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New doubts raised over mobile phone safety

By Nic Fleming, Science Correspondent

Last Updated: 7:19pm BST 29/08/2007

Just five minutes of exposure to mobile phone emissions can trigger changes that occur during cancer development, according to new research.

Scientists found mobile signals can activate cell division – central to the growth of tumours - even at very low power levels.

Government guidance that mobile phone use is safe is based on the mainstream scientific assumption that electromagnetic radiation from devices such as mobiles could only cause health hazards as a result of heating.

The new research, highlighted in this week’s New Scientist, supports the position of some researchers who argue handsets can trigger potentially harmful changes to cells irrespective of temperature changes.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/29/nphone129.xml

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Scientists reignite mobile phone cancer fears

By John Pospisil

Scientists reignite mobile phone cancer fears New research has reignited fears of links between mobile phone usage and cancer.

It's generally believed by the scientific community that electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones can only damage tissue by heating it, which is one of the reasons why mobile phones are considered safe.

However, Israeli scientists have found that electromagnetic radiation generated by mobile phone handsets can trigger cell division after five minutes of exposure, according to a report in New Scientist.

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http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/30/scientists-reignite-mobile-phone-cancer-fears/



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