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> *Do You Have Microwave/EMR Sickness? *
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> *Your Cell Phone (i.e. Electromagnetic Weapon) May –Insidiously – Be
> Making Us Sick! *
>
> by Art Kab
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> March 17th, 2007
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> *All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it
> is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.- *Arthur
> Schopenhauer
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> *In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind
> there are few. *– Shunryu Suzuki
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> *The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful
> servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten
> the gift *. -Albert Einstein
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> *A good student answers questions but does not question answers.* -Ira
> Shor
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> Many people have a hard time fathoming that something that they cannot
> see, touch, smell, taste or hear - sense with the five senses - can harm
> them so much. But if people did really know the facts regarding the dangers
> of cell phones and WiFi (wireless networks) and the masts (cell phone
> towers) that emit an ever increasing and pervasive level of microwave
> radiation, would they still be willing to use them? Would they still be
> willing to allow the antennas to be built in vicinity of their homes, work
> places, schools, and hospitals? The fact of the matter is is that there are
> about eighty immune system disorders that we didn't have twenty-five years
> ago before we really started microwaving the planet. Research is showing
> that this electrosmog may very likely is playing a role in a host of
> illnesses including autism, ADHD, CFS, Alzheimer's, allergies, heart
> disease, stroke, diabetes [1]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn1>,
> insomnia, depression, infertility, leukemia, breast cancer, brain tumors,
> miscarriages, birth defects, and a plethora of other illnesses – not to
> mention electrosensitivity (ES) [2]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn2>.
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> Dr. George Carlo [3]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn3>,
> who ran a multi-million dollar research program for the cell phone industry
> and went public regarding the dangers posed by cell phones, uses the analogy
> of putting a frog in water. If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump
> out. However, if you put a frog in cold water and gradually heat the water,
> you can cook the frog because the frog's body will adjust to the slight
> changes in temperature and it will not notice it is being cooked. Well, the
> same thing might be happening to an unsuspecting public - a public that has
> not been informed about the real dangers of microwave radiation from cell
> phones, WiFi and other high-frequency-radiation emitting devices and
> antennas.
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> The truth of the matter, your cell phone and your WiFi might very well be
> making you and those around you sick! Please read on!
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> I . Symptoms known to be caused by exposure to electromagnetic radiation
> are - depending on frequency, duration, and exposure levels - in the early
> stages (and/or at lower exposure levels) can be decreased stamina, memory
> problems, fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, eye
> sensitivities, increased allergies and other sensitivities, dizziness,
> irritability, concentration problems, nausea, and restlessness. At the
> latter stages (and/or at higher exposure levels), unexplained anxiety,
> insomnia, swollen lymph nodes, depression, loss of appetite, hypoxia (lack
> of oxygen getting to the tissues), hyperactivity, dry eyes, vision
> problems, weakened immune system, frequent urination, night sweats, extreme
> thirst, weight gain or weight loss, testicular pain and so on (Becker [4]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn4> 1985,
> Levitt 1995, Cherry 1996, Kolodynski & Kolodynski 1996, Santini et al 2002,
> Al Khlaiwi & Meo 2004, Radio Wave Sickness, Selsam 2005, Bortkiewicz et al
> 2005, Sage 2006). These symptoms very often suddenly appear in people who
> have had a cell phone tower installed nearby their home.
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> II . Microwave exposure induces oxidative damage [5]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn5>leading to depletion of the body's natural production and store of a number
> of antioxidative enzymes [6]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn6>and antioxidants like super oxide dismutase(SOD), catalase, glutathione,
> CoQ10, and melatonin (Wei 1999, Campanella et al 2003, Gautier & Santini
> 2003, Ilhan et al 2004, Ozquner et al 2005, Regoli et al 2005,
> Zwirska-Korczala et al 2005, Goldberg G. 2006, Jelenkovi et al 2006, Kalns
> et al 2006, Ozquner et al 2006,Yurekli et al 2006, Carlo [7]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn7>2007). Whenthe body becomes depleted in antioxidants, what are known as
> free radicals - aka reactive oxygen species (ROS) - will wreck havoc on the
> body's cellular systems ( e.g. cell wall, mitochondria, DNA) causing
> oxidative damage which can thus lead to premature aging, a weakened immune
> system, and sticky blood, among other serious problems. With a depressed
> level of antioxidants in the blood, for example, not only low-density
> lipoproteins (LDL) [8]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn8>will bind with free radicals (oxidants) leading to the guey stuff that forms
> plaque on arterial walls, but evidence is showing that this can also happen
> with the high density lipoproteins (HDL) as well (Hurtado, et al 1996). This
> leads to arteriosclerosis and more viscous blood which in turn can cause
> blood clots leading to strokes and heart attacks.
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> III . Microwaves, depending on their frequencies, have been known to
> effect an abnormal flux of calcium into or out of cells [9]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn9> (Nair
> 1989, Cleary 1999, Dorothy 1999 [10]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn10>,
> Amara 2004). When there is an abnormal influx of calcium into mast cells,
> for example, they produce histamine (Chakravarty 1986, 1987). This is just
> one of the ways in which microwave exposure has been known to trigger or
> aggravate allergic reactions. [11]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn11>
> <http://www.pjms.com.pk/issues/aprjun04/article/article1.html>
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> <http://www.pjms.com.pk/issues/aprjun04/article/article1.html>
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> IV . Microwave exposure has been known to induce mitochondria dysfunction
> (Dutto et al 1984, Xie et al 2004, Goldberg G 2006, Buchachenk et al 2006).
> The mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Dysfunctional mitochondria
> will interfere with the cellular energy production and can be linked to
> fatigue - and very possibly even obesity. [12]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn12>
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> V . Microwaves have been shown to depolarize the body's red blood cells
> (Tomson). This will cause the red blood cells to clump together and when
> this happens, the amount of oxygen getting to the brain cells and the body's
> other organs' cells is substantially diminished leading to hypoxia. This can
> cause symptoms similar to altitude sickness: nausea, dizziness, inabilityto
> concentrate, headaches and so on. Microwaves have also been shown to induce
> protein shedding from the cellular membranes of red blood cells (Liburdy et
> al 1984, 1987, 1988). This would naturally weaken the red blood cell leaving
> it more susceptible to attack by free radicals and hence to oxidative
> damage.
