for the 864 MHz field and 0.12 W kg(-1) for the 935 MHz field. In comparison to the control cell samples, the growth curve of the 864 MHz irradiated cells showed a significant decrease after two-hour and three-hour exposure on the Day 3 after exposure. Likewise, cells exposed to 935 MHz microwaves for three hours showed a significant growth on Day 3 after exposure. The colony-forming ability and viability of cells exposed to 864 MHz and 935 MHz microwaves did not significantly differ from the matched controls. The applied RF/MW fields showed a similar effect on cell culture growth, colony-forming ability and viability of V79 cells.

PMID: 16832969 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16832969&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum

1: Int J Radiat Biol. 2006 Jun;82(6):443-50.

* Krause CM,
* Bjornberg CH,
* Pesonen M,
* Hulten A,
* Liesivuori T,
* Koivisto M,
* Revonsuo A,
* Laine M,
* Hamalainen H.

Cognitive Science Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki.

Purpose: To assess the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by mobile phones (MP) on the 1 - 20 Hz event-related brain oscillatory EEG (electroencephalogram) responses in children performing an auditory memory task (encoding and recognition).

Materials and methods: EEG data were gathered while 15 subjects (age 10 - 14 years) performed an auditory memory task both with and without exposure to a digital 902 MHz MP in counterbalanced order.

Results: During memory encoding, the active MP modulated the event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/ERS) responses in the approximately 4 - 8 Hz EEG frequencies. During recognition, the active MP transformed these brain oscillatory responses in the approximately 4 - 8 Hz and approximately 15 Hz frequencies.

Conclusions: The current findings suggest that EMF emitted by mobile phones has effects on brain oscillatory responses during cognitive processing in children.

PMID: 16846979 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16846979&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum

Please read enclosed comments from Louis Slesin and Lloyd Morgan with regards to this study.

Eileen O'Connor


ATF:

A case-control study in Denmark and Sweden finds no association between parotid gland tumors and the use of mobile phones. The study matched 60 cases of malignant parotid gland tumors and 112 cases of benign pleomorphic adenomas with appropriate controls. They found no association, regardless of duration of mobile phone use, including use for more than 10 years' duration. American Journal of Epidemiology.


Re: [cheemf] Negative study on parotid gland tumors and cell phones
From: Bilovsky
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:27:41 +0100

Dear Michael and CHE-EMF Discussion colleagues,

As is so common with these industry funded Interphone studies, this study is NOT A NEGATIVE finding, but suggests there is some very real concern that use of a cellphone does create a risk of parotid (salivary) gland tumors.

I was quite surprised by the findings of this latest study, as two previous studies, both independent of industry funding, had given no indication of risk.

Here is what I found as I reviewed the various tables in the study: There is a suggestive risk of pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland for cellphone use of more than 10 years on the same side as the tumor and a suggest trend for duration of use. For duration of "regular" use in years, OR=1.4 for less than 5 years; OR=1.5 for 5 to 9 years; OR=2.0 for more than 10 years

For duration since first "regular" use, OR=1.4 for less than 5 years; OR=1.3 for 5 to 9 years; OR=2.6 for more than 10 years.

The text of the paper remarks on these odds ratios showing increase risk stating, " . . . no estimates were significantly different from 1.0." I is incomprehensible to me that an OR=2.6 can be considered not "significantly different from 1.0."

While these results were not statistically significant they do suggest a concern. What also seems incongruous is that they do not report the combined results (i.e., without regard to duration) even though all 3 odds ratios are greater than 1.0. For the duration of "regular" use the combined number of cases was 49 and for the duration of since first "regular" use the combined number of cases was 51. I have no way of knowing if this combined number of cases would lead to a statistically significant result, but find it very curious that this was not reported.

There is no suggestive risk for malignant parotid tumors. However, there were only 26 cases from Denmark and another 34 cases from Sweden. With such small numbers it is difficult to detect anything but the largest of risks. Further, when use on the same side of the head as the tumor is analyzed the total number of cases is 16 cases. Broken into time of use the number of cases are 9, 6 and 1 for less than 5 years, 5-9 years and 10 years respectively.

