Wearing Your Smartphone – Not Too Smart?
Wearable phones and computers are on loads of shopping lists as the holiday season approaches in California, but scientists are warning that research indicates they present likely health risks - especially from cell-phone radiation.
Dr. Hugh Taylor, chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine, exposed pregnant mice to close-up cell-phone signals and observed the offspring behaving like children with attention deficit disorder.
“I think all these radiation-emitting technologies deserve a proper evaluation that includes not only exposure to adults but what happens to the fetus, the most vulnerable stage of life,” Taylor said.
Just as the health threats from cigarettes were eventually exposed by someone from inside the tobacco industry, Dr. Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health, said he hopes the same will happen regarding the risks of electromagnetic fields.
“I’ve been waiting for a whistle-blower for the last five years since I’ve been involved in this issue, but haven’t had any forthcoming, unfortunately,” he said. “But if you know of any whistle-blowers and they want to send me documents, I can assure that they will be protected.”
Advocates recommend keeping cell phones and other devices away from sensitive body parts and especially caution pregnant women against holding cell phones near their abdomens or in handbags carried near their bodies.
Many scientists question the accuracy of industry-funded research. They say money for government and foundation-funded research is scarce, and that when they report on the evidence of risk, the mainstream media - like those lab mice - have a short attention span.
Lori Abbott, Public News Service - CA
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