Re: Brin: Beds, FM Radiation, and Left-Sided Cancer

At 07:49 AM Sunday 7/4/2010, KZK wrote:
>http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=left-sided-cancer-blame-your-bed-an-2010-07-02



"Exposure to the sun elevates the risk of melanoma, but the sun's 
intensity has not changed in the last three decades."



Not what marketers of sunscreen and those who screamed for much of 
that period about O3 depletion would have you believe.



"The futons used for sleeping in Japan are mattresses placed directly 
on the bedroom floor, in contrast to the elevated box springs and 
mattress of beds used in the West."



So where do they keep their junk?



"The first line of evidence they cite comes from a 2007 study in 
Sweden conducted between 1989 and 1993 that revealed a strong link 
between the incidence of melanoma and the number of FM and TV 
transmission towers covering the area where the individuals lived. 
Despite epidemiological correlations like this one suggesting the 
possibility that electromagnetic radiation from FM and TV broadcasts 
stations could suppress the immune system and promote cancer, the 
strength of these electromagnetic fields is so feeble it has been 
difficult to imagine any biological basis for the correlation."



So if true perhaps the rate in the U.S. should show a drop starting a year ago?

(And perhaps the tax on tanning beds that started the first of the 
month should have been on regular beds, instead?)


. . . ronn!  :)