AUSTRIA/UNITED KINGDOM: SCIENTISTS CALL FOR MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED OUT INTO HEALTH RISKS ATTACHED TO MOBILE TELEPHONES

Record ID: 337869

  • Title: AUSTRIA/UNITED KINGDOM: SCIENTISTS CALL FOR MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED OUT INTO HEALTH RISKS ATTACHED TO MOBILE TELEPHONES
  • Date: 23rd October 1997
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCTOBER 23, 1997) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET TALKING INTO MOBILE PHONES (4 SHOTS) 0.22 2. VARIOUS OF DRIVERS USING MOBILE PHONES WHILE MOTORING (2 SHOTS) 0.33 3. WS NEWS CONFERENCE 0.37 4. SV DR. MICHAEL REPACHOLI OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND LEADING RESEARCHER IN THE FIELD SPEAKS SAYING SCIENTISTS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN MOBILE PHONES THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RADIATING ANTENNA RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEAD. THERE ARE ALREADY EXPOSURE LIMITS IN PLACE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION THESE ANTENNAE CAN GIVE OFF BUT WE WANT TO FIND OUT BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. RESEARCH JUST TAKES TIME (ENGLISH) 1.11 5. WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE 1.16 LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 24, 1997) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 6. TRACK BUSINESSMAN ON MOBILE PHONE WALKING DOWN LONDON STREET 1.24 7. SLV YOUNG MAN SMOKING WHILE ON MOBILE PHONE 1.30 8. SCU UNIDENTIFIED MAN SAYING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOBILE PHONES CAUSING HEALTH PROBLEMS DOESN'T BOTHER HIM AS HE NEEDS IT FOR HIS WORK. "I SEEM TO BE OK AND ANYWAY THERE ARE ENOUGH THINGS IN THE WORLD THAT CAN HARM YOU. A CUP OF TEA THEY SAY CAN HARM YOU (ENGLISH) 1.43 9. SV UNIDENTIFIED MAN SAYING CERTAINLY IT IS SOMETHING I WOULD WORRY ABOUT. YOU CAN OFTEN THINK IT WOULD BE SCAREMONGERING BUT I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ANY FUTURE REPORTS THAT COME IN ABOUT IT (ENGLISH) 1.58 10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON MOBILE PHONES (6 SHOTS) 2.34 Initials P3 S3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 7th November 1997 12:00
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  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA/ LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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  • Country: EUROPE Austria England United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA6NSO6KAQ8MIAQVOFKS9HP8RZM
  • Story Text: INTRO: A group of scientists is calling for a major research programme into the health risks attached to mobile phones.

    An international conference in Vienna is campaigning for more money to be spent on research into the possible health risks caused by the use of mobile phones.

    Their call follows the results of a survey carried out in Australia which claims mice exposed to the microwave pulses similar to those experienced by mobile phone users did suffer adversely.

    The authors stressed their findings did not constitute a scientific reason for mobile phone users to be alarmed. But they urged further research was vital.

    At a news conference in Vienna experts denied they were scaremongering but agreed more scientific investigations were necessary.

    In London as elsewhere in the world people with mobile phones jammed to their ears are a familiar sight in every High Street. And most people appear unconcerned at the potential health risk.


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