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Table of Contents for Volume 13, 2005EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 6, November/December 2005Agreeing on "Safe" EMF Exposure Standards: When New Technology and Prevailing Safety Standards Collide, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PAOrganizations that set EMF exposure limits and develop guidelines address uncertainties about possible adverse effects of EMF exposure by conservatively establishing exposure limits well below levels known to produce even mild biological effects. When there is little chance that the public will be routinely exposed to field levels near the limits, this precautionary approach has met only light opposition from those who would rather see more scientifically defensible standards. However, as technology advances and higher EMF exposures become more common, exposures can start to approach or exceed the limits, leading to calls for relaxing them and reducing the safety margin. That has occurred in medical practice, where new uses for high strength magnetic resonance imaging devices have resulted in challenges to the prevailing exposure standards.
Cell Phones and the Blood-Brain Barrier, Revisited, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
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EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 5, September/October 2005Debating the Meaning of a UK Childhood Leukemia Powerline Study, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PAIn a recent issue of this publication, we discussed the surprising results of a new UK epidemiology study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), which found a significant association between childhood leukemia and living near powerlines in England and Wales. A subsequent lively exchange of letters at the BMJ website and in the printed edition of the BMJ offers some insight into how scientists go about their work, and shows how scientists mull over puzzling results to decide what research needs to be done next. In the present article, Dr. Robert Goldberg synthesizes the concerns raised by the various writers and what the next steps are for resolving the controversial results of the UK study.
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EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 4, July/August 2005Uncovering Electric Field Biotechnology Applications at BioEM 2005, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PAFrom wound healing to spinal cord restoration, biotechnology research shows great potential for practical use of electric fields for medical advances. Biotechnology research studies were among the many interesting results presented at the recent BioEM 2005 meeting, a joint meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association, held June 19-24, 2005, at University College, Dublin, Ireland. While it is impossible to adequately describe the range of science discussed in 389 presentations and posters presented at the meeting, a discussion of EMF-based biotechnology and potential clinical applications presented in one special session may give a flavor of how EMF research is progressing. Results from the latest laboratory research and an early clinical study highlight the importance of continued preclinical and clinical studies of EMFs as therapeutic modalities.
Special Report: Possible Health Effects of Static Magnetic Fields, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Dr. Robert Goldberg discusses a half-dozen papers from a special journal issue in which about 16 articles evaluated the state of the science of static magnetic field health effects.
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EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 3, May/June 2005Exposure Assessment in EMF Epidemiologic Studies, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PACharacterizing and quantifying the amount of prior EMF exposure for cases and controls, or exposure assessment, remains the most problematic aspect of epidemiologic studies of possible EMF health risks. Exposure misclassification can obliterate real risks, while unintentional bias in assigning exposures can produce significant apparent risk associations where no risk really exists. Dr. Robert Goldberg explores these issues in a discussion of recent studies in which exposure assessment plays a critical role.
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EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 2, March/April 2005EMF-Induced DNA Strand Breaks and Indirect Mutation Mechanisms, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PAPower frequency and radiofrequency EMF exposures are inherently incapable of producing mutations themselves. For years, though, investigators have reported changes in exposed cells and tissues that are indicative of increased levels of genetic damage. The problem comes in how to explain these effects. Are they a result of experimental error, or are they indications that EMF exposure can disrupt normal protective mechanisms or enhance the action of other mutagenic agents?
Cell Phone Risk Update, Point/Counterpoint in Reviews and a Popular Magazine Article, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Recent Research
EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 13, No. 1, January/February 2005Treating Parasitic Diseases Using Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields, by Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., editor, Information Ventures, Inc., Philadelphia, PAElectromagnetic therapies are not always the best treatments for human disease, but in the context of third world health care, they may provide a safe, inexpensive, and effective treatment for otherwise poorly controlled diseases. In this article we explore some small research studies with leishmaniasis and malaria that suggest electrotherapy could have a constructive role to play in treating some of the world’s most debilitating parasitic diseases.
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