The first reported injury of 5G in a news report comes from Switzerland, where 5G has been launched in 102 locations.  The weekly French-language Swiss magazine L’Illustré  interviewed people living in Geneva after the 5G rollout with alarming details of illness. In their article, With 5G, We Feel Like Guinea Pigs, posted July 18, 2019, they report neighbors met to discuss their many common symptoms and many unanswered questions.

Update 8/15/19

5G: Its Legal but Not Safe

As soon as the antennas were installed, several residents and entire families in the heart of Geneva reported similar unusual symptoms of loud ringing in the ear, intense headaches, unbearable earaches, insomnia, chest pain, fatigue and not feeling well in the house. 29-year-old Geneva resident, Johan Perruchoud, called up Swisscom and was told that indeed the 5G cell towers were activated on the same day he began to feel the symptoms. When  others called Swisscom they were told everything is legal and within guidelines.

Swiss Physician Denounces 5G and Calls for a 5G Moratorium

Dr. Bertrand Buchs, who has also called for a 5G moratorium, states he has seen more and more patients with similar symptoms. He notes, “In this case, our authorities are going against common sense … we risk experiencing a catastrophe in a few years… no serious study exists yet, which is not surprising when we know that this technology was developed in China, then to the United States. In Switzerland, we could open a line for people who feel bad, listen to these complaints and examine them. Our country has the means and the skills. The debate must be launched because the story is not about to end.”

Swisscom: Millions of Fast Connections

Swisscom states, “5G will create new opportunities for residential customers and businesses across Switzerland. 5G is the new mobile communication standard for digitisation, enabling the extremely fast connection of millions of devices, things and people.”  Will those millions of fast connection enable communication, or instead disable people from communicating due to illness?

Dear Diary: Loud Humming, Lots of Pain, Nausea, No Sleep

These stories parallel that of Anne Mills, author of “All EMF’d Up”, who suffered wireless radiation poisoning in Germany when her husband was stationed there for work. She wrote a diary with identical symptoms of those in Geneva. As noted in the Swiss magazine L’Illustré article, her concerns, like those in Geneva, were dismissed. She consulted with German physician, Dr. Horst Eger, to confirm her symptoms were that of microwave illness seen in military radar personnel and those working on microwave towers.  All EMFd Up (Electromagnetic Fields): My Journey Through Wireless Radiation Poisoning and How You Can Protect Yourself. (2019)Anne Mills

“Mystery Illness” In Cuban and Chinese Diplomats is Microwave Poisoning

The New York Times and CBS reported unexplained symptoms in diplomats living in China and Cuba in 2017 and 2018. The source was found to be microwave radiation.  UC San Diego Professor of Medicine, Dr. Beatrice Golomb, published an article in Neural Computation in September 2018, discussing the symptoms of the diplomats living abroad. The symptoms that diplomats and their families experienced, i.e. sleep problems, headaches, strange auditory sounds, anxiety and dizziness were similar to those with microwave illness reported in military studies from pulsed microwave radiation.  See also news articles below

MORE INFO HERE  Judgment Received

Residents in Sacramento, California Experiencing Symptoms

After 5G towers were installed in a Sacramento neighborhood, a family began to experience generalized health issues, including headaches. This was such a concern that the father set up a website and petition to gain support for halting 5G expansion. Sacramento was one of the first in the U.S. to permit 5G cell towers, with health concerns being raised well before the towers were in place. The question remains about exactly what frequencies of radiation and what levels of radiation are emitted by these neighborhood 5G cell towers which reportedly will use 4G frequencies as well. Should there be independent testing?

Many Others Suffer Microwave Illness/Electrosensitivity

It is reported that 3% to 30% of the population have symptoms similar to Microwave illness or electrosensitivity, depending on the reporting country and if mild to severe symptoms are reported.

Dr. Scott Eberle describes how a physician learned about his own electrosensitivity published originally in 2014 in the Sonoma Medicine and later reprinted in the Santa Clara County/Monterey County Medical Association Bulletin.  You can read Dr. Scott Eberle’s What’s the Diagnosis, Doctor?    He has also written “An Underworld Journey: Learning to Cope with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity.” Dr. Scott Eberle. Ecopyschology.9(2):106-111, June 2017. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317923126_An_Underworld_Journey_Learning_to_Cope_with_Electromagnetic_Hypersensitivity

Writer Alison Main has documented her experience in developing electrosensitivity and her frustration at being more isolated from other people and wireless technology she would like to use. Electro-Sensitivity: When the Modern World Hurts

