Epidemiology

- 15 JUL 09
#1095: ICNIRP disavows health hazards, gives all-clear to industry
From Microwave News: The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) has released two new reviews: One is a systematic look at RF radiation and health, and the other is on tumor risks from mobile phones. Details at: http://www.microwavenews.com Best, Louis Slesin __________________________________________________________ Louis Slesin, PhD Editor, Microwave News A Report on Non-Ionizing Radiation Phone:
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- 05 OCT 07
#810: Interphone 2.0 has started!
From Louis Slesin: The Interphone study on cell phones and brain tumors is not yet finished, but IARC has started a second major epidemiological study. Call it Interphone 2.0. This new project addresses brain tumors and occupational exposures to EMFs and chemicals –and this time the U.S. is participating. Read the complete story at: http://www.microwavenews.com
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- 18 AUG 07
#784: High-voltage health alarm raised in Tasmania
The following local newspaper article is about the study mentioned in message #753: “New Australian transmission line study & risk of cancer” (June 27). It took the paper about 6 weeks to get around to reporting on it but when they did it is the feature article on page 1. The next big news will
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- 10 APR 07
#696: Threat of health survey scares off Telco
From Richard Branhall via D Ward: Mobile phone mast scuppered by £200 Citizen Epidemiology survey Local Council votes Orange out three times; Orange not to appeal. Orange has withdrawn its application to install a mobile phone transmitter in the tower of St. Michael’s church in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. This unexpected development comes immediately after Green
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- 21 NOV 06
#593: European Commission report opn EMR health effects
The weblog version of this message is at: #593: European Commission report opn EMR health effects The European Commission has released it’s report on the effects of electromagnetic fields on health, it includes the following projects: the Advice pulsed fields project the Reflex project The Ramp2001 project the Perform-A project the Cemfec project the Guard
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- 21 SEP 06
#555: Non-thermal bio-effects found in study of Lookout Mountain residents
The weblog version of this message is at: #555: Non-thermal bio-effects found in study of Lookout Mountain residents From Martin Weatherall: PRESS RELEASE September 20, 2006 For More Information Contact: Deb Carney, Attorney for CARE (Canyon Area residents for the Environment) deb@carneylaw.net 303-526-0214 or Laura Elliott, CARE Press Relations lauraelliott1@earthlink.net 303-526-2842 BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS FROM INCREASED
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- 12 AUG 06
#537: Lloyd Morgan’s commentary on the RMIT Final Report
The weblog version of this message is at: #537: Lloyd Morgan’s commentary on the RMIT Final Report From Lloyd Morgan: Hi Don, I have attached my commentary on the Final Report of the RMIT Cancer Cancers. Please use the usual caveats re my association with the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States to
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- 03 AUG 06
#532: Milham comments on RMIT Final Report
The weblog version of this message is at: #532: Milham comments on RMIT Final Report From Sam Milham: Dear Don, I smell a rodent. There were 4 brain cancers in the workers in floors 16-17, while according to appendix table 3, 0.29 cases would have been expected. This a significant excess using a poisson test.
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- 03 AUG 06
#531: RMIT: An incestous peer review?
The weblog version of this message is at: http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/index.php?p=531 I was asked this morning why I am not happy with the peer review that examined the primary RMIT reports and the SRMA risk assessment. See: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/g60adi0a81r3.pdf My concerns here is that the reviewers are all Melbourne based academics appointed to the panel with the approval
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- 02 AUG 06
#530: The “Final Report” on RMIT Building 108
The weblog version of this message is at: #530: The “Final Report” on RMIT Building 108 Today Final Report evaluation of the brain tumour cluster in RMIT Building 108 ( see previous messages on the RMIT brain tumour cluster) has been released and lo and behold the brain tumour cluster has magically disappeared. All is
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- 08 AUG 05
Further on Hardell, Mild, Carlberg studies
