Power lines, cancer, and fear

Article Abstract:

Almost 20 years of research into the effects of electromagnetic fields have revealed that there is probably no strong link between these fields and cancer in children. A 1997 study was one of the largest and best yet because it studied over 1,000 children and the researchers actually measured electromagnetic levels in the children's homes. Many other studies have only estimated the exposure based on the proximity to power lines. The earth's magnetic field is about 100 times stronger than the field produced by household current. Most physicists believe that electromagnetic fields do not adversely affect the human body.

Health aspects, Electromagnetic fields, Risk factors, Cancer in children, Childhood cancer

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Liberty and the control of tuberculosis

Article Abstract:

Detaining tuberculosis patients to ensure they complete their treatment should be used as a last resort. New York City gave its health commissioner this power in 1993, and a 1999 study of the city's experience found that only 4% of the 8,000 tuberculosis patients treated over a two-year period were ordered to adhere to treatment. Half the orders were for directly observed therapy in the community so the patients would not have to be detained. Detention is a serious threat to civil liberties and should only be done as a last resort and only if a hospital bed is available.

Laws, regulations and rules, Ethical aspects, Tuberculosis, Patients, Detention of persons, Detention, Civil rights

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Tracking the peer-review process

Article Abstract:

The editors of The New England Journal of Medicine describe the process they follow when they receive a manuscript for possible publication. They have created a Web site called PaperTRAIL that allows authors to track the status of their manuscripts. The URL is http://www.nejm.org/papertrail.

Publishing industry, The New England Journal of Medicine (Periodical)

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