MOBI-Kids 5th Consortium Meeting
The MOBI-Kids Consortium held its 5th annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain on 7th and 8th May. Among the topics discussed were the progress and status of fieldwork and exposure assessment work.
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8th Consortium Meeting
On 16 and 17 February was held at CREAL, an ISGlobal allied centre, the eighth and last MOBI-KIDS Consortium Meeting. The meeting was attended by investigators from 15 different countries. Among other topics we talked about the state of the data and descriptive results, validation studies, exposure assessment and preliminary results.
Feature of the Month – The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment Team
The Mobi-Kids Exposure Assessment team is developing a tool-kit that will provide detailed estimates of exposure to both radio-frequencies and low frequency fields from mobile and cordless phones. Unlike any previous case-control epidemiological study, thesedose estimates will not only take into account the non-homogeneity of tissues in the brain, but also morphological differences due to…
Key MOBI-Kids investigators receive recognition from NIOSH
Two articles co-written by several key MOBI-Kids investigators from the INTERPHONE study have been awarded an Honorable Mention in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) 2012 Alice Hamilton Awards for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health under Exposure and Risk Assessment Category. The Alice Hamilton Awards for Occupational Safety and Health recognize the…
Feature of the Month – India
INDIA Capital: New Delhi Largest city: Mumbai Official languages: Hindi, English Total population: 364,659,883 MOBI-Kids population: 4,191,567 Popular foods: Paneer Tikka Masala, Kheer, Golgappa The Tata Memorial Hospital was initially commissioned by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 28 February 1941 as a center with enduring value and a mission for concern for the Indian…
Feature of the Month – France
FRANCE Capital: Paris Largest city: Paris Official languages: French Total population: 66,318,000 MOBI-Kids population: 3,485,577 Popular foods: baguette, cheese, wine, foie gras, steak-frites, coq au vin ARECEA manages the French National Registry of Childhood Solid Tumors (RNTSE). RNTSE and RNHE (French National registry of Childhood Haematopoietic malignancies) jointly ensure the surveillance of cancer in children…
Feature of the Month – Japan
Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) JAPAN 日本（NIPPON） Capital: Tokyo Official languages: Japanese Total population: 126,530,000 MOBI-Kids population: 1,800,000 Popular foods: sushi, sukiyaki Tokyo Women’s Medical University was founded in 1900 by Yayoi Yoshioka. Her conviction that medicine is a suitable professional for women, and the philosophy that medical professional need to be sincere and compassionate….