I am allergic to bullshit. Good thing this guy doesn't live near me or I would be sick as a dog.
-Cameron On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Got to wonder about some people. I don't think this guy needs a doctor > or an injunction, he needs a psychotherapist. > > http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/12/wi-fi-allergies-leave-man-homeless/ > > Wi-Fi 'allergies' leave man homeless > Posted: 11:31 AM ET > > The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a man claiming to suffer from > electromagnetic sensitivity is suing his neighbor for refusing to > disconnect her electronic devices. > > Santa Fe, New Mexico resident Arthur Firstenberg claims that his > neighbor Raphaela Monribot's use of electronic devices such as cell > phones, computers, compact fluorescent lights and dimmer rheostats is > aggravating his "electromagnetic sensitivity" and causing him to get > sick. > > "Within a day of [Monribot] moving in, I began to feel sick when I was > in my house," Firstenberg writes in his affidavit. "The electric meter > for my house is mounted on [Monribot's] house. Electromagnetic fields > emitted in [Monribot's] house are transmitted by wire directly into my > house." > > A request for preliminary injunction claims Fristenberg's condition > has left him homeless. Fristenberg "cannot stay in a hotel, because > hotels and motels all employ wi-fi connections, which trigger a severe > illness. If [Firstenberg] cannot obtain preliminary relief, he will be > forced to continue to sleep in his car, enduring winter cold and > discomfort, until this case can be heard." > > The Santa Fe New Mexican notes "Firstenberg's motion is accompanied by > dozens of notes from doctors, some dating back more than a decade, > about his sensitivities." > > However, scientific studies such as this 2005 trial at the Psychiatric > University Hospital in Germany suggest electromagnetic sensitivity is > strictly a psychosomatic disorder. > > The major study endpoint was the ability of the subjects to > differentiate between real magnetic stimulation and a sham condition. > There were no significant differences between groups in the > thresholds, neither of detecting the real magnetic stimulus nor in > motor response. > > We found no objective correlate of the self perception of being > "electrosensitive." Overall, our experiment does not support the > hypothesis that subjectively electrosensitive patients suffer from a > physiological hypersensitivity to EMFs or stimuli. > > Do you acknowledge Fristenberg, and others claiming electronic > sensitivity, may be suffering real physiological effects and should be > allowed to live free from electronic devices? Or should treatment be > strictly psychologi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:310757 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