When we look at the overall results for malignant tumors, Table 2 reports 13 odds ratios. They are all less than 1.0. Table 3 reports (data on same side as phone use) 7 odds ratios. Four of the 7 odds ratios are greater than 1.0.

The study remarks on the preponderance of odds ratios less than one, suggesting that this could be the result of controls who participated being more likely to use a cellphone that controls who declined participation (40% in Denmark; 38% in Sweden). Such preponderance is either the result of cellphone use protecting against malignant tumors, a study flaw, or a chance finding that 13 odds ratios would all be less than 1.0.

"Regular" Cellphone Use you may have noted that I have placed quotes around "regular" use. This is because all of the Interphone studies use a ridiculously low use as the definition of "regular" use. The definition is, "Regular use" defined as use of a mobile phone on average once per week or more, during 6 months or more.

It is important to place all of the cellphone studies in the context of a study of the risk of lung cancer from smoking.

Would a study of smokers who smoked on average once per week or more during 6 months or more, find a risk of lung cancer? Expanding this concept to smokers who had smoked once per week or more for 10 years or more, where there was only 1 smoker, would a risk of lung cancer be found?

Regards to all,

Lloyd


In a message dated 7/21/2006 10:24:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mlerner108 writes:

ATF:

A case-control study in Denmark and Sweden finds no association between parotid gland tumors and the use of mobile phones. The study matched 60 cases of malignant parotid gland tumors and 112 cases of benign pleomorphic adenomas with appropriate controls. They found no association, regardless of duration of mobile phone use, including use for more than 10 years' duration. American Journal of Epidemiology.


[cheemf] Negative study on parotid gland tumors and cell phones From: Louis Slesin
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:11:50 +0100

I have taken a look at this study and I am bothered by the fact that the >10 year use finding of no effect is included in the abstract of the paper (which will appear in a future issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology).

The data do not support any conclusion concerning long-term risks.

For instance, if you look at malignant parotid gland tumors, the number of cases that used a mobile phone for ten or more years ipsilaterally (that is, phone use was on the same side of the head as the tumor) was only one. There were no cases at all for contralateral use.

For benign tumors, the risk is actually elevated for ipsilateral use... but here again the number of cases, though somewhat larger, is still small. For contralateral use, there was only one benign tumor case.

To its credit, the research team concludes that it is still too early to say much about long term users. But that does not explain why the misleading "all clear" statement about long-term use is in the abstract. After all, many, many more people have access to the abstract (PubMed etc.) than will ever get a copy of the paper.

Remember that in 2004 the Swedish members of this same team reported an increased risk of acoustic neuroma for ipsilateral use of a mobile phone for >10 years. See: http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/epidemiology/abstract.00001648-200411000-00003.htm

Best,

Louis Slesin
Microwave News


Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:23:36 -0700
From: Michael Lerner
Subject: [cheemf] Negative study on parotid gland tumors and cell phones


ATF:

A case-control study in Denmark and Sweden finds no association between parotid gland tumors and the use of mobile phones. The study matched 60 cases of malignant parotid gland tumors and 112 cases of benign pleomorphic adenomas with appropriate controls. They found no association, regardless of duration of mobile phone use, including use for more than 10 years' duration. American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Mobile Phone Use and Risk of Parotid Gland Tumor
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16818464&dopt=Abstract



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Please find enclosed interesting papers from Dr Alvaro Agusto Almerida de Salles from Brazil. Mike Bell and I met Alvaro at the conference in Benevento earlier this year, he gave an impressive presentation. Mike spoke about this interesting research at the EMF DG meeting.

Kind Regards

Eileen O'Connor Trustee - EM Radiation Research Trust http://www.radiationresearch.org


-----Original Message-----

From: Alvaro Augusto Almeida de Salles
Sent: 02 March 2006 22:17
To: info_at_radiationresearch.org
Cc: Michael Bell
Subject: de Salles papers

Dear Drs. Bell and Oconnor,

It was nice to meet you in Benevento last week. I was also happy for your interest in our presentation and in our papers. Please find enclosed the copies of a few papers. Please inform if you need any further information.

Best regards,

Alvaro Augusto A. de Salles.
Electrical Eng. Dept., Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS Av. Osvaldo Aranha 103, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90.035-190, Brazil.