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> VI . Microwave exposure has been shown in studies to induce a decrease in
> the numbers of Natural Killer (NK) cells (Smialowicz et al 1983, Yang et al
> 1983, Nakamura et al 1997, 1998, Dmoch & Moszczynski 1998), which is a form
> of white blood cell (lymphocyte) and is the body's first line of defense
> against pathogens. This leads to the body's weakened ability to recover from
> viral and other types of infections. Therefore, people exposed to microwave
> radiation would take longer than normal to recover from your day-to-day
> infections.
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> VII. Exposure to long-term microwave radiation has been shown to change a
> particular form of white blood cell (lymphocyte) ratio - known as the
> T-helper/T-suppressor (T4/T8) cell ratio - from normal to abnormal (Dmoch&
> Moszczynski 1998). Abnormalities in this T-lymphocyte ratio have been shown
> to lead to an increased susceptibility to viral, fungal, and bacterial
> infections. Symptoms include "sore throats, low-grade fevers, weakness,
> persistent fatigue, and swollen lymph glands" (Braverman).
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> VIII . In fact, research has shown that exposure to microwaves and other
> electromagnetic radiation has been shown to, not only weaken the immune
> system, [13]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn13>but to also effect an increase in viruses, bacteria, mold,parasites, and
> yeast in the blood of the human host. [14]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn14>
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> IX . Microwave exposure has been shown in studies to induce what is known
> as "subliminal" stress (Becker [15]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn15>1985, Levitt
> [16]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn16>1995), (since the body does not know it is being stressed) causingthe
> adrenal glands to excrete an abnormally greater amount of cortisol and
> adrenaline. Excretion of adrenaline, for one, can lead to irritability and a
> feeling of hyperactivity - the latter now very common in children with
> Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In a continuous state this
> will eventually lead to adrenal exhaustion, in which the adrenal glands just
> stop working, which is a common abnormality found in Chronic Fatigue
> Syndrome (CFS).
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> X . Microwave exposure has been shown to alter levels of 5-HT in the blood
> (Wang 1989) of workers exposed. 5-HT is a precursor to the production of the
> brain hormone serotonin. Low levels of serotonin have been linked to anxiety
> and depression (Gorman et al 2002, Goldberg G 2006). An increase in anxiety
> and depression can in turn be linked to growing numbers of suicides.
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> XI . Microwave exposure has been shown to induce a decrease in levels of
> the brain hormone norepinephrine (Takahashi et al 1994). This hormone is
> essential for control of the autonomic nervous system, and lack of it can
> lead to autonomic nervous system disorders. For example, if the autonomic
> nervous system is not working properly, the body will have trouble
> regulating its temperature - i.e. cooling itself when it is warm and
> heating itself when it is cold (Gandhi & Ross 1987). This could lead to
> feeling colder than one would normally when it is cold and feeling warmer
> than one would normally when it is warm (Way et al 1981). In fact, People
> with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PWC) have been found to have a disturbed
> circadian Core Body Temperature (Tomoda et al 1997). An abnormal decreasein
> norepinephrine levels has also been connected to short-term memory
> disturbances (Clinton et al 2006), ADHD (Arnsten & Li 2005) and depression
> (Charney 1988, Meyer et al 2006).
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> XII . Production of the brain hormone melatonin has also been shown to be
> altered by exposure to microwaves (Yellon 1994, Altpeter et al 2006). This
> brain hormone and antioxidant is necessary for proper sleep. 42 million
> (approximately one in five) Americans in 2006 took sleep medication for
> insomnia, up 60% from 2000 (Saul 2006), while others often experience sleep
> disturbances due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) (Hubert et
> al 2002). A drop in melatonin levels has also been connected with increases
> in breast cancer (Blask et al 2005).
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> XIII . Changes in the levels of the brain hormone, dopamine (or dopamine
> transporters), has also been shown to be connected with microwave radiation
> and other EMF exposure (Mausset-Bonnefont et al 2004, Sieron et al 2004).A
> drop in dopamine levels has also been linked with depression (Brown &
> Gershon 1993) and restless leg syndrome (RLS) (Alan 2004) .
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> XIV . Exposure to electromagnetic radiation has been shown to effect an
> abnormal drop in the levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (Modak et
> al 1981, Dutta et al 1992, Omura & Losco 1993, Testylier et al 2002, Gautier
> et al 2003). A drop in the levels of this neurotransmitter has been linked
> to a number of neurological and neuromuscular disorders - including
> Alzheimer's disease.
>
> XV. Some electromagnetic frequencies have been shown to induce
> restlessness (Cherry 1996, Rajendra et al 2004, Shtemberg et al 2004, Selsam
> [17]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn17>2005). This only strengthens the possible connection between EMR and
> restless leg syndrome (RLS) since dopamine has been shown to be affected by
> EMR and dopamine agonists are used to treat RLS ( Weimerskirch &<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus&term=%22Weimerskirch+PR%22%5BAuthor%5D> Ernst
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> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus&term=%22Ernst+ME%22%5BAuthor%5D>2001,
> Aramideh &<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus&term=%22Aramideh+M%22%5BAuthor%5D> de
> Weerd
> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus&term=%22de+Weerd+AW%22%5BAuthor%5D>2006).
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> XVI . Electromagnetic fields - like those emitted by cell phones - have
> been shown to alter regional cerebral blood flow (Huber et al 2002, Huberet
> al 2005, Haarala et al 2003, Goldberg G 2006, Aalto et al 2006). In
> conditions like autism and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) it has been shown
> via SPECT (Single Proton Emission Computed Tomography) scans that there is
> an altered flow of blood in the brain (Tomoda et al 2000, Goldberg MJ [18]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn18>2000, Miike
> [19]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn19>et al 2004).
