Cell Phones Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age,9780786709601

Cell Phones Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780786709601
ISBN10: 078670960X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-02-12
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary

The author takes on the cell phone industry, questioning the health effectsf this new technology, such as microwave radiation, and asking whether theanufacturers of cell phones have conducted enough safety testing of theirroducts. Reprint.

Author Biography

Dr. George Carlo is a public health scientist, epidemiologist, lawyer, and the founder of Health Risk Management Group.

Martin Schram is a syndicated columnist, television commentator, and the author of several books.

Table of Contents

Dedication ix
Introduction xi
PART ONE
When Science Meets Politics
3(14)
A Suit Heard 'Round the World
When Carlo Met Wheeler
Thousands of Studies?
Belated Background Check
Follow-the-Science: No Problems, But No Tools
17(18)
No Heating, No Problems
A Primer: How Radiation is Measured
Shattering Test-Tube and Petri-Dish Findings
Stealth Rats
Follow-the-Politics: High and Inside
35(20)
The Power of the Purse Strings
Truth and Labeling-I
Truth and Labeling-II
PART TWO
Follow-the-Science: Henry's Comet
55(20)
Interlude: A Primer on DNA Breakage and Genetic Damage
Chasing the Tail of the Comet
Follow-the-Politics: The Care and Feeding of Watchdogs
75(8)
A Protest to the Media
Follow-the-Science: Heart-Stopping Phone Calls
83(14)
The Mayo Clinic's Pacemaker/Cell Phone Study
Follow-the-Money: Caught in a Litigation Vise
97(10)
The Compromise
Follow-the-Science: Interesting but Inconclusive Findings
107(16)
Leaks in the Blood Brain Barrier
First Biological Effects in Rats
Lymphoma in Overexposed Mice
Headaches
Cancer Findings, 1994-1996
Follow-the-Money: Turning Off the Spigot
123(26)
First Cash-Flow Crisis
A Government Intervention
A Rare Executive: Promoting Research
Very Political Science-I
PART THREE
Follow-the-Science: Red Flags
149(16)
Genetic Damage in Human Blood
Micronuclei-A Diagnostic Marker for Cancer Experts
The Specifics of the WTR Studies
Very Political Science-II
Follow-the-Science: More Red Flags
165(16)
The WTR's Studies of People Using Cellular Phones
A Study of Brain Cancer Patients
A Study of Acoustic Neuroma Patients
A Study of 285,000 Analog Cellular Phones Users
A Roadblock
Corroboration from Sweden
Very Political Science III
Hoisting the Red Flags
181(10)
Tough Day in the Big Easy
A Rare Executive: Protecting Customers
When Science Collides with Politics
191(24)
A Most Unpleasant Interlude
A Letter to the Industry Chiefs
Protect the Children
215(6)
A World of Concern
Follow-the-Science: Confirming Evidence
221(8)
A Peek Inside the FDA
Myopic Watchdogs
229(12)
Watchdogs in Retreat
Comparison of Research Priorities: 1997 vs. 2000
PART FOUR
Follow-the-Science: Piecing Together the Cancer Puzzle
241(8)
...And the Largest Piece of the Puzzle
The Big Picture
Safety First---Health Recommendations
249(8)
Recommendations for Consumers
A Few Words of Caution for Consumers
Recommendations for the Mobile Phone Industry
Recommendations for Scientific, Medical, and Public Health Officials
Recommendations Concerning Heart Pacemakers
Recommendations for Industry and Government Conserning the Wireless Internet
Epilogue 257(4)
Glossary 261(6)
Cast of Characters 267(6)
Appendix 273(8)
United States Government Interagency Working Group on Radio Frequency Radiation
Peer Review Board Coordinated by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Acknowledgments 281(4)
Index 285
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