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These bulbs have transformers that power the bulb, and can emit a large amount of energy. \u00a0Many people are sensitive to these bulbs due to the pulse from the inductive ballast, however with the electropolution from cellular networks on top of the strong pulsating signal, the combination of the two can be stronger depending on the cellular networks frequency and strength.<\/p>\n

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The Dark Side of Compact Fluorescent Lights<\/h2>\n

by Walt Mc Ginnis<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Download this PDF <\/em><\/strong>Here<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/The_Dark_Side_Of_CFL1.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Cold Light of Day: Energy-Saving Lamps.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The End of the Light Bulb – The End of Healthy, Natural Lighting? <\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.buildingbiology.ca\/pdf\/2009cflights.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do CFLs Cause Headaches?<\/h2>\n

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs and You<\/h2>\n

8.17.2008 12:00 am<\/span><\/h3>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.thedailygreen.com\/environmental-news\/latest\/cfls-headaches-460808#ixzz0oP1agnGE<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.thedailygreen.com\/environmental-news\/latest\/cfls-headaches-460808<\/a><\/p>\n

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Canadian reports on CFL vs LED<\/strong><\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.magdahavas.com\/category\/electrosmog-exposure\/lighting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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LIGHT BULBS & UV RAYS<\/h1>\n
Canwest News Service, Global News:\u00a0Thursday, July 30, 2009<\/div>\n

http:\/\/www.globalnews.ca\/story.html?id=969860<\/a><\/p>\n

We’re told every bulb we switch will help save energy and the planet, but could the new compact fluorescent lightbulbs be damaging our skin? The issue is ultraviolet radiation, and officials at Health Canada tell Global News that “CFLs are not provided with a prismatic diffuser that filters ultraviolet radiation out. Therefore, there may be skin sensitivity issues, especially in people with certain skin diseases.” So how much UV radiation are they giving off? We don’t know. Health Canada is testing the bulbs but declined an on-camera interview.<\/p>\n

Instead, we went to London, England to find out.<\/p>\n

For more information on emissions from compact fluorescent lights\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read it on Global News:\u00a0LIGHT BULBS & UV RAYS<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.hpa.org.uk\/webw\/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard\/HPAweb_C\/1223534061375<\/a><\/p>\n

Mon, Nov 17 – Can new energy-efficient light bulbs lead to skin cancer?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tue, Nov 18 – Fluorescent light bulbs may trigger migraines in some people<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

Wed, Nov 19 – A look at alternatives to fluorescent light bulb<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Energy saving light bulbs ‘could trigger breast cancer’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Energy saving light bulbs could result in higher breast cancer rates if used late at night, an academic has claimed.<\/p>\n

Energy saving light bulbs cast a bluer light than filament bulbs, mimicing daylight more closely<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health\/healthnews\/8288982\/Energy-saving-light-bulbs-could-trigger-breast-cancer.html<\/a><\/p>\n

By Stephen Adams<\/a>, Medical Correspondent 6:30AM GMT \u00a0 \u00a031 Jan 2011 \u00a0 Comments<\/a><\/p>\n

Abraham Haim, a professor of biology at Haifa University in Israel, said that the bluer light that compact flourescent lamps (CFLs) emitted closely mimiced daylight, disrupting the body’s production of the hormone melatonin more than older-style filament bulbs, which cast a yellower light.<\/p>\n

Melatonin, thought to protect against some breast and prostate cancers, is produced and secreted by the brain’s pineal gland around the clock.<\/p>\n

Highest secretion levels are at night but light depresses production, even if one’s eyes are shut.<\/p>\n

A possible link between night time light exposure and breast cancer risk has been known for over a decade, since a study was published showing female shift workers were more likely to develop the disease.<\/p>\n

Prof Haim explained that a recent study by himself and fellow colleagues had found a much stronger association than previous research between night-time bedroom light levels and breast cancer rates.<\/p>\n

Their study<\/a>, published in the journal Chronobiology International<\/em>, found breast cancer rates were up to 22 per cent higher in women who slept with a light on, compared to those who slept in total darkness.<\/p>\n

They thought one of the reasons for this stronger link could be that people had switched to using energy saving lightbulbs.<\/p>\n

They wrote: “In the past decade, light bulbs emitting bluer light waves (~460 nm) have been widely introduced to save energy consumption and reduce CO2 emission.”<\/p>\n

They quoted another study which showed that exposure to bluer, shorter wavelength light for two hours in the late evening suppressed melatonin production more than the same exposure to yellower light (~550nm), which is more typical of filament bulbs.<\/p>\n

The bluer light also made people more alert and increased their body temperature and heart rate.<\/p>\n

Prof Haim thought this was because the bluer light from eco-lightbulbs mimiced the stronger light of midday closer than filament bulbs did.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, he said he had subsequently removed eco-friendly lightbulbs from his house, as he thought they caused “light pollution”.<\/p>\n

He said: “Around the world the advice is to change the lights to ‘green’ bulbs – but they are not really green. They pollute much more light.”<\/p>\n

Because people thought they were so cheap to run, they were turning on more lights at home, he explained.<\/p>\n

He emphasised that the study did not prove that using eco-friendly light bulbs late at night or overnight resulted in higher breast cancer rates than using filament bulbs, and that it remained an unproven theory.<\/p>\n

British cancer charities echoed that point.<\/p>\n

Jessica Harris, senior health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: “As this study didn\u2019t investigate low energy \u2018eco\u2019 light bulbs and there isn\u2019t any other evidence that they have an effect on breast cancer risk we can\u2019t draw any conclusions about the risk of breast cancer from low energy light bulbs.<\/p>\n

“Although it\u2019s far from settled, the evidence that light at night \u2013 from any source – could affect breast cancer risk is strengthening and the World Health Organisation classify shift working as a ‘probable’ cause of cancer.”<\/p>\n

Dr Sarah Rawlings, head of policy at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said the link was “purely speculative”.<\/p>\n

“We know there are a number of lifestyle, genetic and environmental risk factors associated with breast cancer, which require more research,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Mercury in broken CFL bulbs can exceed safe exposure levels for humans!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n