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Ask HN: What's the current consensus on Wifi and safety for humans?

3 pointsby geetfunover 7 years ago
Every once in a while, the issue of Wifi and other EMF comes up. As someone with small kids, I revisit this every once in a while.<p>It&#x27;s practically impossible to isolate one&#x27;s environment now, especially if living in an urban centre.<p>A quick search of Pubmed:<p>(1) Environmental Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Exposure at Home, Mobile and Cordless Phone Use, and Sleep Problems in 7-Year-Old Children. (2) Modeled and Perceived Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields From Mobile-Phone Base Stations and the Development of Symptoms Over Time in a General Population Cohort. (3) Mobile phone radiation causes brain tumors and should be classified as a probable human carcinogen (2A) (review). (4) Outdoor and indoor sources of residential radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, personal cell phone and cordless phone use, and cognitive function in 5-6 years old children.<p>Any subject matter experts here who can provide an update on this topic?

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gus_massaover 7 years ago
I hate the word consensus.<p>There is no evidence that WiFi or radiation in similar frequencies dangerous (unless there is a lot of it, like inside a microwave cooker).<p>There are some isolated articles that are not reproducible. Even the Em-drive got finally published. One article is not enough to prove something.<p>The conclusion of the first article (1) is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;26509676" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pubmed&#x2F;26509676</a><p>&gt; <i>CONCLUSION: Given the different results across the evaluated RF-EMF exposure sources and the observed association between mobile phone use and the negative control sleep scale, our study does not support the hypothesis that it is the exposure to RF-EMF that is detrimental to sleep quality in 7-year old children, but potentially other factors that are related to mobile phone usage.</i>