P. S. - Attached:

1.) Galley_proof_Ann_Telecom_19_5_04.pdf : in Annales des Telecommunications, Sep/Oct 2004, tome 59, No. 9/10, pp. 1012-1030.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/galley_proof_ann_telecom_19_5_04.pdf

2.) UFRGS_child_SAR_IMOC2005.pdf : in the 2005 International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, Brasilia, Brazil, July 2005.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/ufrgs_child_sar_imoc2005.pdf

3.) UFRGSits2002_final.pdf : in the 2002 International Telecommunication Symposium, Natal, Brazil, September 2002.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/ufrgsits2002_final.pdf

(excerpt)

* In 2001, German scientists found a link between cell phone radiation and eye cancer. The study investigated a form of eye cancer called uveal melanoma, in which tumours form in the layer that makes up the iris and base of the retina. The research suggests there is a threefold increase in eye cancers among people who regularly use the devices.

Omega see "German Study Links Cell Phones And Eye Cancer
http://www.cellular.co.za/news_2001/01232001-german_study_links_cell_phones_and_cancer.htm


* In 2006, there will be 40,000+ new cases of brain tumors and eye melanoma diagnosed worldwide directly attributed to cell phone usage. In 2010, that number will be an unprecedented 500,000 cases PER YEAR.

Omega see under: http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=brain+tumor and http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=eye+melanoma

* It is known that the watery contents of the eye assists the absorption of radiation.

* Ophthalmologic symptoms of electrosensitivty and electromagnetic hypersensitivity include pain or burning in the eyes, pressure in/behind the eyes, deteriorating vision, floaters, cataracts.

* A group of Israeli researchers found a link between microwave radiation and the development of cataracts. The study shows that prolonged exposure to microwave radiation similar to that used by cellular phones can lead to both macroscopic and microscopic damage to the lens and that at least part of this damage seems to accumulate over time and does not seem to heal.

Omega see "CELL PHONE RADIATION MAY CAUSE VISUAL DAMAGE"
under: http://www.isracast.com/tech_news/250705_tech.htm

* Experts suggest that eyeglass frames should ideally be made from plastic with no wires in them, otherwise they can serve as an antenna to focus the radio and cellular phone waves directly into your brain and eyes.


To your health,

Taraka Serrano


Lotus Pond Press LLC,
415 Dairy Rd. Suite E-144, Kahului, HI 96732, USA


Informant: Eileen O'Connor

Oberwalliser Testperson kritisiert die neue schweizerische UMTS-Studie

Ausserberg / Visp / „Mobilfunkantennen haben keine kurzfristigen Auswirkungen auf das Wohlbefinden.“ Dies verkündete eine Schweizer Forschergruppe anfangs Juni. „Alles Lüge“, so der Ausserberger Armin Furrer.

Vier Mal reiste Testperson Armin Furrer aus Ausserberg letztes Jahr ins Forschungszentrum nach Zürich. Dort musste er Aufgaben lösen, während er jeweils 45 Minuten lang UMTS-Strahlen ausgesetzt wurde. „Ich hatte Schwindelgefühle und nach den Experimenten war mir stundenlang übel“, blickt Furrer zurück. „Aber es war klar, dass die Forscher dies unter den Teppich kehren würden.“ Schließlich sei die Studie gemeinsam vom Bund und den drei Schweizer Mobilfunkanbietern finanziert worden.

Forscher käuflich? Ein Vorwurf, den Peter Ackermann, Projektleiter der Studie, vehement von sich weist. Swisscom, Orange, Sunrise und die übrigen Geldgeber hätten zu keinem Zeitpunkt einen Einfluss auf die Studie gehabt. „Wir betreiben seriöse Forschung und sind nicht käuflich“, betont der Professor vom Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Uni Zürich. Und wie lässt sich erklären, dass die Studie nichts von den starken Beschwerden der Probanden erwähnt? „Alle Versuchspersonen erhielten Fragebogen, auf denen sie allfällige Symptome hätten aufschreiben sollten“, sagt Ackermann und beteuert: „Von starken Beeinträchtigungen hat niemand etwas erwähnt.“

