San Francisco
THE strong magnetic fields produced by some electric appliances and vehicles
increase the risk of miscarriage, claim researchers in California. Their
findings also suggest that most previous investigations into the health effects
of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been measuring the wrong thing.
“The studies really represent state-of-the-art research into the causes of
pregnancy loss,” says epidemiologist David Savitz of the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill. Nevertheless, he says the researchers’ interpretation
of their findings may be wrong. California is already initiating public hearings
to discuss the findings.
One study was led by De-Kun Li, a reproductive…