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> XVII . Numerous studies are now connecting microwave and other
> electromagnetic radiation exposure to an increase in allergies (Kimata 2002
> [see also Ingels], Kimata 2003, Kimata 2005). Microwave exposure has been
> shown to turn on mast cells to produce more histamine [20]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn20>- the chemical responsible for allergic reactions - and other
> electromagnetic fields have been shown to actually increase the number of
> mast cells in the body [21]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn21> (Johansson
> & Liu 1995, Johansson et al 1996, Johansson et al 2001). Microwaves have
> also been found to increase immunoglobulin antibodies in the body (Bergier
> et al 1990, Dmoch & Moszczynski 1998, Moszczynski et al 1999, Yuan et al
> 2004, Kimata 2005). Immunoglobulin antibodies are responsible for triggering
> an allergic reaction to a particular substance or protein. Could it be that
> the EMR confuses the body into making antibodies to the wrong things? Many
> researchers and scientists were - and still are - puzzled by the fact that
> the East German population had so few allergies in comparison to the West
> German population when the two countries unified ( Hermann-Kunz
> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_Abstract&term=%22Hermann%2DKunz+E%22>
> 1999a & 1999b, Heinrich et al 2002, Kramer et al 2002). But what they
> failed to examine is the simple fact that East Germany had much stricter
> regulations regarding ambient radiation levels than West Germany. Since East
> Germany adopted West Germany 's standards, allergies in former East
> Germany have since reached par with the levels of former West Germany .
>
>
> <http://www.emf-health.com/blog/2005/12/cell-phone-radiation-may-trigger.html>
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> XVIII . Microwave exposure has also been shown to adversely affect the
> heart (Becker, 1985, pp. 314-315; Ozquner et al 2005) and could very wellbe
> linked to heart irregularities and responsible for triggering heart attacks.
>
>
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> <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16342473&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum>
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> XIX . Exposure to microwave radiation has also been shown to effect an
> abnormal increase in nitric oxide (NO) (Jelenkovic et al 2006). An abnormal
> increase in cellular calcium can also lead to an abnormal increase in
> cellular NO (Kitamura et al 1997, Li et al 2003), which in excess combines
> with the superoxide (O2-) to produce a damage-producing free radical or
> oxidant called peroxynitrite (Henmani & Parihar 1998). Peroxynitrate has
> been linked with chronic fatigue syndrome (Pall).
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> XX . Microwave exposure has been shown in numerous studies to open the
> blood brain barrier (BBB) (Albert & Kerns 1981, Williams et al 1984, Quock
> et al 1986, Quock et al 1987, Neubauer et al 1990, Schirmacher et al 2000).
> The BBB protects the brain from foreign substances like viruses, bacteria,
> and chemical toxins in the blood which may injure the brain. Thus, exposure
> to microwave radiation could very well open people up to viral and bacterial
> infections of the brain that would not normally occur otherwise.
>
>
> XXI . There has been a dramatic increase in brain tumors (Bleyer 1999) and
> other cancers in the past twenty years - especially with the advent of the
> cell phone. After 1984 (the year the first cellular phone networks were set
> up in most major cities in the USA) there was a notable jump in children's
> brain tumors (see video [22]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn22>)
> though according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) this is due to
> better diagnostics (1998). Brain tumors are now the number two cause of
> death in children followed by leukemia. Just last year seven people in
> Melbourne at RMIT University working in a building on the top two floors
> underneath a cell phone mast suddenly were diagnosed with brain tumors
> (Macnamara 2006) They had been working under the mast for ten years.
>
>
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> XXII . There has been an exponential increase in autism [23]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn23>,
> ADHD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [24]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn24>,
> and Alzheimer's [25]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn25>since 1984, the year the first commercial cell phone networks started to
> spread across the USA . These rates increased even further with the
> switchover from analog ( 1G ) to digital (2G ) in the early 90s (Marshall
> [26]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn26>2001, Weatherall 2007).
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> XXIII. There have been numerous confirmed cases of deformities in animals
> (Animal Study) and plants (Kato 2004) near cell phone towers – and the
> worldwide disappearance of frogs (Balmori [27]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn27>2006), birds (Mukherjee
> [28]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn28>2003) and insects (most recently bees
> [29]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn29>- see Barrionuevo 2007) is being connected with these levels of ambient
> background radiation (Sandu 2007) [30]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn30>.
> Also, sardines (or pichard) in Australia (Gov. of Australia [31]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn31>),
> carp in Japan (CBS News [32]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn32>2003), and lobster in
> Florida (Schneider [33]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn33>2003) have been found to be infected with formsof the herpes virus. One
> study has even shown that electromagnetic fields can actually stimulate the
> genome of the Epstein-Barr Virus (Grimaldi et al 1997), the herpes virus
> responsible for *mononucleosis* in the US or aka *glandular fever* in the
> UK, Australia, and New Zealand. A number of herpes-family viruses (e.g.
> CMV, EBV, HH6V) are usually found to infect people with CFS, autism, ADHD,
> and Alzheimer's.
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> Now, in heavily electropolluted Japan it has been reported that it is very
> common for women to have miscarriages in their last trimester of pregnancy.
> Usually, the fetus is deformed. [34]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn34>One study (Nagaishi et al 2004) has shown chromosome abnormalities in the
> fetuses of miscarriages in Japan and another has shown an increasing
> male/female ratio in fetal deaths since the 1970s (Mizuno 2000). Cell-phone
> use has also recently been shown to lower sperm count in men the longer they
> use the phone (Hope 2006).
>
>
>
> <http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1469943>The
> cell phone industry makes hundreds of billions of dollars in profits every
> year. They have the money and the power to influence politicians, the media,
> and even the research. Unethical researchers receive mass funding from this
> industry and are pressured to tell you it is safe while the researchers who
> inform us of its true dangers have consistently had their funding cut.
> [35]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn35>
>
>
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> Over six thousand German doctors have signed "The Friedburger Appeal"
> after recognizing a connection between many of the symptoms listed above and
> exposure to microwave radiation and other EMR and after the German
> government had failed to act to protect its citizenry. In some countries
> like Israel and Ireland there have been cases where citizens have taken
> their health and the law into their own hands when they realized that their
> governments would not protect them or their children from this danger.
> [36]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn36>Naturally, we all have a right not to be exposed to this radiationwhich is
> affecting our health and making us and our families sick. Unfortunately, it
> seems like our governments favor the corporations and of course their money
> over our rights. We should expect to be seeing lawsuits in the future with
> regards to second-hand RF radiation. [37]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftn37>
>
>
>
> The only way the cell phone industry gets its power is because consumers
> pay them their money. They have created an imaginary need or addiction. But
> if you heed the information above, then you will hopefully realize that you
> do not really need this "unnecessary evil" - or rather you need it like you
> need a hole in your head or rather a brain tumor. Consumers need to become
> aware that they *do* have the power to affect change. Hence, the consumer
> is either part of the problem or part of the solution! The consumer can
> decide. The consumer has a choice - that is - unless they are Unconscious!
