Dr. Mercola August 13 2000 1,606 views
This study examined mortality from suicide in relation to estimated exposure to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and found a significant increase in the risk of suicide.
Researchers studied 138,905 male electric utility workers.
They found a more than doubled risk with electricians and an almost 60% increase in line workers.
The authors state that "These data provide evidence for an association between occupational electromagnetic fields and suicide that warrants further evaluation." They hypothesize that this link has something to do with disturbing melatonin secretion or metabolism.
Western Jounal of Medicine August 2000;173:94-100
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Cancer and other health risks due to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) was a popular notion in the mid-1990s. It was subsequently shown to be a hoax, when Robert P. Liburdy, a cell biologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was exposed as having faked data in two papers. The notion has now been largely discredited. See "Scientist Faked Data Linking Cancer to Electromagnetic Fields, Probe Finds", New York Times, July 24, 1999 (www.nytimes.com/.../072499sci-fake-data.html). Also see "Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer: The not generally known facts" (www.papimi.com/.../em_can.htm). Can we put this urban legend to rest now?