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January/February 1997
Number 134
A Publication of The Bioelectromagnetics Society
US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO WITHDRAW FROM EMF RESEARCH
The following is a letter addressed to Dr. Ken Olden, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences from Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, USA.
Twenty years ago, motivated by the concern for the safe use of electricity, the Department of Energy began a modest research program to investigate the possibility of health effects from exposure to electric and magnetic fields. During the last three years we have had the pleasure of working closely with your agency on the Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information Dissemination (RAPID) Program. This program, which Congress established with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, granted your agency the lead for Federal EMF health effects research, public information dissemination and risk assessment. During this transition period, the Department has maintained its own EMF biological mechanisms research program which we tailored to provide key inputs to your planned risk assessment. We have also had responsibility for engineering and exposure assessment research under the EMF RAPID Program.
We plan to complete our commitments to both EMF programs with fiscal year 1998 funding. In partnership with your agency and many other stakeholders, we are working to obtain the needed one year extension to the RAPID program's authorization and appropriation for fiscal year 1998. We believe that the Federal Government should base the decision of whether to support any further research on the results of your agency's risk assessment, and that any new research be managed by your agency.
Irrespective of whether Federal EMF research continues beyond fiscal year 1998, we believe that the communication effort will remain vitally important. The EMF communication partnerships formed between our agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have been very productive.
Unfortunately our EPA partner will no longer be able to assist us by managing the EMF Infoline as of June 15, 1997. Since EPA's 1-800 number has been published in all of the EMF information materials and in many other publications, it is imperative that there be no break in service. My staff is available to assist your agency in the integration of this responsibility for EMF communications, we recommend that you take appropriate actions to continue this communication effort in fiscal year 1999 and subsequent years.
We have had a sustained commitment to help find answers to address EMF health concerns, and we are proud of our accomplishments. We will work with you to successfully complete the EMF RAPID program and to ensure a smooth transition of Federal responsibilities in this area.
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SECOND WORLD CONGRESS FOR ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM IN
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
The Bioelectromagnetics Society (BEMS) is co-hosting the Second World Congress with the Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine, The Bioelectrochemical Society and the European Bioelectromagnetics Association with the participation of URSI Commission K, IEEE EMBS, IEEE SCC28, and IEEE COMAR. The technical and scientific program has over 600 papers from scientists and technologists from around the world. The program contains 12 plenary lectures, 28 mini-symposia, and platform and poster sessions. The poster sessions will be held during the lunch period and lunch will be available on site. The price of the lunch is part of your registration fee. Wednesday afternoon will be free for sight-seeing and enjoying Bologna.
ABOUT BOLOGNA
Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region and is situated at the foot of the Apennine mountains. It was founded in the 6th century BC by the Etruscans. The 900 year old university founded in about 1088 AD is one of the oldest in the world. Todays cosmopolitan city invites the visitor to stroll around and discover the quiet beauty. This ancient city of red brick towers and world famous porticoes - which meander for some 40 km along medieval streets - with charming plazas and breathtaking monuments is one of the loveliest and best preserved in Italy.
Located at the intersection of northern and central Italy, Bologna has a half million population. Bologna has many medieval and Renaissance monuments as well as several fascinating museums. Cultural events are part of Bologna's life blood. It boasts of many famous cultural institutions and illustrious artists like Guercino, Morandi, Rossini and scientists like Marconi and Galvani. La cucina Bolognese is by reputation the finest food in all Italy.
For further information about Bologna contact the 2nd World Congress home page at:
http://www.kom.auc.dk/CPK/SWC.
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BIOELECTROMAGNETICS JOURNAL NEWS
by Ben Greenebaum, Editor-in-Chief
I am pleased to share with the entire membership what I told the Board of Directors at the Board Meeting--that the journal's backlog is under control, its quality is being maintained, and that it continues to have the highest impact of any bioelectromagnetics journal.
The long delay between acceptance and publication of a paper has been eliminated, primarily because the Society has devoted a considerable amount of the journal's profit into extra pages for the last issues of 1996 and the early ones of 1997. The April issue (vol. 18, #3) contained the last of the papers which experienced long delays, and papers that were accepted in February and March will appear in the July issue (vol. 18, #5). Part of the previous delay was due to a large number of papers received at one time a year and a half to two years ago; and part was because we also speeded up the review process and caused a bulge in the pipeline.
