Homeschooling and Governesses provide excellent opportunities for wi-fi free school environments

[Anonymous]

Post some science. Policy doesn't mean squat.

[Anonymous]

Check out this link NACST.org and go to Health effects.
Research on the Brain. a sampling

Megha et al., Microwave Radiation Induced Oxidative Stress, Cognitive Impairment, and Inflammation in Brain of Fischer Rats. Indian J Exp Biol 2012; 50 (12): 889 - 896
“Significant impairment in cognitive function and induction of oxidative stress in brain tissues of microwave exposed rats were observed, in comparison with sham exposed groups… Results of the present study indicated that increased oxidative stress due to microwave exposure may contribute to cognitive impairment and inflammation in brain.”

Deshmukh et al., Effect of Low Level Microwave Radiation Exposure on Cognitive Function and Oxidative Stress in Rats.Indian J Biochem Biophys.
“Results showed significant impairment in cognitive function and increase in oxidative stress, as evidenced by the increase in levels of MDA (a marker of lipid peroxidation) and protein carbonyl (a marker of protein oxidation) and unaltered GSH content in blood. Thus, the study demonstrated that low level MW radiation had significant effect on cognitive function and was also capable of leading to oxidative stress.”

Kesari et al., Effect of 3G cell phone exposure with computer controlled 2-D stepper motor on non-thermal activation of the hsp27/p38MAPK stress pathway in rat brain. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2014 Mar;68(2):347-58.
Result shows that microwave radiation emitted from 3G mobile phone significantly induced DNA strand breaks in brain. Meanwhile a significant increase in micronuclei, caspase 3 and apoptosis were also observed in exposed group. Study shows that the oxidative stress is the main factor which activates a variety of cellular signal transduction pathways, among them the hsp27/p38MAPK is the pathway of principle stress response. Results conclude that 3G mobile phone radiations affect the brain function and cause several neurological disorders.

Naziro?lu M. and Gumral 2009. Modulator effects of L-carnitine and selenium on wireless devices (2.45 GHz)-induced oxidative stress and electroencephalography records in brain of rat. Int J Radiat Biol. 85(8): 680-689.
Rats exposed to 2.45 GHz 60 min/day for 28 days had lower cortex brain vitamin A (p < 0.05), vitamin C (p < 0.01) and vitamin E (p < 0.05) concentrations.

Júnior LC, Guimarães ED, Musso CM, Stabler CT, Garcia RM, Mourão-Júnior CA, Andreazzi AE. Behavior and memory evaluation of Wistar rats exposed to 1·8 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Neurol Res. 2014 Jan 27:1743132813Y0000000276.
Frequency of rearing was increased by 193.3%, revealing an increase in exploratory activity of the animals, which is also related to anxiety, depression, and stressful behavior.

Odaci, E., Bas, O., Kaplan, S., 2008. Effects of prenatal exposure to a 900 megahertz electromagnetic field on the dentate gyrus of rats: a stereological and histopathological study. Brain Res. 1238, 224–229.
Prenatal exposure caused a progressive postnatal decline in the number of granule cells of dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of offspring.

Qiao S, Peng R, Yan H, Gao Y, Wang C, Wang S, Zou Y, Xu X, Zhao L, Dong J, Su Z, Feng X, Wang L, Hu X. Reduction of Phosphorylated Synapsin I (Ser-553) Leads to Spatial Memory Impairment by Attenuating GABA Release after Microwave Exposure in Wistar Rats. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 17;9(4):e95503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095503. eCollection 2014.
A decrease in spatial memory performance after non-thermal microwave exposure. "Our experiments on Wistar rats and PC12 cell line suggest that microwave exposure (30 mW/cm2) can induce behavioral and cognitive dysfunction via altered GABAergic transmission. We have shown for the first time that reduced p-Syn I (ser-553) expression plays a critical role in this effect."

Bas, O., Odaci, E., Mollaoglu, H., Ucok, K., Kaplan, S., 2009a. Chronic prenatal exposure to the 900 megahertz electromagnetic field induces pyramidal cell loss in the hippocampus of newborn rats. Toxicol. Ind. Health 25, 377–384.
A significant reduction in the total number of pyramidal cells in the cornu ammonis of the hippocampus, which involves short-term memory and learning. Sixteen-week old rats are comparable to the age of human teenagers.

