Note: For a separate list of articles on the dangers of electro-magnetic fields in general, click here.

Note: For a separate list of links to video and audio clips on cell phone risks, click here.

Note: To view a PDF version of the slides presented at Oram's lecture on Steps to Minimize Exposure to Electro-Magnetic Fields, click here. To view a Text Only version of the same slides, click here.

Note: To see a list of websites where you can purchase EMF shielding and protection devices, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Note: To learn steps you can take in your own home to safeguard yourself against EMF exposure, click on Tips for a Healthy Home to read and print out a handout on the subject. This same topic is discussed in more detail in Articles Part 3.

Page last updated June 14, 2008.

BioInitiative Report from the State University of New York at Albany
"A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF)"
Twenty scientists and researchers from around the world reviewed over 2,000 studies on EMFs. They found a link between EMFs, cancer and other health problems.
From their August 31, 2007 press release:
"An international working group of scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals (The BioInitiative Working Group) has released its report on electromagnetic fields (EMF) and health. They document serious scientific concerns about current limits regulating how much EMF is allowable from power lines, cell phones, and many other sources of EMF exposure in daily life.
"The report concludes the existing standards for public safety are inadequate to protect public health."
To view the entire press release, click here and choose the PDF of web-based version.
To view the entire report, click here.

Interview with Cindy Sage, co-editor of the BioInitiative Report, on Environmental Options Network.
In this 38 minute interview, EMF expert Cindy Sage of Sage Consulting discusses the findings and concerns raised in the report. This is a comprehensive overview of the health challenges we all face from everyday exposure to EMFs produced by powerlines and wireless devices.
To begin the Environmental Options Network interview, click here to link to the website for the Environmental Options Network. Then, on their home page, scroll down to "Latest EON Planetarian Activist Interviews - video on line," then click on "Cindy Sage - The BioInitiative Report..." That will bring up the video.
You can also purchase a DVD of the interview for $15 plus shipping.

Interview with Cindy Sage, co-editor of the BioInitiative Report, at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
On March 19, 2008, a panel of scientists presented at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club at an event called: "Microwave Radiation: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution". Scientists on the panel included leading public health expert David Carpenter, MD, Cindy Sage, Co-Facilitator of the Collaborative for Health & the Environment's EMF Working Group and Prof. Magda Havas, PhD.
To begin the Commonwealth Club interview, click here to go to the Commonwealth Club website's Archives page. Then scroll down to "Microwave Radiation: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution" recorded on March 19, 2008. Then click on "Listen" to listen for free or, purchase a recording of the presentation.

Cell Phone Cover-Up, Is Your Brain at Risk?
"Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation"
Written by Byron J. Richards, CCN on April 16, 2008 for News With Views
From the article: "The latest stone thrown at the 200-billion-dollar-a-year cell phone industry came from a study by neurosurgeon Vini G. Khurana entitled Mobile Phone-Brain Tumour: Public Health Advisory. His meta-analysis of existing cell phone studies may not contain a lot of new information, but his rather alarming message was carried by media around the world: 'there is a growing body of statistically significant evidence for a relationship between the overall length of use of a mobile phone and the delayed occurrence of a brain tumor on the same side of the head as the "preferred side" for mobile phone usage.' He claimed a 2-4 fold increased risk following 10 years of regular use. (emphasis added) The study, by Dr Vini Khurana, is the most devastating indictment yet published of the health risks."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'
"Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation"
Written by Geoffrey Lean on March 30, 2008 for London's newspaper, The Independent
From the article: "Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take 'immediate steps' to reduce exposure to their radiation."
The study, by Dr Vini Khurana, is the most devastating indictment yet published of the health risks."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

Cell Phone Radiation Triggers Measurable Brain Cell Changes in Mere Minutes
"Brain expert warns of huge rise in tumours and calls on industry to take immediate steps to reduce radiation"
Written by David Gutierrez on December 29, 2007
From the article: "As little as 10 minutes on a cell phone can trigger changes in brain cells linked to cell division and cancer, suggests a new study conducted by researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and published in the Biochemical Journal.
"Previously, advocates of cell-phone safety have maintained that the phones cannot cause brain damage because the microwave radiation that they emit is at a level too low to heat the body's cells. But in the new study, changes in biological processes began at an energy level even lower than that used by a typical phone, even without heating occurring...
"There was no direct evidence of cancer inducement in the current study. However, the researchers point out that the changes occurring at the low radiation level were non-thermal in nature, something previously said to be impossible. Thus, the study challenges the entire basis on which cell phones' presumption of safety has been based.
"'The significance lies in showing cells do react to cell-phone radiation in a non-thermal way,' said co-author Rony Seger. 'We used radiation power levels that were around one tenth of those produced by a normal mobile. The changes we observed were clearly not caused by heating.'
"'This helps explain why mobile phone radiation has been linked to increases in cancer tumors,' said consumer health advocate Mike Adams. 'Until now, skeptics have said the radiation wasn't intense enough to cause cells to overheat, but now we're learning there can be significant cellular changes taking place at far lower levels of exposure.'
Read the entire article by clicking here.

