Switzerland: Canton Vaud: Interpellation Sabine Glauser Krug - Electro-hypersensitive people, sacrificed in the name of progress - what solutions?

Interpellation Sabine Glauser Krug - Electro-hypersensitive people, sacrificed in the name of progress - what solutions?
Submitted to the State Council, Canton Vaud, September 3, 2024 - unofficial translation

Submitted text

Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is a condition that is not recognized by health insurance funds, and manifests itself as pathological reactions to non-ionizing radiation (NIR). Symptoms are very diverse, ranging from tingling, trembling or fatigue to intense headaches and muscle aches, as well as difficulty concentrating. They are heightened by the duration of exposure and the intensity of the emissions. The complexity of this condition lies in the diversity of non-tolerated frequencies (some people are more sensitive to Wi-Fi, others to the power grid or to emissions from connected devices, etc.), the delayed onset of symptoms and the fluctuating degree of sensitivity. There is no officially recognized diagnostic protocol, and electrohypersensitive people have generally been able to identify the source of their discomfort by escaping NIR either experimentally or by staying in a place protected from such radiation. Symptoms reappear on return to normal life.

22 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health (9 October 2024)

22 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, 9 October 2024

Dr. Joel Moscowitz, University of California Berkeley, has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates.

To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to:
https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html

Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields

Effect of exposure to RF on cancer risk: A systematic review of human observational studies – Part I: Most researched outcomes (WHO SR 1A)

The effects of radiofrequency exposure on adverse female reproductive outcomes: A systematic review of human observational studies with dose–response meta-analysis (WHO SR 3 female)

Relationship between radiofrequency-electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones and brain tumor: Meta-analyses using various proxies for RF-EMR exposure-outcome assessment

Relationship between radiofrequency-electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones and brain tumor:  Meta-analyses using various proxies for RF-EMR exposure-outcome assessment
saferemr.com, 10 October 2024

On 10 October 2024, the journal Environmental Health published a systematic review and meta-analytic study on cell phone use and brain tumor risk by Moon et al. (2024). The study found significantly elevated risks for three types of brain tumors when examining tumors on the side of the head where cell phones were held and for heavy, long-term cell phone use.

Six other systematic reviews and meta-analyses of case-control studies published in peer-reviewed journals since 2016 have also also found significant associations between heavy, long-term cellphone use and brain tumor risk (Wang & Guo, 2016; Bortkiewicz et al., 2017; Carlberg & Hardell, 2017; Prasad et al., 2017, Yang et al., 2017; Choi et al., 2020).

These seven peer-reviewed meta-analytic studies contradict the conclusion of the recent WHO systematic review conducted by Karipidis et al. (2024) that there is no evidence cell phone use causes brain cancer. To learn about serious problems with the WHO systematic reviews on the health effects of radiofrequency radiation see:

Increase in colorectal cancer among young people: the role of smartphones

Increase in colorectal cancer among young people: the role of smartphones
By : Phonegate Team • 10 Oct 2024

A recent study presented by Dr. De-Kun Li at the 35th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Santiago, Chile, in 2024, suggests a potential link between regularly carrying mobile phones in our pants pockets and the increase in colorectal cancer cases among young adults. This research is part of the broader context of the “Phonegate” scandal, revealed in 2016 in France, concerning the exceeding of electromagnetic wave exposure standards by our mobile phones.

Results of Dr. Li’s study

Dr. Li’s pilot study, designed to examine 50 cases of EOCRC* and 50 matched controls, revealed striking results:

• People carrying a phone below the waist were four times more likely to develop tumors.
• The link was particularly strong when the phone was carried on the same side where the tumor developed.
• Those who carried a phone on the left side for more than 30,000 hours (about 10 years) were 12 times more likely to develop a tumor on that side of the colon.
• The risk was significantly higher for ipsilateral (same side) carrying than for contralateral (opposite side) carrying.