Bas, O., Odaci, E., Kaplan, S., Acer, N., 2009b. 900 MHz electromagnetic field exposure affects qualitative and quantitative features of hippocampal pyramidal cells in adult rat. Brain Research. 1265, 178–185.
A statistically significant decrease in the pyramidal cells of the hippocampus and an increase in dark cells.

Bin Lv, Zhiye Chen, Tongning Wu, Qing Shao, Duo Yan, Lin Ma, Ke Lu, Yi Xie. The alteration of spontaneous low frequency oscillations caused by acute electromagnetic fields exposure. Clinical Neurophysiology. Published online 4 September 2013.
30 min LTE 4G exposure modulated the spontaneous low frequency fluctuations in brain regions.

Jing J et al, (March 2012) The influence of microwave radiation from cellular phone on fetal rat brain, Electromagn Biol Med. 2012 Mar;31(1):57-66. Epub 2012 Jan 23
Pregnant rats were exposed to different intensities of microwave radiation from cellular phones. Significant content differences were found in superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), malondialdehyde (MDA), noradrenaline (NE), dopamine (DA) after fetal brains were assayed. “Through this study, we concluded that receiving a certain period of microwave radiation from cellular phones during pregnancy has certain harm on fetal rat brains.”

Razavinasab M1, Moazzami K, Shabani M. Maternal mobile phone exposure alters intrinsic electrophysiological properties of CA1 pyramidal neurons in rat offspring.Toxicol Ind Health. 2014 Mar 6.
"The results of the passive avoidance and Morris water maze assessment of learning and memory performance showed that phone exposure significantly altered learning acquisition and memory retention in male and female rats compared with the control rats. Our results suggest that exposure to mobile phones adversely affects the cognitive performance of both female and male offspring rats using behavioral and electrophysiological techniques."

Volkow ND, Tomasi D, Wang GJ, Vaska P, Fowler JS, Telang F, Alexoff D, Logan J, Wong C. Effects of cell phone radiofrequency signal exposure on brain glucose metabolism. JAMA. 2011 Feb 23;305(8):808-13. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.186.
A 50-minute cell phone exposure was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the antenna.

Liu Y-x, Tai J-l, Li G-q, Zhang Z-w, Xue J-h, et al. (2012) Exposure to 1950-MHz TD-SCDMA Electromagnetic Fields Affects the Apoptosis of Astrocytes via Caspase-3-Dependent Pathway. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42332. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042332
"48 h of exposure damaged the mitochondria of astrocytes and induced apoptosis through caspase-3-dependent pathway involving bax and bcl-2. These results are important for properly understanding the mode of action of 1950-MHz TD-SCDMA RF radiation on living organisms, especially in the case of adverse effects. "

Sonmez OF, Odaci E, Bas O, Kaplan S., 2010. Purkinje cell number decreases in the adult female rat cerebellum following exposure to 900 MHz electromagnetic field. Brain Res. 2010 Oct 14;1356:95-101.
Long duration exposure to 900 MHz EMF leads to decreases of Purkinje cell numbers in the female rat cerebellum.

[Anonymous]

headaches
Madhuri Sudan, Leeka Kheifets, Onyebuchi Arah, Jorn Olsen, Lonnie Zeltzer. Prenatal and Postnatal Cell Phone Exposures and Headaches in Children. Open Pediatrics Medical Journal. 2012 Dec 5; 6(2012):46-52.
Children with cell phone exposure had higher odds of migraines and headache-related symptoms than children with no exposure.

Szyjkowska A, Gadzicka E, Szymczak W, Bortkiewicz A. The risk of subjective symptoms in mobile phone users in Poland - An epidemiological study. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2014 Apr 1.
Headaches were reported significantly more often by the people who talked frequently and long in comparison with other users. Continuous headache, persisting for longer than 6 hrs since the end of a call, was reported by 26% of the subjects. Our results show that the mobile phone users may experience subjective symptoms, the intensity of which depends on the intensity of use of mobile phones.

