Re: Study: EMF, Suicide Risk Linked

[Dave Derenzo <dave@uic.edu>]

I agree with Bjorn regarding knowing what info is being fed to the 
public.  In addition, the following questions come to mind.

Has anyone among us read the journal article?
Is the AP press release accurate with regard to the conclusions of the study?
Is it a well conducted or poorly conducted study?
Are the journal and authors reputable and who did they have review the article?

While I personally do not believe there is a cause effect/relationship 
between EMF and suicide, I think the answers to these questions should be 
considered before passing judgement on the article.

Dave

At 04:25 PM 03/17/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >By circulating this kind of information we are going to scare out the
> >shit of everybody who has contact with modern technology.
>
>I disagree regarding whether this type of stuff should be posted on
>Radsafers or not. It is part of the world we live in. Many of us here at
>Radsafers are involved in public debate etc and it is important for us to
>understand the type of massmedial fallout (and other desinformations that
>people may be see or hear) that decison makers, the general public etc are
>exposed to. Personally, I am very sceptical about the EMF-suicide relation
>as being a cause-effect issue. Besides, I doubt very strongly that most
>Radsafers buy the EMF suicide hypothesis. The societal (and probably
>negative) impact is much larger via the AP distribution channels. Most
>Radsafers will not get their minds screwed up because of this kind of
>article - but we may want to know what is going on.
>
>My personal opinion only,
>
>Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com
>Associate Professor,
>Depts. Medical Radiation Biology & Medical Radiation Physics,
>Karolinska Institutet, Box 260, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Dave Derenzo, RSO (dave@uic.edu)
UIC Radiation Safety Section, M/C 932
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