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Is it possible this is also in part due to EMFs from their phones (and environment) and circadian rhythm disturbances from screens? Some studies suggest the ra

Is it possible this is also in part due to EMFs from their phones (and environment) and circadian rhythm disturbances from screens? Some studies suggest the radiation can be risky to kids: Christ A, Gosselin MC, Christopoulou M, K’uhn S, & Kuster N. (2010 Jan.). Age dependent tissue-specific exposure of cell phone users. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 55: 1767-1783. Retrieved from http://iopscience.iop.org/0031-9155/55/7/001/pdf/0031-9155_55_7_001.pdf http://iopscience.iop.org/0031-9155/55/7/001/pdf/0031-9155_5.... Block, R. (12 July 2012). American Academy of Pediatrics letter to the FCC. Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/104230961/American-Academy-of-Pediatrics-letter-to-the-FCC http://www.scribd.com/doc/104230961/American-Academy-of-Pedi... Hardell L, Carlberg M, Hansson Mild K. (2009) Epidemiological evidence for an association between use of wireless phones an tumor diseases. Pathophysiology 16 (2-3): 113-122.] Hardell L, Hansson Mild K, Carlberg M, Hallquist A. (2004) Cellular and cordless telephones and the association with brain tumours in different age group. Archives of Environmental Health 59 (3): 132-137. Divan HA, Kheifets L, Obel C, Olsen J. (2008) Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Cell Phone Use and Behavioral Problems in Children. Epidemiology 19(4): 523-529. Byun, YH, Ha, M, Kwon, HJ et al (2013 Mar 21). Mobile phone use, blood lead levels, and attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms in children: a longitudinal study. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e59742. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059742. Morgan, L, Kesari, S, Davis, D (2014). Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults: The consequences. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure 2(4): 197-204. doi:10.1016/j.jmau.2014.06.005 Environmental Health Trust (2015). Wireless and Children. Retrieved from: http://ehtrust.org/cell-phones-radiation-3/wireless-and-children-3/ http://ehtrust.org/cell-phones-radiation-3/wireless-and-chil... Exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields and behavioural problems in Bavarian children and adolescents. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19960235 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19960235

jotm 9y ago
Ah, whatdya know, I said the same thing a while ago - we don't actually know the effects of long term exposure to so much radiation. But I think it's mostly the Internet - too much information, endless info streams, endless mindless entertainment, endless feeds of successful people (so it seems that everyone is successful, or making 50K/year, or pretty, except you and your family/friends/hometown).
- ars 9y ago
  > we don't actually know the effects of long term exposure to so much radiation. Don't you mean so little radiation? The sun puts out far more radiation than a phone, and now people are getting less sun, and thus less radiation.
  - jotm 9y ago
    Yes, that's the most overused argument. But the artificial radiation is on top of the natural one. I'm counting not only cell towers and Wifi, but power lines and transformers, and the infra and ultrasound all around us. It's probably just a blip, though, and it's probably the always-connected aspect that has way more profound effects. I can only say that a few days in the countryside without electricity was one of the most relaxing experiences ever.
    - cornholio 9y ago
      Cel phone tower repair guys should be jumping in droves.
- ebikelaw 9y ago
  Currently we're running a huge experiment in which virtually everybody is exposed to the electromagnetic fields of communication networks. This has been going on for more than a decade. If there is an effect, we should easily see it.
  - jstanley 9y ago
    But where's your control? Everyone is exposed to EM radiation
    - TeMPOraL 9y ago
      Areas that were late in getting accesd to power grid, radio stations, landlines, analog TV... This "experiment" has been running for a good century now, and we would have seen effects if they were strong...
pymai 9y ago
blue light from screens is a much bigger problem and its mostly been proven at this stage that it can affect your sleeping patterns

jotm 9y ago

Ah, whatdya know, I said the same thing a while ago - we don't actually know the effects of long term exposure to so much radiation. But I think it's mostly the Internet - too much information, endless info streams, endless mindless entertainment, endless feeds of successful people (so it seems that everyone is successful, or making 50K/year, or pretty, except you and your family/friends/hometown).

ars 9y ago
> we don't actually know the effects of long term exposure to so much radiation. Don't you mean so little radiation? The sun puts out far more radiation than a phone, and now people are getting less sun, and thus less radiation.
- jotm 9y ago
  Yes, that's the most overused argument. But the artificial radiation is on top of the natural one. I'm counting not only cell towers and Wifi, but power lines and transformers, and the infra and ultrasound all around us. It's probably just a blip, though, and it's probably the always-connected aspect that has way more profound effects. I can only say that a few days in the countryside without electricity was one of the most relaxing experiences ever.
  - cornholio 9y ago
    Cel phone tower repair guys should be jumping in droves.
ebikelaw 9y ago
Currently we're running a huge experiment in which virtually everybody is exposed to the electromagnetic fields of communication networks. This has been going on for more than a decade. If there is an effect, we should easily see it.
- jstanley 9y ago
  But where's your control? Everyone is exposed to EM radiation
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    Areas that were late in getting accesd to power grid, radio stations, landlines, analog TV... This "experiment" has been running for a good century now, and we would have seen effects if they were strong...

pymai 9y ago

blue light from screens is a much bigger problem and its mostly been proven at this stage that it can affect your sleeping patterns