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07
Dec

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOBILE PHONES AND THE RISK OF BRAIN CANCER MORTALITY: A 25‐YEAR CROSS‐COUNTRY ANALYSIS

December 7, 2019
Abstract We investigate the relationship between cell phones and brain cancer using brain cancer death rates for 88 countries between 1990 and 2015 from the World Health Organization and country‐level mobile phone subscription rates from the World Bank. We estimate difference‐in‐difference models including country and year fixed effects and time‐varying country covariates. We find that...
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05
Dec

VICTORY – Court Rules US AI Commission Must Disclose Records to EPIC

December 5, 2019
A federal court has ruled that the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act. EPIC has sought to make the activities of the AI Commission open to the public, and EPIC sued the Commission when it ignored EPIC’s FOIA request. In subsequent briefing, EPIC made clear that the Commission is...
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05
Dec

Bill banning use of mobile phones, other electronic gadgets in school, filed at House

December 5, 2019
By CNN Philippines Staff Published Dec 3, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 3) — A lawmaker has filed a bill which seeks to ban the use of electronic gadgets in schools for grades 10 and below. San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Rida Robes has filed House Bill No. 5542 or the “Electronic Gadget-Free...
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05
Dec

FCC Proposes to Maintain Current RF Exposure Safety Standards

December 5, 2019
Source: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-maintains-current-rf-exposure-safety-standards Full Title: Proposed Changes in the Commission’s Rules Regarding Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields; Reassessment of Federal Communications Commission Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies Document Type(s): Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Memorandum Opinion and Order Bureau(s): Engineering & Technology Description: The Commission has accordingly promulgated rules that set limits for RF exposure and,...
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04
Dec

Significance and security risks of 5G technology – EU Council Adopts conclusions

December 4, 2019
Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity/  Press release 3 December 2019 Today the Council adopted conclusions on the significance of 5G to the European economy and the need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G. The conclusions stress that 5G networks will form a part of crucial infrastructure for the maintenance of vital societal and economic functions. The conclusions also support...
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04
Dec

VIDEO: Leszczynski spoke to The AM Show about all the things we don’t know about 5G

December 4, 2019
Leszczynski interviewed on morning news show in Auckland, New Zealand. Video available from this link: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/expert-says-there-is-no-evidence-to-support-argument-that-5g-network-causes-harm.html
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04
Dec

Environmental radiofrequency electromagnetic field levels in a department of pediatrics

December 4, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108894 Note by EMFSA: the authors suggest that: In a department of pediatrics, decreasing preterm neonates’ exposure to RF-EMFs should primarily involve a limitation on the use of wireless communication devices by staff members and parents.
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04
Dec

Limiting liability with positioning to minimize negative health effects of cellular phone towers

December 4, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108845 Extract only, for more see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119306425?via%3Dihub Although direct causation of negative human health effects from RFR from cellular phone base stations has not been finalized, there is already enough medical and scientific evidence to warrant long-term liability concerns for companies deploying cellular phone towers. In order to protect cell phone tower firms from the ramifications...
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04
Dec

Siting cell towers needs careful planning

December 4, 2019
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191203162553.htm Date: December 3, 2019 Michigan Technological University Summary:  The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date warrants more caution in placing cell towers. An engineering team considers the current understanding of health impacts and possible solutions, which indicate a 500-meter (one third of a mile) buffer...
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01
Dec

Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children

December 1, 2019
November 4, 2019 JAMA Pediatr. Published online November 4, 2019. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3869 Question  Is screen-based media use associated with differences in the structural integrity of brain white matter tracts that support language and literacy skills in preschool-aged children? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 47 healthy prekindergarten children, screen use greater than that recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines...
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