“It’s time to start demanding safer cell phones from manufacturers and higher safety standards from U.S. regulators – not to try and remove them from society,” says Devra Davis, Ph.D., former epidemiology professor at University of Pittsburgh and author of Disconnect:...
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[Mainstreet] The Real Risks of Cell Phone Radiation
As with any new technology, when cell phones were first introduced several decades ago, consumers and researchers worried they might pose some health risks. Through the years, the focus has been primarily on the impact of radiation emitted from the cell phone’s...
[FortHuntPatch] Court Supports Fort Hunt Residents’ Right To Oppose Cell Phone Tower
Local residents have the right to oppose land permit applications for the construction of cell phone towers, said the Eastern District Court of Virginia in Alexandria last month. On November 10th the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in...
Knesset panel endorses minimizing school radiation exposure
Although it has not yet been clearly proven that exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) poses a danger to schoolchildren’s health, a joint session of the Knesset Interior and Labor, Social Affairs and Health committees declared on Monday that a program should be...
Calgary Herald: Teach your children to be wary of cell phones
“I am deeply concerned about the experiment we are conducting on our children and grandchildren,” says the author of Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. “People are putting iPhones...
Fwix: Cellphones present hidden risks
There’s growing evidence that cellphones cause damage to other cells besides brain cells in the biological system, said Dr. Devra Davis, who will be speaking about how cellphones hurt their users at a public seminar entitled Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone...
Trent University: Cancer Research Put Under the Microscope
The buzz emanated from cell phones and WiFi devices. Or, more specifically, from the current debates – both local and global – surrounding these technologies. Not one to shy away from controversy, Dr. Davis tackled questions regarding the health affects of microwave...