Another encouraging piece of news was that our ISI "Impact Ratio for 1995" (average number of times a paper published in the journal in '93 or '94 was cited in any publication in '95) was 2.47, up from 1.01 the previous year. For comparison, Bioelectrochem. & Bioenerget. was 1.32, up from 0.94 and Electro- and Magneto-Biol. was 1.08, up from 0.96.
We continue to accept and publish around 60-65% of the papers we receive, the others were formally withdrawn, never returned with suggested revisions, or rejected. We received 117 manuscripts in 1996, the second highest number in the journal's history. In 1995, 129 were received. As in recent years, they were evenly split between North American authors and authors from the rest of the world, reflecting the truly international character of the journal. Papers on ELF continue to dominate, but over 20% concerned RF or microwave work.
The Associate Editors and I are aware that some members have been reluctant to submit new papers to Bioelectromagnetics because the journal is considered to take a long time to bring an article to publication. But now that we have decreased the backlog with the publisher and the editors and reviewers continuing their efforts to keep the reviewing time as short as possible, this criticism is no longer valid--our cycle is no longer than that of similar journals. Authors can help shorten the time to publication by returning revisions promptly. Authors are also reminded that "Brief Communications", once accepted, go to the head of the publication line; we have had fewer of these recently than I would prefer.
The editorial staff will continue to work closely with authors, usually sending papers back with suggestions rather than rejecting them, in order to produce a first quality journal that represents the bioelectromagnetics research going on across the community.
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PROFESSOR MORGAN RECEIVES ENDOWED CHAIR
Professor M. Granger Morgan, Department Head of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA has received an endowed chair at Carnegie Mellon. The endowment is made possible as a result of a gift to Carnegie Mellon from Thomas Lord, philanthropist and founder of the Lord Corporation.
Professor Morgan received a BS in Physics from Harvard in 1963, an MS from Cornell in 1965 and a Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Physics and Information Science at the University of California at San Diego in 1969. Prior to going to Carnegie Mellon he held positions at the University of California at San Diego, the National Science Foundation, and Brookhaven National Labs. He was a member of the BEMS Board of Directors from 1988-91 and chaired the Awards Committee.
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RADIO SCIENCE COMMISSION K: ELECTROMAGNETICS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
The following are members of URSI Commission K: Chair: J.C. Lin (USA), Vice Chair: S. Ueno (Japan), Official Members: V.H. Padula-Pintos (Argentina), K.H. Joyner (Australia), C. de Wagter (Belgium), J.T. Senise (Brazil), I. Daskalov (Bulgaria), M.A. Stuchly (Canada), B. Wang (China CIE, Beijing), Wei-Kung Wang (China SRS, Taipei), J. Musil (Czech & Slovak Rep), P. Raskmark (Denmark), N.A. El-Deeb (Egypt), T. Katila (Finland), B. Veyret (France), F. Kaiser (Germany), N.K. Uzunoglu (Greece), L.D. Szabo (Hungary), G. Swarup (India), T. Gallagher (Ireland), R. Korenstein (Israel), P. Bernardi (Italy), S. Ueno (Japan), M.J.C. van Gemert (Netherlands), P. Bodger (New Zealand), C.E. Bassey (Nigeria), B.A.J. Angelsen (Norway), H. Korniewicz (Poland), J.R. Arenga (Portugal), V.F. Zolin (Russia), K.N. Reineck (South Africa), M.S. Ruiz (Spain), L.-E. Paulsson (Sweden), N. Kuster (Switzerland), H. Koymen (Turkey), Yu.O. Zozulya (Ukraine), P.S. Excell (United Kingdom), J.C. Lin (USA). Observers: P.D. Kuharchik (Belarus), N. Pekaric-Nadj (Yugoslavia).
