I agree, there has always been a knee jerk reaction by the press to anything "bad".
Mad cow disease is a typical example. We banned sales of beef on the bone in UK because someone suggested that there might be link with new form CJD. No proof, just a suggestion, and that gave rise to a ban on its sale in UK and a further drop in confidence about the safety of food. Now we have the bizarre situation where the UK government want to allow it to be sold again, but the Scottish and Welsh parliaments do not (they represent 15% of the total UK population), so the ban continues. And of course we now have a documented case of new form CJD in a young girl who has always been a vegetarian - bad science? And the press loved it all - they sold millions of papers and we killed millions of cows. The good news out today in UK is that a group of eminent researchers headed by the UK most prestigious epidemiologist, Sir Richard Doll from Oxford University, have concluded that there is no evidence of cancer being caused by electric power lines, so the heated blankets are OK. I have not read the report yet so there may be some stings in the tail. This is just hot off the morning news. Martin Green Technology International (Europe) Ltd. (44) 1793 783137 Fax (44) 1793 782310 > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick, Al [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: 03 December 1999 07:34 > To: '[email protected]'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Cell Phone Hazards? > > Max, I remember seeing the same show and years later a show on PBS about > that show. Bottom line: although the rate of cancer seemed high, it was > still within the statistical norm for the population. > > Now many years ago, and I mean decades ago a statistical type was studying > Leukemia rates among Line Men (High Tension Line works) for an insurance > company, to find out why they had double the rate of Leukemia for the > general population. His conclusion was? That the electrical fields > somehow were the problem. He went on to conclude that all electrical > workers and ham radio operators were being harmed. > > Bottom Line: Years later and with no fanfare in the press it was found > that > the PCB's which were in the wire insulation and transform oil (which were > spilled all over the place) were the real cause of the Leukemia. By the > time the "Bad Science" was over, even sleeping with an electric blanket > would kill you. Did you throw yours away? (By the way, PCB's were banned > after that "Good Science"). And the bottom of Boston harbor is still > covered two feet deep in PCB's oils to this day. > > The press loves Bad Science because "it could be true!" and "it sell > newspapers" or "better ratings on the nightly news". > > There's my two cents and change for a dollar. > > Al Patrick > > Note! These opinions are my own and not of my employers. The names have > been changes to protect the guilty. Batteries not included. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 3:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Cell Phone Hazards? > > > I remember seeing a television show quite a while ago where researchers > had > found an extremely high cancer rate in children in one neighborhood with a > power substation. The rate for adults, however, was normal. > > One researcher said she believed that the higher rate for children might > be > due to the fact that they were very active in running back and forth and > playing ball, etc. This caused them to cut through the magnetic fields at > a > much higher rate than adults. This line of thought leads to the > possibility > that there may be more to consider than just simple warming of tissue. > > Max Kelson > Evans & Sutherland > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Ma [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cell Phone Hazards? > > > Jon, > > You are right. When we get in our cars we have some risk. By > the same token, when we are home the risk is still not zero. If we go > climbing the risk would go even higher. The point is we know what is the > risk and how to protect ourselves. But the risk related to cell phone is > not > as clear as driving, climbing, and staying home. > > Barry Ma > Anritsu Company > ------------- > On Wed, 01 December 1999, Jon Griver wrote: > > > It seems to me quite possible that electromagnetic fields > with strengths > > below the 'tissue heating' level may have a detrimental > effect. After all > > we know that electrical impulses are intimately connected > with the brain's > > operation, and we are dealing with fields an order of > magnitude stonger > > than those used in radiated immunity testing for > electrical and electronic > > equipment. We only expect electronic equipment to be > immune to 3V/m, but we > > subject our brains to 20 to 30V/m when we use a cell > phone. > > > > This being said, the cell phone is very convenient, and > has become a part > > of our way of life. I use a cell phone, though as little > as possible, > > knowing that there is a possible risk, in the same way as > I know I risk my > > life every time I get in my car. > > > > Jon Griver > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Open your mind. 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