Recent GSMA Updates
GSMA: Review of Research on Mobile Phones and Brain Tumours
The GSMA commissioned the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research, Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University to conduct a review of existing epidemiological research on possible links between mobile phone use and brain tumours.
The review has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine and is expected to appear on the journal website shortly.
GSMA: Health & Environment Site Updates
The content of the GSMA microsite has been reviewed and several sections received updates including:
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Other Items of Interest
Belgium: Omega withdraws anti-radiation chip from sale
Belgian health products distributor Omega Pharma has withdrawn from sale a chip it launched to counter potentially damaging radiation from mobile phones.
Belgium: Foundation Against Cancer warns against mobile use in cars – based on INTERPHONE results
The Belgian Foundation Against Cancer warns that intensive use of a mobile phone can increase the risk of contracting cancer in certain situations.
Canada: Cellphones still best for talking, not for cooking eggs or popping popcorn
Videos circulating the internet purporting to show cell phones cooking popcorn are a hoax, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.
Congo: Text message guides surgeon to amputate arm in Congo
A British surgeon volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo saved the life of a teenage boy by amputating his shoulder using instructions texted by a colleague in London.
Europe: European Commission unveils revised WEEE Directive
The published proposals to revise the WEEE Directive include a new way of setting national recycling targets and a stronger emphasis on reuse.
Europe: European Council Approves Climate Change Deal
The agreement on an energy and climate change package includes a target of a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Europe: EU Workshop on EMF and Health: Science and Policy to address public concerns
The European Commission is organising a workshop on EMF and Health: Science and Policy to Address Public Concerns for 11 and 12 February 2009 in Brussels.
Global: Microwave News update on INTERPHONE – BioInitiative Group seeks results
The BioInitiative Working Group has sent a letter (pdf) to the authors of the five INTERPHONE countries that have not yet published their own data requesting they do so as soon as possible.
Global: How green is your network?
Like many other industries, the telecoms industry is increasingly worried about its energy consumption and the associated carbon footprint. Telecoms networks and devices account for nearly 1% of global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Indonesia: Poorer Nations Go Online on Cellphones
Using cellphones to surf the Internet is booming in emerging markets, showing how countries with poor fixed-line telecommunications have become important drivers of growth for mobile-technology companies.
UK: Biobank health über-database
Biobank is a scheme backed by the Government and the NHS to evaluate the lifestyles of half-a-million adults aged 40 and above. Technology fans will be interested to learn that mobile phone usage will be tracked.
UK: Health texts could save lives
The Meningitis Research Foundation is launching the country's first text message service for meningitis symptoms.
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