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RESEARCH/CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research on new methods for measuring exposures to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) and parameters which characterize EMF's biological impact. The fellowship is designed for a recent Ph.D. with a strong physics or engineering background who wants to start a career in occupational health research, specializing in non-ionizing radiation. The fellow would work in NIOSH's research program on the possible health effects of EMF at radio frequencies (RF) and extremely low frequencies (ELF). Research opportunities include: (1) developing improved instruments and techniques to measure body currents in workers exposed to RF and ELF sources; (2) developing models for determining measures of the EMF's biological impact, such as the specific absorption rate (SAR), induced body current, resonances with biological ions, rate of free radical reactions, etc.; (3) developing new instrumentation to measure worker exposure to the biologically-effective characteristics of ELF fields; (4) testing these exposure measurement techniques with workers in health studies and laboratory animals in toxicological studies. The 2-3 year fellowship includes an annual stipend of at least $38,000 (dependent on qualifications), reimbursement of relocation expenses, travel to professional meetings, and health insurance. The fellow can also elect to take courses in health physics and industrial hygiene at the University of Cincinnati, providing the basis for a career in occupational health. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in physics, physical chemistry, health physics, industrial hygiene, electrical engineering, or biomedical engineering, the ability to work well with a multi-disciplinary research team, and a strong background in EMF theory, computer programming, and electronics. For information on applications, interested candidates should contact: Joseph D. Bowman, Ph.D., NIOSH, Mail stop C-27, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. (Tel: 513-533-8143, e-mail: jbd0@cdc.gov).
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PROFESSOR HINSENKAMP RECEIVES AWARD
Professor Maurice Hinsenkamp of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels University, Brussels, Belgium received the biennial award of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium. The award was for his paper titled "Contribution to the Study of Physical Factors Interacting With Bone Healing."
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MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SAFETY
Published by Chapman & Hall, Thomson Science and Professional, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK. (Tel: 0171-865-0066, Fax: 0171-522-9623, e-mail: needtoknow@chall.co.uk).
Edited by N. Kuster, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, Q. Balzano, Motorola, Florida, USA, and J.C. Lin, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
This book is the first book covering safety in mobile communications written by the most eminent figures in the field and covering all aspects of the problem for wireless technology. The editors intend to provide a reliable source for a sound scientific understanding of the issues and to stimulate future, scientific advances in this area. The audience for this book includes such diverse groups as scientists, government policy-makers and regulatory bodies, representatives of industry and the public at large.
The individual chapters and authors are: Technology: Mobile Communications in the 90's (R. Millington). State of Knowledge: Experimental and Numerical Dosimetry (N. Kuster and Q. Balzano). RF Interference of Medical Devices (H. Bassen). Bioeffects of Mobile Communications Fields (R. Adey). Additional Considerations About the Bioeffects (C.V. Byus and L. Hawel). Review of Epidemiological Studies (U. Berqvist). Biological Research Activities: Biological Research in North America (A. Sheppard). European Research on Effects of RF Fields (B. Veyret and P. Semm). Biological Research in the Asia-Pacific Area (M.H. Repacholi and M. Taki). Regulation Activities and Standards: Regulatory activities in the USA (R.F. Cleveland, Jr.). Regulatory Environment in the EU (M. Bogers). Regulatory Activities in the Asia-Pacific Area (M. Taki and M.H. Repacholi). Final Considerations. Criteria for the Assessment of the EMF Literature (M.H. Repacholi and M. Taki).
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL NON-IONIZING RADIATION WORKSHOP, BADEN, AUSTRIA, APRIL 22-26, 1996
Published by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), c/o Dipl.-Ing. R. Matthes, Institute of Radiation Hygiene, Federal Office for Radiation Protection, D-85764 Oberschleisshem, Ingolstadterm-Landstrasse 1, Germany.
Edited by R. Matthes.
The objective of this workshop was to provide a comprehensive update of Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) health risks and protective measures. The lectures from internationally recognized experts comprised in the book cover the broad range of NIR from static fields to ultraviolet radiation. The topics include field characterization, interaction mechanisms, dosimetry, epidemiological methods, biological and health effects and protective measures. The book provides a comprehensive, compact reference for recent research activities and current developments in the field of NIR protection.
