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What is electromagnetic hypersensitivity?
What is electromagnetic hypersensitivity?
Following is an excerpt from "Electromagnetic hypersensitivity way Peter Lloyd can't leave of absence his house... or taste whatever modern pleasures inside" past times Martin Shipton, Wales Online, Oct 16, 2014:
The term "electrical hypersensitivity" was first of all used inwards 1989, piece "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" - EHS for curt - was coined inwards 1994 to reverberate sufferers' sensitivity to magnetic equally good equally electrical fields.
As early equally the 1930s, however, EHS symptoms were observed inwards people working amongst radio in addition to electricity, in addition to amongst military machine radar inwards the 1940s.
Environmental EHS appeared inwards the full general population from the 1970s amongst computers.
It increased inwards the 1980s amongst mobile in addition to cordless phones, in addition to amongst wifi from 2000.
Thousands of people are at ane time linked amongst EHS back upwardly groups inwards xxx countries. The first of all started inwards Sweden inwards 1989; the Britain grouping began inwards 2003.
Sweden recognised EHS equally a functional disability inwards 2002. The Canadian Human Rights Commission did likewise inwards 2007.
In 2009, the European Parliament voted for persons amongst EHS to live recognised equally disabled.
Despite having official recognition, many doctors soundless know piddling or zero most the condition.
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Bogers RP, van Gils A, Clahsen SCS, Vercruijsse W, van Kamp I, Baliatsas C, Rosmalen JGM, Bolte JFB. Individual variation inwards temporal relationships betwixt exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in addition to non-specific physical symptoms: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel approach inwards studying 'electrosensitivity'. Environ Int. 2018 Sep 15;121(Pt 1):297-307. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.064.
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Gruber MJ, Palmquist E, Nordin S. Characteristics of perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity inwards the full general population. Scand J Psychol. 2018 May 9. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12449.
Abstract
Health problems evoked inwards the presence of electrical equipment is a concern, calling for amend agreement for characteristics of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) inwards the full general population. The nowadays study investigated demographics, lifestyle factors, frequency in addition to duration, coping strategies, proportion coming together clinical criteria for intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) in addition to comorbidity. Using information from a large-scale population-based questionnaire study, nosotros investigated persons amongst self-reported (n = 91) EHS inwards comparing to referents (n = 3,250). Middle age, woman someone sexual activity in addition to poor perceived wellness was found to live associated amongst EHS. More than 50% inwards the EHS grouping reported having EMF-related symptoms to a greater extent than often than ane time a week, in addition to the hateful number of years experiencing EHS was 10.5. More than one-half of the EHS grouping reported that their symptoms started after a high-dose or long-term EMF exposure, that they actively tried to avoid EMF sources in addition to that they mostly could acquit on the EMF environment. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 minority of the EHS grouping had sought medical attention, been diagnosed past times a physician or received treatment. Exhaustion syndrome, anxiety disorder, back/joint/muscle disorder, depression, functional somatic syndrome in addition to migraine were comorbid amongst EHS. The results provide Earth for hereafter study of these characteristic features beingness risk factors for evolution of EHS in addition to or consequences of EHS.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29741795
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French Agency for Food, Environmental in addition to Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), March 27, 2018
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Vital Signs amongst Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent, has produced a programme on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity which was aired on CNN International in addition to on CNN inwards the U.S. inwards Oct in addition to November, 2017.
You tin give notice lookout adult man the programme online at ane time past times viewing the next iii videos on the CNN website:
Part 1 (9-minute video): Welcome to the National Quiet Zone - amongst Diane Schou in addition to Dr. David Carpenter. In a little West Virginia town, a restriction on wireless network in addition to telephone signals provides a refuge to disconnect.
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Individual variation inwards temporal relationships betwixt RF exposure & physical symptoms:
A novel approach inwards studying 'electrosensitivity'
Bogers RP, van Gils A, Clahsen SCS, Vercruijsse W, van Kamp I, Baliatsas C, Rosmalen JGM, Bolte JFB. Individual variation inwards temporal relationships betwixt exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in addition to non-specific physical symptoms: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel approach inwards studying 'electrosensitivity'. Environ Int. 2018 Sep 15;121(Pt 1):297-307. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.064.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Everyday exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted from wireless devices such equally mobile phones in addition to base of operations stations, radio in addition to tv transmitters is ubiquitous. Some people attribute non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such equally headache in addition to fatigue to exposure to RF-EMF. Most previous laboratory studies or studies that analyzed populations at a grouping grade did non regain evidence of an association betwixt RF-EMF exposure in addition to NSPS.
OBJECTIVES: We explored the association betwixt exposure to RF-EMF inwards daily life in addition to the occurrence of NSPS inwards private self-declared electrohypersensitive persons using trunk worn exposimeters in addition to electronic diaries.
METHODS: We selected vii individuals who attributed their NSPS to RF-EMF exposure. The grade of in addition to variability inwards personal RF-EMF exposure in addition to NSPS were determined during a three-week period. Data were analyzed using fourth dimension series analysis inwards which exposure equally measured in addition to recorded inwards the diary was correlated amongst NSPS.
RESULTS: We found statistically pregnant correlations betwixt perceived in addition to actual exposure to wireless network (WiFi - charge per unit of measurement of alter in addition to number of peaks inwards a higher position threshold) in addition to base of operations stations for mobile telecommunication (GSM + UMTS downlink, charge per unit of measurement of change) in addition to NSPS scores inwards 4 of the vii participants. In 2 persons a higher EMF exposure was associated amongst higher symptom scores, in addition to inwards 2 other persons it was associated amongst lower scores. Remarkably, nosotros found no pregnant correlations betwixt NSPS in addition to time-weighted average powerfulness density, the most unremarkably used exposure metric.
CONCLUSIONS: RF-EMF exposure was associated either positively or negatively amongst NSPS inwards some but non all of the selected self-declared electrohypersensitive persons.
BACKGROUND: Everyday exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted from wireless devices such equally mobile phones in addition to base of operations stations, radio in addition to tv transmitters is ubiquitous. Some people attribute non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such equally headache in addition to fatigue to exposure to RF-EMF. Most previous laboratory studies or studies that analyzed populations at a grouping grade did non regain evidence of an association betwixt RF-EMF exposure in addition to NSPS.
OBJECTIVES: We explored the association betwixt exposure to RF-EMF inwards daily life in addition to the occurrence of NSPS inwards private self-declared electrohypersensitive persons using trunk worn exposimeters in addition to electronic diaries.
METHODS: We selected vii individuals who attributed their NSPS to RF-EMF exposure. The grade of in addition to variability inwards personal RF-EMF exposure in addition to NSPS were determined during a three-week period. Data were analyzed using fourth dimension series analysis inwards which exposure equally measured in addition to recorded inwards the diary was correlated amongst NSPS.
RESULTS: We found statistically pregnant correlations betwixt perceived in addition to actual exposure to wireless network (WiFi - charge per unit of measurement of alter in addition to number of peaks inwards a higher position threshold) in addition to base of operations stations for mobile telecommunication (GSM + UMTS downlink, charge per unit of measurement of change) in addition to NSPS scores inwards 4 of the vii participants. In 2 persons a higher EMF exposure was associated amongst higher symptom scores, in addition to inwards 2 other persons it was associated amongst lower scores. Remarkably, nosotros found no pregnant correlations betwixt NSPS in addition to time-weighted average powerfulness density, the most unremarkably used exposure metric.
CONCLUSIONS: RF-EMF exposure was associated either positively or negatively amongst NSPS inwards some but non all of the selected self-declared electrohypersensitive persons.
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Characteristics of perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity
in the full general population
Gruber MJ, Palmquist E, Nordin S. Characteristics of perceived electromagnetic hypersensitivity inwards the full general population. Scand J Psychol. 2018 May 9. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12449.
Abstract
Health problems evoked inwards the presence of electrical equipment is a concern, calling for amend agreement for characteristics of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) inwards the full general population. The nowadays study investigated demographics, lifestyle factors, frequency in addition to duration, coping strategies, proportion coming together clinical criteria for intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) in addition to comorbidity. Using information from a large-scale population-based questionnaire study, nosotros investigated persons amongst self-reported (n = 91) EHS inwards comparing to referents (n = 3,250). Middle age, woman someone sexual activity in addition to poor perceived wellness was found to live associated amongst EHS. More than 50% inwards the EHS grouping reported having EMF-related symptoms to a greater extent than often than ane time a week, in addition to the hateful number of years experiencing EHS was 10.5. More than one-half of the EHS grouping reported that their symptoms started after a high-dose or long-term EMF exposure, that they actively tried to avoid EMF sources in addition to that they mostly could acquit on the EMF environment. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 minority of the EHS grouping had sought medical attention, been diagnosed past times a physician or received treatment. Exhaustion syndrome, anxiety disorder, back/joint/muscle disorder, depression, functional somatic syndrome in addition to migraine were comorbid amongst EHS. The results provide Earth for hereafter study of these characteristic features beingness risk factors for evolution of EHS in addition to or consequences of EHS.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29741795
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Hypersensitivity to electromagnetic waves: inquiry efforts should live scaled up
and suitable tending provided for the people concerned
French Agency for Food, Environmental in addition to Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), March 27, 2018
Today the Agency is publishing the results of its practiced appraisal on hypersensitivity to electromagnetic waves. This piece of work drew on all the available scientific literature, equally good equally on numerous hearings amongst infirmary in addition to full general practitioners, researchers, associations, in addition to the people concerned. The practiced appraisal revealed the peachy complexity of the number of electrohypersensitivity (EHS), piece lastly that according to the electrical flow province of knowledge, in that location is no solid experimental evidence establishing a causal link betwixt exposure to electromagnetic fields in addition to the symptoms described past times the people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive. The Agency also emphasised that the suffering in addition to hurting expressed past times the people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive is a reality of life, requiring them to adjust their daily lives to grapple amongst it. In this context, the Agency recommends providing suitable tending for the people concerned in addition to pursuing inquiry work, inwards item past times setting upwardly studies whose experimental weather condition bring into business concern human relationship the circumstances of people declaring themselves equally EHS.
