EMF Health Report Covering the Health Effects of ElectroMagnetic Fields

Table of Contents for Volume 7, 1999 EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 6, November/December 1999 Divergent Powerline Studies from the UK Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., Information Ventures, Inc. New results from a physics research group at the University of Bristol and the UK Childhood Cancer Study were treated as conflicting results by the press, but in reality they add only small pieces of evidence to a fairly consistent if complex body of research suggesting that average magnetic field levels may not capture whatever risk exists from exposure to power frequency electromagnetic fields. In this issue of the EMF Health Report, Dr. Robert Goldberg looks at what these studies did and did not show, and how their significance has been distorted by their treatment in the Press. Resolving Powerline EMF Concerns in the UK Wire Codes vs Magnetic Field Measurements The University of Bristol Papers Powerline Safety LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Treatment of Cancer, other EMF Therapies RECENT RESEARCH Weak Links Between Cell Phone Use and Brain Cancer in Sweden Testing EMF Exposure Metrics Retrospectively More Support for Weak Induced Electric Fields as a Developmental Control in Cells EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 5, September/October 1999 Electromagnetic Fields in the Multimodal Treatment of Cancer Joseph R. Salvatore, M.D., Hematology and Oncology Departments, VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona To the general public, the "health effects" of nonionizing electromagnetic radiation (from power-frequency fields to microwaves) usually means EMF exposure as a potential health hazard. To the medical community however, the possibility that EMF can harm humans and other living things also means it has a biological activity that might be exploited to produce beneficial results. In this issue of EMF Health Report, Dr. Joseph Salvatore provides an overview of some promising new applications of EMF in improving treatments for cancer. Effects and Side Effects Cancer Therapy Electromagnetic Fields and Electric Current in the Treatment of Cancer Electroporation Electromagnetic Fields in the Etiology of Cancer Whole-body EMF Treatments The Possibilities of EMF as an Adjuvant Treatment Editorial: ABC 20/20’s Coverage of Cell Phone Health Effects -- Concern: Real or Contrived? RECENT RESEARCH EMF Effects on Sleep Quality Magnetic Fields to Treat Depression EMF to Treat Pain - Evidence of an Effect with Millimeter Waves EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 4, July/August 1999 The California "Power Grid and Land Use Policy Analysis Project" - Decision Making in the Face of Uncertainty John G. Adams, Ph.D., Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts How can electric utilities and government regulators make sound decisions to deal with potential health risks associated with EMF exposure from the power distribution infrastructure when we do not know what these risks are? One major policy research effort to develop more rational ways to make such decisions is the "Power Grid and Land Use Policy Analysis Project," funded under the California Electric & Magnetic Fields Program of the California Department of Health Services. The goal of this project is to provide California decision makers with quantitative policy analysis tools for addressing potential health effects due to exposure to EMFs from the existing and planned power grid. Dr. John G. Adams describes the considerations that went into design of the computer-based system he developed as his part of this project. The Project Policy uncertainty Dose response curves Dose calculations Response Economic calculations Policy challenges The California Stakeholders Advisory Committee Software Tools for Quantitative EMF Policy Analysis RECENT RESEARCH Canadian Childhood Cancer Studies Present Ambiguous Results Power-Frequency Magnetic Field Exposure Changes Calcium Flux Liburdy's Contested Calcium Flux Results EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 3, May/June 1999 US EMF Meeting Highlights New Directions: A Map of Research Trends Robert B. Goldberg, Ph.D., Information Ventures, Inc. Each year the Bioelectromagnetics Society Meeting provides a snapshot of EMF research. This year's meeting included results from childhood and occupational EMF exposure studies, discussions of the future of EMF research, and conclusions from two major US research initiatives. At the same time, a new cross-section of researchers was represented at the meeting. Medical applications of EMF, such as MRI and healing techniques, took their place alongside traditional epidemiologic and toxicologic studies. The program also highlighted some of the new directions in which EMF scientists must move in order to survive both the precipitous decline in US funding of EMF risk research and the shift toward European and Australasian research. BEMS Meeting Highlights Research Programs and EMF Health Effects Policy Medical Applications NIEHS Director's Report Cancer and Reproductive Health Odds Ratios & Confidence Intervals Epigenetics and Complex Systems The Expanded Future of BEMS Charge of Scientific Misconduct Surfaces at BEMS The widely publicized fraud charges against Dr. Robert Liburdy have raised concerns about EMF research in general. This article discusses the details of the charges and how it has been mishandled by the press. Cellular Telephone Risk-State of the Science The final presenatation of research organized by Wireless Technology Research, LLC summarized what was accomplished by this $27 million 5-year program. This article highlights the major research findings and their interpretation. Toxicology Studies DNA Strand Breaks Animal Tumor Studies Epidemiologic Studies RECENT RESEARCH The Search for EMF Effects on Hormone-Dependent Tumors Does EMF Exposure Affect Melatonin Levels? EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 2, March/April 1999 Digital Television Antennas: Flash Points for Citizen Activism Mitchell N. Collier, Information Ventures, Inc. Inevitable development of digital broadcast of television signals brings another type of EMF exposure to the public from new antennas, as well as a focus for citizens concerned about the potential for adverse health impacts. Since digital and the current analog signals must be broadcast in tandem for at least the next seven years until the technology is fully adopted, as many as four or five hundred new tall antenna towers will be constructed in the US to serve the digital medium. These tall towers will inevitably attract community opposition for aesthetic, environmental, and health reasons. Federal Intervention in Siting Citizen Action Digital Television -- Revolution of the New Millennium Colorado Department of Public Health Study of Lookout Mountain Julia Child on Lookout Mountain Conclusion RECENT RESEARCH Canadian EMF Childhood Leukemia Study Reports No Association Authoritative Risk Summaries Come to Different Conclusions University of Bristol Investigators Find 50 Hz Field Impairs Memory, but Cell Phone Exposure Speeds Reaction Time British Media Arouses Public Fears Over Cell Phone Study EMF Risks and Airline Employees Power Frequency EMF Exposures Could Aid Victims of Heart Attack LETTERS Hazards of Electric Blankets Satellite Dishes and EMF EMF HEALTH REPORT, Vol. 7, No. 1, January/February 1999 From Sweden to New Zealand: A Cross-Section of Recent EMF Research With the turn of the new year, EMF Health Report reviews some recently published EMF studies that demonstrate current research directions. In spite of funding downturns in the US, productive research findings continue to be reported from laboratories in the US as well as around the world, and the pace of research shows little sign of slowing. SPECIAL RESEARCH ISSUE Powerlines and Cancer New Zealand Childhood Cancer Study Suggests Possible EMF Associations Swedish Powerline Exposure Odds Ratios and Confidence Intervals: Statistics in EMF Epidemiology New Address for EMF Health Report Radar Guns and Cancer Canadian Police Officers Show Increased Melanoma Risk Occupational Exposure: Neurological Disease Another Research Group Describes an ALS-EMF Association Animal and Human Hormonal Effects Laboratory and Real-World Melatonin Levels Therapeutic Applications EMF Treatment for Migraine Headache IN EVERY ISSUE: EMF ABBREVIATIONS AND UNITS OF MEASURE

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