in all likelihood the guy's a psychiatric case. Its a darned pity instead of spending all that money on lawyers etc., it wasn't spent on some therapy.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:310759 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
