Dangers of Cell Phones on our Children
by Taraka Serrano
If your child uses a cell phone, take note.
A recent news report has prompted renewed concerns about the
safety of cell phone use, especially by children.
In January, 2005, an independent research
organization, announced that they are now advising parents not to
let children under the age of eight use cell phones. Evidence of
the potentially harmful effects of cell phone use, has become more
persuasive over the past five years.
The parental warning is based on four recent
studies, indicating that the potential hazards of cell phone use
have been underestimated:
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A ten-year study in Sweden suggests that heavy cell phone users
are more prone than non-users to develop non-malignant tumors in
the ear and brain
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A Dutch study has suggested impaired cognitive function as a
result of cell phone use
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A German study points to a probable increase in cancer around
cellular base stations
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A project supported by the EU has shown evidence of cell damage
resulting from exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) typical
of those of cell phones
MALIGNANT AND NON-MALIGNANT TUMORS
While the tumors linked to cell phone use in the
Swedish study were benign, other scientists suggest that the
reality could be worse. They are concerned that prolonged contact
with the radio waves emitted by cell phones could actually cause
malignant tumors.
"Studies show there has been a 40 per cent
across-the-board increase in the number of brain tumors in the
past 20 years," explains Senator Lyn Allison of Australia, where
brain tumor is now the leading cause of death in children under
15. Senator Allison, who spent a year listening to scientists to
find out what the risks are, points out, "That 20 years has
coincided with the use of mobile phone and many other radio
frequencies."
In the U.S., Dr. George Carlo, a leading
epidemiologist, was hired by the cell phone industry in 1993 to
prove that cell phones are safe. After 6 years of revealing
research, however, he found compelling evidence that cell phone
use is NOT safe. Following his conscience, Dr. Carlo became a
whistleblower.
“One by one, alarming signs appeared in Dr. Carlo’s
research, that developing skulls of children are penetrated deeply
by the energy emitted from a cell phone, that the blood brain
barrier which prevents invasion of the brain from toxins can be
compromised by the cell phone radiation and, most startling, that
radio frequency radiation creates micronuclei in human blood
cells, a type of genetic damage known to be a diagnostic marker
for cancer.”
~ from Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age by Dr.
George Carlo and Martin Schram
Dr. Carlo proved, that there is a significant risk
of brain tumors for those who use cell phones.
Children are more susceptible to cell damage
because the tissues in their brains and bodies are still growing
and their cells are rapidly dividing. Damage to the genetic
material in growing cells can lead to disruption of cellular
function, cell death, the development of tumors, and damage to the
immune and nervous systems.
PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN
Numerous clinical studies reveal links between cell
phone use and brain tumors, genetic damage, fatigue, asthma, heart
disease, depression, impaired learning ability, and cancer. Yet
parents are pampering children as young as age four with cell
phones. In the U.S., 40 percent of children between the ages of
four and eighteen use some kind of wireless device (such as a cell
phone, PDA, pocket PC, or pager), and one in three U.S. teenagers
uses a cell phone.
It's predicted that by the year 2006 there will be
over 2 billion cell phone users in the world... and that 500
million of them will be children.
The dangers of EMF exposure from cell phones and
other wireless/electronic devices are very real, yet the
government and the cellular industry have been very slow to admit
these dangers exist. Given the reluctance of the industry to
acknowledge the implications of this research and to initiate
improved safety standards, concerned parents are wise to take
matters into their own hands.
Fortunately, you don't have to confiscate your
child's cell phone. Concerned scientists and experts in the fields
of biophysics, bioenergetics, and material science have been
developing new technologies and products for the end consumer.
Backed by independent clinical testing, these simple high-tech
devices offer real protection from these modern-age perils.
For information and an effective
solution visit
www.123Safetalk.com or
call (727) 512-5131.
copyright 2005 Taraka Serrano, excerpt printed with
permission. For more information about the health dangers of EMF
exposure and to find out how you can protect yourself and your
family, visit:
http://www.emf-health.com/
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