Chu et al., Clinical features of headache associated with mobile phone use: a cross-sectional study in university students. BMC Neurol. 2011 Sep 26;11:115. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-115.
Headache associated with mobile phone use usually showed stereotyped clinical features including mild intensity, a dull or pressing quality, localisation ipsilateral to the side of MP use, provocation by prolonged cell phone use and often accompanied by a burning sensation.

[Anonymous]

Sperm and the Ovaries
Avendaño C. et al., 2012. Use of laptop computers connected to internet through Wi-Fi decreases human sperm motility and increases sperm DNA fragmentation. Fertility and Sterility 97(1): 39-45.
Ex vivo exposure of human spermatozoa to a wireless internet-connected laptop decreased motility and induced DNA fragmentation by a nonthermal effect.
Atasoy H.I. et al., 2013. Immunohistopathologic demonstration of deleterious effects on growing rat testes of radiofrequency waves emitted from conventional Wi-Fi devices. Journal of Pediatric Urology.
Significant increases in serum 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine levels and 8-hydroxyguanosine staining in the testes of the experimental group indicating DNA damage due to exposure (p < 0.05).

Agarwal A, Desai NR, Makker K, Varghese A, Mouradi R, Sabanegh E, Sharma R, Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic waves (RFEMW) from cellular phones on human ejaculated semen: an in vitro pilot study,Fertil Sterility. 2009 Oct; 92(4):131825

“Radiofrequency electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones may lead to oxidative stress in human semen. We speculate that keeping the cell phone in a trouser pocket in talk mode may negatively affect spermatozoa and impair male fertility.”

Badereddin Mohamad Al–Ali, et al.,Cell phone usage and erectile function. Cent European J Urol. 2013; 66(1): 75–77.
Those suffering from erectile dysfunction carried a switched-on mobile phone 4.4 hours per day on average, compared to just 1.8 hours per day for the men who did not experience impotence.

De Iuliis GN, Newey RJ, King BV, Aitken RJ., Mobile phone radiation induces reactive oxygen species production and DNA damage in human spermatozoa in vitro. PLoS One. 2009 Jul 31;4(7)
In step with increasing SAR, motility and vitality were significantly reduced after RF-EMR exposure, while the mitochondrial generation of reactive oxygen species and DNA fragmentation were significantly elevated (P<0.001). Furthermore, we also observed highly significant relationships between SAR, the oxidative DNA damage bio-marker, 8-OH-dG, and DNA fragmentation after RF-EMR exposure. These findings have clear implications for the safety of extensive mobile phone use by males of reproductive age, potentially affecting both their fertility and the health and wellbeing of their offspring.

Shahin et al. 2.45 GHz Microwave Irradiation Adversely Affects Reproductive Function in Male Mouse, Mus musculus by Inducing Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress.Free Radic Res. 2014 Feb 4.
Significant decrease in sperm count, sperm viability, decrease in seminiferous tubule diameter, degeneration of seminiferous tubules. Reduction in testicular 3? HSD activity and plasma testosterone levels and increased expression of testicular i-NOS was observed. These “adverse reproductive effects suggest that chronic exposure to microwave radiation may lead to infertility via free radical species-mediated pathway.”

Gul A1, Celebi H, U?ra? S.The effects of microwave emitted by cellular phones on ovarian follicles in rats.Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2009 Nov;280(5):729-33. doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-0972-9. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

30 minutes every 24 hours pregnancy resulted in “decreased number of follicles in pups exposed to mobile phone microwaves suggest that intrauterine exposure has toxic effects on ovaries.” The authors state, “microwaves of mobile phones might decrease the number of follicles in rats by several known and, no doubt, countless unknown mechanisms.”

Panagopoulos DJ, Effect of microwave exposure on the ovarian development of Drosophila melanogaster. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2012 Jun;63(2):121-32. doi: 10.1007/s12013-012-9347-0.

“The ovarian size of the exposed insects is significantly smaller than that of the corresponding sham-exposed insects, due to destruction of egg chambers by the GSM radiation, after DNA damage and consequent cell death induction in the egg chamber” cells of the virgin females as shown in previous experiments on inseminated females.