> The forces of greed, selfishness, conformity, ignorance, apathy, obedience,
> fear, blind skepticism, and denial are powerful forces in our societies,
> which industries hence use to manipulate a populace. However, they are all
> still forms of Unconsciousness. And only an Unconscious person, aware of the
> severe damage that this technology is leveling, would pay an industry to
> cause them, their family and others harm. Only an Unconscious person would
> be a willing partner in a grave crime being committed against other human
> beings, plants, insects, and animals living on this planet.
>
>
>
> What can we do to protect ourselves and our families? One thing would be
> to limit one's and one's family's exposure to the electrosmog as much as
> possible. This can be done by relocating – (though finding a place without
> this radiation is becoming more and more difficult), and if this is not
> possible - shielding one's home. There was recently a building built in
> Budapest which is designed to block residents' exposure to EMR (All Hungary
> News 2007) which is evidence that people are indeed starting to take this
> problem seriously. More and more people are looking into creating EMR-free
> communities (see EMF-Refugee at
> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/emfrefugee/) and we can expect in the
> future that doctors will start sending patients to these areas. Meters and
> shielding materials can be purchased at www.lessemf.com and other
> companies like it. Numerous studies are now showing that a number of
> antioxidants have an ability to protect one against the negative
> consequences of exposure to electromagnetic radiation. However, each
> antioxidant works differently in the body with some offering more protective
> effects to specific organs ( e.g. milk thistle has been shown to offer the
> liver specific protection) while a number work in conjunction with each
> other. Therefore, it is useful to think of a "football team" analogy when
> taking antioxidants with each one performing a specific function while also
> working together as a team. The following are recommended with many already
> being shown in studies to offer protection against EMR: Alpha Lipoic Acid
> (ALA), Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, the B vitamins,
> Carotene, Cryptoxanthin, Lutein, Zeazanthin, Lycopene, Flavanoids, Gingko
> Biloba, Pycnogenol, Grape Seed Extract, Quercetin, Isoflavones, Milk
> Thistle, Bilberries, Blueberries, Hawthorn, Glutathione (from whey powder),
> N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, SuperOxide Dismutase (SOD), Selenium, Catalase, Bee
> Propilis and Coenzyme Q10. Many of these products can be bought at discount
> supplement companies like www.iherb.com. Also, products like noni juice,
> blueberries, bee propilis, snake venom, certain Chinese herbs, inositol,
> Transfer Factor – plus the acupuncture point ST36 (Zusanli) – have been
> shown to stimulate NK cell production in the body. For people suffering from
> mycoplasma infections, the product Myco from Raintree Nutrition -
> www.raintreenutrition.com is supposed to be effective against this
> pathogen. Acupuncture and Qigong are also helpful in balancing and
> strengthening the body's own natural electromagnetic field. These are
> however, all short-term solutions. In the long-term, the only solution will
> be to drastically reduce this dangerous and unacceptable level of ambient
> background electromagnetic radiation.
>
> "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do
> nothing"
>
>
>
> P.S. The cell phone industry has been buying up the patents on inventions
> that help protect cell phone users from the harmful radiation emitted by
> cell phones. Unfortunately, it is a catch-22 situation for them since if
> they use them, they are hence admitting what they have been denying all
> along - that cell phones are actually dangerous. This would open them up to
> a plethora of possible lawsuits. Either way, the consumer loses.
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> *
>
> <http://mail.google.com/mail/?view=page&name=gp&ver=sh3fib53pgpk#_ftnref1>
> *Notes*
>
> *[1]* Dr. Magda Havas's important research has found a link between EMR
> and diabetes - and also among other illnesses like MS: "Havas has done
> studies showing that not only is the problem real, but otherwise serious
> medical conditions can be helped by using the Graham-Stetzer filter. In a
> study presented at the International Scientific Conference on Childhood
> Leukaemia in 2004, Havas found that the filters were associated with fewer
> and less severe headaches, more energy, lower blood sugar levels for
> diabetics, and improved balance for those with multiple sclerosis.'I was
> stunned with the results we got,' Havas said. The lower the dirty
> electricity in a room the lower the symptoms expressed in patients.Some of
> the startling results included putting people with diabetes in a room with
> the filter, and blood sugar levels began to normalize instantly. The results
> with Multiple Sclerosis patients was even more remarkable.'People who were
> in wheelchairs and using walkers, we put the filters in and we have
> videotapes of people who couldn't walk, walking,' Havas said. 'I actually
> think some percentage of the population that have MS are already responding
> to dirty electricity. Maybe it would work with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's,
> depression, asthma?' Further results of a study Havas reported to the World
> Health Organization on Electrical Hypersensitivity included a study of a
> private school in Toronto that had 50 filters installed. The study was
> single-blind (the teachers knew nothing about what the researchers were
> studying), and 50% of teachers showed some improvement in at least one of
> their symptoms. Other subjective results included teachers reporting that
> students were less disruptive in the classroom. Could dirty power be causing
> or exacerbating the rise in ADD/ADHD in kids? No one really knows becauseno
> one is studying the issue" (Henderson 2006).
>
>
>
> *[2]* More and more people are becoming electrosensitive every day and yet
> many people who are electrosensitive may not be aware of their own
> electrosensitivity. People who are extremely electrosensitive will even feel
> ill when in a room with people who have their cell phones on standby mode
> and also when they are close to cell phone towers. The former
> Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland – a medical doctor –
> became electrosensitive and was able to detect when someone in the same room
> was carrying a cell phone.
>
>
>
> *[3]* Dr. Carlo, also a lawyer, is the director of the Washington-based
> non-profit *Safe Wirless Initiative* http://www.safewireless.org/ and has
> been fighting the cell-phone industry ever since he went public with the
> dangers of cell phones and was hence relieved of his position working for
> the cell phone industry.
>
>
>
> *[4]* "In 1971, Zinaida V. Gordan and Maria N. Sadchikova of the USSR
> Institute of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases described a
> comprehensive succession of symptoms, which they identified as Microwave
> Sickness. The initial symptoms are low blood pressure and slow pulse. The
> second stage includes headaches, dizziness, eye pain, sleeplessness,
> irritability, anxiety, stomach pain, nervous tension, inability to
> concentrate, hair loss, which are eventually followed by adrenal exhaustion
> and ischemic heart disease" (Becker, 1985, pp. 314-315).