The WiFi Blues
Written by Jeffrey Fawcett on July 26, 2007 for The Townsend Letter, a journal on alternative medicine.
This is an excellent article on the health effects of wireless Internet technology, particularly city-wide Wi-Fi service now being deployed in cities around the country, including Minneapolis. This is very important information.
Read the entire article by clicking here.

Cloud of worry gathers over wireless health risks
Written by Doreen Carvajal on September 23, 2007 for The International Herald Tribune Business Section.
From the article: "'The exposure to electromagnetic fields is rising, and it's widespread,' said Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of the European Environmental Agency, a European Union institution. 'So, come what may, we should be anticipating that even with a low dose, but with wide exposure, this will require much more inspection.'
"...school officials are looking for reassurance. Teacher associations in Britain are demanding further analysis before schools introduce wireless computer networks, and the city of Frankfurt is being even more cautious - school officials there decided last year not to install wireless systems until there was more health research.
"This month, the French Health Ministry ordered the country's Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety to prepare a review of available scientific information about the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields from cellphones and Wi-Fi.
"Members of the Green Party in the German Parliament have also pressed the government with similar questions this summer. In response, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection advised limiting use of mobile phones and wireless networks as a precaution until more is known.
"'Our main concern is to keep the total exposure of electric magnetic fields as low as possible, especially in schools and kindergartens,' said Sylvia Kotting-Uhl, a member of the German Bundestag and spokesman for the Green Party on the issue. 'We will force the government to take their own warnings seriously and to favor cable-based technology.'"
Read the entire article by clicking here.

EU calls for urgent action on wi-fi radiation
Written by Geoffrey Lean on September 16, 2007 for The New Zealand Herald.
From the article: "Europe's top environmental watchdog is calling for immediate action to reduce exposure to radiation from Wi-Fi, mobile phones and their masts (towers). It suggests that delay could lead to a health crisis similar to those caused by asbestos, smoking and lead in petrol.
"The warning, from the EU's European Environment Agency (EEA) follows an international scientific review which concluded that safety limits set for the radiation are 'thousands of times too lenient', and an official British report last week which concluded that it could not rule out the development of cancers from using mobile phones...
"The scientific review, produced by the international BioInitiative Working Group of leading scientists and public health and policy experts, says the 'explosion of new sources has created unprecedented levels of artificial electromagnetic fields that now cover all but remote areas of the habitable space on Earth', causing 'long-term and cumulative exposure' to 'massively increased' radiation that 'has no precedent in human history'. It says 'corrections are needed in the way we accept, test and deploy' the technologies 'in order to avert public health problems of a global nature'."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

Germany warns citizens to avoid using Wi-Fi
Published on September 9, 2007 in London's newspaper, The Independent
From the article: "People should avoid using Wi-Fi wherever possible because of the risks it may pose to health, the German government has said.
"Its surprise ruling Ð the most damning made by any government on the fast-growing technology Ð will shake the industry...
"And Germany's official radiation protection body also advises its citizens to use landlines instead of mobile phones, and warns of 'electrosmog' from a wide range of other everyday products, from baby monitors to electric blankets.
"The Environment Ministry recommended that people should keep their exposure to radiation from Wi-Fi 'as low as possible' by choosing 'conventional wired connections'. It added that it is 'actively informing people about possibilities for reducing personal exposure'.
"Florian Emrich, for (the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection), says Wi-Fi should be avoided 'because people receive exposures from many sources and because it is a new technology and all the research into its health effects has not yet been carried out'."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

BBC Documentary on Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi)
This is a 30 minute clip from the BBC program, "Panorama."
The episode focuses on wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) in England and shows how Wi-Fi is being removed from schools in Europe. They also cover electro-magnetic sensitivity in general and how the Swedish government is helping their EMF-sensitive citizens, who make up 3% of that country's population.

"The Largest Biological Experiment Ever"
Arthur Firstenberg's excellent review of the medical dangers of cell phone use and exposure to radio frequencies in general. Appeared in the January 2006 issue of the El Dorado Sun Monthly Magazine.