Radiofrequency electromagnetic waves have got been a major health, environmental in addition to societal concern for several years now, inwards French Republic in addition to abroad. Despite the measures taken to regulate in addition to monitor the levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields, for several decades the scientific literature has regularly reported cases of people suffering from diverse disorders attributed to exposure to fields emitted past times household appliances, electrical facilities in addition to communicating devices.
In this context, the Agency has published several opinions in addition to collective practiced appraisal reports, especially inwards 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013 and, most recently, inwards 2016, on the potential wellness risks of exposure to radiofrequency waves. It also wished to pay due attending to the number of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), past times devoting a specific in-depth practiced appraisal to this subject.
This practiced appraisal, whose results are published today, was based on an analysis of the scientific literature in addition to on numerous hearings (with infirmary in addition to full general practitioners, researchers, associations in addition to the people concerned). It was also supplemented amongst information based on to a greater extent than than 500 additional comments from scientists in addition to stakeholders, inwards the framework of the opened upwardly world consultation that ran from 27 July to fifteen Oct 2016, in addition to which was based on a preliminary practiced appraisal report.
The Agency also concluded that the hurting in addition to suffering (headaches, sleep, attending in addition to retentiveness disorders, social isolation, etc.) expressed past times the people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive is a reality of life, requiring them to adjust their daily lives to grapple amongst it.
The xl experts, who worked on this practiced appraisal for almost 4 years, investigated many hypotheses inwards an endeavor to empathise these symptoms. However, electrical flow scientific knowledge shows no drive in addition to effect human relationship betwixt the symptoms of people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive in addition to their exposure to electromagnetic waves. Nevertheless, these symptoms, which tin give notice have got a pregnant impact on the character of life of these people, require in addition to warrant suitable tending past times wellness in addition to social service players.
To this end, the Agency recommends asking the French National Authority for Health to consider the relevance of formulating recommendations for wellness professionals to ensure suitable tending for people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive. The Agency also recommends developing preparation for wellness professionals on the number of electrohypersensitivity in addition to preparation for social service professionals inwards supporting in addition to counselling people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive, equally good equally taking their questions in addition to expectations into business concern human relationship inwards their practices in addition to fostering greater coordination betwixt the players involved inwards their care.
The Agency also recommends continuing research:
Radiofrequency electromagnetic waves have got been a major health, environmental in addition to societal concern for several years now, inwards French Republic in addition to abroad. Despite the measures taken to regulate in addition to monitor the levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields, for several decades the scientific literature has regularly reported cases of people suffering from diverse disorders attributed to exposure to fields emitted past times household appliances, electrical facilities in addition to communicating devices.
In this context, the Agency has published several opinions in addition to collective practiced appraisal reports, especially inwards 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013 and, most recently, inwards 2016, on the potential wellness risks of exposure to radiofrequency waves. It also wished to pay due attending to the number of electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), past times devoting a specific in-depth practiced appraisal to this subject.
This practiced appraisal, whose results are published today, was based on an analysis of the scientific literature in addition to on numerous hearings (with infirmary in addition to full general practitioners, researchers, associations in addition to the people concerned). It was also supplemented amongst information based on to a greater extent than than 500 additional comments from scientists in addition to stakeholders, inwards the framework of the opened upwardly world consultation that ran from 27 July to fifteen Oct 2016, in addition to which was based on a preliminary practiced appraisal report.
Agency conclusions in addition to recommendations
The Agency's practiced appraisal showed the peachy complexity of the number of electrohypersensitivity. First of all, in that location are currently no validated diagnostic criteria for EHS, in addition to the practiced appraisal found that it is alone possible to define EHS on the footing of self-reporting past times individuals.The Agency also concluded that the hurting in addition to suffering (headaches, sleep, attending in addition to retentiveness disorders, social isolation, etc.) expressed past times the people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive is a reality of life, requiring them to adjust their daily lives to grapple amongst it.
The xl experts, who worked on this practiced appraisal for almost 4 years, investigated many hypotheses inwards an endeavor to empathise these symptoms. However, electrical flow scientific knowledge shows no drive in addition to effect human relationship betwixt the symptoms of people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive in addition to their exposure to electromagnetic waves. Nevertheless, these symptoms, which tin give notice have got a pregnant impact on the character of life of these people, require in addition to warrant suitable tending past times wellness in addition to social service players.
To this end, the Agency recommends asking the French National Authority for Health to consider the relevance of formulating recommendations for wellness professionals to ensure suitable tending for people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive. The Agency also recommends developing preparation for wellness professionals on the number of electrohypersensitivity in addition to preparation for social service professionals inwards supporting in addition to counselling people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive, equally good equally taking their questions in addition to expectations into business concern human relationship inwards their practices in addition to fostering greater coordination betwixt the players involved inwards their care.
The Agency also recommends continuing research:
- past times strengthening the interactions betwixt scientists in addition to associations of people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive;
- past times supporting the establishment of inquiry infrastructure suitable for investigating EHS, mainly inwards monastic enjoin to conduct long-term follow-up studies, piece ensuring that the experimental weather condition are controlled in addition to bring into business concern human relationship the circumstances of people declaring themselves equally electrohypersensitive;
- past times securing long-term funding for inquiry piece of work on the wellness effects of radiofrequencies.
Report (in French):
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Vital Signs amongst Dr. Sanjay Gupta
You tin give notice lookout adult man the programme online at ane time past times viewing the next iii videos on the CNN website:
Part 1 (9-minute video): Welcome to the National Quiet Zone - amongst Diane Schou in addition to Dr. David Carpenter. In a little West Virginia town, a restriction on wireless network in addition to telephone signals provides a refuge to disconnect.
http://cnn.it/2floP7A
Part 2 (7-minute video): Reducing Wireless Exposure - amongst Dr. Joel Moskowitz, Melissa Chalmers, Kevin Mottus, in addition to Dafna Tachover. As the world becomes to a greater extent than connected, how tin give notice you lot cut your exposure to electromagnetic fields?
http://cnn.it/2yBjBgB
Part 3 (5-minute video): Living inwards the National Quiet Zone - amongst Leo Halepli. What life is similar for a beau from Turkey at ane time living inwards the little town of Green Bank, West Virginia.
http://cnn.it/2yBjBgB
Note: Dr. Gupta's argument that non-ionizing radiations cannot drive deoxyribonucleic acid harm is false. The National Toxicology Program found that mice in addition to rats exposed to non-ionizing, jail στοιχείο telephone radiations developed deoxyribonucleic acid damage. Numerous studies have got found evidence of deoxyribonucleic acid harm from exposure to low-intensity radiofrequency radiations (RFR). At to the lowest degree vii published studies have got found evidence of deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards humans. The deoxyribonucleic acid harm may live an indirect effect of the oxidative stress caused past times exposure to RFR.
Discussion Questions:
Why doesn't our federal authorities conduct or fund inquiry on electromagnetic hypersensitivity in addition to other wellness effects (e.g., cancer, reproductive in addition to neurological damage) associated amongst exposure to radio frequency radiation? The alone major study the authorities has conducted inwards the past times 2 decades, the National Toxicology Program study on second-generation (2G) jail στοιχείο telephone radiation, was requested past times the FDA inwards 1999 in addition to soundless has non been finalized.
Why doesn't the Federal Communications Commission update its decades-old guidelines for radio frequency radiations exposure based upon the latest international inquiry that finds biologic in addition to wellness effects from electrical flow levels of exposure to radio frequency radiation?
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Mobile Phone Use in addition to The Risk of Headache:
A Systematic Review in addition to Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies
Wang J, Su H1, Xie W, Yu S. Mobile Phone Use in addition to The Risk of Headache: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Systematic Review in addition to Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 3;7(1):12595. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12802-9.