>
>
>
> *[5]* Actually, it was shown by a Dr. Dewhem Harmam in 1954 – hired by the
> US Government during the cold war to come up with a cure for radiation
> poisoning – that exposure to radiation would release a deluge of lethal
> hydroxyl radicals in the body due to the ionization of water in the body by
> the radiation (McLeod and White 2002). Gugkova, et al (2005) have shown that
> the reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide forms in aqueous solutions
> when exposed to "high peak-power pulsed electromagnetic radiation of
> extremely high frequencies." Alam & Ohgaki (2002) have shown that ferous
> iron can bind with hydrogen peroxide to produce the hydroxyl free radical
> under exposure ultraviolet radiation. We can only speculate that the same
> might happen with other forms of radiation exposures combined with the
> electromagnetic damage to erythrocytes with the possible release of iron
> into the extracellular blood.
>
>
>
> *[6]* In studies conducted by Cremer-Bartel (1983) [cited in Levitt] weak
> ELF fields were shown to alter a particular enzyme necessary for the
> synthesis of melatonin. Interestingly, a number of researchers (Ishikawa et
> al. 1982, Ikarashi et al 1984, 1985), for research purposes, have applied
> microwave radiation in order to inactivate brain enzymes to prevent
> postmortem changes - and which also result in changes in neurotransmitter
> levels. For example, it was shown by Ikarashi et al (1985) that "microwave
> irradiation at 10 kW rapidly inactivated brain enzymes" while exposure ofa
> .5 second 5 kW burst of microwave radiation on rat brains (Ishikawa et al
> 1982) reduced noradrenaline, dopamine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine. (On the
> other hand, a 1.5 second exposure increased the monamine levels and was
> recommended for complete enzyme deactivation before brain dissection.)
> Moreover, it has been shown that exposure to microwave radiation can cause a
> diffusion of dopamine from some high-level dopamine areas of the brain to
> other areas which usually contain low levels (Kant et al 1979). In short
> what we are seeing here is an imbalance of dopamine in the brain induced by
> microwave radiation - one can only speculate what the consequences of
> incessant exposure to microwave radiation and the brain hormone imbalances
> it is producing in the general population. Moreover, since brain enzymes act
> as catalysts in promoting biochemical reactions, which include the
> production or metabolism of neurotransmitters - which affect behavior - we
> can only speculate what long-term consequences ( e.g. increases in
> psychological illness, criminal behavior, etc.) the current - and unceasing
> - modern-day exposure to ambient microwave radiation is producing in the
> general population - especially on those who use cell phones on a regular
> basis.
>
>
>
> *[7]* "We understand that these information-carrying radio waves trigger
> protein membrane responses at the cell membrane level leading to disruption
> of intercellular communication and build up of free radicals inside the cell
> . This mechanism understanding is very important because it now explains the
> wide diversity of symptoms that we are seeing in patients who are reporting
> electrohypersensitivity and also other conditions such as headaches and
> unexplained anxiety that henceforth from this point forward now we'll
> know will be associated with these information-carrying radio waves" (Carlo
> 2007).
>
>
>
> *[8]* Low density lipoproteins (LDL) are responsible for carrying
> cholesterol from the liver to the body's cells where they are used in the
> construction of the cellular walls. High density lipoproteins (HDL) are
> responsible for carrying cholestorol away from the body's organs and to the
> liver where it is processed and excreted as bile. Low density lipoproteins
> have been dubbed the bad cholesterol because they are more easily oxidized
> than the HDLs. When a LDL is oxidized it will be engulfed by macrophages,
> which in turn becomes what are called foam cells. Foam cells have a
> penchant for sticking to arterial walls and for causing arteriosclerosis.
>
>
>
> *[9]* "Moreover, Nair and Cleary have reported, that the flux of
> positively charged sodium, calcium and potassium ions across cell membrane
> can also be affected by radio-frequency exposure, over a wide range of
> frequencies (27 MHz to 10 GHz)" (Amara, et al, 2004)
>
>
>
> *[10]* "Dr Blackman has conducted far more experiments in his laboratory
> on this influx/efflux than anyone else. They have shown that calcium ion
> alteration occurs at particular carrier frequencies, particular signal
> strengths, particular modulation frequencies and in particular temperature
> ranges, but not in others which lie between them. After summarising these
> hundreds of experiments Carl Blackman stated that EMR must be treated as
> chemicals (plural) because we have made the mistake of treating it as a
> single chemical looking for single effects across the whole spectrum, when
> it is clear that the effects are very significant and occur at particular
> combinations of variables, but do not occur at a nearby different
> combination" (Dorothy 1999).
>
>
>
> *[11]* "Attempting to explain a 25% increase in asthma and a 5% increase
> in asthma-related death rates throughout rapidly mobilizing metropolitan
> Sydney , Franch found that the production of histamine, which triggers
> bronchial spasms, is nearly doubled after exposure to mobile phone
> transmissions. Cell phones also reduce the effectiveness of anti-asthmatic
> drugs, and retard recovery from illness" (Thomas 2005).
>
>
>
> *[12]* Researchers (Takahashi, et al 1994) in Japan have been able to
> induce obesity in rats by producing microwave-induced lesions to an area of
> hypothalamus (called the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus or VMH). They
> noted a drop in the hypothalamic contents of norepinephrine and dopamine and
> a decrease in adrenal epinephrine concluding that a drop in these hormones
> may be related to the VHM-induced obesity.
>
>
>
> *[13]* "[Dr. Coghill's] latest research suggests the microwaves generated
> by mobile phones may damage the ability of white blood cells to act as the
> 'policemen' of the body, fighting off infection and disease. Mr Coghill took
> white blood cells, known as lymphocytes, from a donor, keeping them alive
> with nutrients and exposed them to different electric fields. He found that
> after seven-and-a-half hours, just 13% of the cells exposed to mobile phone
> radiation remained intact and able to function, compared with 70% of cells
> exposed only to the natural electromagnetic field produced by the human
> body" (BBC News Online Network). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/194065.stm
>
>
>
>
> *[14]* Dr. Robert Young states in an interview on a British news program
> that "when we are exposed to lower frequencies ranging between 10 hertz and
> 100 hertz, those particular frequencies have a tendency to disturb cells
> significantly that they start disorganizing, breaking apart, and giving
> birth to perceived viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and molds" (Qlink World).