The Radiation Poisoning of America
By Amy Worthington, published by the Centre for Research on Globalization in Montreal on October 9, 2007.
A thorough and startling review of the march towards saturation of the inhabitable space on earth with man-made wireless transmissions and their effects on human health. Many case studies are presented documenting these effects. The author also covers the behind-the-scenes politics worldwide, particularly in this country, that has allowed this technology to spread. The article is long but well worth the read.

The International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety
From the website: "The International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS) is a non-profit organization that promotes research to protect public health from electromagnetic fields and develops the scientific basis and strategies for assessment, prevention, management and communication of risk, based on the precautionary principle."

Microwave News
One of the leading websites on the health effects of radio frequency and other EMF exposure. A watchdog organization that has been providing helpful information to the public for years. Sign up for their free email alerts.

Canadian Human Rights Commission
A review of the medical effects of environmental sensitivities as well as recommendations to protect occupants from electro-magnetic field exposure in building codes.
The citation article is entitled, "Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities" by Margaret E. Sears (M.Eng., Ph.D.)
She writes, "'Electromagnetic radiation' covers a broad range of frequencies (over 20 orders of magnitude), from low frequencies in electricity supplies, radiowaves and microwaves, infrared and visible light, to x-rays and cosmic rays. Our limited understanding of the biological effects of the vast majority of frequencies gives reason for concern..."
"Given the seriousness of the adverse effects and the availability of alternative technologies, a precautionary approach is warranted."

Safe Wireless Initiative
Website for Dr. George L. Carlo, Chairman and Founder of the Science and Public Policy Institute.

Dr. Carlo is one of the leading researchers on the health risks of exposure to wireless technologies and information carrying radio frequencies. He was a consultant to a group of concerned citizens in Rancho Santa Fe, California (north of San Diego) regarding the deployment of a city-wide Wi-Fi system. Click here and scroll down to the posting on March 5, 2007 entitled, "Data presented on wireless options" to read about his concerns and recommendations.

Dr. Carlo also debunks the Danish study widely reported in early 2007 that purportedly claimed that there was no substantial link between cell phone use and brain cancer in the Danish population. Link to the paper from the Safe Wireless Initiative website home page or click here for a direct link to a PDF version of Dr. Carlo's paper.

Two articles appeared in April 2007 in London's The Independent on the dangers of wi-fi:
1. "DANGER ON THE AIRWAVES: IS THE WI-FI REVOLUTION A HEALTH TIME BOMB?" By Geoffrey Lean (published: April 22, 2007)
2. "WI-FI: CHILDREN AT RISK FROM 'ELECTRONIC SMOG'" By Geoffrey Lean (Also published: April 22, 2007)
From the articles: "Sir William Stewart, the man who has issued the most authoritative British warnings about the hazards of mobiles, is becoming worried about the spread of Wi-Fi. The chairman of the Health Protection Agency -- and a former chief scientific adviser to the Government -- is privately pressing for an official investigation of the risks it may pose."
"...we are all now living in a soup of electromagnetic radiation one billion times stronger than the natural fields in which living cells have developed over the last 3.8 billion years."

"Scientists demand inquiry over Wi-Fi"
News article from the British Newspaper, The Independent
By Jonathan Owen (published: April 29, 2007)
"The health risks posed by Wi-Fi technology should be investigated by eminent scientists to ensure that a generation will not be damaged by growing levels of 'electronic smog'."
"'The research hasn't been done. Therefore we cannot assume that there are no effects,' said Dennis Henshaw, professor of human radiation at Bristol University. "'I would be in favour of an inquiry into the dangers of Wi-Fi. This technology is being wheeled out without any checks and balances.'
Read the entire article by clicking here.

"Wi-fi: should we be worried?"
News article from the British Newspaper, The Times of London
By Nicki Daniels (published: December 11, 2006)
"Concern about the safety of wireless networks is mounting, with people blaming everything from headaches to cancer on the technology"
Read the entire article by clicking here.

"Health concerns over mobile phone masts (towers) prompt review"
News article from the British Newspaper, The Independent
By Marie Woolf and Geoffrey Lean (published: May 13, 2007)
"Ministers are to investigate arrangements for erecting mobile phone masts (towers) in the light of growing fears that they may cause cancer and other diseases because of 'electronic smog'."
"They will review the exceptionally favourable rules that allow mobile phone companies to escape normal planning regulations and stop councils from considering the effects of the masts on health, even when they are sited near homes and schools."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

"Cell Phone Users 240 Percent More Prone to Brain Tumors"
An article from Dr. Mercola's website, released originally on Wired News on 3/31/06, reporting on a recently completed study in Sweden that contradicts earlier studies by other governments that cell phone use is safe.

