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<text id=93TT1288>
<title>
Mar. 29, 1993: Powerlines Revisited
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 29, 1993 Yeltsin's Last Stand
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 19
SOCIETY
Power Lines Revisited
</hdr>
<body>
<p>New research says electromagnetic fields may not cause cancer
after all
</p>
<p> When deciding which medical studies to believe, it's usually
wise to consider who's paying the bill. Not always, though.
While some research suggests that electromagnetic fields--the
kind given off by power lines and household appliances--may
increase the incidence of cancer, the latest in-depth study of
the question shows no evidence of danger. Even though the
research was financed by Southern California Edison, a major
electric utility with an obvious financial stake in exonerating
its product, the findings, published in the journal
Epidemiology, appear to be legitimate.
</p>
<p> Even scientists who are concerned about power lines
acknowledge that the Edison study was a good one. Researchers
from the company and from UCLA looked at more than 36,000 Edison
employees who had on-the-job exposure to EMFs. Those with the
highest exposure did not have especially high cancer rates. Does
this prove that EMFs don't cause cancer? No--just that we
still don't know.
</p>
</body>
</article>
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