Comments on: Think You’ve Seen A Ghost? Just Turn Out The Lights http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/think-youve-seen-a-ghost-just-turn-out-the-lights/ A journal that shows you why not to believe everything you're told. Updated weekly. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:53:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ted http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/think-youve-seen-a-ghost-just-turn-out-the-lights/#comment-19 Ted Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:43:31 +0000 http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/other-claims-in-question/think-youve-seen-a-ghost-just-turn-out-the-lights/#comment-19 <p>Hi Donna, this is Ted and I am the primary author of this article. The focus of the original article above was not meant to focus on the health aspects of electromagnetic fields, but I tried to find some good sources related to electromagnetic fields and human health.</p> <p>The World Health Organization <a href="http://www.who.int/peh-emf/about/WhatisEMF/en/index1.html" title="Summary of health effects" rel="nofollow">published a list of possible health effects</a> related to the exposure of electromagnetic fields. The WHO hasn't published conclusive evidence that electromagnetic fields impact human health in any environment.</p> <p>A <a href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20070430/electric-fields-may-not-cause-cancer" title="Electric Fields May Not Cause Cancer" rel="nofollow">study published on WedMD</a> surveyed "new cases of leukemia, breast cancer, or brain cancer among the utility workers." Quoted from the article:</p> <blockquote>The researchers found "no compelling evidence" of links between cancer and the workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields. The vast majority of the workers didn't develop leukemia, brain cancer, or breast cancer during the study period.</blockquote> <p>These two sources indicates there is little or not connection between electromagnetic fields and human health conditions.</p> Hi Donna, this is Ted and I am the primary author of this article. The focus of the original article above was not meant to focus on the health aspects of electromagnetic fields, but I tried to find some good sources related to electromagnetic fields and human health.

The World Health Organization published a list of possible health effects related to the exposure of electromagnetic fields. The WHO hasn’t published conclusive evidence that electromagnetic fields impact human health in any environment.

A study published on WedMD surveyed “new cases of leukemia, breast cancer, or brain cancer among the utility workers.” Quoted from the article:

The researchers found “no compelling evidence” of links between cancer and the workers’ exposure to electromagnetic fields. The vast majority of the workers didn’t develop leukemia, brain cancer, or breast cancer during the study period.

These two sources indicates there is little or not connection between electromagnetic fields and human health conditions.

]]> By: Donna Buscarello http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/why-do-people-believe/think-youve-seen-a-ghost-just-turn-out-the-lights/#comment-18 Donna Buscarello Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:25:52 +0000 http://www.skepticalmonkey.com/other-claims-in-question/think-youve-seen-a-ghost-just-turn-out-the-lights/#comment-18 Hi, for the past 2-3 months, every night at 11:53 pm my stereo turns on. I am usually in bed so I just get up and turn it off. During the past week, the two uplights I have behind my plants turn on. The curious thing about the uplights is that they are on a timer which is old and almost impossible to turn. I actually turn it on manually until I get a new one. Last night I got up to go to the bathroom and everything was normal. As soon as I got back into bed, I could see the glow of the uplights coming from the living room. I went in and just pulled the plug out completely. I live near a huge Con-Ed plant in New York City so I'm thinking these anomalies are probably caused by electromagnetic current. I've lived in the same apartment for 16 years and these things never happened before. I am concerned that these electromagnetic fields have gotten much stronger and could have possible health implications. What do you guys think of all this? Thanks Hi, for the past 2-3 months, every night at 11:53 pm my stereo turns on. I am usually in bed so I just get up and turn it off. During the past week, the two uplights I have behind my plants turn on. The curious thing about the uplights is that they are on a timer which is old and almost impossible to turn. I actually turn it on manually until I get a new one. Last night I got up to go to the bathroom and everything was normal. As soon as I got back into bed, I could see the glow of the uplights coming from the living room. I went in and just pulled the plug out completely.

I live near a huge Con-Ed plant in New York City so I’m thinking these anomalies are probably caused by electromagnetic current. I’ve lived in the same apartment for 16 years and these things never happened before.

I am concerned that these electromagnetic fields have gotten much stronger and could have possible health implications.

What do you guys think of all this?
Thanks

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