| We all know that Wi-Fi allows connecting to the | | | | development right into late adolescence. That's why |
| internet via microwaves, or Electromagnetic Radiation | | | | they're more at risk to things like H1N1, and that's why |
| (EMR). But did you know that low dosages of EMR | | | | they're more susceptible to EMR. |
| for long periods of time could be as hazardous as high | | | | 4. If it were dangerous, authorities would do something |
| dosages of EMR for short periods of time? | | | | right? Some are, for instance The Austrian Medical |
| | | | Association, the German government and the |
| 1. There's no escape. Look around you, Wi-Fi is | | | | European Environment Agency. However, progress is |
| everywhere! Wi-Fi enabled homes, schools, offices, | | | | limited, especially with inadequate and outdated |
| cafes, etc, ensure that almost everybody is constantly | | | | internationally accepted guidelines set in the 1990s still in |
| within range of a constant dose of EMR. | | | | place. Malaysia is probably still racing to make sure the |
| 2. Too much EMR = bad! Prolonged exposure to | | | | country is 100% Wi-Fi enabled... |
| radiofrequency and microwave radiation from cell | | | | 5. Is your child being exposed to EMR? See point |
| phones, cordless phones, cell towers, Wi-Fi and other | | | | number 1. So what can we do to protect children from |
| wireless technologies has been linked to interference | | | | EMR? For now, we can only go through the trouble of |
| with short-term memory and concentration, sleep | | | | not using Wi-Fi at home, and perhaps asking schools |
| disruption, headache and dizziness, fatigue, immune | | | | and libraries not to use Wi-Fi as well. Children should |
| disruption, skin rashes and changes in cardiac function. | | | | also only use mobile phones in the event of an |
| 3. Children are at greater risk. Children have thinner | | | | emergency. |
| skulls, and their brain and nervous systems are still in | | | | |