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From December 2013:For their school science project, a group of 15 year-old girls in Denamrk wanted to test whether cell phones could be harmful.Pupil Lea Nielsen said: ‘We all thought we experienced concentration problems in school if we slept with our mobile phones at the bedside, and sometimes we also found it difficult sleeping.’They put plants near wireless routers, to test...[ Read More... ]
If you use your cell phone for 17 minutes a day for 10 years, it is associated with a 60% increase in brain tumor risk accroding to reasearch by Joel Moskowitz, director of the UC Berkeley Center for Family and Community Health.Moskowitz published his study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, showing that cell phone radiation can increase the risk...[ Read More... ]
Class action lawsuit ignited by Chicago Tribue investigation claiming that certain iPhone models and Galaxy S models emit radio frequency (RF) radiation levels that exceed safety limits set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The lawsuite has been filed two days after the study, on Friday, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on FridayApple's...[ Read More... ]
Tourists and employees at the Grand Canyon National Park may have been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation for years, federal officials said.Three paint cans stored in the Grand Canyon's museum collection were found to be full of radioactive uranium for decades. The cans have been removed and the area is now safe.The National Park's safety director says thousands of people were...[ Read More... ]
The issue was borrowing a pair of eclipse glasses that turned out to be fake, not providing the proper protection for her eyes. As 26-year-old Nia Payne told TODAY, "The glasses seemed normal and I looked at the sky. I looked like everyone else”. 30 seconds of looking at the solar eclipse and about 6 hours later she noticed a black spot had formed in the middle of her left...[ Read More... ]
California Department of Public Health (CDPH):"Although the science is still evolving, there are concerns among some public health professionals and members of the public regarding long-term, high use exposure to the energy emitted by cell phones," said CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith. "We know that simple steps, such as not keeping your phone in your pocket and...[ Read More... ]
