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Birth Defects
Electromagnetic field exposure a potential risk factor for congenital anomalies
February 9th, 2006
Military service aboard a Norwegian missile torpedo boat was associated with a significantly increased risk of having children with birth defects or who were stillborn, reveals research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The finding may indicate that exposure to electromagnetic fields, as servicemen on this torpedo boat experienced, may be a risk factor for having children with birth defects. Nils Mageroy, physician/researcher at the University of Bergen, and colleagues collected health and family data of more than 2,000 current employees of the Royal Norwegian Navy (A higher risk of congenital anomalies in the offspring of personnel who served aboard a...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-09)
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