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They are still not Completely sure EMF's don't cause health effects. I'm not going to get into a debate, but even government literature uses sentences, and paragraphs like, "continues to point to the same weak association.", or "At present, the weight of the current scientific evidence has not conclusively linked cell phone use with any adverse health problems, though scientists admit that more research is needed." So, right now I don't chastise anyone if they are concerned. I'm not a heavy cell phone user, but a family member is--and when she was concerned, I didn't feel like a alarmist when
I agreed she should use get used to using the speaker. As to living near a step down pot transformer; it would be in the back of my mind when buying a house. Yes--I know what the research showed, but the only two PG&E workers, I knew, died of leukemia. I know one Doctor(Dr. Dustin Ballard, Marinij.com), who reluctantly told his readers that even though the the studies show no link between cell phone use and cancer; he had two patients, whom were heavy cell phone uses, develope brain cancer. He's not a quack, but just wanted to pass along the information. He implicitly stated, 'I'm not saying cell phone use causes cancer!' PG&E used to have a one page warning about EMF's. They used phrases like the government does--like "most likely", 'and all research points to their safety, but if one is concerned buy a gaussmeter.' I currently, can't find the
PG&E page, but it there. So when I read National Institue of health webpages, and they still use "like", "haven't been conclusively proven", "more research is needed."; I don't feel comfortable telling people their concerns are not valid. As to a guass meter, I use my portable radio, and check for static.(No--I'm not running around and checking every possible emf, but I am checking the ones near my head when sleeping. (Way off topic, but if you have a mechanical watch that's not keeping time run it through a demagnetizer before shipping it off for en expensive Service.) http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/ |
"A huge amount of study into whether these microwaves cause cancer indicates that they probably do not, and the World Health Organization classifies them in the 'Needs more study' category along with coffee and pickled vegetables."