by Danielle Ameden/Daily News Staff, 11 June 2015
FRAMINGHAM – At a forum Wednesday night, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, former president of Microsoft Canada and other experts warned of the dangers of wireless radiation to children.
The panelists told an audience at Plymouth Church that children’s brains absorb more radiation than in adults, and research shows that surrounding kids with technology devices is causing harm.
Dr. Devra Davis, founder of Environmental Health Trust, said children today have toys that radiate energy, from the digital “iPotty” to a plastic teething rattle iPhone case.
But unbeknownst to parents, the World Health Organization lists cell phones as a possible carcinogen to humans, Davis said, in the same category as jet fuel, DDT, lead and engine exhaust.
“Would you give DDT, lead or engine exhaust to your children to play with?” she asked.
“Would you give DDT, lead or engine exhaust to your children to play with?” she asked.