>
>
>
> *[15]* "Initially, the stress activates the hormonal and/or immune systems
> to a higher than normal level, enabling the animal to escape danger and
> combat disease. If the stress continues, hormone levels and immune
> reactivity gradually decline to normal. If you stop your experiment at this
> point, you're apparently justified in saying, 'The animal has adapted; the
> stress is doing no harm.' Nevertheless, if the stressful conditions persist,
> hormone and immune levels decline further, well below normal. In medical
> terms, stress decompensation has set in, and now the animal is now more
> susceptible to other stressors, including malignant growth and infectious
> diseases. In the mid-70s, two Russian groups found stress hormones released
> in rats exposed to microwaves, even if they were irradiated only briefly by
> minute amounts of energy. Other Eastern European work found the same
> reaction to 50-hertz electric fields. Several Russian and Polish groups have
> since established that after prolonged exposure the activation of the stress
> system changes to a depression of it in the familiar pattern, indicating
> exhaustion of the adrenal cortex...Soviet biophysicist N. A. Udintsev has
> systematically studied the effects of one ELF magnetic field (200 Gauss at
> 50 hertz) on the endocrine system. In addition to the slow stress response
> we've been discussing, he found activation of the 'fast' fight-or-flight
> hormones centering on adrenaline from the adrenal medulla. This response was
> triggered in rats by just one day in Udintsev's field, and hormone levels
> didn't return to normal for one or two weeks. Udintsev also documented an
> insulin insufficiency and rise in blood sugar from the same field. One
> aspect of the syndrome was very puzzling. When undergoing these hormonal
> changes, an animal would normally be aware that its body was under attack,
> yet, as far as we could tell, the rabbits were not. They showed no outward
> signs of fear, agitation, or illness. Most humans certainly wouldn't be able
> to detect a 100-gauss magnetic field, at least not consciously. Only several
> years after Friedman's work did anyone find out how this is happening. In1976
> a group under J. J. Noval at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research
> Laboratory at Pensacola, Florida, found the slow response in rats from
> very weak electric fields, as low as five thousandths of a volt per
> centimeter. They discovered that when such fields vibrated in the ELF range,
> they increased levels of the neurotranmitter acetylcholine in the brainstem,
> apparently in a way that activated a distress signal subliminally, without
> the animal's becoming aware of it. The scariest part was that the fields
> Noval used were well within the background levels of a typical office, with
> its overhead lighting, typewriters, computers, and other equipment. Workers
> in such an environment are exposed to electric fields between a hundredth
> and a tenth of a volt per centimeter and magnetic fields between a hundredth
> and a tenth of a gauss" (Becker, pp. 277-278, 1985).
>
>
>
> *[16]* "...Test animals appear not to know they are stressed, yet blood
> tests show high levels of cortisone, a substance released in the body under
> conditions of long-term disease, as opposed to adrenaline, which is released
> in a fight-or-flight response. Monkeys exposed too a 200 gauss magnetic
> field for four hours a day showed a generalized stress response for six days
> which then declined, suggesting that animals had adapted to the exposure.
> Reseachers who stop the experiment at that point can reasonably conclude
> that there has been no long-term damage. However, in subsequent experiments,
> it has been found that when the exposure continues, hormone and immune
> levels will fall far below normal and remain there. The immune system
> becomes exhausted and unable to rebound, opening the body to infectious
> diseases and an inability to fight malignancies" (Levitt, 1995, pp.
> 128-129).
>
>
>
> *[17]* "These reports show that the people for years have been ill due to
> pulsed high frequency electromagnetic fields, without the treating doctors
> recognising the cause. For that reason, people who are receiving the high
> frequency at home or at work have suffered and are suffering and they
> receive no therapy. The deciding [effective] therapy is to end the exposure.
> The continually repeated assertion in the media by the Radiological
> Protection Commission (Strahlenschutzkommission), that there is no proof for
> health risks under the present valid limits, has had the consequence that
> most doctors, (including myself until a year ago) have not drawn a
> relationship between the many unexplained illness patterns and high
> frequency radiation. The doctors do not know that at not one single mobile
> phone base station have investigations into the health-state of the people
> been carried out. Thus, the evaluation of the Strahlenschutzkommission in
> 2001 has no scientific basis" (Selsam 2005).
>
>
>
> *[18]* Dr. Michael Goldberg was able to find commonalities in the
> bloodwork - and the bloodflow in the brain (via SPECT) - betweem people with
> CFS, autism, and ADHD. He states "While there is ongoing controversy
> regarding past brain biopsy findings and their implications, if any, to this
> generation of children, we do have NeuroSPECT Scans, which show
> reproducible, quantifiable blood flow in the brain. Blood flow corresponds
> directly to function. When NeuroSPECT Scans of children diagnosed as
> autistic/PDD have been correlated with MRI's and CAT Scans, the combination
> consistently shows no pre-existing damage to the brain, but rather points
> toward an immune shutdown consistent with that found in adults with Chronic
> Fatigue Syndromes and other adult dementias and with children diagnosed as
> quiet ADD and mixed ADD" (Goldberg MJ 2000).
>
>
>
> *[19]* Dr. Miike and his colleagues determined that the phenomena of
> school phobia in Japan had actually physiological causes and is actually
> what they term Childhood Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CCFS). There were
> approximately 10,000 school phobia cases in Japan in 1990. This number
> increased to approximately 140,000 in 2004 – an increase of 1400 percent
> in just fourteen years.
>
>
>
> *[20]* "A doctor, John Holt, in Australia has written to us saying that
> when working with microwaves (to irradiate cancer cells) he has observed
> that the microwaves from cell phones cause a doubling of histamine (which
> are released from mast cells) and that such electrosmog from mobile phones
> could be the cause of the ever increasing asthma and other allergies" (FEB
> 2001).
>
>
>
> *[21]* "Professor Johansson: ' We are right now in the process of
> examining a larger number of facial skin samples, and from them the most
> common finding is a profound increase of mast cells….Furthermore,increases
> of similar nature have now been demonstrated in an experimental situation
> employing normal healthy volunteers in front of visual display units,
> including ordinary house-hold television sets' "(FEB 2001).
>
>
>
> *[22]* < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVhggyXD5co&mode=related&search =>
>
>
>
> *[23]* Though often only attributed to mercury in vaccines, "In the 1990s,
> reported autism cases among American children began spiking, from about 1
> in 10,000 in 1987 to a shocking 1 in 166 today" (Studies in the News 2006)
> .
