Good Morning,
The issue of radiation associated with wireless transmission of data (using mobile data, making calls or using wifi) has been around for a while now and increases as we see more people using mobile phones, more places installing wifi and more mobile phone masts popping up all over the place. I know this only too well myself, I live in a small village in the South East of England and there is a mobile phone mast literally 200 meters from my house. Great that my mobile phone reception is really good but what effects is that thing having on my health ?
I'm not here to fear monger I just want to make people who may not be aware, aware of the potential risks so they can make an informed decision on how they use their devices going forward. Researching into this field was certainly an eye opener for me and personally I will be making some alterations to my mobile usage and home wifi setup.
Anyway, don't take my word for it, I've done a bit of digging, provided some sources, have a look yourselves and make your own conclusions from the below information.
'The World Health Organisation and IARC has classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer1, associated with wireless phone use.'
Dr Jonathan Samet (University of Southern California, USA), overall Chairman of the Working Group, indicated that "the evidence, while still accumulating, is strong enough to support a conclusion and the 2B classification. The conclusion means that there could be some risk, and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk."
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf
http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2011/05/31/who-verdict-on-mobile-phones-and-cancer/
Clinical Studies carried out by Dr. Nora Volkow, 'Effects of Cell Phone Radio frequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism'
'In summary, this study provides evidence that in humans RF-EMF ex
posure from cell phone use affects brain function, as shown by the regional increases in metabolic activity. It also documents that the observed effects were greatest in brain regions that had the highest amplitude of RF-EMF emissions (for the specific cell phones used in this study and their position relative to the head when in use), which suggests that the metabolic increases are secondary to the absorption of RF-EMF energy emitted by the cell phone. Further studies are needed to assess if these effects could have potential long-term harmful consequences'
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184892/
Another clinical study, how mobiles affect the fillings in your teeth !
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18819554
Here is a well written article from Health Ambition discussing wifi health risks:
https://www.healthambition.com/wifi-health-risks/
A study conducted by Dr David Carpenter
http://www.albany.edu/news/experts/8212.php
http://www.bioinitiative.org/conclusions/
So what can we do to decrease the risks? (without scrapping our mobile phones, turning off wifi altogether and generally becoming a hermit who doesn't go outside)
Thanks for reading, stay safe !