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| mujaahid |
| 01/12/02 at 12:33:36 |
| Assalaamu-alaikum SO anyone ever got a headache using a mobile phone for over 15 mins? I did, the first time i used it my head was spinning. But then my brains must have got used to it and all was ok. I only stopped using the phones after two local bro's, both heavy phone users, developed brain tumours, both were 21 years old! Apparently their is a massive increase in brain tumours amongst the young in the past few years. Also the use of mobiles has roceketed in this same time period. So anyone see the link? Wasalaam. |
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| kiwi25 |
| 01/12/02 at 14:48:19 |
| salam, i only thought that you can get brain tumors from mobile phones if they dont have an antenna on them? thats pretty scary... wasalam nouha:) |
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| mujaahid |
| 01/12/02 at 15:04:33 |
| Salaam Check this article out from the BBC news site: The debate over mobile phone safety has split the science world into two camps: those who believe they pose a potential health risk and those who don't. In their relatively short history, mobiles have been blamed for causing all manner of ills, including cancer, headaches, memory loss, high blood pressure and strokes. The abundance of claim and counterclaim has doubtless left you scratching your head - although this should not be regarded as yet another side effect. According to George Carlo, the mobile phone industry has pulled the rug over findings that query the safety of the world's 200 million handsets. There are more than 15 million mobile phones in Britain Dr Carlo says the rate of death from brain cancer among people who handheld mobiles to their head was higher than those who used phones away from their head. What gives Dr Carlo's claims weight is that his research was commissioned and paid for by the industry, to the tune of £15m. He also says the risk of developing a type of benign tumour is twice as high in people who used a mobile for six years or more, and that the risk of developing a rare tumour on the outside of the brain is more than doubled in mobile users. His latest step has been to invite them to come clean and asking then to include health warning leaflets with each phone sold. But the industry insists media hysteria has overtaken rational debate, and that there is no conclusive evidence either way. Police caution The message that something may be wrong has certainly filtered down to street level. A Mori poll earlier this year revealed 43% of regular mobile phone users were worried about the scare. The Metropolitan Police is one of many employers to advise staff to limit their time spent on mobile calls. Emissions fall within safety guidelines, manufacturers say What is certain is that many mobile phones emit microwaves which would be considered harmless, but for the fact that phones are held so close to the head. A study commissioned by BBC's Panorama in May found large differences between the amount of microwave radiation absorbed by the brain from different makes of phone. |
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| mujaahid |
| 01/12/02 at 15:16:07 |
| Salaam Another Article of interest: Three of the world's biggest mobile phone makers are to publish the levels of radiation emitted by their handsets. Nokia, Motorola and Ericsson will print details of radiation levels in user manuals later this year. The move follows pressure from consumer groups concerned about possible health risks. The companies do not plan to label the phones with the actual level of radiation, called Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), nor put it on phone packages. But with the information in the public domain, it should be easier for health conscious consumers to compare levels. Common standard Nokia Mobile Phones spokesman Tapio Hedman said: "There have been requests by some consumers that this information should be readily available. "We are providing them with information they feel is important for them." After protracted negotiations, the three mobile companies have agreed with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation's (CENELEC) on a way to measure radiation absorption on phones. The agreement follows calls for companies and regulators to agree on a global standard of measuring radiation emitted from handsets. Reports have alleged that radio waves from mobile phones can affect the human brain. Excessive use Last year, a UK government-sponsored scientific inquiry, chaired by Sir William Stewart, warned children to avoid excessive use of mobile phones because their thinner skulls make them prone to absorbing radiation. Mikael Westmark, who is responsible for health issues at Ericsson, said: "We have worked together with Nokia and Motorola on this. "It will not be any kind of warning label, but specification information included in the phone package together with other technical measures," said Mikael Westmark, responsible for health issues at Ericsson. At the end of March this year, there were 770 million mobile phone users globally and Nokia expects that figure to rise to one billion in the first six months of 2002. Law suit US neurologist Christopher Newman last year filed a lawsuit against leading US phone companies, including Motorola, saying that the use of his mobile phone had caused a malignant brain tumour. When you talk, you very seldom reach the maximum level in a properly constructed network Mikael Westmark, Ericsson Neither Ericsson, nor Nokia were named in the Newman lawsuit. All three companies say research conducted over several years has found no evidence to link health problems with mobile phones. SAR - the best way of measuring radiation - shows the absorption of energy by the human body in watts per kilogram. The maximum safety limit is 2.0, while most phones on the market are now showing values between 0.5 and 1.0. Mobile phones are, in effect, tiny radio stations that send and receive. Hedman said one of the big challenges would be to explain to consumers what the new number actually means. Highest levels "The SAR value that will be included in the phone package will be the maximum value, rather than the average one. "When you talk, you very seldom reach the maximum level in a properly constructed network," said Mr Westmark. He said the SAR value was highest when dialling and then dropped steeply off after the connection was made. Ericsson said it would include the SAR figure with its phones from October, and Nokia said it would do it roughly at the same time. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) already requires cellphones to meet radiation safety standards, and all manufacturers are required to inform the FCC of the SAR levels on their phones before they are approved for sale nationally. Consumers can already get this information from the FCC, and Nokia has published them in the user manuals of its US phones, Hedman said. |
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| eleanor |
| 01/13/02 at 08:46:34 |
| slm Brother Mujaahid!! You kill me man ! ;-D ;-D ;-D I laughed out loud when I saw your new username! ;-D Good on you bro'! wasalaam eleanor |
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