Getürkte Testpersonen? Laut Forschungsbericht wurden neben 84 nicht-elektrosensiblen Personen auch 33 Elektrosensible untersucht. „Ich bezweifle, dass diese tatsächlich elektrosensibel waren“, so Armin Furrer. Außerdem seien etwa Personen mit starken Schlafstörungen nicht als Probanden zugelassen worden. „Dabei leiden gerade elektrosensible Personen häufig unter Schlafstörungen.“ Studienleiter Ackermann nimmt Stellung: „Es stimmt, dass es keine objektiven Kriterien für Elektrosensibilität gibt.“ Man habe sich auf die Selbsteinschätzung der Leute verlassen müssen. Gesunde Probanden habe man jedoch nicht abgewiesen.

Unschädlichkeit nicht bewiesen

Aussage gegen Aussage. Fakt ist, dass die aktuelle Studie keinen abschließenden Beweis für die Unschädlichkeit von UMTS-Strahlen liefert. „Die Forscher haben nur die kurzfristige Bestrahlung untersucht. Mobilfunkantennen strahlen jedoch 24 Stunden und nicht bloß 45 Minuten wie im Test", bemerkt der Visper Arzt Bernhard Aufdereggen von den Ärztinnen und Ärzten für Umweltschutz. Trotzdem sei er von der Seriosität der UMTS-Studie überzeugt. Bevor jedoch weiterhin in die Technologie investiert werde, müssten auch Langzeiteffekte untersucht werden. „Die Gesundheit muss wichtiger sein als der wirtschaftliche Aspekt!“ DJ

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by Dr Robert O Becker

Dr Robert O Becker; twice nominated for the Nobel Prize, author of Cross Currents with a new foreword by Louis Slesin and the book The Body Electric.

Chapter 11 - Cross Currents – Looks at The New Plagues such as:

CANCER, EHS, AIDS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autism, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Changes in Pre-existing Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Mental Diseases and examines where do we go from here?

I was shocked when I read the following quote which was included in evidence given to Birmingham Scrutiny Planning Committee on issues for mobile phone masts.

Robert O. Becker, M.D quote:

“I have no doubt in my mind that at the present time, the greatest polluting element in the earth’s environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields. I consider that to be far greater on a global scale, than warming, and the increase in chemical elements in the environment.’’

Read the following interview which includes this quote: An Interview with Robert O. Becker, M. D British Cell Phone Safety Alert 2000 by Linda Moulton Howe.

http://www.energyfields.org/science/becker.html

Sent by Andy D


Extracts taken from the interview:

"I have no doubt in my mind that at the present time that the greatest polluting element in the earth's environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields. I consider that to be far greater on a global scale than warming...

GLOBAL WARMING....

Yeah, and the increase in chemical elements in the environment. All of these things are reduced when compared to the proliferating affect of the electromagnetic fields. The only difference is that we don't know they are there.

YES, IT'S AN INVISIBLE POLLUTION.

Yes, it's invisible to us. We don't know that it's there. So, it has never been a particularly prominent question even among the environmental people. And part of the problem is that our total economy is based on unlimited use of electromagnetic energy."


Eileen O'Connor

Leading UK Cancer Charity takes on EMFs

While Michael $$$ Repacholi now tells the world that EMFs and ionizing radiation are not that harmful afterall - and may even protect against cancer, organisations actually working with cancer patients and looking for ways of saving lives have the opposite viewpoint. Message #508 [ http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2274828/ ] examined the Canadian Cancer Society’s advice on EMFs and now one of the largest childhood cancer charities in the UK, “Children with Leukaemia” takes head-on the issue of childhood leukaemia and exposure to power frequency EMFs.

The Charity has produced a pdf pamphlet, “Understanding the causes of childhood leukaemia”. To quote in part from the pamphlet being distributed in the UK:

“A link between childhood leukaemia and electricity supply was first revealed in 1975. Three decades on, the evidence continues to strenghten but we still don’t understand the underlying mechanisms, To take the research forward, we plan to go back to basics, working with a small number of families, visiting homes, taking measurements and making observations to see if we can identify any common factors in the homes of children with leukaemia. This may lead to new avenues of research that will help us to understand the link between electricity and leukaemia. We are looking for families to take part in this study. If you think you might be able to help, please give us a Call on 020 7404 0808 - and ask for Edward, Larry, Maggie or Pippa.”

