WHO Classification Sparks Debate Over Cell Phone Safety

WHO classification sparks debate over cell phone safety.

F ar from settling the question of whether cell phones cause cancer, the latest pronouncement by the World Health Organization that cell phones could “possibly” be carcinogenic has left a wake of confusion and consternation. In July ’ s The Lancet Oncology , the WHO ’ s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that it had classifi ed radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fi el...

Prenatal genome testing sparks debate.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALlow scientists to rapidly analyze a person’s genome for potentially deleterious variations are now being used by at least 1 company and an academic medical center for prenatal testing, igniting a debate among scientists about the clinical value and ethical implications of the procedure. As data emerge from early clinical studies that use microarray comparative genomic hy...

The Correlation between Cell Phone over Use and Aggression

Introduction: Today concerns about the somatic and mental-emotional effects of exposure to electromagnetic waves have been raised. Although early thermal effects can not be attributed to these waves, It is necessary to investigate the long-term and side effects of these waves. One of the devices that has the most connection with electromagnetic waves is cell phones. In the pres...

Cell Phone Image-Based Plant Disease Classification

Modern communication and sensor technology coupled with powerful pattern recognition algorithms for information extraction and classification allow the development and use of integrated systems to tackle environmental problems. This integration is particularly promising for applications in crop farming, where such systems can help to control growth and improve yields while harmful environmental...

Safety Issues of Mobile Phone Base Stations