The book is divided into eight topic areas with two or more chapters in each area. The content areas, chapters and authors are as follows: Fundamentals. Introduction to Non-Ionizing Radiations (M.H. Repacholi), Some Fundamental Aspects of Epidemiology With Special Reference to Research on Magnetic Fields and Cancer (A. Ahlbom). Ultraviolet Radiation. Ultraviolet Radiation: Sources; Characteristics; Measurements; Physical Interactions (C. Driscoll and A. McKinlay), Ultraviolet Radiation: Biological Effects and Health Consequences (J.P. Cesarini), Ultraviolet Radiation epidemiology (A.J. Swerdlow), Ultraviolet Radiation: Guidelines, Standards, and Protective Measures (C.R. Roy and H.P. Gies). Laser Radiation. Laser Radiation Sources, Characteristics and Measurements (D.H. Sliney), Biological Responses and Adverse Effects of Laser Beam (L. Court), Laser Radiation: Guidelines, Standards and Protective Measures (E. Sutter). Visible and Infrared Radiation. Exposure to Visible and Infrared Radiation (M. Hietanen), Visible and Infrared Radiation: Biophysics and Protection Guidelines (D.H. Sliney). Radiofrequency Fields. Radiofrequency Fields: Physical Characteristics, Sources, Dosimetry and Measurement (R. Matthes), Electromagnetic Fields: Biophysical Interaction Mechanisms (J.H. Bernhardt and E. Vogel), Biological Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation (R.D. Saunders), Radiofrequency Fields: Standards, Risk Assessment, Protection Measures (M. Taki). Static and ELF Fields. Static Electric and Magnetic Fields: Sources, Physical Interactions, and Bioeffects (M. Grandolfo and P. Vecchia), Interaction of Extremely-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields With Living Systems (T.S. Tenforde), Cancer and Exposure to Weak Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (A. Ahlbom), Static and Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Electric and Magnetic Fields: Guidelines, Standards, and Protective Measures (M. Grandolfo and P. Vecchia). Ultrasound. Ultrasound: Sources, Characteristics, Measurements, Physical Interaction Mechanisms, Bio-effects on Cells and Animals, Health Effects (U. Cobet), Ultrasound: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Standards, Protective Measures (M.C. Ziskin). General Principles. The Philosophy of Protection (H.P. Jammet), Development of Guidelines and Standards and the Principle of ALARA and Prudent Avoidance (U. Bergqvist), Formal Assessment of the Scientific Literature in the Development of Guidelines and Standards (J.A.J. Stolwijk), The International Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Project (M.H. Repacholi).
HANDBOOK OF BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, 2ND EDITION
Published by CRC Press, Inc., 2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W., Boca Raton, Florida 33431, USA
Edited by Charles Polk and Elliot Postow.
Since publication of the first edition of this book in 1986, many new research reports on the biological effects of electric and magnetic fields have appeared, some old topics have provoked new interest, some new topics have become important, and new, useful computational methods have become available. The updated edition of the book is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of "Bioelectromagnetics" from DC through the radio frequency range.
The three parts, chapters and authors are presented below. Introduction (Charles Polk). Part I -- Dielectric Permittivity and Electric Conductivity of Biological Materials. Dielectric Properties of Tissues (Kenneth R. Foster and Herman P. Schwan). Part II -- Effects of DC and Low Frequency Fields. Interaction of DC and ELF Electric Fields with Biological Materials and Systems (Frank S. Barnes), Biological Effects of Static Magnetic Fields (Robert B. Frankel and Robert P. Liburdy), Interaction of ELF Magnetic Fields with Living Systems (T.S. Tenforde), Electric and Magnetic Fields for Bone and Soft Tissue Repair (Charles Polk), Electroporation (James C. Weaver and Yuri Chizmadzhev), Epidemiological Studies of Electromagnetic Fields and Health (Richard G. Stevens). Part III -- Effects of Radiofre-quency (Including Microwave) Fields. Experimental Radiowave and Microwave Dosimetry (Maria A. Stuchly and Stanislaw S. Stuchly), Computational Methods for Predicting Field Intensity (James C. Lin and Om P. Gandhi), Thermoregulation in the Presence of Microwave Fields (Eleanor R. Adair), Interaction of Non-modulated and Pulse Modulated Radio Frequency Fields with Living Matter: Experimental Results (Sol M. Michaelson and Edward C. Elson), Modulated Fields and "Window" Effects (Elliot Postow and Mays L. Swicord).
POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
Published by National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055, USA
The report of the Committee on the Possible Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Biologic Systems of the National Research Council.
