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Epidemiological criteria for causation applied to human health harms from RF-EMF exposure: Bradford Hill revisited

This paper is a commentary reviewing how Bradford Hill’s epidemiological criteria can be applied to multidisciplinary evidence on RF-EMF exposure and adverse health effects. It reports that systematic reviews and meta-analyses in this area often reach substantially different conclusions, and argues that key…

Use of Mobile and Cordless Phones and the Association with Prostate Cancer

This pooled analysis of two prior human studies reports increased odds of prostate cancer associated with mobile phone use, with higher estimates for longer latency and higher cumulative hours. Cordless phone use is reported to show increased risk but not statistically significant overall, with one mid-range…

Decreased survival of glioma patients with astrocytoma grade IV (glioblastoma multiforme) associated with long-term use of mobile and cordless phones

This analysis examined survival among 1678 glioma patients from two case-control study periods (1997–2003 and 2007–2009) in relation to wireless phone use. In the >20 years latency group, the authors report increased hazard ratios for glioma overall and for astrocytoma grade IV (glioblastoma multiforme), with hazard…

Effect of Bluetooth headset and mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the human auditory nerve.

This randomized trial assessed short-term effects of electromagnetic fields from a mobile phone versus a Bluetooth headset on cochlear nerve activity during vestibular neurectomy in 12 patients. Bluetooth headset exposure showed no significant change in CNAP amplitude or latency. Direct mobile phone exposure was…