RE: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-06 Thread Dan Minette
the conclusion difficult to interpret, the FDA said on its Web site. end quote Dan M. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The Fool Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:05 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Another study show cell-phone

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-04 Thread Dave Land
From Futurelab's Blog at MIT, a story about how brain damage -- whether *from* cell phone use or *causing* excessive self-important cell phone use -- might eventually be repaired: Researchers at the University of Padua in Italy have developed neuro-chips in which living brain cells

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread bemmzim
Acoustic neuromas are slow-growing noncancerous tumors that develop on a nerve linking the brain and the inner ear. Technically these tumors are more accurately called vestibular schwannomas (They arise from the vestibular branch (balance controlling) rather than the cochlear (hearing

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread bemmzim
Q. for Dr. Z: Is an acoustic neuroma considered a type of brain tumor? (Based on what I have read on the subject, ISTM the answer is No, but then IANAMD, nor do I play one on TV . . . ) It is not a tumor of the brain but rather a tumor arising from cells (schwann cells) that cover nerves

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brain tumor most often arise from support cells in the brain (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymocytes) and lest commonly from neurons (Ganglioglioma, Central Neurocytoma, Primitive neuroectodermal tumors). Nerves cells rarely divide

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 4/2/2006 8:40:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Alternative hypothesis explaining the correlation between brain tumors and cell phone use which afaik the study has not ruled out: it is the behavioral effects of a pre-existing brain tumor which

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 4/3/2006 4:54:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From my experience, I recommend a nice Mixed Oligo-Astrocytoma of the frontal lobe over, for example, Anaplastic Ependymoma. The former, in my experience, is a happy little indolent tumor that is

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread Charlie Bell
On Apr 4, 2006, at 4:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The word anaplastic is always bad. By far the best brain tumor to have is Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the cerebellum. Might I suggest that least worst might be a better descriptive ranking when talking about tumours? Charlie

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:21 PM Monday 4/3/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/2/2006 8:40:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Alternative hypothesis explaining the correlation between brain tumors and cell phone use which afaik the study has not ruled out: it is the

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 3/31/2006 6:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A total 85 of these 905 cases were so-called high users of mobile phones, that is they began early to use mobile and, or wireless telephones and used them a lot, the study said. The study also shows that

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:18 PM Sunday 4/2/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/31/2006 6:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A total 85 of these 905 cases were so-called high users of mobile phones, that is they began early to use mobile and, or wireless telephones and used

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-02 Thread The Fool
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/31/2006 6:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A total 85 of these 905 cases were so-called high users of mobile phones, that is they began early to use mobile and, or wireless telephones and used them a lot, the study

Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-04-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:05 PM Sunday 4/2/2006, The Fool wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/31/2006 6:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A total 85 of these 905 cases were so-called high users of mobile phones, that is they began early to use mobile and, or wireless

Another study show cell-phone tumor link

2006-03-31 Thread The Fool
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060331/sc_nm/phones_dc_3 researchers at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life said they looked at the mobile phone use of 905 people between the age of 20 and 80 who had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and found a link. A total 85 of these 905