From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Wed Nov 04 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Wenzl, Thurman" Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: research agenda Date: 4 Nov 1998 17:56:46 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 32 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: afrey@uu.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <75AC0E50AB70D111830700A02461F8E2DC44AC@MCDC-CIN-1> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Friends Has anyone glanced at the NIEHS-Feychting research agenda? I just glanced at the version in Microwave News, and see that there seems to be no mention of new populations which may have elevated exposures - I'm thinking of rail passengers or rail workers on systems powered by overhead power frequency lines. In the US that might exclude the NY to DC sector, but towards New Haven, and in Japan and other countries - there are many adults exposed to 30-40 mG averages while they are on the train. Commuting on such a line 5 days a week could result in exposures comparable to many utility workers. Perhaps one problem with such a suggestion - is that such exposures are not in either of the categories we usually discuss - occupational or residential. With little interest in the US in new epi, perhaps our colleagues in Japan or Europe might be persuaded to undertake some feasibility study - perhaps of female breast cancer among rail commuters. Such a study would not suffer from the rare disease problems which continue to be troublesome in looking at leukemia or brain cancer among workers. Preliminary calculations which I made for SW Connecticut suggested that the fraction of the population which were rail riders was adequate to detect a breast cancer effect if it were present. Thurman Wenzl Usual disclaimers - these are my own thoughts. And thanks to Lou Slesin for his continued excellent work. From owner-emf-bio@net.bio.net Sat Nov 28 22:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: amarino@lsumc.edu (Marino, Andrew) Newsgroups: bionet.emf-bio Subject: Battelle Posting Date: 28 Nov 1998 18:52:06 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 18 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: afrey@uu.net Distribution: world Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net An analysis of activities at Battelle in the area of health risks of powerline electromagnetic fields is available at http://www.ortho.lsumc.edu/Faculty/Marino/Point6/Point6.html ---------------------------- Andrew A. Marino, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery LSU Medical Center P.O. Box 33932 Shreveport, LA 71130 Ph: (318) 675-6177 Fax: (318) 675-6186 E-mail: amarino@lsumc.edu