Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields, Volume 2: Beneficial and Harmful Effects

Recent concerns over the possible hazards of electrical and magnetic fields in the home and workplace are comprehensively addressed within this book. The chapters contain detailed research on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, and evidence for and against any interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and the biological systems. The two volumes cover:\* The relative risk of exposure to EMFs\* Putative behavioral and neural effects of EMFs\* EMF effects on cells Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contents of Volume 1 , Pages xiii-xvii Contributors , Pages xix-xxi Preface , Pages xxiii-xxiv 1 - Effect of Electrical Fields on Neuronal Growth and Regeneration , Pages 3-11 , Wise Young 2 - Therapeutic Uses of Electric and Magnetic Fields in Orthopedics , Pages 13-48 , Andrew Bassett 3 - Magnetic Source Imaging , Pages 49-79 , Risto J. Ilmoniemi 4 - Electric Field-Induced Calcium Flux and Changes in Cell Shape, Motility, and Cytoskeleton , Pages 83-101 , Sek Wen Hui 5 - In Vitro Systems for the Study of Electromagnetic Effects on Bone and Connective Tissue , Pages 103-119 , Richard A. Luben 6 - Electric and Magnetic Field Effects on the Immune System , Pages 121-145 , Alessandro Chiabrera, Ruggiero Cadossi, Ferdinando Bersani, Claudio Franceschi, Bruno Bianco 7 - Autoimmune Reactions as a Possible Component of Stress Induced by Electromagnetic Fields , Pages 147-154 , A.M. Serduke, Y.D. Dumanskyj, S. Mandzu 8 - Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields on Transcription , Pages 155-176 , Reba Goodman, Ann Shirley-Henderson 9 - Electric and Magnetic Fields and Carcinogenesis , Pages 177-197 , Abraham H. Parola, Ariela Markel 10 - Electric and Magnetic Fields and Cancer: The Use of Field Exposure Measurements in Epidemiological Studies , Pages 201-231 , Sergio Koifman, Gilles Thériault 11 - Epidemiologic Evidence on Cancer in Relation to Residential and Occupational Exposures , Pages 233-261 , David A. Savitz, Anders Ahlbom 12 - Electric Power and Risk of Hormone-Related Cancers , Pages 263-278 , Richard G. Stevens 13 - Thermal, Cumulative, and Life Span Effects and Cancer in Mammals Exposed to Radiofrequency Radiation , Pages 279-295 , Joe A. Elder 14 - Power-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields: Issues of Risk Management and Risk Communication , Pages 297-319 , M. Granger Morgan 15 - The Public Health Implications of Magnetic Field Effects on Biological Systems , Pages 321-329 , David O. Carpenter Index , Pages 331-357 Recent concerns over the possible hazards of electrical and magnetic fields in the home and workplace are comprehensively addressed within this book. The chapters contain detailed research on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, and evidence for and against any interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and biological systems.

The two volumes cover:
* The relative risk of exposure to EMFs
* Putative behavioral and neural effects of EMFs
* EMF effects on cells

Audience: Cancer researchers, toxicologists, biophysicists, radiation researchers, regulatory health agencies, and epidemiologists.

Recent concerns over the possible hazards of electrical and magnetic fields in the home and workplace are comprehensively addressed within this book. The chapters contain detailed research on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, and evidence for and against any interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and the biological systems.

The two volumes cover:
* The relative risk of exposure to EMFs
* Putative behavioral and neural effects of EMFs
* EMF effects on cells Addresses the concerns over the possible hazards of electrical and magnetic fields in the home and workplace. This title has chapters that contain research on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields, and evidence for and against any interaction of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and the biological systems. This chapter discusses the full spectrum with an emphasis toward the ELF (extremely low frequency, 30 to 300 Hz) spectrum. Cells utilize electrical signals to communicate with each other.