Sourced by Iris Atzmon 1: Environ Res. 2005 Jul 12; [Epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Links Case-control study of the association between the use of cellular and cordless telephones and malignant brain tumors diagnosed during 2000-2003. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Mild KH., Department of Oncology, University Hospital, SE-701 85 Orebro, Sweden; Department of Natural
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- 29 JUL 05
Assessment of ELF fields in urban environments in Spain
[See my comments following] http://www.terra.es/personal/kirke1/noti67/epdf.htm Exposure assessment of ELF magnetic fields in urban environments in Extremadura (Spain). Paniagua JM, Jimenez A, Rufo M, Antolin A. Departamento de Fisica, Escuela Politecnica, Universidad de Extremadura, Caceres, Spain. email: paniagua@unex.es We present the results of a study of the extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields in urban environments
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- 08 JUL 05
New MW-dosimeter / Study on the Feasibility of Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Mobile Telephone Base Stations
Following is a message of interest from Gerd Oberfeld MD: Dear Colleagues, For those who are interested in environmental epidemiology … a) new MW-dosimeter for GSM900/ GSM1800/DECT/UMTS/WLAN http://www.maschek.de/uk/frameset.php?p=produkte b) Study on the Feasibility of Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Mobile Telephone Base Stations – Final Report http://www.mobile-research.ethz.ch/var/pub_neubauer_pref14.pdf Please distribute this information to people you
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- 09 JUN 05
Comments on the Draper study by Ian Macmillan
Don, You might want to rethink some of your statements re the Draper study, eg, “widely accepted that it is exposures from sources within the home” etc. Here are some mystery quotes from UK research to give you some clues as to what I mean: “The strongest identified factor influencing exposure at home was the
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- 06 JUN 05
Leukaemia, Cot Death linked to powerlines in two new studies
Here is another report (below) on the Draper study suggesting that it is exposures within the home (unless the homes are adjacent to transmission lines then external sources are the issue) that are paramount for the general population. Note the other study on cot death (SIDS). Now if there is a connection with SIDS and
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- 04 JUN 05
The Draper study: An Australian perspective
David Grant, scientific director of Leukemia Research said that the observed increase in leukemia risk for those living at distances greater than 60 m from a high voltage power line was most unlikely to be due to any residual electromagnetic field, or other exposures related to the power line. Therefore he thought that”It cannot be
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- 04 JUN 05
The Draper study: Another take from New Scientist and “The Independent” UK
Both “New Scientist” and “The Independent” have interesting articles on the Draper study which takes a more cautions look at the findings. Draper seems to be backing off from his study findings by making the usual old disclamers that have used to discount positive findings in EMF epidemiological studies ever since Wertheimer & Leeper’s 1970s
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- 03 JUN 05
Draper study on powerlines and childhood leukaemia now available
The long awaited UK Draper study has finally been published in the British Medical Journal, confirming, yet again, the connection between environmental level powerline magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. How much more evidence do we need to protect public health? With the current public concerns being expressed in New Zealand and Canada (previous message) over
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Epidemiology

#1095: ICNIRP disavows health hazards, gives all-clear to industry

#810: Interphone 2.0 has started!

#784: High-voltage health alarm raised in Tasmania

#696: Threat of health survey scares off Telco

#593: European Commission report opn EMR health effects

#555: Non-thermal bio-effects found in study of Lookout Mountain residents

#537: Lloyd Morgan’s commentary on the RMIT Final Report

#532: Milham comments on RMIT Final Report

#531: RMIT: An incestous peer review?

#530: The “Final Report” on RMIT Building 108

Further on Hardell, Mild, Carlberg studies

Assessment of ELF fields in urban environments in Spain

New MW-dosimeter / Study on the Feasibility of Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Mobile Telephone Base Stations

Comments on the Draper study by Ian Macmillan

Leukaemia, Cot Death linked to powerlines in two new studies

The Draper study: An Australian perspective

The Draper study: Another take from New Scientist and “The Independent” UK

Draper study on powerlines and childhood leukaemia now available

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