Mobile phone health threat is very real
This is not true. Various mainland European studies have found that red blood cells are ‘lumped’ by mobile phone use, cognitive functions are influenced by normal levels of radiation from mobile phone masts and there is damage to DNA.
Nor is it true that all countries have concluded there are no damaging effects. Nobody denies the heat effect of radiofrequent radiation. However, there is debate about the reality of radiofrequent radiation sickness because the results of research are not consistent and the working mechanism is not known.
I agree with Mr Sheehy that the Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association should give evidence. However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) does accept the existence of electro hypersensitivity (EHS) to low and high frequency radiation.
The WHO website says: “It comprises nervous system symptoms like headache, fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances, skin symptoms like prickling, burning sensations and rashes, pain and ache in muscles and many other health problems. Whatever its cause, EHS is a real and sometimes a disabling problem for the affected persons.”
Many people already have small problems, but most will not notice until they start to get headaches.
Frans van Velden
Dirk Hoogenraadstraat 95
2586 TD
The Hague
The Netherlands
