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DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER

DEATH BY GOVERNMENT: GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER
All told, governments killed more than 262 million people in the 20th century outside of wars, according to University of Hawaii political science professor R.J. Rummel. Just to give perspective on this incredible murder by government, if all these bodies were laid head to toe, with the average height being 5', then they would circle the earth ten times. Also, this democide murdered 6 times more people than died in combat in all the foreign and internal wars of the century. Finally, given popular estimates of the dead in a major nuclear war, this total democide is as though such a war did occur, but with its dead spread over a century

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

By Danielle Dellorto, CNN
May 31, 2011 1:49 p.m. EDT
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Cell phone use 'possibly carcinogenic'
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • It's in the same "hazard" category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform
  • Until now, WHO has said no adverse health effects have been established
  • The cell phone industry maintains that there is no conclusive evidence of danger
(CNN) -- Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same "carcinogenic hazard" category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.
Before its announcement Tuesday, WHO had assured consumers that no adverse health effects had been established.
A team of 31 scientists from 14 countries, including the United States, made the decision after reviewing peer-reviewed studies on cell phone safety. The team found enough evidence to categorize personal exposure as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
What that means is that right now there haven't been enough long-term studies conducted to make a clear conclusion if radiation from cell phones are safe, but there is enough data showing a possible connection that consumers should be alerted.
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"The biggest problem we have is that we know most environmental factors take several decades of exposure before we really see the consequences," said Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The type of radiation coming out of a cell phone is called non-ionizing. It is not like an X-ray, but more like a very low-powered microwave oven.
"What microwave radiation does in most simplistic terms is similar to what happens to food in microwaves, essentially cooking the brain. So in addition to leading to a development of cancer and tumors, there could be a whole host of other effects like cognitive memory function, since the memory temporal lobes are where we hold our cell phones."
The voices urging caution to consumers have gotten louder in recent years.
The European Environmental Agency has pushed for more studies, saying cell phones could be as big a public health risk as smoking, asbestos and leaded gasoline. The head of a prominent cancer-research institute at the University of Pittsburgh sent a memo to all employees urging them to limit cell phone use because of a possible risk of cancer.
"When you look at cancer development -- particularly brain cancer -- it takes a long time to develop. I think it is a good idea to give the public some sort of warning that long-term exposure to radiation from your cell phone could possibly cause cancer," said Dr. Henry Lai, research professor in bioengineering at University of Washington who has studied radiation for over 30 years.
Results from the largest international study on cell phones and cancer was released in 2010. It showed participants in the study who used a cell phones for 10 years or more had doubled the rate of brain glioma, a type of tumor. To date, there have been no long-term studies on the effects of cell phone usage among children.
"Childrens' skulls and scalps are thinner. So the radiation can penetrate deeper into the brain of children and young adults. Their cells are dividing faster rate, so the impact of radiation can be much larger." said Black of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Manufacturers of many popular cell phones already warn consumers to keep their device away from their body.
The Apple iPhone 4 safety manual says for users' radiation exposure to not exceed FCC guidelines, "When using iPhone near your body for voice calls or for wireless data transmission over a cellular network, keep iPhone at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) away from the body."
Blackberry Bold advises users to, "keep the BlackBerry device at least 0.98 in. (25 mm) from your body when the BlackBerry device is transmitting."

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  • twotired
    How many times does the media need to recycle this before something is actually known?
  • joeroe
    Some good news reported on CNN: Drinking a 55 gallon barrel of coffee a day will reduce prostate cancer risk by 60%
  • ilikepeyote
    Zach Morris used that old brick looking cell phone for years, and look at him? no cancer, he's the greatest actor of our time!
  • russianplane
    Use the cables in your ears more often and the speaker if you are alone. Come on! you americans are smart people!
  • joeroe
    My kids text alot. Does that mean they will develop finger cancer?
  • russianplane
    probably arthritis
  • russianplane
    probably arthritis
  • Neutronium

    It's too late.

    Due to the defective genes they inherited form you, they will eventually develop flippers.

    Get used to your hideous penguin children.
  • bailoutsos
    WHO? Who is on first.
  • Jcat16
    "team found enough evidence to categorize personal exposure as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."It's your brain....do what you want. Be forewarned, the vibratory rates caused by any frequency is NOT understood by any self proclaimed Einsten or naysayer. Period. End of discussion...no ifs ands or bu... more
  • iamcoatah
    how do you feel about creation?
  • ilikepeyote
    remember Snake for the old school nokia phones? that was the angry birds of its time!
  • Mech2warrior
    Isn't this old news?  I guess a reminder once every ten years is ok.
  • GloriaBTM
    Did you read the article? They explain the difference between this and the 'old news' there.
  • takingsides
    So we all gotta hold them out and talk on speaker like those morons on
    reality TV shows?  So everybody in a ten foot radius can hear your
    call?  Sorry, I'll stick with the cancer.
  • HollyJasHaw
    "Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk"

    Can they dance around the issue anymore with this statement?
  • RandomNetGuy
    All the article -- and more importantly, the studies behind it -- are saying is that there *may* be cause for concern and that more research is required. Long-term effects obviously require time to study. Surely that makes sense to you? In the meantime, don't have the thing glued to your head. There... more
  • elteedee3
    How can a study isolate the variable of cell phone use as the cause on increased glioma incidence? How many people were in the study? Was it enough to be statistically significant? It seems to me if 5 billion people are using cell phones, the incidence of glioma neoplasms would be pandemic. This sma... more
  • GloriaBTM
    Guess you will have to read more than the CNN article to find the answers to your questions! The beauty of our scientific process is that such information is available for your scrutiny.
  • Valindir
    Fine...studies...plural...same questions apply...how many, were these people isolated form other enviromental factors, etc.
  • Pleo
    People from all walks of life and in all types of industries use cell phones. so it is possible to get a random enough sample that you can negate confounding variables. Also, the risk is probably very low. Much lower than smoking I am sure. You can have statistically increased risk, but it can be ve... more
  • CedarRaoids
    'peer-reviewed studies '
    studies, plural.
  • PCShogun
    Just listen to the conversations of half the people talking on their cell phone in the mall and you'd already know they are brain damaged.
  • Valindir
    True enough.
  • neohinet
    Ear Buds, blue tooth, corded not corded... who holds a phone to their ear anymore...get real...
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