Abstract
Headache is increasingly beingness reported equally a detrimental effect of mobile telephone (MP) use. However, studies aimed to investigate the association betwixt MP exercise in addition to headache yielded conflicting results. To assess the consistency of the information on the topic, nosotros performed a systematic review in addition to meta-analysis of the available cross-sectional studies. Published literature from PubMed in addition to other databases were retrieved in addition to screened, in addition to 7 cross-sectional studies were finally included inwards this meta-analysis. The pooled odds ratio (OR) in addition to 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. We found that the risk of headache was increased past times 38% inwards MP user compared amongst non-MP user (OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.18-1.61, p < 0.001). Among MP users, the risk of headache was also increased inwards those who had longer daily telephone call upwardly duration (2-15 min vs. <2 min: OR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.34-1.98, p < 0.001; >15 min vs. <2 min: OR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.76-3.54, p < 0.001) in addition to higher daily telephone call upwardly frequency (2-4 calls vs. <2 calls: OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.07-1.76, p < 0.001; >4 calls vs. <2 calls: OR, 2.52; 95% CI, 1.78-3.58, p < 0.001). Our information betoken that MP exercise is significantly associated amongst headache, farther epidemiologic in addition to experimental studies are required to affirm in addition to empathise this association.
The underlying machinery of the association betwixt MP exercise in addition to headache remains unclear but some propose that breakdown of the blood-brain barrier due to exposure to depression intensity MP frequency microwave unloose energy may live involved 33,34,35,36. Also, the dopamine-opiate scheme may live involved inwards headaches in addition to depression intensity electromagnetic unloose energy exposure affects those systems 37,38,39. However, since Frey’s grouping first of all reported headaches occurring after microwave unloose energy exposure at roughly the same frequencies in addition to incident energies that nowadays hateful solar daytime MP emit40, the exact machinery nether this association is soundless non fully understood now.
The results of our meta-analysis in addition to lots of previous studies herein supported electrical flow clinical thought that MP exercise may drive increased risk for headache. Therefore, it is advisable to acknowledge that the exercise of MP is a risk factor for headache. In Stalin’s study eighteen in addition to Chiu’s study 19, the prevalence of MP usage amid adult in addition to children was 69.8% in addition to 63.2% respectively inwards their study population, in addition to that was alone the information from 2 years ago. We could foresee the prevalence of MP usage volition live higher inwards the future. So it is also advisable to propose that excessive exercise of MP should live avoided past times increasing social awareness through wellness advertisement activities. It is imperative that wellness tending professionals, clinicians in addition to mutual people are educated most the deleterious influence of MP on headache. And it is reasonable to instruct children in addition to adolescent most a prudent exercise of MPs. In addition, nosotros encourage screening of headache patients during routine clinical visits to position those patients to explore excessive MP exercise equally a potential cause. Intervention in addition to policies must live developed, evaluated in addition to carry out at the population grade to elevate the awareness of the potential adverse wellness effect to decrease the headache caused past times MP using.
Open Access Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12802-9
Headache is increasingly beingness reported equally a detrimental effect of mobile telephone (MP) use. However, studies aimed to investigate the association betwixt MP exercise in addition to headache yielded conflicting results. To assess the consistency of the information on the topic, nosotros performed a systematic review in addition to meta-analysis of the available cross-sectional studies. Published literature from PubMed in addition to other databases were retrieved in addition to screened, in addition to 7 cross-sectional studies were finally included inwards this meta-analysis. The pooled odds ratio (OR) in addition to 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. We found that the risk of headache was increased past times 38% inwards MP user compared amongst non-MP user (OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.18-1.61, p < 0.001). Among MP users, the risk of headache was also increased inwards those who had longer daily telephone call upwardly duration (2-15 min vs. <2 min: OR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.34-1.98, p < 0.001; >15 min vs. <2 min: OR, 2.50; 95% CI, 1.76-3.54, p < 0.001) in addition to higher daily telephone call upwardly frequency (2-4 calls vs. <2 calls: OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.07-1.76, p < 0.001; >4 calls vs. <2 calls: OR, 2.52; 95% CI, 1.78-3.58, p < 0.001). Our information betoken that MP exercise is significantly associated amongst headache, farther epidemiologic in addition to experimental studies are required to affirm in addition to empathise this association.
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The underlying machinery of the association betwixt MP exercise in addition to headache remains unclear but some propose that breakdown of the blood-brain barrier due to exposure to depression intensity MP frequency microwave unloose energy may live involved 33,34,35,36. Also, the dopamine-opiate scheme may live involved inwards headaches in addition to depression intensity electromagnetic unloose energy exposure affects those systems 37,38,39. However, since Frey’s grouping first of all reported headaches occurring after microwave unloose energy exposure at roughly the same frequencies in addition to incident energies that nowadays hateful solar daytime MP emit40, the exact machinery nether this association is soundless non fully understood now.
The results of our meta-analysis in addition to lots of previous studies herein supported electrical flow clinical thought that MP exercise may drive increased risk for headache. Therefore, it is advisable to acknowledge that the exercise of MP is a risk factor for headache. In Stalin’s study eighteen in addition to Chiu’s study 19, the prevalence of MP usage amid adult in addition to children was 69.8% in addition to 63.2% respectively inwards their study population, in addition to that was alone the information from 2 years ago. We could foresee the prevalence of MP usage volition live higher inwards the future. So it is also advisable to propose that excessive exercise of MP should live avoided past times increasing social awareness through wellness advertisement activities. It is imperative that wellness tending professionals, clinicians in addition to mutual people are educated most the deleterious influence of MP on headache. And it is reasonable to instruct children in addition to adolescent most a prudent exercise of MPs. In addition, nosotros encourage screening of headache patients during routine clinical visits to position those patients to explore excessive MP exercise equally a potential cause. Intervention in addition to policies must live developed, evaluated in addition to carry out at the population grade to elevate the awareness of the potential adverse wellness effect to decrease the headache caused past times MP using.
Open Access Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12802-9
Special Issue on Ecopsychology in addition to Environmental Sensitivities:
Chemical, Electrical, in addition to Beyond
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EUROPAEM EMF Guideline 2016 for the prevention, diagnosis in addition to treatment
of EMF-related wellness problems in addition to illnesses
of EMF-related wellness problems in addition to illnesses
Belyaev I, Dean A, Eger H, Hubmann G, Jandrisovits R, Kern M, Kundi M, Moshammer H, Lercher P, Müller K, Oberfeld G, Ohnsorge P, Pelzmann P, Scheingraber C, Thill R. EUROPAEM EMF Guideline 2016 for the prevention, diagnosis in addition to handling of EMF-related wellness problems in addition to illnesses.Rev Environ Health. Publ online 2016 Jul 25. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2016-0011.
Abstract
Chronic diseases in addition to illnesses associated amongst unspecific symptoms are on the rise. In add-on to chronic stress inwards social in addition to piece of work environments, physical in addition to chemic exposures at home, at work, in addition to during leisure activities are causal or contributing environmental stressors that deserve attending past times the full general practitioner equally good equally past times all other members of the wellness tending community. It seems for sure necessary at ane time to bring "new exposures" similar electromagnetic patch (EMF) into account. Physicians are increasingly confronted amongst wellness problems from unidentified causes.
Studies, empirical observations, in addition to patient reports clearly betoken interactions betwixt EMF exposure in addition to wellness problems. Individual susceptibility in addition to environmental factors are ofttimes neglected. New wireless technologies in addition to applications have got been introduced without whatever certainty most their wellness effects, raising novel challenges for medicine in addition to society. For instance, the number of so-called non-thermal effects in addition to potential long-term effects of low-dose exposure were scarcely investigated prior to the introduction of these technologies. Common EMF sources include Wi-Fi access points, routers in addition to clients, cordless in addition to mobile phones including their base of operations stations, Bluetooth devices, ELF magnetic fields from network currents, ELF electrical fields from electrical lamps in addition to wiring unopen to the bed in addition to business office desk. On the ane hand, in that location is strong evidence that long-term-exposure to sure EMF exposures is a risk factor for diseases such equally sure cancers, Alzheimer's illness in addition to manful someone infertility. On the other hand, the emerging electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than recognized past times wellness authorities, disability administrators in addition to instance workers, politicians, equally good equally courts of law.
We recommend treating EHS clinically equally component subdivision of the grouping of chronic multisystem illnesses (CMI) leading to a functional impairment (EHS), but soundless recognizing that the underlying drive remains the environment. In the beginning, EHS symptoms often occur alone occasionally, but over fourth dimension they may increment inwards frequency in addition to severity. Common EHS symptoms include headaches, concentration difficulties, sleeping problems, depression, lack of energy, fatigue in addition to flu-like symptoms.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 comprehensive medical history, which should include all symptoms in addition to their occurrences inwards spatial in addition to temporal damage in addition to inwards the context of EMF exposures, is the fundamental to the diagnosis. The EMF exposure tin give notice live assessed past times asking for typical sources similar Wi-Fi access points, routers in addition to clients, cordless in addition to mobile phones in addition to measurements at dwelling theater in addition to at work. It is really of import to bring the private susceptibility into account.
The primary method of handling should mainly focus on the prevention or reduction of EMF exposure, that is, reducing or eliminating all sources of EMF at dwelling theater in addition to inwards the workplace. The reduction of EMF exposure should also live extended to world spaces such equally schools, hospitals, world transport, in addition to libraries to enable persons amongst EHS an unhindered exercise (accessibility measure). If a detrimental EMF exposure is reduced sufficiently, the trunk has a peril to recover in addition to EHS symptoms volition live reduced or fifty-fifty disappear. Many examples have got shown that such measures tin give notice prove effective. Also the survival charge per unit of measurement of children amongst leukemia depends on ELF magnetic patch exposure at home.
