posted on Jun, 6 2008 @ 08:47 AM
Hey guys just dong my part,
long term affects have never been proven that cell phones can lead to brain damage...ever. Yes experiment have been done with microwave
radiation in much higher levels than in cell phones. And yes short term damage is proven like, continuouscell phone usage can cause proteins to leak
across the blood brain barrier which could lead to early senility. But the brain being the wonderous organ that it is can most times easily repair
the damge by justr not using a cell phone!!
just a little more info if this makes people a little mad. cell phones use a very low rF energy(less than 1 watt) to low to cause damage, the energy
emitted is non-ionizing( meaning it does not cause damage to chemical bonds or DNA), and if theres any concern for the phone now going digital, they
use even less power (about 0.6 watts). Many experts say that no matter how near the cell phone's antenna, even if it's right up against the skull,
the six-tenths of a watt (typically) of power emitted couldn't possibly affect human health. now heres the other side. Some mobile phone users have
been diagnosed with brain cancer, and many others who have not used mobile phones have gotten the disease, too. Each year in the United States, brain
cancer occurs at a rate of about six new cases per 100,000 people. Among the 100 million Americans who own mobile phones, then, about 6,000 cases of
brain cancer would be expected among them in a year, even if they had not used mobile phones. Two types of studies are generally used to investigate
suspected cancer causes: epidemiological studies, which look at the incidence of a disease in certain groups of people, and animal studies. the
epidemiological studies in humans has been very hard to do since studying brain cancer takes alot of time and the cell phone world is constantly
changing. BUt animal studies are easier and quicker, but how can we justify tests that are done on rats and mice to sday that it is dangerous in
humans, when the rats and mice are a completely different species, which different types of radiation have different effects. Specifically, FDA will
identify the scientific questions that merit attention, propose research to address those questions, review study proposals from those interested in
doing the research, make recommendations on the selection of researchers, and oversee the development of study design. Once research is begun, FDA
will review the progress of ongoing studies, review the results of completed studies, and issue a report to the CTIA.