I have actually heard of this before. Not sure how credible it is, but here's a link to dirty electricity. http://www.dirtyelectricity.ca/
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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:310762 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