To increment the effectiveness of the treatment, the broad arrive at of other environmental factors that contribute to the total trunk burden should also live addressed. Anything that supports a balanced homeostasis volition increment a person's resilience against illness in addition to thence against the adverse effects of EMF exposure. There is increasing evidence that EMF exposure has a major impact on the oxidative in addition to nitrosative regulation capacity inwards affected individuals. This concept also may explicate why the grade of susceptibility to EMF tin give notice alter in addition to why the number of symptoms reported inwards the context of EMF exposures is so large. Based on our electrical flow understanding, a handling approach that minimizes the adverse effects of peroxynitrite - equally has been increasingly used inwards the handling of multisystem disorders - industrial plant best.
This EMF Guideline gives an overview of the electrical flow knowledge regarding EMF-related wellness risks in addition to provides concepts for the diagnosis in addition to handling in addition to accessibility measures of EHS to improve in addition to restore private wellness outcomes equally good equally for the evolution of strategies for prevention.
http://bit.ly/2asNTuj
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Electrohypersensitivity: a functional impairment
due to an inaccessible environment
Johansson O. Electrohypersensitivity: a functional impairment due to an inaccessible environment. Rev Environ Health. 2015 Dec 1;30(4):311-21. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0018.
Abstract
In Sweden, electrohypersensitivity is recognized equally a functional impairment which implies alone the environs equally the culprit. The Swedish see provides persons amongst this impairment a maximal legal protection, it gives them the correct to larn accessibility measures for free, equally good equally governmental subsidies in addition to municipality economical support, in addition to to provide them amongst special Ombudsmen (at the municipality, the EU, in addition to the United Nations level, respectively), the correct in addition to economical way to shape disability organizations in addition to allow these to live component subdivision of national in addition to international counterparts, all amongst the unproblematic in addition to unmarried aim to allow persons amongst the functional impairment electrohypersensitivity to alive an equal life inwards a lodge based on equality. They are non seen equally patients, they do non have got an overriding medical diagnosis, but the 'patient' is alone the inferior in addition to potentially toxic environment. This does non hateful that a subjective symptom of a functionally impaired tin give notice non live treated past times a physician, equally good equally larn sick-leave from their workplace equally good equally economical compensation, in addition to already inwards the yr 2000 such symptoms were identified inwards the Internal Code of Diagnoses, version 10 (ICD-10; R68.8/now W90), in addition to have got been since. But the underlying drive soundless remains alone the environment.
http://1.usa.gov/1YFwzkd
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The really first of all instance may have got been Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856–7 Jan 1943) a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, in addition to futurist, best known for his contributions to the blueprint of the modern alternating electrical flow (AC) electricity render system. Descriptions of his wellness status closely resembles what nosotros today would have got named electro-hypersensitivity. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 surge of similar instance reports were also seen during the amateur radio (DX) years.
In to a greater extent than recent times, equally early equally inwards the 1970s, a study from the old Soviet Union described a “microwave syndrome”. The Soviet military machine recognized early the possible side-effects from radar in addition to radio radiation. This microwave syndrome was seen inwards upwardly to a quarter of the military machine personnel working amongst radio in addition to radar equipment. They showed symptoms such equally fatigue, dizziness, headaches, problems amongst concentration in addition to memory, slumber disturbances, in addition to beingness hot tempered. The handling suggested was a alter of assignments in addition to to maintain away from exposure. Rest, physical exercise, in addition to nutritious nutrient were also offered (8).
Also inwards the 1970s the paper manufacture was ane of the first of all to render it’s employees amongst personal computers using visual display terminals. Complaints of headaches in addition to visual problems, equally good equally clusters of miscarriages in addition to nativity defects inwards children born to woman someone editors in addition to other paper employees, generated some publicity. In addition, many people who worked inwards the electronics manufacture inwards Sweden, including an estimated 12% of the electrical engineers inwards that industry, became electrically sensitive, in addition to helped shape the electrical flow Swedish disability organisation ...
Also inwards the 1970s the paper manufacture was ane of the first of all to render it’s employees amongst personal computers using visual display terminals. Complaints of headaches in addition to visual problems, equally good equally clusters of miscarriages in addition to nativity defects inwards children born to woman someone editors in addition to other paper employees, generated some publicity. In addition, many people who worked inwards the electronics manufacture inwards Sweden, including an estimated 12% of the electrical engineers inwards that industry, became electrically sensitive, in addition to helped shape the electrical flow Swedish disability organisation ...
In the United States, then-Representative Al Gore held Congressional hearings inwards 1981 on the wellness effects of figurer screens ....
Today the most famous electrohypersensitive someone is Gro Harlem Brundtland (20 Apr 1939), the old Prime Minister of Kingdom of Norway in addition to the old Director General of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
I in addition to my collaborator, Dr. Shabnam Gangi, inwards 2 papers of theoretical nature (27, 28), have got seat frontward a model for how mast cells in addition to substances secreted from them (e.g. histamine, heparin, in addition to serotonin) could explicate sensitivity to electromagnetic fields...
When it comes to functional impairments, it is e'er alone activity that speaks, zero else. To ensure that everyone acts within the United Nations Human Rights Convention is of paramount importance, in addition to that persons amongst EHS is promptly given consummate accessibility is the alone acceptable goal, equally is proper symptom identification in addition to handling when possible, but alone when asked for past times the disabled someone Himself/Herself. However, the latter should never live used instead of the first.
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Biomarkers for diagnosing electrohypersensitivity & multiple chemic sensitivity:
Two etiopathogenic aspects of a unique pathological disorder
Belpomme D, Campagnac C, Irigaray P. Reliable illness biomarkers characterizing in addition to identifying electrohypersensitivity in addition to multiple chemic sensitivity equally 2 etiopathogenic aspects of a unique pathological disorder. Rev Environ Health. 2015 Dec 1;30(4):251-71. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0027.
Abstract
Much of the disputation over the causes of electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) in addition to multiple chemic sensitivity (MCS) lies inwards the absence of both recognized clinical criteria in addition to objective biomarkers for widely accepted diagnosis.
Since 2009, nosotros have got prospectively investigated, clinically in addition to biologically, 1216 consecutive EHS and/or MCS-self reporting cases, inwards an endeavor to reply both questions. We study hither our preliminary data, based on 727 evaluable of 839 enrolled cases: 521 (71.6%) were diagnosed amongst EHS, 52 (7.2%) amongst MCS, in addition to 154 (21.2%) amongst both EHS in addition to MCS. Two out of iii patients amongst EHS and/or MCS were female; hateful historic flow (years) was 47. As inflammation appears to live a fundamental physical care for resulting from electromagnetic patch (EMF) and/or chemic effects on tissues, in addition to histamine release is potentially a major mediator of inflammation, nosotros systematically measured histamine inwards the blood of patients. Near 40% had a increment inwards histaminemia (especially when both weather condition were present), indicating a chronic inflammatory response tin give notice live detected inwards these patients. Oxidative stress is component subdivision of inflammation in addition to is a fundamental contributor to harm in addition to response. Nitrotyrosin, a marking of both peroxynitrite (ONOO°-) production in addition to opening of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), was increased inwards 28% the cases. Protein S100B, some other marking of BBB opening was increased inwards 15%. Circulating autoantibodies against O-myelin were detected inwards 23%, indicating EHS in addition to MCS may live associated amongst autoimmune response. Confirming creature experiments showing the increment of Hsp27 and/or Hsp70 chaperone proteins nether the influence of EMF, nosotros found increased Hsp27 and/or Hsp70 inwards 33% of the patients. As most patients reported chronic insomnia in addition to fatigue, nosotros determined the 24 h urine 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate (6-OHMS)/creatinin ratio in addition to found it was decreased (<0.8) inwards all investigated cases. Finally, considering the self-reported symptoms of EHS in addition to MCS, nosotros serially measured the encephalon blood flow (BBF) inwards the temporal lobes of each instance amongst pulsed cerebral ultrasound computed tomosphygmography. Both disorders were associated amongst hypoperfusion inwards the capsulothalamic area, suggesting that the inflammatory physical care for involve the limbic scheme in addition to the thalamus.
Our information strongly propose that EHS in addition to MCS tin give notice live objectively characterized in addition to routinely diagnosed past times commercially available unproblematic tests. Both disorders appear to involve inflammation-related hyper-histaminemia, oxidative stress, autoimmune response, capsulothalamic hypoperfusion in addition to BBB opening, in addition to a deficit inwards melatonin metabolic availability; suggesting a risk of chronic neurodegenerative disease. Finally the mutual co-occurrence of EHS in addition to MCS strongly suggests a mutual pathological mechanism.
http://1.usa.gov/1NEtsXW
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The microwave syndrome or electro-hypersensitivity:
historical background
Carpenter DO. The microwave syndrome or electro-hypersensitivity: historical background. Rev Environ Health. 2015 Nov 10. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2015-0016. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
Microwave generating equipment first of all became mutual during World War 2 amongst the evolution of radar. Soviet bloc countries reported that individuals exposed to microwaves ofttimes developed headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, sleepiness, difficulty inwards concentration, poor memory, emotional instability, in addition to labile cardiovascular function, in addition to established stringent exposure standards. For a variety of reasons these reports were discounted inwards Western countries, where the prevailing belief was that in that location could live no adverse wellness effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) that were non mediated past times tissue heating. The reported Soviet effects were at lower intensities than those that drive heating. However, in that location were several accidental exposures of radar operators inwards Western countries that resulted inwards persistent symptoms similar to those described above. The Soviets irradiated the US Embassy inwards Moscow amongst microwaves during the flow 1953-1975, in addition to piece no convincing evidence of elevated cancer rates was reported, in that location were reports of "microwave illness." Officials passed these complaints off equally beingness due to anxiety, non effects of the microwave exposure. There is increasing evidence that the "microwave syndrome" or "electro-hypersensitivity" (EHS) is a existent illness that is caused past times exposure to EMFs, especially those inwards the microwave range. The reported incidence of the syndrome is increasing along amongst increasing exposure to EMFs from electricity, WiFi, mobile phones in addition to towers, smart meters in addition to many other wireless devices. Why some individuals are to a greater extent than sensitive is unclear. While most individuals who study having EHS do non have got a specific history of an astute exposure, excessive exposure to EMFs, fifty-fifty for a brief flow of time, tin give notice stimulate the syndrome.
