Magnetic Field effects on human body

I worked under two managers, Honours, that where successful, and in the process had the early version of the mobile phone in their car. They both died young with a brain tumor. So who knowns?

Regards JD.

There are no documented effects. There are anecdotal reports of cancer, disorientation, etc. I believe EPRI looked at this and said "No" and one of the Scandinavian authorities looked at it and said "Probably". I think you would have to specify intensity and frequency to even ask the question.

Dear All,

Keeping apart the ill effect of Mobile use (excessive) on human body , there are certin existing and developed megnetic therapies (Where magnet is used in some form) and which are applied in curing certain diseases by doctors in certain countries.

So Magnet does have an effect on body, but how much exposure and what strength will effect our body in good and bad way could be debatable.

Here's one!

"'This, my dear," said he, impressively, "is the wonderful Love Magnet. It was given me by an Eskimo in the Sandwich Islands--where there are no sandwiches at all--and as long as I carry it every living thing I meet will love me dearly.'"

from The Road to Oz, by L. Frank Baum

Well, if you were stupid enough to build an electromagnet that could handle the current produced by any nuclear power plant, it is possible to pull the iron out of your blood, though the flesh and bone of your body. What the effects are? I have no idea, but I would be willing do document it with a telephoto lens on my camera, and even help design the magnet if you really want to know.

Truth is, no one knows. And since you were born in and will die in magnetic fields, you may never know. But if you could, you could probably defy gravity as well. Since you have a propencity to believe this...I do have some beachfront property in Arizona I can sell you...or it will be in the next 100-1000000 years...buy early, avoid the rush...

Velocity, energy, magnetism, mass, gravity...are they really all that different?

The magnetic fields probably do affect us, then.

A Swedish researcher has linked cell phones to a 50% increase in salivary gland cancer. I'm not sure how they did that study. It was mentioned on Science Blog.

Hi Mark,

"While still in the realm of superstition and snake-oil salesmen, magnetic therapy or the application of magnets strategically placed on the human body has begun to find acceptance in modern medicine;..."

I think we should get some leeches, feed them magnets, then market them to the medical community.... Just so KrisDel™ doesn't get to it first we need to copyright the idea, something like "Magleeches for medicine©" or some such.

Whatdya' think?

If you want a thorough information on magnetic field effects on human body , then read following book : "Cross Currents" by Robert O. Becker. You will find book in amazon.com. We created machinary to disrupt magnetic fields in nature. Its equivalent disrupting air quality with manmade gases.

feet represents SOUTH pole and head represents NORTH pole.so magnetic lines travel from feet to head.

While sleeping feet should point north and head should towards south.

Improper sleeping causes ill effects.

To recover any pain in body a proper magnet is used at that place .Magnet attracts RBC from blood.

Recommend you Google the subject. I recall reading a recent medical article on the subject on a medical news release website.

With all the magnetic fields we create and all the other "harmful" things we are doing, it's always interesting to remind everyone that just 100 years ago, the average life expectancy was in the high 50's. 500 years ago, it was in the low 40's. Now, it's in the high 70's, yet everyone thinks we're just killing ourselves. Of course we're going to die of a multitute of new and exotic diseases. We now know what's killing us. A few hundred years ago, the only things you died from were injury, sickness and old age. Doctors have a few more options now.

I long for the old days...

"Doc, why'd he die?"

"Because his heart's not beating" Badum beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

In Australia there have been several studies on the health effects of Electro Magnetic Forces (EMF), both mobile phones and transmission lines.

None of them seem to have come up with anything conclusive. I have worked for many years in the power industry and have always thought that if the effects would be most clearly seen in those that were exposed at a very young age, that is growing up under a power line or exposed to very high field strengths such as those who work around large generators or the transmission side of the Power Station.

Neither seems to have caused a worth while statistical blip.

The human body does interact with electrictromagnetic fields, ask anyone that has had to adjust a TV aerial, and I for one would expect that this would have some effect on the body. Probably not good, but at least measurable. So where is the accumulated evidence?

As mentioned earlier in this discussion, the earth has its own magnetic field and this is very useful for lots of reasons one of which is that the magnetic field tends to protect us from stray space EMF by channelling it to the poles. Could this also apply to the human body? If we have an electric field around us would this not tend to deflect adjacent fields of both the magnetic and electrical types?

BAB.

There has been exhaustive research on the potential for elevated cancer risk in electrical workers, which as a study group present the greatest exposure to EM fields. As many studies as have been done, there is no conclusion that anyone can agree upon. Some studies did show an elevated risk of leukemia, but there was no way to directly link it to the EM fields because electrical workers are exposed to a lot of environmental hazards including carcinogenic chemicals.

One study I recently read attempted to draw a direct line to EM fields in their conclusions. But when the source of the data was revealed, it turned out to come from Aluminum Smelters and the scientists were assuming the cause was EM field strengths because they were so extreme compared to other industries, But I have been to many aluminum smelting plants and I can attest that they are nasty environments in terms of fumes and chemicals. I would be surprised if anyone lives long after working there for any length of time.

I live in a neighborhood where 500kV power lines run right above and behind my house. My radio and TV reception is affected so I know it is relatively strong. But I have lived here 11 years and I have neighbors who have been here since 1970, yet NOBODY in this entire neighborhood has died of or been diagnosed with anything unusual. I think the entire affair is overblown.

Small doses o poison are medications - middle are in our food - high can kill.

The same in radiation. And maybe with herbs.

Why EM fields do not act the same way? Think about MRI vs. microwave ovens.

I did work in one institution where Maxwells / Gausses were measured and screen installed.

You have to know the difference between constant (or very slow-changing) magnetic fields like those given by permanent magnets, including the Earth, and AC-generated magnetic fields.

Apparently, low-intensity constant magnetic fields are having good effects on humans, while AC magnetic fields such as power lines' are doing some harm, especially when the exposure is long. Maybe the changes induced in any living creatures by magnetic fields are evolving so slowly and incrementally that is hard to detect them objectively.

I am sure that a lot of scientific research has been conducted on this topic but high interests are blocking any publishing. We are trapped by the price for our technology to continue running and bring profits and sometimes the price is measured in human lives and sufferings. Energy and telecommunications companies are making the rules.