By SE Sustainability team
30th November 2011.
12:00
Tag Archives: Health
Two weeks ago UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) hosted a SAICM*-meeting in the historic city of Belgrade, Serbia. SAICM stands for Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management and is part of UNEP. The meeting was held in preparation for next year’s International Conference of Chemicals Management (ICCM-3) which will address toxic substances. (more…)
Here at Sony Ericsson, we’ve been waiting some time for the publication of results from a research project called “interphone,” looking into the question around radio wave exposure and some of the more common brain tumours.
The International Journal of Epidemiology now published the biggest ever data analysis from a study of glioma and meningioma; two the most common kinds of brain tumour. The study was the first in a series of combined data analyses of head and neck tumours published as part of the Interphone project.
Never before has a study this large been performed on mobile phone use and health. The main result of Interphone, that mobile phone use is not linked to an increased risk of brain tumours. This includes long-term usage (more than 10 years). The results are consistent with the large body of published research and expert reviews conducted to date.
For “heavy users”, there were some suggestions of an increased risk of glioma; but the researchers point out that this finding is very uncertain. They noted that there is evidence that people diagnosed with a brain tumour over-reported their past mobile phone use.
The Interphone results will now be included in the regular review conducted by independent health authorities, such as the World Health Organisation and other expert groups. On a regular basis authorities assess all published research to judge their consequences in regards to people’s health.
There has already been some media coverage of the study but if you want to find all the facts, I suggest you visit the Interphone information as well as checking out the responses of the mobile manufacturers forum and the GSMA.