Safer Alternatives to Wireless Networks

Fiberoptic to premises and cabled networks are safe and just as fast as 5g. Considering that the 5G networks will depend on a backbone of fiberoptic cables it makes sense to bypass the 5G wireless towers for these cabled alternatives.  See Reinventing Wires: The Future of Landlines and Networks and Safe 5G: A Safe Alternative to Harmful 5G Wireless at https://safeg.net/home/

See Also

  • PST Review  of Electrosensitivity:  

 

News and Research Articles

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Top Scientific Articles on Effects of Non-Ionizing Wireless Radiation

  1.  Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation. (2016) Yakymenko et al. Electromagn Biol Med. 2016;35(2):186-202. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26151230
  2. Final National Toxicology (NTP) Report 2018. NTP TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS STUDIES IN Hsd:SPRAGUE DAWLEY SD RATS EXPOSED TO WHOLE-BODY RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION AT A FREQUENCY (900 MHz) AND MODULATIONS (GSM AND CDMA) USED BY CELL PHONES. For Peer Review March 26-28, 2018. NIH. https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_ntp/trpanel/2018/march/tr595peerdraft.pdf    For summary and other links go to NTP Study on Cell Phones and Cancer. https://mdsafetech.org/ntp-study-2016/
  3. Comments on the US National Toxicology Program technical reports on toxicology and carcinogenesis study in rats exposed to whole-body radiofrequency radiation at 900 MHz and in mice exposed to whole-body radiofrequency radiation at 1,900 MHz. (2019)Hardell and Carlberg. Int J Oncol.  2019 Jan;54(1):111-127. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30365129
  4. Exposure to Magnetic Field Non-Ionizing Radiation and the Risk of Miscarriage: A Prospective Cohort Study. (2017) Dr. De Kun Li et al. Sci Rep. 2017 Dec 13;7(1):17541. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5727515/
  5. Radiations and male fertility. (2018) Kesari KK et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2018 Dec 9;16(1):118. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30445985
  6. EUROPAEM EMF Guideline 2016 for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of EMF-related health problems and illness. (2016) Belyaev I. Rev Environ Health. 2016 Sep 1;31(3):363-97. https://www.diagnose- funk.org/download.php?field=filename&id=363&class=DownloadItem
  7. Electromagnetic Interaction Between Environmental Fields and Living Systems Determines Health and Wellbeing. (2013)  Electromagnetic Fields: Principles,…Biophysical Effects. Dimitris Panagopoulos ©2013. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. http://www.wendywalksfores.com/uploads/1/3/9/0/13908728/panagopoulos-nova-2013- emfs-chapter-1.pdf
  8. A Review of the Ecological Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields (RF- EMF). (2012)  Environment International. Cucurachi et al. 51C:116-140 · December
    2012. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233974663_A_review_of_the_ecological _effects_of_radiofrequency_electromagnetic_fields_RF-EMF
  9. Radiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phone base stations.(2016) Science of the Total Environment. Vol 572. /Dec 2016. Pg. 554-569. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716317375
  10. 5 G wireless telecommunications expansion: Public health and environmental implications. (2018)  Russell CL. Environmental Research. Volume 165. August 2018. Pages 484-495. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29655646
  11. Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health. (2018) Pall ML. Environmental Research. Volume 164. July 2018. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300355
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Scientific Compendiums and International Policies on Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)

  1. Bioinitiative Report (2019 update)- A scientific compendium and rational for biologically based exposures to low intensity electromagnetic radiation to protect public health. http://www.bioinitiative.org/
  2. Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific AdvisoryAssociation. (2015) Independent database of all peer-reviewed studies and articles to the science relating to electromagnetic radiation and human exposure. Australia.  https://www.orsaa.org/about-us.html
  3. International Agency for Research on Cancer. IARC Classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans. (2011) http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf
  4. The potential Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields and Their Effect on the Environment. (2011) The European Council Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 1815- May 2011- https://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=17994
  5. Russian National Committee of Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection – 2008 report.  https://www.who.int/peh-emf/project/mapnatreps/RUSSIA%20report%202008.pdf
  6. Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and the Health of Canadians. Report of the Standing committee on Health. (2015). http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-2/HESA/report-13
  7. Planetary electromagnetic pollution: it is time to assess its impact.(2018)Carpenter DO and Bandara P. The Lancet Planetary Health. Dec 1, 2018. Volume 2, Issue 12. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30221-3/fulltext
  8. International Association of Firefighters Division of Occupational Health Safety and Medicine. Position on Health effects from radiofrequency/Microwave (RF/MW) Radiation in Fire Department Facilities from Base Stations for Antennas and Towers. 2011. http://www.iaff.org/hs/facts/celltowerfinal.asp
  9. Physicians for Safe Technology. Executive Summary and Scientific Research. https://mdsafetech.org and https://mdsafetech.org/featured-page-one/join-mdsafetech- org/

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