Re: EMF and cancer

["Michael C. Baker" <mcbaker@lanl.gov>]

Actually, Glenn, now you are attributing more to my statement than was 
actually there.  I never stated that they were biased to the point of 
ignoring or distorting information only that they were a biased 
review panel and this was unfortunate.

When science is done by press release as this panel has done, since by 
the information on their web site the actual report is not yet available, 
the biases of the people must be questioned.  It has been my experience, 
without exception, that the study/report behind a press release never 
lives up to the conclusions trumpeted in the press release. Maybe when 
this report comes out I will be pleasently surprised, but based on all 
the other studies I have read on this topic, I doubt it.

I think this thread had lost its usefullness to the RADSFAFE list so 
let's let it die.  If you insist on having the last word, send me the 
email directly.

Michael Baker

At 05:44 PM 7/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>The issue of bias was first raised by Mr. Baker who suggested that the NIH
>panel was biased to the point of ignoring and distorting relevant evidence
>("He makes it sound like the panel was not as unbiased in their assessment as
>one would have hoped" and, quoting B.Park, "the panel chair declared that the
>government should provide research funds for serious-minded scientists --
like
>those on the panel.")  Mr. Rima believes that everyone is biased ("I
refuse to
>accept that you or anybody else is truly without bias in this type of
>discussion.") 
>
	
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