Natural Awakenings Twin Cities September 2023 Issue

health briefs
Impacts of Radio
Frequency Radiation
The introduction of 5G mobile
phones and infrastructure
has given rise to concerns
about their safety,
as more than 1 million new
antennas will be required
in the U.S. Currently, the
Federal Communications
Commission and International
Commission on
Non-Ionizing Radiation
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Protection consider only
the thermal effects (tissue
heating) from electromagnetic frequency (EMF) exposure
as potentially harmful.
A group of researchers led by Ariel University, in Israel,
evaluated the non-thermal effects of exposure to EMF
radiation on biological systems and human populations
by reviewing in vitro [outside a living organism] and in vivo
[inside a living organism] studies, as well as clinical studies
on electromagnetic hypersensitivity and the epidemiological
evidence for cancer due to the action of mobile-based
radiation exposure. Although data derived from these
studies was inconsistent, the researchers found supporting
evidence that this radiation may contribute to cancer,
endocrinological, neurological and other adverse health
consequences. The researchers call for a more targeted,
interdisciplinary research effort by national governments to
ensure public health.
Testing Acupuncture for
Long-Term COVID
Long COVID affects nearly 14
percent of adult patients that had
COVID-19. It is characterized
by symptoms lasting at least 12
weeks after the initial infection,
including fatigue, brain fog and
breathlessness. Although there
is no standard treatment for this
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clinical diagnosis, researchers in
the UK are currently studying the
impact of acupuncture on this lingering
condition, as the practice has been successfully used
to treat similar symptoms associated with other ailments.
The randomized trial began in 2022 and is expected to
collect data from 160 participants until the year 2025. Participants
with long COVID are selected if they have a fatigue
score greater than five on the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation
Scale. The experimental group will be offered weekly
15-minute acupuncture treatments for six weeks, while the
control group will receive no acupuncture treatments. Both
groups will be required to complete questionnaires on their
general physical and mental fatigue at baseline and at two,
six and 12 weeks. Throughout the study, both groups will
be provided with general advice on managing their symptoms.
As reported by NBC News, the participants receiving
acupuncture so far “do seem to be responding” positively
to the treatments, according to Dr. Imogen Locke, a clinical
oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital, in London, who is
leading the study.
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