| If you think your cell phone's low SAR
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| | on EEG's
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| rating will keep you safe from your
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| | - plus effects observed on many
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| phone's radio frequency/microwave
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| | different systems of the body.Researchers
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| radiation, think again. Several studies
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| | are cautious in drawing any conclusions
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| have shown that even low-intensity
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| | that these effects are directly linked to
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| radiation, up to 200,000 lower than
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| | major health problems like cancer and
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| existing safety standards, produces
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| | neurological conditions. They are,
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| biological effects.What is SAR,
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| | however, plausible precursors to such
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| anyway?Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is
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| | conditions, and some evidence suggests
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| a measure of the amount of radio
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| | there may be an association. Even
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| frequency energy absorbed by the body
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| | conservative researchers who have looked
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| when using a mobile phone. The FCC has
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| | into these nonthermal effects express
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| adopted limits for safe exposure to radio
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| | concern that this radiation is a
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| frequency and requires cell phone
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| | "probable" cause of health problems.Given
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| manufacturers to ensure that their phones
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| | that bioeffects have been seen in
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| comply. Any cell phone at or below these
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| | exposures as low as 0.000021 W/Kg (Kwee
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| SAR levels (that is, any phone legally
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| | study on Changes in cell cycle and cell
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| sold in the U.S.) is a "safe" phone, as
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| | proliferation, 1997) when the FCC limit
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| measured by these standards. The FCC
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| | is 1.6 W/Kg, the safety guidelines need
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| limit for public exposure from cellular
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| | to be re-evaluated. Some scientists, for
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| telephones is an SAR level of 1.6 watts
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| | instance, are calling for a new measure
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| per kilogram (1.6 W/kg). (You can
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| | that would indicate the total energy
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| request your cell phone's SAR information
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| | absorbed by a tissue, not just the radio
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| from the manufacturer or your
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| | frequency energy as it is with
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| carrier.)When radio frequency energy
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| | SAR.Filling the GapIn the meantime, what
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| impinges upon your body tissue, part of
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| | do you, as the consumer, do? If the whole
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| it is absorbed and converted to heat due
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| | tobacco controversy was any indication,
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| to ionic conduction. This heat manifests
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| | it could take several more years before
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| itself as a temperature increase inside
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| | there develops any clear consensus about
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| the tissue. Earlier on the government and
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| | this issue. The everyday cell phone user
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| the industry have come to the conclusion
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| | cannot afford to wait. Every time you
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| that if this heating is below a certain
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| | make a call with your cell phone, radio
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| level, then the radiation level is
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| | frequency waves penetrate into your head
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| safe.Biological Effects from Low
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| | and potentially put your health at
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| ExposureBut several laboratory studies
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| | risk.To address concerns of the public
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| show that nonthermal (non-heating)
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| | becoming more aware of such dangers,
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| effects, including those occurring at
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| | there has grown a market to fill the need
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| levels way below the current SAR
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| | for protective solutions. Promising new
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| standards, can be dangerous. During the
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| | technologies that have passed scientific
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| past several years three out of four
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| | testing are proven to be effective in
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| independent (non-industry sponsored)
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| | preventing biological stress caused by
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| research studies worldwide have been
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| | electromagnetic frequencies. Scientists
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| showing these nonthermal effects, which
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| | and health professionals concerned about
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| include:
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| | public health recommend these
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| - DNA damage and nonrepair
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| | scientifically validated devices and you
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| - breakdown of the blood-brain barrier
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| | ought it to yourself to investigate
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| (allowing chemical toxins and pathogens
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| | them.It took two decades of study, 100
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| to reach the brain)
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| | years of consumer use, and untold
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| - lowered immunity
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| | millions of casualties before the U.S.
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| - decreased melatonin levels
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| | Surgeon General's warning label was
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| - effects on stress proteins (indicating
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| | placed on cigarette packs. A time will
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| cell damage)
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| | come when the government becomes
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| - formation of micronuclei (aberrations
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| | satisfied with the voluminous data it
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| in cell nuclei which are often markers
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| | needs to establish the health risks of
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| for cancer)
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| | cell phone use and set new safety
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| - changes in calcium metabolism
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| | standards. Until then, make sure you do
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| affecting communication between cells
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| | not become a number in the statistics.
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| - changes in brainwave patterns as seen
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| | Don't wait.
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