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. Close your wallet. Free Internet Access from AltaVista. http://www.altavista.com --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
