Cardiac device wearers should limit their exposure to high voltage power lines

Montreal: Cardiac device wearers to limit their exposure to high voltage power lines, says Dr. Katia Dyrda of Montreal Heart Institute and University of Montreal. Her research into electromagnetic interference (EMI) was conducted in response to public concerns about bicycle routes and walking paths under high voltage power lines (230 kV and more) and whether these are safe for patients with cardiac devices. These high electric fields are also encountered in utility substations where employees who bring up power lines, conduct maintenance or work within the buildings (cleaners, for example) may be exposed.

No evidence that overhead power lines accelerate development of Alzheimer's disease and ALS

Mainz: Low-frequency alternating magnetic fields such as those generated by overhead power lines are considered a potential health risk because epidemiological studies indicate that they may aggravate, among other things, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, a recent study by researchers at the Institute of Pathobiochemistry at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has produced no evidence that these fields can cause exacerbation or accelerated disease development in relevant mouse models. Neither learning behavior nor known disease mechanisms at the cellular level were affected. The results of the study have been published in the eminent journal Scientific Reports of the Nature Publishing Group.

Electromagnetic smog unlikely to harm humans

NHS. UK: Are mobile phones likely to harm human health? Is there a potential health impact of environmental exposure to what some commentators have called “electromagnetic smog”? This is a term used to refer to a mix of low-level magnetic fields that exist in the modern environment. This "smog" is not just generated by mobile phones, but also by Wi-Fi routers, tablets, laptops, power lines and cell towers. In the modern world, you are never far away from a magnetic field.