Can the electric and magnetic fields (EMF) to which people are routinely exposed cause health effects? This volume assesses the data and draws conclusions about the consequences of human exposure to EMF. The committee examines what is known about three kinds of health effects associated with EMF: cancer, primarily childhood leukemia; reproduction and development; and neurobiological effects. This book provides a detailed discussion of hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization for each.
THE MELATONIN HYPOTHESIS: BREAST CANCER AND USE OF ELECTRIC POWER
Published by Battelle Press, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201-2693, USA
Edited by Richard G. Stevens, Bary W. Wilson and Larry E. Anderson.
The book contains 23 chapters and is divided into five parts. The parts, chapters and authors are listed as follows: The first chapter is an overview by the three editors. Part I. Introduction. Breast Cancer (R.G. Stevens), Melatonin Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Effects (R. Reiter), Overview of Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Dosimetry (D. Miller), Understanding Dose: Implications for Bioelectromagnetics Research (N. Hansen). Part II. Issues in Field Perception. Magnetoreception in Terrestrial Vertebrates: Implications for Possible Mechanisms of EMF Interaction with Biological Systems (J. Phillips and M. Deutschlander), Action of Melatonin in Magnetic Field Inhibition of Nerve-Growth-Factor-Induced Neurite Outgrowth in PC-12 Cells (C. Blackman, S. Benane and D. House). Part III. Circumstantial Case. Section 1. Melatonin Effects on Breast Cancer. Systemic, Cellular, and Molecular Aspects of Melatonin Action on Experimental Breast Cancer Carcinogenesis (D. Blask). Section 2. Light Effects on Melatonin. Light and Melatonin in Humans (L. Wetterberg), Signal Transduction of Light for Melatonin Regulation in Humans (G. Brainard), Response of Mammalian Pineal Gland Expression to Light and Magnetic Field Exposure (W. Haggren), Daytime Melatonin in Postmenopausal Japanese-American Women (M. Kabuto). Section 3. EMF Effects on Melatonin. Effects of 50-Hz Magnetic Fields on Pineal Function in the Rat (M. Kato and T. Shigemitsu), In Search of Direct Effect of Weak (50-Hz) Magnetic Field Effects on the Pineal Gland of Djungarian Hamsters (A. Lerchl, M. Niehaus and P. Niklowitz), Studies of Melatonin, Cortisol, Progesterone, and Interleukin-1 in Sheep Exposed to EMF from a 500-kV Transmission Line (J. Lee, F. Stormshak, J. Thompson, D. Hess and S. Hefeneider), Effects of Exposure to 60-Hz EMF on Melatonin in Nonhuman Primates Might Depend on Specific Aspects of Field Exposure (W. Rogers, R. Reiter and J. Orr), Human Exposure to Magnetic Fields: Effects on Melatonin, Hormones, and Immunity (C. Graham and M. Gibertini), 60-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure Effects on Melatonin Rhythm in the Djungarian Hamster (S. Yellon), Effects of EMF Exposure on the Neuroendocrine System (B. Wilson and K. Matt). Part IV. Direct Evidence. Magnetic Fields and Breast Cancer: Experimental Studies on the Melatonin Hypothesis (W. Loscher and M. Mevissen), Laboratory Studies on Extremely Low Frequency (50/60-Hz) Magnetic Fields and Carcinogenesis (R. Liburdy and W. Loscher), Magnetic Fields, Melatonin, Tamoxifen, and Human Breast Cancer Cell growth (R. Liburdy and J. Harland), Epidemiological Studies of EMF and Breast Cancer Risk: A Biologically Based Overview (T. Erren). Part V. Synthesis and Conclusions.
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**Dr. Marko Markov is no longer with Electropharmacology and is available for a position for research in an industrial or university laboratory. Dr. Markov has 27 years of experience in studying the effects of various EMF on biological systems, both in respect of basic science and applied science. Dr. Markov also has 23 years of teaching general physics and general biophysics.
**Dr. Andrei Pakhomov is looking for a research position. He has over 15 years of experience with research on EMF bioeffects in excitable tissue. Dr. Pakhomov has over 40 publications and is currently working as a consultant with the Microwave Bioeffects Branch, US Army Medical Research Detachment, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. For a complete resume or any further detail contact Dr. Pakhomov at: (Tel: 210-536-5599 or 210-525-8749, e-mail: pakhomov@netxpress.com).