The following is from the website of “Children with Leukaemia” http://www.leukaemia.org/ourwork4page.htm :

“Leukaemia claims more young lives than any other disease in the UK . And although we are getting better at treating the disease, the incidence of childhood leukaemia is increasing at an alarming rate.

The reasons for the increasing incidence remain unknown. In fact we know very little about what causes leukaemia in children. We know that it is not inherited. But acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, the most common type of childhood leukaemia, does appear to be initiated in the womb. Exposure to infections, chemical pollutants in air, food and water, natural radioactivity and non-ionising radiation such as electric and magnetic fields have all been implicated in the initiation of the disease.

The only way that we can have any hope of halting the increasing incidence is to understand more about the factors involved and the mechanisms by which they exert their damaging effects.

In September 2004 we hosted a major scientific conference to encourage the development of further research into the causes of childhood leukaemia. Invited speakers from the UK , Germany , Sweden and the USA reviewed the latest scientific research in this area, examining the possible factors associated with the development of leukaemia and other childhood cancers.

The conference attracted multi-disciplinary delegates from around the world, encouraging the sharing of information, theories and ideas, helping to identify research priorities and stimulating further research in this crucial area. For more information about our International Scientific Conference, visit our website http://www.leukaemiaconference.org

Electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia

The first major study linking electromagnetic (EM) fields to childhood cancer was published in 1979. This study found that children with leukaemia were more than twice as likely as their healthy counterparts to have lived in homes near high voltage power lines.

EM fields are produced not only by power lines but by electrical wiring, installations and appliances in the home. More than 20 studies on childhood cancer and exposure to EM fields from different sources have now been published. But for many reasons it is difficult to establish the association with leukaemia in a single study. Combining results in a ‘pooled analysis’ overcomes some of these difficulties. When this has been done (Ahlbom et al 2000, Greenland et al 2000), the results clearly show that long-term exposure in excess of 0.4µT is associated with a doubling of leukaemia risk in children. The UK Childhood Cancer Study carried out in the 1990s showed a trend of increasing incidence with increasing exposure but the study was not powerful enough to provide a statistically significant result.

On the strength of the epidemiological data to date, the UK National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have independently concluded that electric and magnetic fields are possible human carcinogens. NRPB guidelines now caution against prolonged exposure at 0.4µT.

Exposure to fields of 0.4µT is relatively uncommon, affecting perhaps 0.5 per cent of children. But for these children it is imperative that we understand more about the risks involved. To this end we are investing funds in a programme of research at the University of Bristol where scientists are investigating the association between electromagnetic fields and childhood leukaemia.

Our research projects at the University of Bristol

Electromagnetic fields have an electric component and a magnetic component. Much of the work to date has centred upon the magnetic component. But scientists in the Physics Department at the University of Bristol have compiled substantial evidence that the electric component may be just as important.

The team, led by Professor Denis Henshaw , has confirmed that most high voltage power lines emit electrically charged ‘corona ions’. They have discovered that these corona ions are able to create new particles of air pollution by attracting gaseous pollution molecules. The tiny ‘nano-particles’ that are created are capable of penetrating deeply into the lung and passing into the bloodstream. Those created by corona ions by their nature contain electric charge and so are even more likely to deposit in the lung.

The team has developed sophisticated equipment for studying the behaviour of corona ions and pollutant particles. They are now using this equipment to record detailed measurements around power lines in different locations in order to find out more about the scale of the threat from this source.

But the physical demonstration of the presence and amount of these materials has to be associated with real demonstration of their effects on health. A team in the Oncology and Medical Physics Department is carrying out an epidemiological study to investigate this. Professor Alan Preece and team are using new mapping techniques to assess the importance of the location of cancer diagnosis address in relation to power lines. The new techniques enable them to estimate actual exposure to electromagnetic fields rather than just proximity to the power lines and to assess the importance of being downwind or upwind of these lines, examining the combination of effect with airborne pollutants.”

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