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News Roundup: Health fears over mobile masts
News Now, Kent County Council has decided it will refuse to allow mobile network operators to erect masts on its land, and accuses the mobile companies of refusing to address the fears of the general public.
[January 26, 2001, 16:48]
Digital emergency radio network raises health fears
News Government officials are reported to be concerned that a new radio network for Britain's emergency services could have damaging health effects. The Telegraph reports that the government has been warned by Sir William Stewart -- who chaired a...
[July 13, 2001, 12:10]
News Roundup: Mobile health fears
News The research painstakingly continues behind the scenes, in the bid to find out if our health concerns are justified. Fri, 08 Dec With UK scientists warning of potential health dangers to children, will ministers warn kids off mobile phones?
[December 11, 2000, 15:03]
Medical fears may hamper acceptance of biometrics
News Although these health fears would appear to be unfounded based on current evidence, they could prove a significant handicap in the rollout of products that use techniques such as iris identification to authenticate users.
[October 31, 2003, 15:50]
Early Y2K bugs aren't all fun and games
News Banks moved swiftly to address the problem, and have become leaders in addressing Y2K fears. The biggest worry among some tech experts is the virus explosion that could come as malicious hackers take advantage of people's Y2K fears.
[December 20, 1999, 15:52]
Mental-health trusts embrace e-records
News The electronic patient-records system has caused huge friction within the healthcare community, with many clinicians voicing fears over the security of the information and confidentiality issues. Six out of London's 10 mental-health trusts are now...
[October 3, 2007, 13:06]
China clamps down on Internet cafes to protect 'mental health'
News On one hand, officials want citizens to keep pace with the Internet revolution but on the other, it fears the unbounded Web could be an avenue to spread subversive political ideas or other controversial content.
[March 25, 2004, 7:55]
Mobile phone masts to face public consultation
News Nick Raynsford, planning minister at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, said that while mobile phones were very beneficial, more attention should be paid to fears over health risks.
[March 20, 2001, 6:10]
Mobile phone companies slammed for targeting children
News Sir William Stewart chaired last year's government inquiry into health fears over mobile phone use. The report concluded there was no evidence that mobiles could damage health, but warned there was a "risk of a risk", and as such children should be...
[September 5, 2001, 13:35]
EC refuses to relax 3G rules
News The EC is also concerned that health fears could hamper the rollout of 3G networks, and wants European governments to put more effort into reassuring the public that mobile handsets and masts are safe.
[June 12, 2002, 15:38]
Schools panic over WiFi
Blog Comment I think you'll find that the Times article was not "WIFI CAUSES BRAIN DAMAGE", but in fact "Health fears lead schools to dismantle wireless networks" -- somewhat less sensationalist I'm sure you'll agree.
[November 22, 2006, 11:19]
Kent council bans mobile masts
News It also pays lip service to current health fears. Kent County Council (KCC) Monday called upon mobile phone companies to stop hiding from the public and start addressing concerns over the possible health effects of mobile phone masts.
[January 22, 2001, 15:53]
The Schmoozer: Last Straw for the evil hacker underground
News The plan entails turning its famous red boxes into base stations for mobile phones -- but given recent fears over health risks, the Schmoozer couldn't help wondering if this is just part of the government's plan to get rid of the Digital Divide...
[April 20, 2001, 15:45]
The Day Ahead: Yahoo! ducks online ad issue
News executives did their best to allay fears that the dot-com shakeout won't hurt the Web giant's advertising prospects, but they raised more questions than they answered and largely ducked the issue. Decker went on to say that the company did an...
[July 12, 2000, 13:00]
IT recovery -- who do you trust?
News It fears that the shakeout will result in a lack of competitive pressure that will allow the big players to continue to offer shoddy products and services at inflated prices. How much companies spend on IT is the prime indicator of the health of...
[March 14, 2003, 11:37]
BodyTechnic: Psychiatrist develops virtual therapy
News We don't authorise any online services, including psychotherapy, for a variety of reasons," but mainly because the HMO fears patients' confidentiality would not be assured, the administrator said. Under Britain's national health system, while most...
[December 3, 1998, 17:05]
This is not the whole truth
Talkback See 'NHS Care Record data safety fears grow', Pulse, 12/11/07: http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/story.asp? Pseudonymised" patient information - and in some instances, identifiable patient information [3] - is trafficked for purposes including "clinical...
[September 23, 2008, 14:57]
Beware the bird flu spammers
News Tamiflu is in high demand because of fears that the current outbreaks could become a pandemic. It may make a change from receiving junk email about Viagra, but you should never ever buy drugs online, as you could be putting your health in mortal...
[October 26, 2005, 17:00]
Study links mobile emissions to tumours
News Leszczynski fears that this could impact on the human blood-brain barrier's ability to filter harmful substances from the bloodstream. Andrew Wood, bio-physicist at Melbourne's Swinbourne University and ARPANSA adviser, admitted that health...
[June 20, 2002, 9:44]
Experts to examine mobile mast link to cancer cases
News An expert team from the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) will monitor emission levels at several points in the area -- a move that the council hopes will help to dispel the fears of local residents.
[February 15, 2002, 15:29]