Ghanbari et at., The Effects of Cell Phone Waves (900 MHz-GSM Band) on Sperm Parameters and Total Antioxidant Capacity in Rats. Int J Fertil Steril. 2013 Apr;7(1):21-8. Epub 2013 Mar 6.

Sperm viability, motility, and total antioxidant capacity in all exposure groups decreased significantly compared to the control group (p<0.05). "These waves can also decrease sperm total antioxidant capacity in rats and result in oxidative stress."

Falzone N, Huyser C, Becker P, Leszczynski D, Franken DR. 2011. The effect of pulsed 900-MHz GSM mobile phone radiation on the acrosome reaction, head morphometry and zona binding of human spermatozoa. Int J Androl 34(1): 20-6.
This study concludes that RF-EMF exposure had a significant effect on sperm morphometry. In addition, a significant decrease in sperm binding to the hemizona was observed. These results could indicate a significant effect of RF-EMF on sperm fertilization potential.

Oral B, Guney M, Ozguner Fet al. Endometrial apoptosis induced by a 900-MHz mobile phone: preventive effects of vitamins E and C. Adv Ther. 2006;23:957–73
Their results indicated that mobile phones may cause endometrial apoptosis and oxidative stress

Redmayne M, Smith E, Abramson M. Adolescent in-school cellphone habits: A census of rules, survey of their effectiveness, and fertility implications. Reproductive Toxicology 2011;32:354-9. Doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.08.006
The fertility literature is inconclusive, but increasingly points towards significant time- and dose-dependent deleterious effects from cellphone exposure on sperm. Genotoxic effects have been demonstrated from "non-thermal? exposures, but not consistently. There is sufficient evidence and expert opinion to warrant an enforced school policy removing cellphones from students during the day.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth are you spending so much time on your computer posting these things? Shouldn't you be concerned for your OWN health? Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Some Tips to Reduce Your Exposure to Wireless Radiation
Dr. Moskowitz
Director, Center for Family and Community Health, University of California, Berkeley
http://www.saferemr.com/2013/12/welcome-to-emr-safety.html

• Avoid holding your cellphone or cordless phone near your head or body during

phone calls. Use your speakerphone, text, or use a wired headset (with a small

iron bead on the cord to prevent the cord from acting like an antenna).

• Avoid carrying your mobile phone in your pocket, on your belt, or close to your

body whenever it is powered on. Especially keep your phone away from your

head and reproductive organs (including breasts).

• Turn off mobile phone devices when not in use or switch to Airplane Mode. Turn

off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use. Do not use a wireless tablet or laptop in

your lap.

• When the signal is poor, your mobile phone devices emit more radiation so avoid

use when surrounded by metal such as in an elevator, or while travelling in

automobiles, buses, trains or aircraft.

• Use a wired land line phone where possible and avoid talking on your mobile

phone for longer than necessary. Forward your cellphone calls to your landline

when you get home, and then power off your cellphone.

• Turn off wireless connectivity to your wireless devices when not using the

Internet and especially overnight. Use hardwired Internet connections.

• Reduce children’s exposure to wireless radiation. Discourage their use of

wireless devices and use hardwired networks where possible. Turn off wi-fi on

devices being used by kids. Campaign with other parents to use hardwired

networks in schools to provide Internet access. Educate children to use wireless

technology safely.

• If you are pregnant, planning for a baby or hypersensitive to radiofrequency

radiation, be especially careful about your wireless radiation exposure.

• Reduce the time you spend in places where many people are using mobile

phones in close proximity to each another.

• If you think you have electromagnetic hypersensitivity symptoms, keep a diary of

your exposures and when your symptoms appear, and check for correlation.

Discuss this with your doctor or healthcare provider.

• Express concerns you have about electromagnetic radiation to your elected

representatives and ask them to adopt policies to make wireless technology

safer. Encourage them to fund education and research on electromagnetic

radiation and health through a modest fee on mobile device subscriptions (e.g. a

nickel a month).

[Anonymous]

Thats a good one-- but people are not reading, just complaining. Denial is powerful.

[Anonymous]

I really miss Mary Poppins and Maria.

[Anonymous]

I totally want to be able to put an emergency contact on my kids' forms and list "Governess" where it asks "relationship to child"!