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Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 152x228x19 mm, kaal: 434 g, Photos, Charts, Tables
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Feb-2002
  • Kirjastus: Avalon Travel Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 078670960X
  • ISBN-13: 9780786709601
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 320 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 152x228x19 mm, kaal: 434 g, Photos, Charts, Tables
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Feb-2002
  • Kirjastus: Avalon Travel Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 078670960X
  • ISBN-13: 9780786709601
Teised raamatud teemal:
Essential reading for the 100 million Americans currently using wireless phones, this thoroughly researched and documented cautionary work stands alongside of such classics as Silent Spring and The Coming Plague. With news reports proliferating of the possible connection between brain tumors and cell phone use, Dr. George Carlo was hired by the cell phone industry in 1993 to study the safety of its product. In 1999 funds for Dr. Carlo's research were not renewed, and the industry sought to discredit him. Undeterred, Carlo now brings his case to the public with a powerful assessment of the dangers posed by the microwave radiation from cell phone antennas,disruption of the functioning of pacemakers, penetration of the developing skulls of children, compromise to the blood-brain barrier, and, most startlingly, genetic damage that is a known diagnostic marker for cancer,as well as a presentation of safeguards that consumers can implement right now to protect their health. "., the authors raise serious questions about the integrity of the cell phone industry and the FDA.",San Francisco Chronicle "Extraordinarily informative...[ a] captivating story, .",Publishers Weekly
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
About the Authors


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 five books.