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Focus on Risks to Kids from Cell Phones, WiFi Radiation

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Monday, June 22, 2015   

SAN FRANCISCO – WiFi radiation that is pulsing in schools above safety limits recommended by independent scientists is just one of the health risks experts will tackle today at the Commonwealth Club, with a particular focus on health risks to children from cell phones and wireless technologies.

Camilla Rees, founder of ElectromagneticHealth.org, says experts will present new evidence on health risks to kids from wireless radiation, and the forum will focus on two key issues.

She lists the questions they are posing: "Are the exposure guidelines adequate to protect children? And should it be upgraded to a probable carcinogen, a 2A, or a 1 – actually, simply a carcinogen – based on the evidence that has been building?"

Rees, who also is senior policy advisor for the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy, says another forum topic is the growing use of mobile devices in the classroom, and what she calls the little-understood connection to both learning difficulties and mental health issues.

Dr. Martin Pall, researcher and professor emeritus of biochemistry and basic medical science at Washington State University, will discuss his latest research that identified the specific way in which radiation targets cells.

According to Pall, even low-level radiation can release very high levels of calcium in the cell - and that, he says, can trigger major health problems.

"So, we're now in a new world where we can look at these biological effects, and they include all kinds of neuro-psychiatric effects," Pall explains. "Cardiac effects, which are life-threatening; infertility in males and females."

Rees adds it isn't only in the classroom, and it's not just kids who should take precautions.

"Radiation depletes the melatonin," she says. "We have 65 million Americans with a sleep disorder who need to know that they may want to turn off their router at night – or completely get rid of it."

The forum also will examine actions other countries are taking, contrasting those with what Rees calls the lack of actions to protect children in the United States.



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