>
>
>
> *[24]* "I stumbled into the field of autism somewhat by accident. My wife
> had had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for over ten years. Jokingly, my son asked
> me "Why are you sending Mom all over the country to doctors. Why don't you
> just fix her? That began my journey into clinical research. It rapidly
> became apparent we were dealing with some component of the immune system,an
> autoimmune like reaction. During that time, as I was investigating all
> options for my wife, a few Autistic children were referred to my
> practice. Much to my surprise, these children had blood work comparable to
> that of my wife and other adults with this undiagnosed disorder, and to that
> of children I had been seeing diagnosed with quiet ADD and mixed ADHD I
> remember thinking then, 'What could the immune system have to do
> with autism?' Paralleling this, beginning in the 1980's was the initially
> slow, now epidemic incidence of disorders in children labeled as Autism/PDD
> and the increase of reports of autoimmune diseases in the animal literature,
> of altered ecological balance, immune system abnormalities in various
> species. We either have to assume that this increase of disorders in the
> human population is mass-hysteria, mass-psychosis, schizophrenia, and/or
> behavioral developmental disorders in children or we must step back and
> realize that maybe we have a large number of adults and children suffering
> from a disease process that is affecting how their brain and nervous system
> functions, in ways that physicians had never understood (or had the
> technology to understand). I have family after family within my new practice
> in which there is a mother or father with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an older
> child with ADD/ADHD, and a younger child or two with Autism/PDD. As noted,
> unless we assume this is all random, there is unfortunately a
> logical connection between the above disorders and their rapid emergence as
> a crisis" (Goldberg MJ 2000).
>
>
>
> "By 1986, she was seeing more than 300 patients with the now-familiar
> symptoms, and cluster outbreaks had been reported in cities and towns across
> the country, including a well-publicized one at Lake Tahoe. She consulted
> with UCSF virologist Jay Levy, who was then working to discover the HIV
> virus. She and Levy wondered whether they were seeing a new virus or
> something related to AIDS in a milder form. Somehow, they felt, the immune
> system in these patients had been disrupted. When we get sick with a flu,
> the fever, achiness and fatigue are not caused by the virus itself but by
> the immune response, the chemicals released to fight infection. Perhaps
> Jessop's patients had an immune system stuck in the "on" position, creating
> persistent flu-like symptoms. But what virus was causing the disruption?
> After investigating a number of potential culprits - human herpesvirus 6
> (HHV-6) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), among others - Jessop and Levy, like
> other investigators, came up empty. In 1988, the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention (CDC) named the puzzling illness chronic fatigue syndrome
> (CFS), as if this illness were about nothing more than being a little extra
> tired. The moment the name was set in print, patients lambasted it for
> trivializing a devastating illness and inviting psychiatric stigma. By 1991,
> Jessop was seeing 1,500 patients with CFS, marking the Bay Area as one of
> the largest clusters of the nationwide epidemic" (Wall 2005).
>
>
>
> *[25]* "Just ten years ago, Alzheimer's was considered an obscure and rare
> condition, but today it is the nation's fourth leading cause of death. What
> happened?" (Levitt, 1995, p. 200).
>
>
>
> *[26]* "The incidence of ME/ICD-CFS is known to be rising: in April 1994,
> the insurance company UNUM (one of the largest disability insurers) reported
> that in the five years from 1989-1993, mens' disability claims for CFS
> increased 360%, whilst womens' claims for CFS increased 557%. No other
> disease category surpassed these rates of increase. In order of insurance
> costs, ME/ICD-CFS came second in the list of the five most expensive chronic
> conditions, being three places above AIDS. At the Fifth American Association
> of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome International Research and Clinical Conference
> held in January 2001 in Seattle, the Associate Director of the University
> of Washington's CFS Research Centre (Dr N Afari) confirmed that the
> incidence is indeed rising" (Marshall et al 2001).
>
>
>
> *[27]* "A bibliographical review on the possible effects of radiofrequency
> radiation (RFR) from wireless telecommunications on living organisms and its
> impact on amphibians is presented. The technical characteristics of this new
> technology and the scientific discoveries that are of interest in the study
> of their effects on wild fauna and amphibians are described. Electromagnetic
> pollution (in the microwave and in the radiofrequency range) is a possible
> cause for deformations and decline of some amphibian populations. Keepingin
> mind that amphibians are reliable bio-indicators, it is of great importance
> to carry out studies on the effects of this new type of contamination.
> Finally, some methodologies that could be useful to determine the adverse
> health effects are proposed" (Balmori 2006).
>
>
>
> *[28]* *"*THE wireless telecom revolution is catching on at the expense of
> a tiny winged creature - the house sparrow. The tiny birds are fast
> disappearing from cities 'contaminated' with electromagnetic waves arising
> out of increased number of mobile handsets. According to Dr S. Vijayan,
> Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
> (SACON), 'A number of studies has been conducted to find out the
> relationship between the increase in electromagnetic waves and the decrease
> in the number of sparrows. A positive correlation has been found between
> them.' 'There have been studies in Spain which showed that sparrows
> disappear from cities where electromagnetic contamination is very heavy,'Dr
> Vijayan added" (Mukerjee 2003).
>
> * *
>
> *[29]* *"*In 24 states throughout the country, beekeepers have gone
> through similar shocks as their bees have been disappearing inexplicably at
> an alarming rate, threatening not only their livelihoods but also the
> production of numerous crops, including California almonds, one of the
> nation's most profitable.
>
> 'I have never seen anything like it,' Mr. Bradshaw, 50, said from an
> almond orchard here beginning to bloom.'Box after box after box are just
> empty. There's nobody home.' The sudden mysterious losses are highlighting
> the critical link that honeybees play in the long chain that gets fruit and
> vegetables to supermarkets and dinner tables across the country. Beekeepers
> have fought regional bee crises before, but this is the first national
> affliction. Now, in a mystery worthy of Agatha Christie, bees are flying off
> in search of pollen and nectar and simply never returning to their colonies.
