The American Medical Association Wednesday adopted recommendations based on a report co-authored by aUniversity of Connecticut researcher asserting that certain types of nighttime lighting can adversely affect health and may be linked to breast cancer and other medical conditions.
The AMA’s house of delegates voted to adopt policies based on the report “Light Pollution: Adverse Health Effects of Nighttime Lighting,” co-authored by Richard Stevens, an epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He was one of four writers.