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Devra Davis on September 27 The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Is Doing to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family by Dr. Devra Davis on September 27. Features Explosi ve New Afterword by Dr. Davis Revealing Industry War-Games against Science and N ew Evidence on Health Risks of Cellphone Radiation Jackson, WY -- September 22, 2011 Few of the worlds five billion cell phone users question whether their phones are safe. In fact, these devices are small microw ave radios that can release harmful radiation. In the United States, cell phone safety standards were set almost three decades ago, prior to the era of handheld wireless technology. Those standards assume that the average cell phone call la sts less than six minutes and is made by a tall adult man. But today, many calls last much longerand more than half are made by children under the age of 20, who se thinner skulls and more-fluid brains are more susceptible to harm from radiat ion. The result? Cell phones represent an ominous global threat to public health . Now in softcover and featuring a new Afterword by author Devra Davis, PhD, MPH, Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Is Doing to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family (Plume; September 27, 2011; $16.00) prov ides a clear, compelling and comprehensive look at this issue. One of the foremo st experts in the field, Davis lucidly explains the science behind cell phone ra diation, documents the outdated nature of U.S. government regulation, and uncove rs the cell phone industrys pattern of war-gaming scientific evidence of cellphone hazards Disconnects topics include: * Proof that cell phone radiation can fray the DNA in brain cells * Evidence that cell phone radiation compromises the brains, liver and eye in la b animals * The effects of cell phone radiation in the elderly, including higher risk of A lzheimers * How cell phone radiation may increase our risk of brain and other cancers In the new Afterword to Disconnect, Dr. Davis spotlights recent findings on the health risks of cell phone radiation, including the landmark ruling by the World Health Organization that radio frequency and electromagnetic radiation is a poss ible cause of brain cancer, and major efforts of other tech-savvy governments to promote cellphone safety. Dr. Davis does not advocate giving up cell phones; she still uses them with a sp eakerphone or headset. But as Disconnect plainly shows, it is time to start dema nding safer cell phones from manufacturers and higher safety standards from U.S. regulators. This is a landmark and indispensable book that no cell phone useror parent of a cell phone usercan afford to ignore. ISBN: 978-0-452-29744-9 About Environmental Health Trust Environmental Health Trust (EHT) educates individuals, health professionals and communities about controllable environmental health risks and policy changes nee ded to reduce those risks. Current multi-media projects include: local and natio nal campaigns to ban smoking and asbestos; working with international physician and worker safety groups to warn about the risks of inappropriate use of diagnos tic radiation and cell phones, promoting research and awareness of environmental causes of breast cancer, and building environmental wellness programs in Wyomin g and Pennsylvania to address the environmental impacts of energy development, t he built environment and radon. EHT was created with the goal of promoting healt

h and preventing disease one person, one community and one nation at a time. Cap italizing on growing public interest in Dr. Devra Lee Daviss three popular books, When Smoke Ran Like Water, a National Book Award Finalist, The Secret History o f the War on Cancer, and ! Disconnect--The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, Wha t Industry Has Done to Hide It and How to Protect Your Family, as well as recent documentary films, the foundations website offers clear, science-based informati on to prevent environmentally based disease and promote health, for the general public, children, and health professionals. For more information about getting i nvolved in the numerous special projects spearheaded by the EHT, please log on t o http://environmentalhealthtrust.org/. Please view our YouTube channel for more information. For more information, or to schedule an interview with Dr. Devra Davis, please c ontact: Milena Brown, (212) 366-2222 Milena.brown@us.penguingroup.com or Press Contact: Janet Vasquez The Investor Relations Group Jackson, WY (212) 825-3210 jvasquez@investorrelationsgroup.com http://environmentalhealthtrust.org