Computer Health Hazards

It is intended for lawyers, physicians, librarians, legal & health researchers, employers, legislators & labor unions. Computers emit low-level radiation. The first chapter deals with computer radiation emissions. People can have total body exposure with low-level radiation. Computers emit chemicals. There are EMF measuring instruments. The second chapter deals with EMF effects on health. Diseases are grouped together by disorder, such as cancer. In Sweden, a brain tumor is a recognized work-related injury & "the link between cancer & EMFs has now been established." It also covers male breast cancer, cancer in police officers as well as brain cancer in computer operators. It also covers cardiovascular problems; skin burns & elastiosis solaris appearing in Swedish computer workers; the effects of low-level radiation on the nervous system & the consequences of sensitivity to electricity & on the immune system. It also includes personal stories of disabled Swedish computer workers. Chapter three is EMF litigation & repetitive strain injuries. Legislative & regulatory issues dealing with the federal, state & international issues are chapter four. "Preventive" chapter deals with amino acids that contain sulfhydryl group found by W. Souba, M.D., to be useful for radiation injury. Electronic monitoring, safety, sick building syndrome associated with the use of computers & workers' compensation are also included. Publisher Hughes Press, 2400 Virginia Avenue NW, Box C501, Washington, DC 20037. (202) 293-2686.