Court Awards Cell Phone Injury Claims

The sign of things to come? An administrative law judge who handles worker's compensation claims granted court victory to a woman who suffered a brain tumor as a result of her job. The woman sued her employer for the claims because she was convinced her illness had to do with her exposure to radio frequency while working in her job programming cell phones for customers. The settlement awarded was small, enough to pay her medical bills and expenses, but it may be the first time a court has acknowledged evidence of an illness being caused by radio frequency radiation. Fascinating development for sure. Read the article, Court Victory is a First for Cell-phone Programmers.

Cell Phone "Safe" SAR Rating Needs Review

If you own a cell phone, you may or may not have heard of SAR (Specific Absorption Rate). SAR is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. In the US, cell phone manufacturers are required by the FCC to make sure their cell phones do not exceed the "safe" level of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).

But several studies are showing that low-intensity radiation up to 200,000 times BELOW the safety standard cause biological effects. These include: DNA damage, leakage in the blood-brain barrier, lowered immunity, formation of micronuclei (biological marker for cancer), and others. Some scientists are calling for a new standard as the SAR measure proves to be inadequate. Read the article, Cell Phone Safety Standards Not Good Enough