Increasing incidence of central nervous system tumors in Denmark (1995-2023)

Increasing incidence of CNS-tumours in Denmark
Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation, 7 October 2024

The latest report on the number of new cancer cases in Denmark for 2023 shows that central nervous system (CNS) tumors, including brain tumors, have been increasing among both men and women.

On September 30, 2024, the Danish Cancer Registry published a new report on the number of newly diagnosed cancers during the last year 2023. The data shows that tumors of the central nervous system, CNS, including brain tumors, are increasing and are among the cancers that have increased most rapidly over the past ten years between 2014 and 2023. This applies to all tumor types combined. The statistics thus contradict those who argue that brain tumor incidence is not increasing, an argument that been used to argue that mobile phone use is not linked to an increased risk of brain tumors or cancers in general.

The Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation has examined three reports from the Danish Cancer Registry (see sources below). These reports include the number of new cases of CNS tumors per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardized to the Danish population in 2000. We compiled the data from 1995 through 2023 in the graph below:

The number of new cases of central nervous system (CNS) tumors, including brain tumors, among women (blue) and men (red) per 100 000 inhabitants, each year in Denmark from 1995 to 2023, age-standardized to the Danish population in 2000.

The Effects of Pulsed Microwaves and Extra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Waves on Human Brains? Governments Routinely “Classify Information” Pertaining to the Manipulation of the Human Nervous System

The Effects of Pulsed Microwaves and Extra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Waves on Human Brains? Governments Routinely “Classify Information” Pertaining to the Manipulation of the Human Nervous System
by Mojmir Babacek, Global Research
October 04, 2024

[Incisive analysis, first published by Global Research on November 10, 2023]

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In the year 1962 the American scientist Allan H. Frey carried out experiments with pulsed microwaves, which produced clicking, buzz, hissing or knocking sounds in the heads of people at a distance of up to several thousands yards. In his report, he also wrote that with the change of parameters he can produce pins and needles sensation or perception of severe buffeting in the head and claimed that this energy “could possibly be used as a tool to explore nervous system coding… and for stimulating the nervous system without the damage caused by electrodes“ (see this).

In other words, Allan Frey was on the path to finding the way how to manipulate the human nervous system at distance. This was quickly understood by the U.S. Government. For the next two decades Frey, funded by the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Army, was the most active researcher on the bioeffects of microwave radiation in the country. Frey caused rats to become docile by exposing them to radiation at an average power level of only 50 microwatts per square centimeter. He altered specific behaviors of rats at 8 microwatts per square centimeter. He altered the heart rate of live frogs at 3 microwatts per square centimeter. At only 0.6 microwatts per square centimeter, he caused isolated frogs’ hearts to stop beating by timing the microwave pulses at a precise point during the heart’s rhythm (see this and this).

Systematic reviews (=mess) on wireless radiation and health, caused by secretive EMF Project and… lobby…

Prof. Dariusz Leszczynski denounces the chaos of systematic reviews on wireless radiation and health. Has the recent World Health Organization (WHO) study been compromised by the telecoms lobby? Discover his shock analysis.

Systematic reviews (=mess) on wireless radiation and health, caused by secretive EMF Project and… lobby…
betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com, 6 October 2024

In recent weeks there has been a lot of debate about the recently published review of studies that examined the potential effect of wireless radiation on the development of brain cancer in humans. This review is part of a series of systematic reviews commissioned by the WHO EMF Project. These reviews will be used as the scientific basis for the Environmental Health Criteria evaluation of the impact of wireless radiation on human health. It is necessary to remind everyone that these systematic reviews are not the ‘last word’ but are only a ‘raw material’ for the group of scientists who will use them for the preparation of the Environmental Health Criteria.

The way how the systematic reviews were conceived is, in my opinion, biased and should be considered questionable by any fair-minded scientist or policymaker.

The WHO EMF Project has announced a call for the preparation of systematic reviews and asked the scientific community to participate. The scientists were to organize themselves into teams of experts. Such teams were organized without (?) the participation of the WHO EMF Project and were to be independent of any vested interests – just pure science and expertise.

