[ RadSafe ] Phone radiation 'impairs thinking'

[John Jacobus]

I still think the greatest risk is cell phone use in
cars by the drivers.

--- Susan Gawarecki <loc at icx.net> wrote:

> I'd be interested in seeing more detail on the study
> design and results.
> 
> --Susan Gawarecki
> 
> Phone radiation 'impairs thinking'
>
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18955808-5001022,00.html
> April 28, 2006
> 
> RADIATION from mobile phones affects brain function,
> research suggests.
> 
> Scientists at Melbourne's Swinburne University of
> Technology studied the 
> performances of 120 healthy volunteers on a series
> of psychological 
> tests during 30 minutes of exposure to mobile phone
> emissions. The same 
> volunteers were also tested during a "sham"
> condition, in which the 
> phone was not emitting radiation.
> 
> Neither the scientists, nor the participants, were
> aware when the mobile 
> phone was turned on. Lead researcher Con Stough said
> they found the 
> subjects' reaction times and information processing
> were impaired by the 
> mobile phone emissions.
> 
> "The study showed evidence of slower response times
> for participants 
> undertaking simple reactions and more complex
> reactions," Professor 
> Stough said. "Mobile phones do seem to affect brain
> function. They seem 
> to be fairly small effects but nevertheless,
> something's happening."
> 
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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com

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