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NIEHS Conclusion On Health Effects Of Electric And Magnetic Fields
The United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Conclusion on Health Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields
In a press release the United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) concluded that "Evidence is 'weak' that electric and magnetic fields cause cancer". This statement followed six months of accelerated, Congressionally mandated research on the matter.
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