EMF-Link Hot Topics.
Occupational Exposure to EMF.

EMF-Link Hot Topics are capsule summaries of published scientific research excerpted from BENER Digest Update, a publication of Information Ventures, Inc. Complete abstracts and full citations are available to BENER Digest Update and EMF Database subscribers.

Exposure of Electric Utility Workers

1. Electric Utility Workers May Be at Risk for Leukemia
   
2. An Analysis of Cancer Among English Electrical Workers
   
3. Asbestos Exposure among Electrical and Gas Workers
   
4. Electrical Utility Worker Mortality Study
   
5. Suicide among Electrical Utility Workers
   
6. Epidemiologic Study of Television Station Personnel and EMF Exposure Assessment
   
7. Brain Cancer and EMFs
   
8. Induced Currents in the Human Body
   
9. Assessment of Occupational Magnetic Field Exposure in Five Electric Utility Companies
   
10. Cancer Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields Among Electric Utility Workers
    
11. Depression in Electrical Workers
    
12. Breast Cancer Mortality Among Female Electrical Workers
    

Exposure of Health Care Workers

1. Radiofrequency Radiation Field Levels in Hospitals
2. Magnetic Field Survey in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
   
3. Survey of MRI Staff Exposure to Static Magnetic Fields in Sweden
   
4. Occupational Exposures to MRI Radiation
   
5. Miscarriages Among Female Health Care Providers Who Report Using Electromagnetic Radiation in Their Work
   
6. Infertility and Pregnancy Outcome Among Magnetic Resonance Imaging Workers
   
7. Miscarriages Among Female Physical Therapists Who use Radio- and Microwave-Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation
   
8. Employment Practices and Breast Cancer Among Radiologic Technologists
   

Exposure of Military Personnel

1. U.S. Moscow Embassy Personnel Were Not Notified of Microwave Surveillance Exposure
2. Cancer Morbidity in Occupationally Exposed Military Personnel
   
3. Brain Tumor Risk among United States Air Force Personnel
   
4. Health Hazard Evaluation at Governor’s Island, NY
   

Exposure in Offices and Schools

1. Magnetic Field Measurements in Schools
   
2. EMF and Office Workers: Exposures and Perceptions
   
3. Miscarriages in an Office Environment
   
4. Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Exposures in an Office Environment
   

Exposure of Radio and Television Workers

1. Cardiac and Circulatory Dysregulation among AM Broadcasting Station Workers
   
2. Health Status of Personnel Occupationally Exposed to Radiowaves
   

Exposure of Telephone and Telegraph Workers

1. Communications Worker EMF-Exposure Assessment at New York Telephone Company
   
2. Occupational Cancer Mortality Among Women Employed in the Telephone Industry
   
3. Incidence of Cancer in Norwegian Female Radio and Telegraph Operators
   

Exposure to Video Display Terminals

1. Hand, Arm, Neck, and Shoulder Strain in Computer Users
   
2. Environmental Somatization Syndrome
   
3. VDT Screen Filters and Skin Symptoms
   
4. Significance of VDT Magnetic Fields Measurements may be Affected by Time-Variability
   
5. Psychological Aspects of Electrical Hypersensitivity
   
6. Are Video Display Terminals Associated with Miscarriages?
   
7. Skin Symptoms and Disease During Work with VDTs
   
8. Visual Display Units and Pregnancy Outcome
   
9. Video Display Terminal Magnetic Fields and Pregnancy Outcome
   

Breast Cancer Risk in Occupationally Exposed Women

1. Breast Cancer Risk in Women: Occupational Exposure to 60-Hz Magnetic Fields
   
2. Review of Occupational Risks for Female Breast Cancer
   
3. Major Differences in Breast Cancer Risks Among Occupations
   
4. Occupational Exposures and Female Breast Cancer Mortality in the United States
   
5. Occupation and Breast Cancer Risk in Middle-Aged Women
   

General Articles and Reviews

1. Heart Disease Risk Associated with Work Exposure to Ultralow-Frequency Magnetic Fields from Electric Trains
   
2. Occupational Occurrence and Potential Risk Factors for Neurodegenerative Diseases
   
3. Cancer Incidence Among Swedish Railway Workers
   
4. Occupational Exposure to EMF and the Risk of Cancer
   
5. Maternal Occupation and Pregnancy
   
6. Exposure to High-Frequency Transient Magnetic Fields
   
7. Cancer Incidence in New Zealand Men Not Associated With Electrical Occupations
   
8. Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Sick Leave due to Musculoskeletal Disorders
   
9. Acupuncture to Treat "Environmental Illness"
   
10. Induced Foot Currents in Humans Exposed to Radiofrequency Fields
    
11. Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Fabrication Rooms
    
12. Occupationally Related Magnetic Field Exposure And Male Subfertility
    
13. Assessment Of Nonionizing Radiation Exposure At A Steel Foundry
    
14. Hematological Changes in Workers Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields Over a Period of Time
    
15. Occupational Exposure to Low Frequency Magnetic Fields
    
16. Occupational Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields as a Possible Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease
    
17. Occupation and Cervical Cancer
    
18. Recent Studies in Leukemia Epidemiology and Occupational Exposure to EMFs
    
19. Cancer Incidence Among Women in the Workplace
    
20. Effect of High Frequency Electromagnetic Waves and Lead on Workers' Health
    
21. A review of Studies on the Relationship Between EMFs and Miscarriage
    
22. Cancer Incidence in Persons with Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency EMFs
    
23. Do EMFs Cause Birth Defects?
    
24. Effects of the Workplace on Fertility
    
25. EMFs at Pulp and Paper Mills
    
26. Occupational Exposures Associated with Male Breast Cancer
    
27. The Role of Male Occupational Exposure in Spontaneous Abortion