"Long-term use of cellular phones and brain tumours - increased risk associated with use for more than 10 years"
This article was published online on April 4, 2007 in the journal of Occupational Environmental Medicine.
From the abstract: "The available epidemiological studies of long-term cell phone users point to a 'consistent pattern' of increased risks of acoustic neuromas and brain tumors, according to a new analysis by the Hardell- Mild team in Sweden." Click here to read the entire article.

The Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy
This clinic in Florida treats children with autism. Their website contains a thorough compendium of studies from Europe on the adverse health effects of wireless communications and radio frequencies. Well worth reading if you have a teenager who uses a cell phone (or you use one yourself).

"Health fears lead schools to dismantle wireless networks"
News article from the British Newspaper, The Times of London
By Joanna Bale (published: November 20, 2006)
"Parents and teachers are forcing some schools to dismantle wireless computer networks amid fears that they could damage children's health...many parents and some scientists fear that low levels of microwave radiation emitted by the transmitters could be harmful, causing loss of concentration, headaches, fatigue, memory and behavioural problems and possibly cancer in the long term. Scientific evidence is inconclusive, but some researchers think that children are vulnerable because of their thinner skulls and developing nervous systems."
Read the entire article by clicking here.

"Harmful Frequencies Generated by TDMA (Cell Phone) Technology and Non-Thermal Effect at Very Low Power Density"
A posting by a fellow Building Biologist, Larry Gust, containing a Lancet article discussing the effects of low frequencies from wireless communications on human health. This is an excellent primer on the basics of cell phone technology and brings to light the fact that even low frequency radiation in very low power densities, generally thought to be harmless, in fact has a damaging effect on subtle bioelectrical processes with which the frequencies resonate within our bodies.
From the article: "Although safety guidelines -- to which mobile telephones and their base-stations conform -- do protect against excessive microwave heating, there is evidence that the low intensity, pulsed radiation currently used can exert subtle non-thermal influences... The radiation used is indeed of very low intensity, but an oscillatory similitude (emphasis added) between this pulsed microwave radiation and certain electrochemical activities of the living human being should prompt concern."
To read the entire article, click here.

Dr. Joseph Mercola
Website for this health and prevention-oriented Chicago-based MD. Do a search on his website for the term "cell phones".

Purchase Cell Phone Radiation Shielding and Reduction Devices from the Following Retailers
(some websites also contain research citations):

Less EMF
A resource for information on and products for detecting and shielding electric, magnetic, and radio frequency fields, including air tube earphones and "snap beads," which are small ferrite beads that close around the wire of your earphone like a clam shell. We recommend you get two and place one near the bottom of the cord where it plugs into the phone and place the second one about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up the wire. This reduces exposure to the radiation picked up by the cord through resonance from the signal being broadcast from the antenna of your cell phone as well as from other cell phones and cell towers in your neighborhood.
If your cell phone does not support the air tube ear phone, even with an adapter, then use the wired earphone supplied by the cell phone manufacturer and place snap beads on the wire as described above. Do whatever you can to get the cell phone away from your body (don't put it in your pocket when you are on a call). Also, we don't recommend using a Bluetooth, as this is more cumulative exposure to harmful information-carrying radio waves, which have no safe exposure limit;
518-432-1550, 888-537-7363.

Safe Wireless Initiative
Website for Dr. George L. Carlo, Chairman and Founder of the Science and Public Policy Institute. Dr. Carlo is one of the leading researchers on the health risks of exposure to wireless technologies and information-carrying radio frequencies.
His website contains several intervention steps to help protect against the harmful influence of wireless devices. Begin by clicking on "Primary Interventions-EMR" on the left-hand menu of the home page.

Radio Frequency Safe
A resource for products to protect from cell phone radiation. Distributors of the RF3 air tube earphone for cell phone use as part of the "Gold Headset Package", which also includes a Wire Guard (also known as a "snap bead") and microwave shield. Also includes important information on the dangers of cell phone use and how to protect yourself; 727-643-5440.

Alternative Wireless
An online source of rooftop-mounted external cell phone antennas for your car as well as other cell phone accessories;
888-399-4932.

Neutralizer brand cell phone radiation reducer
The Aulterra company makes the Neutralizer brand cell phone radiation reducer.
If you use this product, we strongly recommend you do so in conjunction with the air tube earphone and place snap beads on the earphone wire. We don't recommend that people stick these chips or reducers on a cell phone as their sole protection against harmful radio frequencies and then continue to hold the cell phone near their head.
To purchase the Neutralizer, email David Bousfield at bousfield@lisco.com or call 641-209-5793.

To see a medical advisory from Dr. George Carlo on the reported relapse of symptoms, sometimes greater than initially, in people after roughly 18 months of the sole use of a cell phone radiation reduction chip as their only protection against harmful radio frequencies, click here.