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Electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) is a syndrome that may include some or all of the following: excessive fatigue, headache, tinnitus, insomnia, photophobia, a feeling of cognitive dysfunction in addition to impaired memory, irritability, hurting at diverse sites in addition to often cardiovascular abnormalities (1). However, these are all relatively mutual complaints. All of us have got on occasion suffered from headaches in addition to insomnia. Because the symptoms are relatively non-specific, in addition to because the adverse wellness effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is a contentious issue, in addition to also because primary tending physicians have got no objective diagnostic algorithms past times which to diagnose EHS, patients suffering from EHS are often referred to a psychiatrist. There is, however, a trunk of evidence, both old in addition to to a greater extent than recent, that indicates that these symptoms are triggered past times exposure to EMFs inwards sensitive individuals. This is the instance for exposure to both the extra depression electromagnetic fields (ELF) coming from electricity in addition to the radiofrequency (RF) EMFs coming from radar, communication devices, WiFi, smart meters in addition to many other forms of wireless devices.
There are conflicting estimates on what per centum of the population suffers from EHS, amongst some suggesting that betwixt 5 in addition to 10% of people have got the syndrome, in addition to that the incidence is increasing amongst fourth dimension (2). However, in that location are several reports of tests of individuals taken into a laboratory in addition to their responses recorded when they were unaware of whether or non an EMF patch was beingness applied. Some of these studies have got non shown that individuals who study that they are electro-sensitive are inwards fact able to discern if the EMFs are nowadays or non (3–6). However, these reports are balanced past times others that present that at to the lowest degree some individuals do respond amongst adverse symptoms when exposed to EMFs inwards a blinded fashion (7, 8). Thus non everyone who believes they are electrosensitive actually is, but it is also probable that some have got the symptoms of EHS but have got non identified the cause. Thus the truthful incidence of EHS is currently non known.
... the Soviet countries’ touchstone for maximal permissible [EMF] exposure during the workday is 1,000 times lower than that inwards the US. [0.01 mW/cm2 over an entire workday]
Some of the strongest evidence that EHS is a existent syndrome comes from cases of astute high intensity exposure to microwaves of salubrious people, which resulted inwards prolonged illness ....
Recent years have got seen a marked increment inwards overall exposure to EMFs ....There has e'er been dubiety over which characteristics of EMFs are most of import amongst regard to human wellness effects. Because the mechanisms whereby these diverse adverse wellness outcomes arise are soundless non good understood, it is of import to enquire the interrogation of which components pose the greatest risk, whether or non nosotros are confident of the answer. Frey (36, 37) first of all suggested that peak powerfulness density was to a greater extent than of import than average powerfulness density. Litovitz et al. (38) concluded that lx Hz EMFs in addition to RF EMFs do really much the same things, in addition to after studies suggested that the depression frequency, modulatory ingredient of RF was especially of import (39). Others have got implicated on-off transients, “dirty electricity” in addition to other characteristics of the fields than the steady 50 or lx Hz fields.
... smart meter RF radiations is significantly unlike from many other forms of RF, inwards that it consists of brief but really high intensity pulses. Thus, whereas the average exposure over fourth dimension is non excessive it appears possible that the high intensity pulses are responsible for the evolution of EHS. Brief intense pulses have got been described equally “dirty electricity” past times Milham in addition to Morgan (33), who propose that many of the reported adverse effects of EMFs are due to these brief events, rather than the sine moving ridge forms ...
Conclusion
The weight of evidence indicates that EHS is a existent syndrome induced past times exposure to either ELF or RF EMF. In some cases it results from a brief, high intensity exposure, whereas inwards others it appears to reverberate ambient exposures, especially those of increasing intensity in addition to perhaps of sure waveforms. Whether from astute high intensity exposure or ambient background exposure from jail στοιχείο towers, mobile phones, smart meters in addition to other devices, it is clear that non everyone develops EHS, for reasons non good understood. Certainly to a greater extent than inquiry is needed to empathise just which of the components of EMF exposures pose the greatest danger to human health, in addition to what biological mechanisms are responsible. But the of import determination is that in that location is something most EMFs of diverse forms that do pose straight hazards to human health.
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Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS):
Fad Allergy, Debilitating Disease, or What?
The National Law Review, Oct 15, 2015
"... electromagnetic hypersensitivity (or “EHS” – sensitivity to radio waves from Wi-Fi routers, jail στοιχείο phones in addition to similar products) is an “allergy” that has late gotten to a greater extent than mainstream media attending in addition to is also “characterized past times a arrive at of non-specific symptoms.” The Access Board, which is the federal agency responsible for promulgating accessibility guidelines nether the Americans amongst Disabilities Act, has recognized that “electromagnetic sensitivities may live considered disabilities nether the ADA ...."
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"The upshot of courtroom rulings to engagement is that piece some courts volition overlook the lack of scientific evidence that EHS is caused past times exposure to EMF inwards the context of authorities benefits, they have got non been so accommodating where some other individual’s (or company’s) rights would live adversely affected past times a ruling inwards favor of an EHS plaintiff."
"If EHS becomes equally prevalent equally “gluten sensitivity,” nosotros tin give notice await to a greater extent than EHS sufferers to enquire courts to fashion them a remedy. Unlike breadstuff in addition to pasta for the gluten-obsessed, EMF is non something a someone tin give notice easily avoid. Americans are exposed to EMF on a daily basis, from the likes of garage door openers, jail στοιχείο phones, cordless phones, laptops, tablets, to Wi-Fi routers inwards their homes, supermarkets, malls in addition to places of work. Radio frequency unloose energy is literally everywhere. While in that location is no scientific discipline to back upwardly the causation hypothesis, people who believe they have got EHS really believe they have got a legitimate sensitivity, in addition to many have got demonstrable symptoms that are non frivolous. That makes for motivated litigants, which way the courts volition likely regard to a greater extent than of these cases inwards the future. But for courts to create upwardly one's heed that EHS is something to a greater extent than than a fad allergy, or a psychological manifestation arising from the nocebo effect, they volition demand controlled scientific studies supporting the case—studies that at the minute do non exist."
Complete article: http://bit.ly/1VUUvg8
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2015 International Scientific Declaration on
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
ARTAC / ECERI Press Release, Sep 4, 2015
Following the fifth Paris Appeal Congress, which took position on the 18th of May, 2015 in addition to focused on environmental hypersensitivities, the attending European, American in addition to Canadian scientists unanimously decided to create a working grouping in addition to to write a Common International Declaration to asking an official recognition of these novel diseases in addition to of their sanitary consequences worldwide.
The announcement calls upon national in addition to international bodies in addition to institutions in addition to especially the World Health Organization, for taking urgently their responsibleness for recognizing electrohypersensitivity in addition to multiple chemic sensitivity equally existent diseases, including them inwards the International Classification of Diseases.
This International Declaration also asks national in addition to international institutions to adopt unproblematic precautionary measures of prevention, to inform populations and requires the appointment of existent independent practiced groups to evaluate these sanitary risks inwards total scientific objectivity, which is non the instance today.
For the Scientific Committee of the Paris Appeal Fifth Congress:
Pr. David Carpenter, MD (USA)
Pr. Lennart Hardell, MD, PhD (Sweden)
Pr. Dominique Belpomme, MD, MS (France
Brussels International Scientific Declaration : www.appel-de-paris.com
To download the Declaration: http://bit.ly/ehsDeclaration
To download the Program of the Congress: http://bit.ly/ParisEHSappeal2
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Ex-WHO General-Director Warns:
"Wireless Technology has Health Effects There is no Doubt "
YouTube, Aug 20, 2015 (3:20)
On August 14, 2015, retired General-Director of the World Health Organization in addition to old Prime Minister of Norway, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, was interviewed past times the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
One number discussed inwards the interview was her electrical flow thoughts most wireless radiation. Her statement was crystal clear. Watch the relevant clip from the interview here, subtitled inwards English linguistic communication past times Citizens´ Radiation Protection, Norway.
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What does the World Health Organization say most EHS?
The EHS overview on the World Health Organization's spider web site is nine years old. When volition the WHO inform the world most the world-wide programme of EMF studies on EHS it is co-ordinating?
