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Brooklyn, NY | Doesn't it take years to come up with any data Most health studies I read about take 10 to 20 years. So I doubt there will be any data anytime soon proving or disproving that wi-fi is a health risk.
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2 edits | Re: Doesn't it take years to come up with any data said by HardwareGeek  :Most health studies I read about take 10 to 20 years. So I doubt there will be any data anytime soon proving or disproving that wi-fi is a health risk. There have been studies done on non-ionizing radiation for decades and no proof has been found yet that "low power devices" can do any harm. While WiFi is relatively new, it isn't significantly different from other similar devices that have been used for decades.
Here is a good easy to understand web page on the issues of non-ionizing radiation and potential hazards. »www.hko.gov.hk/radiation/tidbit/···ss_e.htm
But you are right, in that if you want to rule out WiFi specifically, studies will take a very long time to provide definite lack of harm.
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| Re: Doesn't it take years to come up with any data Cell phones have been in use long enough that if there is, for example, a 10-year latency period for health effects, we should start seeing mass effects soon, if there will be any.
As you emphasize, most studies have not found short-term harmful effects from low-power sources. High power sources are known to be harmful (this is why a microwave oven is required to be sealed when in operation, for example).
Study of high-power sources and of long-term effects has been hindered by conflicts of interest. See for example, »globalresearch.ca/index.php?cont···aid=7025 | |
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1 edit | Re: Accusers depend on "Can't prove the negative" to sow FUD Well, I can't claim to be a "luddite" such as you are denouncing. I'm more of a skeptical, scientifically-minded citizen who's probably better informed than the average.
As such, I'd like to see some studies that are free from conflicts of interest. This would rule out sponsors or researchers who are, or have some financial or career interest or dependence on:• businesses that profit from wireless devices;
• government agencies that historically and routinely favor business interests over those of individual citizens or the public as a whole;
• any study not peer-reviewed by disinterested experts for methodological and scientific soundness;
• any entity that reserves the right to not release results of health-related studies it conducts or sponsors. I suspect that there is little scientific literature in existence today, on the subject of radio frequency effects, that is free from such conflicts of interest (and likely causes or bias or concealment). | |
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| Re: Accusers depend on "Can't prove the negative" to sow FUD Let's see, would you have preferred a world free of electricity (because electricity has indeed killed some people) or automobiles (which also sometimes kill people) or grape crushers (which also sometimes kill people) or tools (which also sometimes kill people) or man-made fire (which also sometimes kills people)?
The true nature of Luddites is that they seek to escape both all risk and all possibility of making a wrong decision. They abhor not only novelty, but also choice.
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Indianapolis, IN | The biggest experiment in human history We are undergoing the biggest human experiment in history. Time will tell soon enough of our constant exposure to low-level radiation does any harm. | |
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| Re: The biggest experiment in human history We've had 1000's of years to test constant low-level radiation exposure.. There's a giant radiation emitting ball that we're all exposed to daily. In case you couldn't figure it out... it's called the sun.
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| RF is good for you Highly unlikely you'll hear a govt. or business type admit anything harmful with RF. Too much of our 'security' and commerce depends on RF/EMR. Look back at the residents of St. George Utah during the NV nuke tests. So a few sheep and kids perish, and other have to get their thyroids excised. The gov. line was 'no comment' or 'no risk here'.
Ever consider just how much RF/EMF is part of the day to day? Been a pilot with years of being scanned by high-power radar at freq. from 50mhz to 100ghz. Watch the A/C transponder being interrogated & cavity oscillator responding. Watched a can of MEK 20 feet away explode when a nose radar was 'accidentally' activated on the ground. Walk through the 'security' halos at WalMart? Ever wonder how much energy is required to activate an RF tag?
Unlikely that an MD will tell you that your rare inner-ear tumor was caused by RF. They can only just conjecture that fatty diets cause heart disease.
It's up to you to figure out what of all this crap will do you, an yours, harm. Wonder why you're not supposed use an Ipod if you have a pacemaker? | |
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antarctica | Re: Atmospheric Radiation is much worse Sure there are worse things that we cannot control, but that's no reason not to change the things we CAN control. | |
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| Luddites of the world... ...you can significantly reduce your exposure to man-made radiation. Just be like Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) and live in a featureless shack, devoid of amenities or comforts, deep in the woods (but don't send the bombs.)
As for the rest of us, let us choose to be part of civilized society, acknowledging the risks thereof.
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