**The theme for the 1997 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) was "The Pre- and Postconception Reproductive Effects of Exposures to Radiation." The meeting was held at the Crystal City Marriott on April 2 and 3, 1977. Dr. Thomas Tenforde of Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington was on the committee that organized the program and he moderated a session on "Intrauterine Effects of EMF (low frequency, mid frequency, RF and microwave)." Dr. Larry Anderson of Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories presented a paper on animal studies from the low and mid frequency range. Dr. Mary Ellen O'Connor of The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, presented a paper on animal studies from the RF and microwave frequencies and Dr. Elizabeth Robert of the Institut European des Genomutations, Lyon, France presented the results of human epidemiology studies. The symposium will be published by NCRP in 1998.
**The Bioelectromagnetics Society Washington, DC area branch organized a workshop on February 7, 1977 titled "Physical Characteristics and Possible Biological Effects of Microwaves Applied in Wireless Communication." The workshop was hosted by the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health in Rockville, MD. the program consisted of "Electric Field Probes for Cellular Phone Dosimetry" by Howard Bassen, "Dosimetry for in-vitro and in-vivo Exposures at Cellular Telephone Frequencies" by Christopher C. Davies, "Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Cell Proliferation" by Ewa Czerska, "Nonthermal Effects of Microwave Radiation on Mammalian Cells: Experimental and Theoretical Results" by Stephen Cleary, "Headaches from Cell Phones: Are They Real?" by Allan Frey, "Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on the Nervous System" by Henry Lai, "Measurement of DNA Damage Following in-vitro Exposure to 835 MHz or 2450 MHz Electromagnetic Radiation" by Joseph Roti-Roti, "Brain Tumor Incidence in Rats Chronically Exposed to North American Digital Cellular (NADC) Fields; Possible Effects on DNA Repair Mechanisms" by Ross Adey, and "Mobile Phones and Health Effects. Proposal for a Research Program by EU Expert Group" by Kjell Hansson Mild.
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June 8-13: The Second World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine, Palazzo Dell Cultura E. Dei Congressi, Bologna, Italy. Contacts: Congress Chair, Dr. Jorgen Bach Andersen, Aalborg Univ., Fr. Bajers Vej 7A, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark (Tel: +45-98-15-85-22; Fax: +45-98-15-15-83; e-mail: jba@kom.auc.dk); Program Chair, Dr. Martin Blank, Columbia Univ., Dept. of Physics and Cellular Biophysics, 630 W 168 St., New York, NY 10032 (Tel: 212-305-3644; Fax: 212-305-5775; e-mail: mb32@columbia.edu); or Logistics and Management: W/L Associates, Ltd., 7519 Ridge Road, Frederick, MD 21702 (Tel: 301-663-1915; Fax: 301-371-8955; e-mail: 75230.1222@compuserve.com)
June 23-27: The Health Physics Society Summer School, University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. Topic: Non-ionizing Radiation. Contact: Richard J. Burk, Jr., Health Physics Society, 1313 Dolly Madison Blvd., McLean, VA 22101. (Tel. 703-790-1745, Fax. 703-790-2672, e-mail: hpsburkmgt@aol.com)
June 29-July 3: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie
Street, San Antonio, TX 78205. Contact: Richard J. Burk, Jr., Health Physics Society, 1313 Dolly Madison Blvd., McLean, VA 22101. (Tel. 703-790-2672, Fax. 703-790-2672, e-mail: hpsburkmgt@aol.com)
June 30-July 5: XXXIII International Congress on Physiological Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia. (Workshop devoted to electromagnetic fields; co-sponsored by BEMS; see Newsletter 129) Contact: Kjell Hansson Mild, NIWL, Box 7654, S-907 13 Umea, Sweden. (Tel: +46-90- 165098; Fax +46-90-166508; e-mail: mild@niwl.se)
July 7-10: Seventh International Conference on HF Radio Systems and Techniques, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, UK. Contact: HF Radio 97 Secretariat, Conference Services, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, London WC2R OBL, UK. (Tel: +44-(0)171-3448425/5469, Fax: +44-(0)171-2408830, e-mail: conference@iee.org.uk)