Electromagnetic fields in addition to world health: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity
Backgrounder, World Health Organization, Dec 2005
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What WHO is doing
WHO, through its International EMF Project, is identifying inquiry needs in addition to co-ordinating a world-wide programme of EMF studies to allow a amend agreement of whatever wellness risk associated amongst EMF exposure. Particular emphasis is placed on possible wellness consequences of low-level EMF. Information most the EMF Project in addition to EMF effects is provided inwards a series of fact sheets inwards several languages www.who.int/emf/.
Resources
Hypersensitivity to WiFi ... Could it live a disability?
Alexis Kramer. Hypersensitivity to WiFi ... Could it live a disability? Bloomberg BNA. Sep 10, 2015. http://www.bna.com/hypersensitivity-wifi-disability-b17179935773/
On Sept. 1, a federal district courtroom inwards Florida refused to dismiss an ADA claim based on allegations that an private experienced insomnia, loud in addition to vehement ear ringing in addition to difficulty concentrating equally a termination of the attachment of a digital meter to his home.
The courtroom said that because these symptoms substantially limited major life activities in addition to derived from “some form of physical or mental impairment,” it could reasonably infer that the plaintiff has a disability.
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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity --
an increasing challenge to the medical profession
Hedendahl L, Carlberg M, Hardell L. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity - an increasing challenge to the medical profession. Rev Environ Health. 2015;30(4):209-15.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 1970, a study from the old Soviet Union described the "microwave syndrome" amid military machine personnel, working amongst radio in addition to radar equipment, who showed symptoms that included fatigue, dizziness, headaches, problems amongst concentration in addition to memory, in addition to slumber disturbances. Similar symptoms were found inwards the 1980s amid Swedes working inwards front end of cathode ray subway scheme monitors, amongst symptoms such equally flushing, burning, in addition to tingling of the skin, especially on the face, but also headaches, dizziness, tiredness, in addition to photosensitivity. The same symptoms are reported inwards Finns, amongst electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) beingness attributed to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Of special concern is involuntary exposure to radiofrequency (RF)-EMF from unlike sources. Most people are unaware of this type of exposure, which has no smell, color, or visibility. There is an increasing concern that wireless exercise of laptops in addition to iPads inwards Swedish schools, where some have got fifty-fifty abandoned textbooks, volition exacerbate the exposure to EMF.
METHODS: We have got surveyed the literature on unlike aspects of EHS in addition to potential adverse wellness effects of RF-EMF. This is exemplified past times instance reports from 2 students in addition to ane instructor who developed symptoms of EHS inwards schools using Wi-Fi.
RESULTS: In population-based surveys, the prevalence of EHS has ranged from 1.5% inwards Sweden to 13.3% inwards Taiwan. Provocation studies on EMF have got yielded unlike results, ranging from where people amongst EHS cannot discriminate betwixt an active RF signal in addition to placebo, to objectively observed changes next exposure inwards reactions of the pupil, changes inwards pump rhythm, harm to erythrocytes, in addition to disturbed glucose metabolism inwards the brain. The 2 students in addition to the instructor from the instance reports showed similar symptoms, piece inwards schoolhouse environments, equally those mentioned above.
DISCUSSION: Republic of Austria is the alone province amongst a written proposition to guidelines on the diagnosis in addition to handling of EMF-related wellness problems. Apart from this, EHS is non recognized equally a specific diagnosis inwards the relaxation of the world, in addition to no established handling exists.
CONCLUSION: It seems necessary to give an International Classification of Diseases to EHS to larn it accepted equally EMF-related wellness problems. The increasing exposure to RF-EMF inwards schools is of peachy concern in addition to needs amend attention. Longer-term wellness effects are unknown. Parents, teachers, in addition to schoolhouse boards have got the responsibleness to protect children from unnecessary exposure.
From: The Fifth Congress of the Paris Appeal: Environmental idiopathic intolerance: what role for EMFs in addition to multiple chemicals? eighteen May 2015, Brussels, Belgium.
BACKGROUND: In 1970, a study from the old Soviet Union described the "microwave syndrome" amid military machine personnel, working amongst radio in addition to radar equipment, who showed symptoms that included fatigue, dizziness, headaches, problems amongst concentration in addition to memory, in addition to slumber disturbances. Similar symptoms were found inwards the 1980s amid Swedes working inwards front end of cathode ray subway scheme monitors, amongst symptoms such equally flushing, burning, in addition to tingling of the skin, especially on the face, but also headaches, dizziness, tiredness, in addition to photosensitivity. The same symptoms are reported inwards Finns, amongst electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) beingness attributed to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Of special concern is involuntary exposure to radiofrequency (RF)-EMF from unlike sources. Most people are unaware of this type of exposure, which has no smell, color, or visibility. There is an increasing concern that wireless exercise of laptops in addition to iPads inwards Swedish schools, where some have got fifty-fifty abandoned textbooks, volition exacerbate the exposure to EMF.
METHODS: We have got surveyed the literature on unlike aspects of EHS in addition to potential adverse wellness effects of RF-EMF. This is exemplified past times instance reports from 2 students in addition to ane instructor who developed symptoms of EHS inwards schools using Wi-Fi.
RESULTS: In population-based surveys, the prevalence of EHS has ranged from 1.5% inwards Sweden to 13.3% inwards Taiwan. Provocation studies on EMF have got yielded unlike results, ranging from where people amongst EHS cannot discriminate betwixt an active RF signal in addition to placebo, to objectively observed changes next exposure inwards reactions of the pupil, changes inwards pump rhythm, harm to erythrocytes, in addition to disturbed glucose metabolism inwards the brain. The 2 students in addition to the instructor from the instance reports showed similar symptoms, piece inwards schoolhouse environments, equally those mentioned above.
DISCUSSION: Republic of Austria is the alone province amongst a written proposition to guidelines on the diagnosis in addition to handling of EMF-related wellness problems. Apart from this, EHS is non recognized equally a specific diagnosis inwards the relaxation of the world, in addition to no established handling exists.
CONCLUSION: It seems necessary to give an International Classification of Diseases to EHS to larn it accepted equally EMF-related wellness problems. The increasing exposure to RF-EMF inwards schools is of peachy concern in addition to needs amend attention. Longer-term wellness effects are unknown. Parents, teachers, in addition to schoolhouse boards have got the responsibleness to protect children from unnecessary exposure.
From: The Fifth Congress of the Paris Appeal: Environmental idiopathic intolerance: what role for EMFs in addition to multiple chemicals? eighteen May 2015, Brussels, Belgium.
Conclusions
The prevalence of EHS seems to live increasing today, in addition to many people larn symptoms when exposed to ELF- and/or RF-EMF. With the ever to a greater extent than extensive exercise of wireless technologies, nobody tin give notice avoid beingness exposed. It is of import to piece of work toward getting objective diagnostic criteria for EHS, in addition to have got it recognized in addition to officially accepted equally hypersensitivity, an illness caused past times exposure to EMF. Thus, it is necessary to give an International Classification of Diseases to EHS. If in addition to when EHS is accepted equally a diagnosis past times lodge in addition to the medical profession, measures tin give notice live taken especially inwards consideration for this grouping of people amongst EHS regarding healthcare, accommodation, school, in addition to work.
Measurements of exposure to EMF should live performed inwards classrooms in addition to inwards schoolhouse yards during a typical schoolhouse week. The results must live evaluated inwards relation to electrical flow knowledge of biological effects from EMF exposure. This should Pb to a precautionary approach using wired solution of the network connection, but also reduction of other sources of EMF exposure. This approach should live similar equally for command of exposure to other toxic agents such equally asbestos in addition to radon emissions. It is fourth dimension to consider ELF-EMF in addition to RF-EMF equally environmental pollutants that demand to live controlled.
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Implications of non-linear biological oscillations
on human electrophysiology for EHS in addition to MCS
Sage C. The implications of non-linear biological oscillations on human electrophysiology for electrohypersensitivity (EHS) in addition to multiple chemic sensitivity (MCS). Rev Environ Health. 2015 Sep 12.
