Cell Phones Invisible Hazards in the Wireless

The author takes on the cell phone industry, questioning the health effectsf this new technology, such as microwave radiation, and asking whether theanufacturers of cell phones have conducted enough safety testing of theirroducts. Reprint.

Dr. George Carlo is a public health scientist, epidemiologist, lawyer, and the founder of Health Risk Management Group.

Martin Schram is a syndicated columnist, television commentator, and the author of several books.

Dedication

ix

Introduction

xi

PART ONE

When Science Meets Politics

3

(14)

A Suit Heard 'Round the World

When Carlo Met Wheeler

Thousands of Studies?

Belated Background Check

Follow-the-Science: No Problems, But No Tools

17

(18)

No Heating, No Problems

A Primer: How Radiation is Measured

Shattering Test-Tube and Petri-Dish Findings

Stealth Rats

Follow-the-Politics: High and Inside

35

(20)

The Power of the Purse Strings

Truth and Labeling-I

Truth and Labeling-II

PART TWO

Follow-the-Science: Henry's Comet

55

(20)

Interlude: A Primer on DNA Breakage and Genetic Damage

Chasing the Tail of the Comet

Follow-the-Politics: The Care and Feeding of Watchdogs

75

(8)

A Protest to the Media

Follow-the-Science: Heart-Stopping Phone Calls

83

(14)

The Mayo Clinic's Pacemaker/Cell Phone Study

Follow-the-Money: Caught in a Litigation Vise

97

(10)

The Compromise

Follow-the-Science: Interesting but Inconclusive Findings

107

(16)

Leaks in the Blood Brain Barrier

First Biological Effects in Rats

Lymphoma in Overexposed Mice

Headaches

Cancer Findings, 1994-1996

Follow-the-Money: Turning Off the Spigot

123

(26)

First Cash-Flow Crisis

A Government Intervention

A Rare Executive: Promoting Research

Very Political Science-I

PART THREE

Follow-the-Science: Red Flags

149

(16)

Genetic Damage in Human Blood

Micronuclei-A Diagnostic Marker for Cancer Experts

The Specifics of the WTR Studies

Very Political Science-II

Follow-the-Science: More Red Flags

165

(16)

The WTR's Studies of People Using Cellular Phones

A Study of Brain Cancer Patients

A Study of Acoustic Neuroma Patients

A Study of 285,000 Analog Cellular Phones Users

A Roadblock

Corroboration from Sweden

Very Political Science III

Hoisting the Red Flags

181

(10)

Tough Day in the Big Easy

A Rare Executive: Protecting Customers

When Science Collides with Politics

191

(24)

A Most Unpleasant Interlude

A Letter to the Industry Chiefs

Protect the Children

215

(6)

A World of Concern

Follow-the-Science: Confirming Evidence

221

(8)

A Peek Inside the FDA

Myopic Watchdogs

229

(12)

Watchdogs in Retreat

Comparison of Research Priorities: 1997 vs. 2000

PART FOUR

Follow-the-Science: Piecing Together the Cancer Puzzle

241

(8)

...And the Largest Piece of the Puzzle

The Big Picture

Safety First---Health Recommendations

249

(8)

Recommendations for Consumers

A Few Words of Caution for Consumers

Recommendations for the Mobile Phone Industry

Recommendations for Scientific, Medical, and Public Health Officials

Recommendations Concerning Heart Pacemakers

Recommendations for Industry and Government Conserning the Wireless Internet

Epilogue

257

(4)

Glossary

261

(6)

Cast of Characters

267

(6)

Appendix

273

(8)

United States Government Interagency Working Group on Radio Frequency Radiation

Peer Review Board Coordinated by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis

Acknowledgments

281

(4)

Index

285

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