AVUA Insurance Report
I saw a report this week which confirmed that pulsed microwave radiation (used in cellphones, cordless phones and WiFi) has an effect on the brain, immune system, and proteins. The Austrian Social Insurance for Occupational Risk (AUVA) commissioned Vienna Medical University to research the effects of cell phone radiation. The study results reinforced the need for governments to review exposure guidelines, as at present they are only based only on thermal effects.
The Significance of the AUVA Report
The launch and widespread use of cell and cordless phones has introduced a new type of exposure. Never before did large groups of the population hold an RF transmitter against their head. Issues about health risks have made the headlines because the evaluation of current scientific data leave many questions unanswered. To this day, the conclusions of risk assessments concerning the effects after low-level exposures to RF/EMF radiation (possible nonthermal effects) are, at times, rather contradictory.
The research project ATHEM, therefore, has been aimed at studying the burning issue interactions between RF/EMF and biology. The significance of the experimental investigations also lies in the fact that the demonstrated effects, which do not necessarily have disease relevance (e.g. EEG changes), should not even have occurred according to the strictly thermal interaction mechanism that would have been covered by current exposure guidelines. For more information on the report ’click here’.
It has been stated for years that this form of microwave radiation effects the central nervous system, immune system and has a impact on protein syntheses – We have all be led to believe that only effect of holding these transmitters to our heads is the harmless feeling of a ‘warm ear’. But more and more information is slowly percolating to the surface. We should be taking heed of this information by moderating the use of this technology until we have conclusive proof one way or another.