Abstract
The 'informational content' of Earth's electromagnetic signaling is similar a laid of operating instructions for human life. These environmental cues are dynamic in addition to involve exquisitely depression inputs (intensities) of critical frequencies amongst which all life on world evolved. Circadian in addition to other temporal biological rhythms depend on these fluctuating electromagnetic inputs to straight cistron expression, jail στοιχείο communication in addition to metabolism, neural development, brainwave activity, neural synchrony, a multifariousness of immune functions, slumber in addition to wake cycles, demeanour in addition to cognition. Oscillation is also a universal phenomenon, in addition to biological systems of the heart, encephalon in addition to gut are dependent on the cooperative actions of cells that component subdivision according to principles of non-linear, coupled biological oscillations for their synchrony. They are dependent on exquisitely timed cues from the environs at vanishingly little levels. Altered 'informational content' of environmental cues tin give notice swamp natural electromagnetic cues in addition to termination inwards dysregulation of normal biological rhythms that straight growth, development, metabolism in addition to repair mechanisms. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) in addition to radiofrequency radiations (RFR) tin give notice have got the devastating biological effects of disrupting homeostasis in addition to desynchronizing normal biological rhythms that maintain health. Non-linear, weak patch biological oscillations regulation trunk electrophysiology, organize jail στοιχείο in addition to tissue functions in addition to maintain organ systems. Artificial bioelectrical interference tin give notice give simulated information (disruptive signaling) sufficient to acquit on critical pacemaker cells (of the heart, gut in addition to brain) in addition to desynchronize functions of these of import cells that orchestrate component subdivision in addition to maintain health. Chronic physiological stress undermines homeostasis whether it is chemically induced or electromagnetically induced (or both exposures are simultaneous contributors). This tin give notice eventually interruption downward adaptive biological responses critical to wellness maintenance; in addition to resilience tin give notice live compromised. Electrohypersensitivity tin give notice live caused past times successive assaults on human bioelectrochemical dynamics from exogenous electromagnetic fields (EMF) in addition to RFR or a unmarried astute exposure. Once sensitized, farther exposures are widely reported to drive reactivity to lower in addition to lower intensities of EMF/RFR, at which dot thousand-fold lower levels tin give notice drive adverse wellness impacts to the electrosensitive person. Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) tin give notice live a precursor to, or linked with, multiple chemic sensitivity (MCS) based on reports of individuals who first of all develop ane condition, in addition to so chop-chop develop the other. Similarity of chemic biomarkers is seen inwards both weather condition [histamines, markers of oxidative stress, auto-antibodies, oestrus daze poly peptide (HSP), melatonin markers in addition to leakage of the blood-brain barrier]. Low intensity pulsed microwave activation of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) is postulated equally a machinery of activity for non-thermal wellness effects.
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Does electromagnetic hypersensitivity originate
from nocebo responses?
Indications from a qualitative study
Dieudonné M. Does electromagnetic hypersensitivity originate from nocebo responses? Indications from a qualitative study. Bioelectromagnetics. 2015 Sep 15. doi: 10.1002/bem.21937. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
Abstract
Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF) is a status inwards which symptoms are attributed to electromagnetic patch (EMF) exposure. As electro-hypersensitive (EHS) people have got repeatedly been observed, during provocation trials, to study symptoms next perceived rather than actual exposure, the hypothesis has been seat frontward that IEI-EMF originates from psychological mechanisms, especially nocebo responses. This paper examines this hypothesis, using information from a qualitative study aimed at agreement how EHS people come upwardly to regard themselves equally such.
Forty self-diagnosed EHS people were interviewed.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 typified model of their attribution physical care for was in addition to so elaborated, inductively, from their narratives. This model is linear in addition to composed of vii stages: (1) onslaught of symptoms; (2) failure to regain a solution; (3) regain of EHS; (4) gathering of information most EHS; (5) implicit appearance of conviction; (6) experimentation; (7) witting credence of conviction.
Overall, symptoms appear before subjects start questioning effects of EMF on their health, which is non consistent amongst the hypothesis that IEI-EMF originates from nocebo responses to perceived EMF exposure. However, such responses mightiness occur at the 6th phase of the process, potentially reinforcing the attribution. It remains possible that some cases of IEI-EMF originate from other psychological mechanisms.
http://1.usa.gov/1JefNOy
Forty self-diagnosed EHS people were interviewed.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 typified model of their attribution physical care for was in addition to so elaborated, inductively, from their narratives. This model is linear in addition to composed of vii stages: (1) onslaught of symptoms; (2) failure to regain a solution; (3) regain of EHS; (4) gathering of information most EHS; (5) implicit appearance of conviction; (6) experimentation; (7) witting credence of conviction.
Overall, symptoms appear before subjects start questioning effects of EMF on their health, which is non consistent amongst the hypothesis that IEI-EMF originates from nocebo responses to perceived EMF exposure. However, such responses mightiness occur at the 6th phase of the process, potentially reinforcing the attribution. It remains possible that some cases of IEI-EMF originate from other psychological mechanisms.
http://1.usa.gov/1JefNOy
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Metabolic in addition to Genetic Screening of
Electromagnetic Hypersensitive Subjects
as a Feasible Tool for Diagnostics in addition to Intervention
De Luca et al 2014. Metabolic in addition to Genetic Screening of Electromagnetic Hypersensitive Subjects equally a Feasible Tool for Diagnostics in addition to Intervention. Mediators of Inflammation. Volume 2014, Article ID 924184. Open Access http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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This West Virginia Town Has Gone Radio Silent:
Greetings from the Quiet Zone
Steve Featherstone, Popular Science, Apr 13, 2015 16, 2015
Excerpts
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), EHS is non a medical diagnosis, but rather a vague laid of symptoms amongst no apparent physiological basis. Even so, the condition--whatever its cause--appears to live widespread. Olle Johansson, an associate professor of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute inwards Sweden, says the number of people who claim to have got EHS varies past times country, from 8 per centum of the population inwards Deutschland to 3.5 percent, or most xi ane one 1000 thousand people, inwards the U.S."
“There are few epidemic diseases this large,” Johansson says. “Nowadays, wherever you lot live, whatever you lot do, you’re whole-body exposed, 24/7.”"
"As palpable equally Jane’s symptoms are to her--and equally sure equally she is that they’re caused past times EMR--scientific consensus disagrees. Almost universally, scientists grip that most EMR has no adverse wellness effects at the levels people typically encounter. And no study has ever definitively linked EHS symptoms to RF radiation, a type of electromagnetic radiations that originates from wireless devices, such equally Wi-Fi routers, cellphones, base of operations stations, or Bluetooth antennas. “Health agencies have got repeatedly waded through the scientific literature,” says Kenneth Foster, professor of bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, “and they don’t regard whatever clear evidence that there’s a occupation other than if you lot seat a rat inwards a microwave oven, it’s bad for the rat.”
"The alone recognized wellness risk from RF radiations is the heating of tissue (as inwards the rat inwards the microwave). In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a security touchstone for RF-emitting devices based on thermal heating. That’s why fifty-fifty though the touchstone is laid far below levels recognized to drive harm, wireless companies soundless recommend non carrying your telephone about inwards your bag or sleeping amongst ane also unopen to your head."
"According to Joel Moskowitz, the manager of the Center for Family in addition to Community Health at the University of California at Berkeley, the seek out for the thermal touchstone is outdated if non irrelevant. “It’s non at all reflective of what the average user looks similar today in addition to non actually of whatever user anywhere,” he says. “It’s non fifty-fifty the correct measurement.” Moskowitz believes that scientific discipline hasn’t caught upwardly amongst the rapid proliferation of RF-emitting devices--from smartphones to smart meters--that have got been spilling radiations into our homes, schools, in addition to workplaces over the past times 2 decades. Electrosensitives may live the proverbial canaries inwards the coal mine, he says. He cites a growing trunk of inquiry that suggests RF exposure has many nonthermal biological effects, including harm to sperm cells in addition to changes inwards encephalon chemistry.
“There are a lot of unanswered questions, obviously, but nosotros clearly have got evidence for precautionary wellness warnings,” Moskowitz says."
"Without an official medical diagnosis, it’s hard for EHS sufferers to claim benefits from insurance companies in addition to authorities wellness agencies. Only Sweden recognizes EHS equally a functional impairment, equivalent to a disability. But activists are starting fourth dimension to have got an impact on attitudes toward EHS in addition to EMR-related issues, such equally the exercise of wireless networks inwards world schools. Some hateful solar daytime they hope that the medical establishment volition care for EHS similar other mysterious syndromes, such equally fibromyalgia. They won a moral victory inwards 2011, when the WHO classified RF radiations equally “possibly carcinogenic” inwards response to its Interphone study, which found a xl per centum greater risk for sure encephalon tumors at the highest exposure levels. (Scientists, however, did non regain an increased incidence inwards mobile telephone users overall.) Then, inwards Feb of this year, French Republic restricted the exercise of RF devices inwards daycare centers, citing a precautionary approach to exposure. Those gains aside, few if whatever studies are taking seriously the number of EHS, in addition to the inexorable expansion of wireless technologies does non appear to live slowing. Barring a breakdown inwards relations betwixt electrosensitives in addition to townsfolk or defunding of the GBT, Green Bank volition proceed to attract technological refugees searching for a prophylactic haven from the electrosmog they experience is smothering the relaxation of the world."
“That’s why I telephone call upwardly [EHS] technological leprosy,” Diane {Schou } said. “We can’t live amongst other people inwards society. We have got to alive similar lepers. Technology is wonderful stuff--if nosotros aren’t harmed past times it.”
This article was originally published inwards the Apr 2015 number of Popular Science, under the championship "Greetings From The Quiet Zone.”
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Is a toxicology model appropriate equally a guide for biological research
with electromagnetic fields?
My comments
The American neuroscientist, Allan H. Frey, published the first of all scientific paper that documented the microwave hearing effect inwards 1962. He published the first of all paper that documented leakage inwards the blood-brain barrier from exposure to microwave radiations inwards 1975. In the next missive of the alphabet from 1990, he discussed why the toxicology model is inappropriate for biologic inquiry on electromagnetic fields.
Twenty-five years later, nosotros have got yet to fully enshroud this of import message.
International guidelines in addition to national regulatory standards assume a dose-response human relationship exists betwixt the powerfulness of an EMF exposure in addition to the likelihood of a harmful wellness effect. However, biologic studies are finding harmful effects from sub-thermal exposures to microwave radiations at powerfulness levels that are a fraction of the regulatory limits.
