Recent GSMA Updates
GSMA: INTERPHONE Project - New Publications
The INTERPHONE project is a 13 country series of epidemiological studies testing whether using mobile phones increases the risk of various cancers in the head and neck. Two papers were published recently.
France: Quantifying the Impact of Selection Bias Caused by Nonparticipation in a Case–Control Study of Mobile Phone Use, Vrijheid et al., Annals of Epidemiology, 19(1):33-41.e31, January 2009.
Finland: Mobile phone use and location of glioma: A case-case analysis, Hartikka et al., Bioelectromagnetics, Published Online: 13 Jan 2009.
The GSMA provided funds for INTERPHONE via a firewall that ensures scientific independence.
GSMA: Health Policy Update - April and August 2008
Wireless Communications Health Policy Update is prepared jointly by the GSMA and the MMF. It provides an overview of regulatory developments in relation to health and radiofrequency fields.
GSMA: Microsite - The Scientific Process
A new page has been added to the microsite explaining how the scientific process follows a distinct path from hypothesis to established knowledge. The page complements our paper Weighing the Evidence in EMF Health Research (pdf).
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Other Items of Interest
Australia: ACRBR Opinion on the BioInitiative Report
The Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR) has issued an opinion on the BioInitiative Report, agreeing with the conclusions of the Health Council of the Netherlands.
Canada: LG recalls CDMA cellphones
An advisory from Health Canada said that while the exposure limits were exceeded the levels were '...well below the threshold at which harmful health effects might occur...' and current or past use '...should not pose immediate or long-term health concerns.'
Finland: STUK: Children's mobile use to be restricted
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has released a statement advising parents to restrict their children's mobile phone use.
Germany: No health risk for kids from mobile phones: German study
Radiation from mobile phones has no short-term health impact on children and teenagers, a new German government study shows.
Germany: Mobile phones NOT implicated in eye cancer
The mobile phone has finally been given the all-clear in a long-running health scare saga over eye cancer.
Global: World Cancer Report 2008 from IARC
A new publication for the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) documents the frequency of cancer in different countries, trends in incidence and mortality. It includes a discussion on EMF (p. 170-173).
India: ICRIER Report Reveals How Mobiles Enable Higher Growth
It shows that Indian states with 10% higher mobile phone penetration will enjoy an annual average growth rate 1.2% higher than those with a lower teledensity.
Malawi: Mobile phones in Malawi battle malnutrition
Health workers in Africa will no longer need to fill out long forms to monitor nutrition levels in the community, instead they can now use a mobile phone to text in the data.
Saudi Arabia: New safety rules for phone masts
New regulations for installing mobile phone masts in the Muharraq Governorate were unveiled in December, 15 months after new masts were banned by municipal councilors over safety concerns.
UAE: Base stations operate within safety standards
The base stations of both the UAE leading mobile operators, Etisalat and Du, do not emit electromagnetic fields beyond the permissible levels.
UK: Hospitals ordered to let patients use mobiles
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, following new guidance issued by the Department of Health, where it doesn't interfere with equipment, the privacy of others or cause a nuisance.
USA: Unfounded health scares
The Washington Times (23 Dec) published an article by the president of the American Council on Science and Health, reporting on the top ten baseless health scares of 2008. Coming in at number three is a warning issued by the director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to stop using cell phones because they might cause brain cancer.
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