Re: Re[2]: NIH: Electric fields pose cancer risk

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Ruth Weiner said:

> My concern is: what is NIH trying to
> get at by taking this kind of opinion survey?  That now opinion is
> substituted for evidence?  That NIH doesn't want to believe EMF appears to
> pose no cancer threat?  What?

In the above process, the public will be more confused. One saving 
grace is, that this article has not received wide distribution - YET. I 
have checked all of my sources, and there has been no re-
distribution of the original article. I checked out the website Glenn 
provided, and there was no further information that was stated in 
the press release.

Having been employed in the utility world for those 22 odd years, 
EMF was always an issue that we had to deal with. While a study 
did occasionally pop up, that stateds there was a causal 
relationship between the EMF and increased cancer risk, they 
were always studies deemed NOT to be scientifically valid, due to 
methodology, and, statistics used. All of the reputable studies have 
concluded that there is no causal relationship. We have enough 
areas to test out any hypothesis. Just look at all of the HV sub-
stations and other high wires. There is plenty of EMF and a large 
population to study. Seems simple enough to test a hypothesis for 
those living near the HV wires or other source, and then check out 
a population in the open spaces of Montana, for example. There is 
just no relationship.

If this article does get re-distributed, and it eventually will, the 
outcry of schools near power lines will again raise its ugly head. 
The public will again be up in arms, and this time, they will state 
that our own NIH "experts" said there is a relationship.

The scientific community again shoots itself in the foot!

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