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We respect Dr Teo’s work as a brain surgeon and acknowledge his right to express his strong personal opinions about mobile phone safety and health issues.
However, our industry relies on the expert opinion of national and international health agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), which have found no convincing evidence that radio frequency exposure within internationally accepted safety limits causes adverse harmful health effects.
The WHO says in its fact sheet Number 193 of June 2011: “A large number of studies have been performed over the last two decades to assess whether mobile phones pose a potential health risk. To date, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.”
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There are three undisputed facts about the link between mobile phones and brain tumours. Firstly, the jury is still out. Secondly, the number of mobile phone users is increasing rapidly and currently stands at over five billion worldwide. Thirdly, IF there is a causal link between exposure to non-ionising radiation and brain tumours, then the social and financial consequences would be devastating and on a scale never before witnessed in history.
With over twenty one million mobile phones in use in Australia, why are we not spending the resources on finding the answer? Perhaps the answer is one that all of us would rather not imagine. Could those with a vested interest be misguiding us?
The other, less divisive explanation is that epidemiologists and scientists truly believe that the jury is no longer out and that there is absolutely no link.
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Steve says:
@ Marley - I’m not sure what you’re quoting there from the World Health Organisation. They reviewed all the evidence and in a press release in June 2011 rocked the world by reclassifying mobile phone radiation from safe to possibly carcinogentic based on an increased association found between gliomas (a… Read more »
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Steve says:
Hi Patsy it’s already been done. Covers and pouches that shield the body from radiation are sold at http://www.mobilesafety.com.au. The Pong cases are there too. I always thought that headsets were a safe solution but I read on their site that they conduct the radiation up the wires and straight… Read more »
Sometimes it’s tough being a celebrity journalist. Not only do you have to constantly travel to Prague and party with Ben Affleck but you also have to do radio interviews.
Earlier this week I was chatting to a Queensland radio station at about 7.30am when all of a sudden my mobile phone just cut out. Just immediately ceased to function, as if Philip Nitschke had caught it in a bad mood.
I must admit I found this lack of reception strange, given that I was standing in a street in the middle of Sydney—as opposed to, say, Hitler’s bunker.
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Charles Kelly says:
And there you have it - this ironically named “In De Vidual” could be a spokesperson for Luddite “have nots” everywhere. I use an iPhone because it’s REALLY useful - my usage has NOTHING to do with “fashion” or “marketing”. For what they do, Apple iPhones provide the best available… Read more »
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In De Vidual says:
Charles, the rest of us ‘kinda think’ that we actually have LIVES, and don’t NEED to watch a movie on a train, instantly send a photo to a gazillion faceless (virtual) “friends”, send a (supposed) “urgent” email whilst stuck in traffic (illegal when driving in ALL states of Australia, I… Read more »
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