Why Are People Still in Denial About Radiation? Gulf Daily News Star Letter 21.11.2012

Why Are People Still in Denial About Radiation?

Star letter from GULF DAILY NEWS 21.11.2012


This is a response to “Alarming Facts…” by Mr. Sameer Ahmed (GDN, November 16th), and his interesting observations on the obvious increase of health issues due to electromagnetic field radiation from modern technologies.

The World Health Organization is not the only entity confirming that health effects do exist from Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs). Before then, the Bio-Initiative Report was conducted by a group of researchers documenting 2000 studies of biological effects of low frequency (LF) and radio frequency (RF) radiation, and calling for more realistic human exposure guidelines.


It is clear. So why are people still in denial? One group is convinced that industries are making money out of our stupidity. Another group calls that extremist thinking siting from the majority of scientific studies. It seems that opposing sides of the EMF radiation debate has been playing Ping-Pong for quite a while without knowing the rules.


I suggest you visit Dr. Magda Havas’s website (www.magdahavas.com), who has been doing research on the biological effects of EMF pollution since the 1990s.

Havas works with diabetics, people who have multiple sclerosis, tinnitus, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and has also done studies on buildings polluted with electromagnetic radiation, especially schools. She wrote an article, titled “Cherry Picking & Black Swans”, that pinpoints why many peoples’ denial over the effects of EMF radiation on health continues… because scientific proof is being wrongly interpreted by the public, with results that are selectively communicated by the scientist.


To really find out whether microwave radiation is safe or not, we should simply look at studies that document harm. (i.e. by trying to sight black swans, and if you don’t find any, only then can you reasonably prove that all swans are white.) This is what was done in the Bio-Initiative Report.

The Bio-initiative Report was a response to the mantra that “We have No Convincing… Conclusive… Consistent Evidence that Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Radiation are harmful below current guidelines”. Therefore, it is not selecting only bad news. Instead, it uses the scientific method called “falsification” to prove that the statement that “electromagnetic fields below existing guidelines are safe” is worth reconsidering.


“As of 1997, there have been dozens of scientific and medical organizations from around the world, that appealed that current outdated EMF guidelines be updated to protect public health. What are thousands of doctors and scientists worldwide trying to tell us? HOUSTON… WE HAVE A PROBLEM!” (Magda Havas)

Beisan Al-Shafei

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