> And nobody knows why. Researchers say the bees are presumably dying in the
> fields, perhaps becoming exhausted or simply disoriented and eventually
> falling victim to the cold. As researchers scramble to find answers to the
> syndrome they have decided to call "colony collapse disorder," growers are
> becoming openly nervous about the capability of the commercial bee industry
> to meet the growing demand for bees to pollinate dozens of crops, from
> almonds to avocados to kiwis. Along with recent stresses on the bees
> themselves, as well as on an industry increasingly under consolidation, some
> fear this disorder may force a breaking point for even large beekeepers. A Cornell
> University<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/cornell_university/index.html?inline=nyt-org>study has estimated that honeybees annually pollinate more than $14 billion
> worth of seeds and crops in the United States, mostly fruits, vegetables
> and nuts. "Every third bite we consume in our diet is dependent on a
> honeybee to pollinate that food," said Zac Browning, vice president of the
> American Beekeeping Federation. The bee losses are ranging from 30 to 60
> percent on the West Coast, with some beekeepers on the East Coast and in
> Texas reporting losses of more than 70 percent; beekeepers consider a loss
> of up to 20 percent in the offseason to be normal" (Barrionuevo 2007).
>
> * *
>
> *[30]** "*A study conducted by three departments of Panjab University has
> found that cell phone towers are the dominating source of electromagnetic
> radiations in environment in the city and this could lead to diseases in
> plants and animals" (Sandu 2007).
>
> .**
>
> *[31]* "In 1995, a massive 'kill' of adult pilchards occurred over their
> entire distribution in Australia, from Carnarvon (WA) to Noosa Heads
> (Qld). After examining several possible causes, including sudden temperature
> changes caused by upwelling of deep water, a herpes virus has been found to
> be the cause of the deaths. The cause of the virus has not been determined
> conclusively" (Gov. of Western Australia).
>
>
>
> *[32]* "A herpes virus that has decimated Japan 's carp farms is
> spreading, officials said Thursday, as they battled to contain the country's
> first known outbreak of the fish disease. Since October, farm-bred carp in
> Lake Kasumigaura and Lake Kitaura in eastern Japan have died en masse,
> threatening the lakes' annual catch. On Sunday, fisheries officials in
> Ibaraki prefecture (state), where the lakes are located, had estimated the
> amount of dead fish at 860 metric tons (946 short tons), equivalent to 150
> million yen (US$1.4 million) of losses for fishermen" (CBS News 2003).
>
>
>
> *[33]** *"A herpes-like virus has infected up to 10 percent of baby
> lobsters in the Florida Keys , leading some fisheries experts to wonder
> whether the disease explains recent dips in lobster catches. Biologists
> doubt the disease can be transferred to humans, but have alerted the
> national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just in case" (Schneider
> 2003).
>
> * *
>
> *[34]* "Prof. Ogino then presented a graph which showed a drastic increase
> in miscarriages and SIDS in Japan in recent years, with no corresponding
> increase in Germany . An article on risk assessment (Science 165:1232
> (1969)) compared Japan 's wild forward push with America 's more cautious
> approach. It brought up the idea of the Precautionary Principle" (Ormsby
> 2004).
>
>
>
> *[35]* "Grants were not given to look for low-level hazards, and
> scientists who did find such effects were cut down to size. Funds for their
> work were quickly shut off and vicious personal attacks undermined their
> reputation.... when nonthermal dangers were documented in America, military
> and industrial spokespeople simply refused to acknowledge them, lying to
> Congress and the public. Many scientists, who naturally wanted to continue
> working went along with the charade" (Becker, 1985, p.306).
>
>
>
> Many of the researchers I have contacted personally have told me that they
> have virtually no funds and others have mentioned that they have to search
> for obscure journals in which to publish their research since it seems the
> word is out and pressure is being applied on journals not to publish EMF
> studies.
>
>
>
> *[36]* " In November 2003 something or somebody pulled the mast from its
> base and left it lying on its side.
> Eileen said: 'When I went to see what had happened I cried with delight. Even
> to this day nobody in Wishaw seems to know how the mast came down.' Naturally
> the phone company wanted their broken mast back - but they hadn't bargained
> with the Siege of Wishaw. Residents surrounded the downed mast with a
> posse of volunteers and camped on the site 24 hours a day determined there
> would be no mast replacement. The stand-off lasted for almost 18 months
> until finally the mast owners admitted defeat" (The Irish Post 2006).
>
>
>
> "Israel- On the 28.9.06 , 200 people from the neighbourhood Neve Horesh,
> in Dimona, decided to take their health and the law into their hands and
> destroyed a cellular antenna. Two weeks ago they found out that one of the
> villas owners in the area installed cellular antenna on the roof for $ 1200
> a month, they asked him to remove it, because it risked them and their
> children. Their next step was to ask the city engineer to order to destroy
> it. The cellular company applied to court and claimed it had all the
> necessary approvals.On the 27.9.06, 200 people arrived to the house and
> destroyed the celullar antenna, the owner of the villa and his family saw
> the people and ran away and the residents destroyed the technical equipment
> that was used to operate the antenna. 'We didn't care that the police would
> arrest us', told Nissim Ben Yakar, one of the residents. 'It was about our
> children lives. The villa owner's luck was that the angry residents didn't
> burn his house, because the rage against him was very big'" (Ifargan 2006).
> (Translation by Iris Atzmon)
>
>
>
> [37] "Radiofrequency radiation emissions from cellular towers and handsets
> hold the potential for increased incidence of long-term medical effects, but
> of equal importance are the immediate effects of exposure to the radiation.
> Unlike second-hand cigarette or cigar smoke, exposure to which has been
> linked to life threatening and debilitating diseases, radiofrequency
> radiation exposure has, to date, successfully avoided the issue of passive
> personal exposure. It is extraordinary that absorption of unwanted radiation
> is never cited as an objectionable byproduct of the wireless communication
> craze. The reason may be that radiofrequency radiation, being tasteless,
> odorless and invisible, just isn't considered. But, in fact, recent research
> has demonstrated that even short-term exposure to radiation power densities
> emanating from a nearby cellular telephone is sufficient to modify brainwave
> patterns, affect short-term memory, and modify an individual's ability to
> perform physical tasks such as driving an automobile. These effects are all
> well and good for those who are willing to accept the risk of modified brain
> functions and cancer but they are not well and good for the innocent victim
> of the insidious radiation - radiation that an innocent non-participant
> cannot even be aware is being deposited into his or her body. Radiation
> emanating from a portable cellular telephone does not discriminate. It
> propagates through the entire environment surrounding the radiating antenna
> of the phone" (Kane 2007).
>



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Art Kab
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"


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