News feed for Powerwatch http://www.powerwatch.org.uk http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/images/sidelogo.gif http://www.powerwatch.org.uk The following is a quick summary of another twnety papers that have come out over the last few months related to effects of electromagnetic radiation. Some of the papers are notable papers that have been published very recently, others are papers that were published a few months ago that have not yet made it to one of the Science Updates. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100528_science_update.asp Graham Philips EMF and Health 2010-05-28 Having done further analysis of the data in the recently published pooled INTERPHONE data, the indication that long term phone use could increase brain tumour risk is becoming strikingly apparent. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100518_interphone_brain_tumours.asp Graham Philips Mobile Phones 2010-05-18 Finally, more than 10 years after its initiation, and 5 years after the first results were initially hoped for, the INTERPHONE project is about to offer the first pooled results and analysis of the 13-country research programme. The wait has been so long, and the results anticipated so strongly, that there is likely to be a lot of publicity surrounding the results when they are officially released next Tuesday (18th May 2010). In preparation, we provide a quick insight into our coverage and views on the INTERPHONE project so far. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100514_approach_to_interphone_results.asp Graham Philips Mobile Phones 2010-05-14 The following is a quick summary of another fifteen papers that have come out over the last few months related to effects of electromagnetic radiation. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100429_science_update.asp Graham Philips EMF and Health 2010-04-29 The following is a quick summary of another twenty papers that have come out over the last few months related to effects of electromagnetic radiation. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100331_science_update.asp Graham Philips EMF and Health 2010-03-31 Many parents are ignoring current UK Chief Medical Officers' (CMO) and Department of Health (DH) advice that young children should only use a mobile phone if essential and are buying their young children mobile phones. It is estimated that over 50% of 5 to 7 year-olds now have been given their own handset and this rises to about 75% by age 10. It is not yet known if the long-term use of mobile phones is safe. Despite frequent re-assurances, some very concerning scientific studies are continuing to be published. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20100111_mobile_phones_kids.asp Alasdair Philips Mobile Phones 2010-01-11 We suspect that these are just remote reading meters and not proper "smart" meters to help control electricity demand http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20091129_non_smart_meter_uk.asp Alasdair Philips Powerlines 2009-11-29 In the Microwave News Editorial (23 November 2009), alleged industry biased science spin and mis-truths are discussed. The WHO EMF Project and ICNIRP also come in for criticism. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20091124_emf_science_spin.asp Alasdair Philips Childhood Cancer 2009-11-24 As recently covered by the BBC and the Times, Swindon Borough Council are offering a free public WiFi service to the entire of the town of Swindon. Offering high bandwidth, cheap services, this sounds like a technological boon for the residents of the town, but could it also be a public health experiment when so little is still understood about the potential health impacts of wireless technology? http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20091119_swindon_wifi_electrosmog.asp Graham Philips EMF and Health 2009-11-19 Eventually, after 2.5 years delay, on 16th October 2009, the UK Department of Health finally issued a response to the first interim assessment of the Stakeholder Advisory Group on extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF EMFs). We have been thinking about how best to respond, hence the delay in the timing of this news report. When the original assessment was released back in April 2007, we covered it in some detail, reporting its content and the progress it made on assessing various areas of the science. However, half a year later the UK Health Protection Agency published a rather surprising response to the health minister, with a one-sided and scientifically unsupportable position that made a mockery of some of the discussions that had taken place in the stakeholder group work that SAGE had laboured over for two years. This was particularly disappointing when the HPA were already a stakeholder within the SAGE group, and had made their position statement clear enough already within the text of the assessment. Adding a second "bite of the cherry" was unnecessary, when they could have explained that their view was already held within the assessment along with the collaborative work of the stakeholder group. The detailed further response to the health minister meant that she could take what was effectively just one view within the process, which undermines the whole purpose of SAGE. http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20091117_sage_response.asp Alasdair Philips Childhood Cancer 2009-11-17