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EMFs Linked to health problemsCan electromagnetic fields (EMF) from power lines, distribution lines, home wiring and appliances cause brain tumors, leukemia, birth defects, and other health problems? Numerous studies have produced contradictory results, yet some experts are convinced the threat is real. Dr. David Carpenter, Dean at the School of Public Health, State University of New York, says "This is really harming people." According to Dr. Carpenter, it is likely that 10% to 15% of all childhood cancers come from exposure to residential power lines. The Environmental Protection Agency warns "There is reason for concern" and advises "prudent avoidance." Martin Halper, the EPA's Director of Analysis and Support, goes even further. "I have never seen a set of epidemiological studies that remotely approached the weight of evidence that we're seeing with ELF [extremely low frequency] electromagnetic fields. Clearly there is something here." Concern over electromagnetic radiation began to explode after Paul Brodeur wrote a series of lengthy articles in the New Yorker Magazine. When the articles were published in June, 1989, Brodeur had already established renown by bringing the previously unknown hazards of asbestos into public view. In this new revelation, Brodeur described how Louis Slesin, editor and publisher of VDT News, had pieced together a fascinating puzzle. For nearly a decade, Slesin had compiled details on studies which linked magnetic fields with cancer. Most experts thought that the results were erroneous because it seemed inconceivable that such low levels of non-ionizing radiation could cause harm. Consequently the studies were branded biased, and instead of praise for their pioneering work, the researchers who conducted these studies were ridiculed and their concerns ignored. Because of Paul Brodeur's reputation, his New Yorker articles had a catalytic effect on scientists, reporters and concerned people throughout the world. In 1989 and 1990, the EMF issue gained mainstream publicity, with alarming reports appearing in Time, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and popular computer publications such as MacWorld. ABC's Ted Koppel aired a full 30 minute show and interviewed Paul Brodeur, while CBS' Dan Rather aired a special segment on an ominous EPA report. In October, 1989, an article in Business Week quoted a leading scientist as saying that low frequency magnetic fields were biologically active. This acceptance of EMF as having a measurable impact on living cells and organisms represented a major shift in the scientific community from debating whether EMF could cause biological effects to debating, instead, the level of harm caused by the radiation. "It is now clear that 60-hertz and other low-frequency electromagnetic fields can interact with individual cells and organs to produce biological changes," says a 1989 Office of Technology Assessment report. "The nature of these interactions is subtle and complex. In late 1989, the Wall Street Journal reported that electromagnetic radiation was linked to cancer and leukemia. Even more alarming, the Electric Power Research Institute, the leading arm of the electric utility companies, had "only praise" for the methodology used in a power line study that linked leukemia, prostate and other cancers in young men with chronic exposure to magnetic fields. In November of 1989, the Department of Energy reported that "It has now become generally accepted that there are, indeed, biological effects due to field exposure." Hundreds of millions of Americans can protect themselves from everyday exposure to electromagnetic fields found at home, school, office and work!Electromagnetic fields emitted from alarm clocks, computers, cell phones, TV's and many more electrical devices affect just about every American. Those fields have been classified in the same category as B2 carcinogens, such as DDT, lead, and chloroform! We would not dream of exposing ourselves or our children to those, yet we carelessly expose ourselves to electromagnetic fields every day! Read more information on Electromagnetic Health Concerns:
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