Continue reading:
https://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2024/10/06/systematic-reviews-mess-on-wireless-radiation-and-health-caused-by-secretive-emf-project-and-lobby/

New Clues on Colorectal Cancer Among Young Adults

New Clues on Colorectal Cancer Among Young Adults
Higher Risks When Cell Phone Is Carried Below the Waist
microwavenews.com, 30 Sept. 2024

It’s a long-running medical mystery: Why have so many people under 50 in affluent countries been developing colorectal cancer in recent decades?

Something new is triggering a jump in what’s known as early-onset colon and rectal cancer (EOCRC). The rates have been going up for the last 20 years and no one knows why it’s happening. The usual risk factors for CRC —obesity, smoking, bad diet and lack of exercise— don’t fully explain the increase.

Five years ago, De-Kun Li, a senior epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, offered a new possibility: carrying a cell phone below the waist. When placed in a pocket below the belt, the phone transmits RF radiation into the abdomen. Given that RF has been shown to cause cancer in animal experiments, Li thought it was a plausible risk factor. (This is what I wrote at the time.)

The idea didn’t catch on, but Li persisted and conducted a pilot study to test his hypothesis. It convinced him that he may be onto something.

It’s a small study, designed to survey 50 cases of EOCRC and 50 matched controls. He found that those who carried a phone below the waist were four times more likely to develop tumors.

EOCRC Tumors on the Left Side

Li found that the link between cell phone carrying and EOCRC is strongest when the phone was kept on the same side as where the tumor developed.

EOCRC tends to develop on the left side of the colon. Those who carried a phone on the left side for more than 30,000 hours were 12 times more likely to develop a tumor on that side of the colon. This elevated risk for what’s called ipsilateral carrying is statistically significant. (36,000 hours is equivalent to about ten years of RF exposure.)

Phonegate: Quebec Court of Appeal Confirms Class Action Against Apple and Samsung

Phonegate: Quebec Court of Appeal Confirms Class Action Against Apple and Samsung
By : Phonegate Team • 27 Sep 2024

On September 18, 2024, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the first instance judgment of September 22, 2022, authorizing the class action initiated in 2019 against Apple and Samsung. This action concerns allegations of failures to inform users and potential health risks related to their mobile phones. This decision poses a real financial and reputational risk for both manufacturers!

Key points of the decision

• Rejection of Apple and Samsung‘s appeals requesting complete dismissal of the action
• Rejection of the plaintiffs’ incidental appeal seeking to expand the scope of the action
• Upholding of the initial judgment that had reduced the extent of the class action

A class action related to the Phonegate scandal

France: Proposed law on electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS)

Note: This is an unofficial auto-translation of the bill.

No. 211

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

CONSTITUTION OF OCTOBER 4, 1958

SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATURE

Registered with the Presidency of the National Assembly on September 17, 2024.

PROPOSED LAW

aiming to recognize electro - hypersensitivity as a disabling disease ,

(Referred to the Social Affairs Committee, in the absence of the establishment of a special committee within the time limits provided for in Articles 30 and 31 of the Rules of Procedure.)

presented by

Mrs. Sylvie BONNET, Mr. Thibault BAZIN, Mr. François-Xavier CECCOLI, Mr. Nicolas FORISSIER, Mr. Alexandre PORTIER, Mr. Jean-Pierre TAITE, Mr. Jean-Pierre VIGIER, deputies.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Ladies and Gentlemen ,​

For about twenty years, people have attributed the symptoms they experience (headaches, sleep disorders, concentration problems, skin irritations and tinnitus, etc.) to exposure to electromagnetic fields. These symptoms often have a significant impact on their quality of life and their ability to function on a daily basis.

Electrosensitivity is not officially recognized as a disease in France. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized in 2005 that it was " characterized by various non-specific symptoms that differ from one individual to another " and that it affects up to 2% of the French population. As a result, electrohypersensitive people often feel marginalized and misunderstood and may have difficulty finding doctors or health professionals who take them seriously and help them manage their symptoms.