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Originally Posted by ithos
When one allows for bias reflected in source of funding, the evidence that magnetic fields increase risk of cancer is neither inconsistent nor inconclusive. Furthermore adults are also at risk, not just children, and there is strong evidence for cancers in addition to leukemia, particularly brain and breast cancer.
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It wouldn't have been the first time the public have been misled due to corporate interests.
1. Tobacco and Lung Cancer
Hazard: Cigarette smoking causing cancer and heart disease.
Downplayed by: Tobacco companies.
How: For decades, internal studies confirmed health risks, but companies publicly denied the dangers, funded biased research, and lobbied governments.
Government role: Delayed regulations and warning labels due to industry pressure.
Exposure: 1950s–1990s.
Result: Massive public health crisis; eventually led to lawsuits and large settlements.
2. Lead in Gasoline and Paint
Hazard: Lead poisoning, especially in children.
Downplayed by: Lead industries (e.g., Ethyl Corporation, Sherwin-Williams).
How: Promoted lead as safe despite known neurotoxic effects.
Government role: Delayed regulations due to industry-funded research and lobbying.
Exposure: 1920s–1970s.
Result: IQ deficits, behavioral disorders, and lifelong health issues; eventual bans.
3. Asbestos
Hazard: Causes mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.
Downplayed by: Asbestos manufacturers.
How: Suppressed data on health risks; continued use despite knowledge of dangers.
Government role: Lag in regulation enforcement.
Exposure: 1900s–1980s (still in some products today).
Result: Hundreds of thousands of deaths; widespread litigation.
4. PFAS ("Forever Chemicals")
Hazard: Linked to cancer, hormone disruption, liver damage.
Downplayed by: DuPont, 3M.
How: Internal memos revealed knowledge of toxicity since the 1970s.
Government role: Slow regulation despite mounting evidence.
Exposure: 1940s–present.
Result: Global contamination of water supplies; active lawsuits and regulation underway.
5. Agent Orange
Hazard: Dioxin contamination, causing cancer and birth defects.
Downplayed by: Chemical companies (Dow, Monsanto).
How: Concealed risks from U.S. military and public.
Government role: Approved its use during Vietnam War; long delay in recognizing veterans' llnesses.
Exposure: 1960s–1970s.
Result: Ongoing health issues in veterans and Vietnamese civilians.
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Good post. ^^^
I'll take the expertise of people like this. Arthur Firstenberg, author of bestseller,
The Invisible Rainbow. He makes the case that many prominent diseases are the result, at least in part, from electrical pollution.
Also, Dr Devra Davis, an epidemiologist and toxicologist, is world-renowned for her work in this area. There are many of her speeches available online as well as interviews. Here is a short, 5 min interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ZW-TWO0C0
She frequently points-out the risk of
wearing your cellphone on your body and that the manufacturers of the phones advise against it. Two quick stories I personally know about that are:
-- Woman in her late 50s was a jogger and would carry her cellphone in her sports bra. Eventually, she was diagnosed with breast cancer which was caught early and she recovered from it but, the tumor was exactly where the phone was carried at the side of one breast.
-- Man in his early 70s began developing heart issues. I think it was a racing heart and sometimes intermittent heart beats. Naturally, he was concerned, sought medical help and they did tests and tried to figure out his problem but, weren't succeeding. Randomly, he went on a two week vacation and didn't take the kind of shirts he typically wore with a breast pocket nor did he need his phone when out of the country. After a week, he realized he'd had no problems with his heart. Amazing! He was so intrigued he started analyzing how that could have resolved. He realized that he had not been carrying his phone in the pocket directly in front of his heart! So, that was it -- the electromagnetic field from the phone was affecting the function of his heart. His heart problems completely resolved by him no longer carrying the phone on his body.
Smile...now, who would like large electrical transmission towers in their backyard to experience 24/7/365? Is the cheaper house price or the view worth the risk?