Cellular Phone Industry Just as Health-Harming as Big Tobacco?

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http://www.mercola.com/2005/mar/26/cell_phones.htm

 

Cellular Phone Industry Just as Health-Harming as Big Tobacco?

 

Does this sound familiar?

 

* Nearly everyone uses it

* Has wide social acceptance

* Highly habit forming

 

More hints:

 

* More and more studies come out documenting harm from the product

* Product manufacturer denies dangers

 

Sure sounds like the tobacco industry, doesn't it? Well, it would

appear the cellular phone industry is repeating the same path. We all

know that history has a tendency to repeat itself, and that certainly

seems to be the case here.

 

Critics claim the cell phone industry, just like the tobacco industry

(Big Tobacco), seems determined to prevent and deny any suggestion

that its products might be dangerous; however, years of negative

research may prove otherwise.

 

For example, one study showed that radio waves from mobile phones

definitely damage DNA and other cells in the body, and that the damage

extended to the next generation of cells. Another research case in

particular delivered quite a blow to the cell phone industry: The

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association hired a man to head

up a $28-million research program into possible health effects from

cellular phones. Findings revealed that heavy cell phone users

experienced:

 

* An increased rate of brain cancer deaths

* Development of tumors

* Genetic damage

 

Ironically, the cell phone industry has not commissioned another

large-scale study, at least not publicly, since. Why? Because the cell

phone industry is a multi-billion-dollar industry that can't afford to

find out that, ultimately, cell phones are dangerous. Moreover,

similar to Big Tobacco, the cell phone industry will be opened up to

large liability claims if they were to start issuing warnings and

precautionary tales now, which opens up the possibility that they knew

the danger of radio waves all along.

 

CNET.com March 8, 2005

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Most everyone reading this is not old enough to remember the JAMA

(Journal of the AMA) ads that showed physicians smoking and describing

all the health benefits of smoking. This happened in the 1920s and

appeared in one of the most widely distributed medical journals.

 

Nearly 100 years later, after science has had time to document the

destructive effects of tobacco these ads look absolutely ridiculous. I

suspect many of these experts are voicing these opinions because they

are in denial and don't want to face the reality that they may need to

reduce their cell phone radiation exposure. So, it is my projection

that not too far down the road many of the expert articles you have

read defending how safe cell phone use will be viewed as ridiculous as

the 1920 JAMA cigarette ads.

 

If this sounds foolish, remember I am the guy that predicted Vioxx

would be removed from the market because of killing people from

cardiovascular side effects. FIVE YEARS, and 55,000 deaths later, they

removed it from the market. From my seat the evidence is even stronger

on cell phones. So heed the warning now or heed it later. The only

thing I am earning on this strong recommendation is the satisfaction

of knowing I was able to prevent unnecessary misery, suffering and grief.

 

I have run many articles detailing the studies that expose how cell

phones can wreak havoc on your body by exposing your brain to harmful

radiation. If you really don't believe cell phone radiation is an

issue I would encourage you to review an article that was published in

Lancet five years ago. You can review my extensive summary of that

article or you can go to the journal directly and obtain the

information. I can't give you the link as the journal has a primitive

technology that prevents me from doing so and you will also have to

register. Regardless of the method you chose, please carefully review

this article and decide for yourself.

 

Do you really want an acoustic neuromas (tumor) growing inside your

head? If you are fortunate enough to avoid the neuroma then how will

you contend with the cellular damage these mobile phone cause?

 

I previously advised complete abstinence from cell phones, but now I

recommend cautious use to reduce your risk of damage. If you ever took

physics there is a good chance that you understand that radiation

decreases exponentially as you move away from an object. So one of the

best solutions you can do is to put distance between yourself and the

cell phone.

 

However, very few people believe this. How do I know? I frequently see

many people that are fanatic about health and pay careful attention to

their diet but never use headsets. Folks, you would be surprised to

know, but this includes many top health experts across the country.

 

So the first step in protecting yourself is to put some distance

between you and the headset. Please understand that you need to keep

it away from your entire body. Holding the handset (sometimes

unavoidable) while it is on will direct the radiation into your hand.

While this is far better than your brain it can still be problem. So

place it on a table or some handy place a few feet away from your body.

 

However some experts are concerned that the radiation will travel down

the headset wire to your head. I ran an article an article last month

on ferrite beads that can be placed on the headset that would

eliminate this problem and make the headset 100 percent radiation free

but I haven't been able to find those beads anywhere. If anyone can

find them please contact me through our contact page for information

on how we can track them down.

 

It would also be prudent to lower the radiation at the source and

select a cell phone that has the lowest amount of radiation. You can

find this out by going by using CNet's review of cell phone radiation

levels.

 

Last, but certainly not least. It isn't the brightest idea in the

world to talk on your cell phone and drive. A 1997 New England Journal

of Medicine showed that talking on your cell phone increases your risk

of death by 400 percent. Since car accidents are the number one cause

of death for most of us, why risk it? Please understand this statistic

is unrelated to having a hands free operation; however, in my opinion,

even if you aren't dialing, you are at risk because your focus and

concentration is not on the road but on the phone.

 

After all, you need to be careful out there and protect yourself from

all the temporarily unconscious people who refuse to heed the warning

about driving and talking on their cell phone. I'm not aware of any

studies on this but I bet there are a large number of accidents in

which both parties were talking on their cell phones.

 

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