July 7-11: Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Abstract deadline December 2, 1996. Contact: T. M. Habashy (Tel: 203-431-5563) or M. L. Oristaglio (Tel: 203-431-5566), Schlumberger-Doll Research, Old Quarry Rd., Ridgefield, CT 06877-4108. (Fax: 203-438-3819)
July 13-16: 32nd Annual Microwave Power Symposium, Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Contact: International Microwave Power Institute, 10120 Leatherleaf Court, Manassas, VA. (Tel: 703-257-1415, Fax: 703-257-0213, e-mail: AssnCtr@idsonline.com)
July 13-18: 1997 IEEE AP-S International Symposium and URSI North American Radio Science Meeting, Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada. Technical contacts: IEEE/AP-S, Dr. Prakash Bhartia (Tel: 902-426-3100, ext. 133; Fax: 902-426-9654; e-mail: bhartia@drea.dnd.ca); or URSI, Dr. Lot Shafai (Tel: 204-474-9615; Fax: 204-261-4639; e-mail shafai@ee.umanitoba.ca). General inquiries: D. Ruest, Conference Manager, 1997 URSI and IEEE/AP-S Meeting, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
September 15-17: Genetic Toxicology of Non Ionizing Radiations: Genetic- and Epigenetic Effects, Carcinogenesis, Developmental Effects, etc., Holiday Inn Crown Plaza, Bruges, Belgium. Organized by the Belgian Environmental Mutagen Society and VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research); see Newsletter 132. Contact: Dr. Luc Verschaeve, VITO, Environment Division, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium. (Tel: +32-14-33-52-17; Fax: +32-14-32-03-72; e-mail: verschal@vitoosfl.vito.be)
October 16-19: Life Sciences '97 and 2nd Slovenian-Coratian Meeting on Molecular Oncology Today. Gozd Martuljek, Hotel Spik, Slovenia. Organized by the Slovenian Biophysical Society and Institute of Oncology, Ljbljana. Contact Gregor Sersa, Institute of Oncology, Department of Tumor Biology, Zaloska 2, SI-1105 Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Tel: +386-61-133-74-10 or 323-063, ext. 29-33; Fax: +386-61-131-41-80; e-mail: gsersa@mail.onko-i.si)
October 26-29: The International Association for Biologically Closed Electric Circuits in Biomedicine (IABC). Raddison Hotel South, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Dr. George O'Clock, Jr., Symposium President, Professor of Electrical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Mankato State University, PO Box 8400, MSU Box 215. (Tel: 507-389-1410, Fax: 507-389-1095, e-mail: george_oclock@msl.mankato.msus.edu)
October 30 - November 2: 19th Annual International Conference IEEE/EMB Society. Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, Illinois. Contact Conference Secretariat, Meeting Management, 2603 Main Street, Suite 690, Irvine, CA 92714, USA. (Tel: 714-752-8205; Fax: 714-752-7444; e-mail: MeetiingMgt@aol.com, and embs97@ieee.org)
December 2-5: 1997 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PRC. Contact: Prof. K. K. Mei, Telecommunications Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Fax: +852-2778-1711 or +852-2788-7189, e-mail: eekkmei@cityu.edu.hk)
1998: Second International Conference on Bioelectromagnetism, Sheraton Towers Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. Contact: Dr. Irena Cosic, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton VIC 3168, Australia. (Tel: +61-3-9905-1340, Fax: +61-3-9903-2906 or +61-3-9903-1516, e-mail:cosic@eng.monash.edu.au). http://www.monash.edu.au/oce/lcbem.htm
February 8-11, 1998. 31st Midyear Topical Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Mobile, AL. Theme: Good Practices in Health Physics. Contact: Richard J. Burk, Jr., Health Physics Society, 1313 Dolly Madison Blvd., McLean, VA 22101. (Tel: 703-790-1745, Fax: 703-790-2672, e-mail: hpsburkmgt@aol.com)
July 12-16, 1998. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Richard J. Burk, Jr., Health Physics Society, 1313 Dolly Madison Blvd., McLean, VA 22101. (Tel: 703-790-1745, Fax: 703-790-2672, e-mail: hpsburkmgt@aol.com)
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