Allan H. Frey. Letter to Editor: Is a toxicology model appropriate equally a guide for biological inquiry amongst electromagnetic fields? Journal of Bioelectricity. 9(2):233-234. 1990.
"... most people exercise a toxicology model equally their frame of reference inwards the selection, funding, blueprint in addition to analysis of experiments. Data in addition to theory show, however, that this is the incorrect model (2-4). Thus much of the inquiry has been inappropriate or irrelevant. This is ane ground why hundreds of millions of dollars have got been spent on EMF biological inquiry amongst so piddling render for investment."
" ... living beings are electrochemical systems that exercise really depression frequency EMFs inwards everything from poly peptide folding through cellular communication to nervous scheme function."
" ... if nosotros impose a really weak EMF signal on a living being, it has the possibility of interfering amongst normal component subdivision if it is properly tuned. This is the model that much biological information in addition to theory tell us to use, non a toxicology model."
The missive of the alphabet tin give notice live viewed at: http://bit.ly/AFrey1990
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Is There a Connection Between Electrosensitivity in addition to Electrosensibility?
A Replication Study
My comments
The electromagnetically sensitive (ES) participants selected for the next study were based upon individuals' responses to a self-reported measure. Most ES participants did non experience severe symptoms so it may live inappropriate to consider them to have got electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS).
Like other sham provocation studies, this study assumed that someone amongst ES knows when they are exposed to an electromagnetic patch (EMF) in addition to when they are not. The study protocol assumed that in that location is no lag betwixt the exposure in addition to the powerfulness to regain the exposure (or the non-exposure).
The study also assumed that all ES participants would live affected past times exposure to a 50 Hz magnetic field. However, it is probable that some people who experience ES may live sensitive to sure radio frequency fields, but non ELF magnetic fields.
Despite the questionable assumptions upon which this study was based, the ES participants were significantly (p = .038) to a greater extent than probable to regain an MF exposure than peril would dictate. This termination replicated the finding of an before study.
Szemerszky R, Gubányi M, Árvai D, Dömötör Z, Köteles F. Is There a Connection Between Electrosensitivity in addition to Electrosensibility? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Replication Study. Int J Behav Med. 2015 Mar 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Among people amongst idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF), a amend than random detection powerfulness for a 50-Hz 0.5-mT magnetic patch (MF) in addition to a propensity to experience to a greater extent than symptoms than controls was reported inwards a previous study.
PURPOSE: The electrical flow study aimed to replicate in addition to clarify these results using a modified experimental design.
METHOD: Participants of the provocation experiment were 49 individuals amongst self-reported IEI-EMF in addition to 57 controls. They completed the questionnaires (symptom expectations, Somatosensory Amplification Scale-SSAS, radiations subscale of the Modern Health Worries Scale-MHWS Radiation) in addition to attempted to regain the presence of the MF directed to their correct arm inwards twenty subsequent 1-min sessions. Symptom reports were registered after each session.
RESULTS: Individuals amongst IEI-EMF equally opposed to the command grouping showed a higher than random detection performance (d' index of signal detection theory), piece no departure inwards their bias (β index) toward the presence of the MF was found. Predictors of reported symptoms were self-reported IEI-EMF in addition to believed equally opposed to actual presence of the MF. People amongst IEI-EMF reported significantly to a greater extent than symptoms especially inwards the believed presence of the MF. IEI-EMF was closely related to MHWS Radiation in addition to SSAS scores.
CONCLUSION: People amongst IEI-EMF mightiness live able to regain the presence of the MF to a little extent; however, their symptom reports are connected to perceived exposure.
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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity:
EESC urges continuance of the precautionary principle
through regulation in addition to advisory work (Ref: 06/2015)
Press Release, European Economic in addition to Social Committee (EESC), Jan 23, 2015
At its Jan plenary session, the EESC adopted an thought on electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome (EHS) which recognises the distress beingness suffered past times people inwards Europe who believe they are affected. The opinion, which was adopted past times 136 votes to 110 amongst xix abstentions, calls for sympathetic in addition to appropriate handling in addition to back upwardly for this condition.
Although the EESC thought says that radiofrequency exposure is non causally linked to EHS symptoms, it urges continuance of the precautionary regulation through regulation in addition to advisory work, especially equally farther inquiry is soundless needed to accumulate evidence concerning whatever potential wellness impact from long-term exposure.
The EESC thought on electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome points out that farther substantial inquiry is ongoing to empathise the occupation in addition to its causes. It also notes that the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging in addition to Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has performed an extensive analysis of this number in addition to volition shortly live completing its latest thought which draws on a broad world consultation. The thought volition shortly live adopted in addition to volition live published on the SCENIHR website (http://ec.europa.eu/health/
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Public Hearing on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
Between 3 in addition to 5 per cent of the population are electrosensitive according to the European Economic in addition to Social Committee.
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is causing distress in addition to loss of character of life to a growing number of Europeans in addition to according to novel estimates, betwixt 3 % in addition to 5% of the population are electro-sensitive. The most mutual sources of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) pollution are mobile telephone masts, cordless phones in addition to Wi-Fi routers installed inwards the homes. All these emit microwaves permanently (24/7) inwards the places where they are installed.
The European Economic in addition to Social Committee (EESC) study grouping on electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) volition grip a world Hearing on EHS on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.
This lawsuit volition get together all relevant stakeholders from a broad arrive at of European civil lodge for a ground on how to bargain amongst this issues at European Union grade in addition to to give input for the hereafter EESC's thought that is scheduled for adoption inwards Jan 2015.
The EESC is a consultative trunk of the European Union that gives representatives of Europe’s socio-occupational involvement groups in addition to others, a formal platform to limited their points of views on European Union issues.
http://bit.ly/1tFQcLd
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EESC opinion: Exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
European Economic in addition to Social Committee, Dec 7, 2011
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament in addition to of the Council on the minimum wellness in addition to security requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
Key points
- The EESC recommends that this directive live adopted in addition to implemented inwards the legislation of Member States equally shortly equally possible.
- However, the Committee is inwards favour of a precautionary approach beingness adopted without delay, given the risks of the non-thermal biological effects of emissions from electromagnetic fields. The long-term wellness of workers must live completely guaranteed at a high grade through the introduction of the best available technologies at economically acceptable costs. The Committee expects a relevant provision to live incorporated into the directive.
- The EESC supports the Commission's first to create thresholds so equally to brand this precautionary approach effective in addition to credible; however, to ensure that this is absolutely effective it advocates fixed thresholds based on the thresholds applied when Directive 2004/40/EC was transposed (by Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Republic of Estonia in addition to Italy).
- The Committee stresses the demand to strengthen the independence of scientific bodies involved inwards determining thresholds for workers' exposure to electromagnetic radiation, its effects in addition to its consequences for world health, in addition to inwards establishing measures to protect the wellness of workers exposed to this radiation. It is essential to seat a halt to conflicts of involvement amid members of these bodies, linked to the financing of their inquiry in addition to their appointment (procedures in addition to calls for tender, exercise of independent world inquiry institutes).
- The Committee concedes the demand for a derogation for professions using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for medical purposes, which should all the same live dependent patch to a fourth dimension bound in addition to accompanied past times additional resources for inquiry into novel technologies to protect workers from the effects of electromagnetic fields in addition to alternative techniques. Workers dependent patch to the derogation should live covered past times enhanced measures to protect them, special medical supervision in addition to civil liability insurance to enshroud errors inwards the execution of their piece of work arising from strong exposure to electromagnetic fields. The Committee also feels that the above-mentioned principles should live applied non alone to medical workers, but also to all other workers who may live excluded from the full general principles of the directive on the footing of the derogation included inwards Article 3 of the proposal.
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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: EESC urges continuance of the precautionary regulation through regulation in addition to advisory work (Ref: 06/2015)
Press Release, European Economic in addition to Social Committee (EESC), Jan 23, 2015
At its Jan plenary session, the EESC adopted an thought on electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome (EHS) which recognises the distress beingness suffered past times people inwards Europe who believe they are affected. The opinion, which was adopted past times 136 votes to 110 amongst xix abstentions, calls for sympathetic in addition to appropriate handling in addition to back upwardly for this condition.
Although the EESC thought says that radiofrequency exposure is non causally linked to EHS symptoms, it urges continuance of the precautionary regulation through regulation in addition to advisory work, especially equally farther inquiry is soundless needed to accumulate evidence concerning whatever potential wellness impact from long-term exposure.
The EESC thought on electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome points out that farther substantial inquiry is ongoing to empathise the occupation in addition to its causes. It also notes that the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging in addition to Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has performed an extensive analysis of this number in addition to volition shortly live completing its latest thought which draws on a broad world consultation. The thought volition shortly live adopted in addition to volition live published on the SCENIHR website (http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/index_en.htm).
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Public Hearing on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
Between 3 in addition to 5 per cent of the population are electrosensitive according to the European Economic in addition to Social Committee.
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is causing distress in addition to loss of character of life to a growing number of Europeans in addition to according to novel estimates, betwixt 3 % in addition to 5% of the population are electro-sensitive. The most mutual sources of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) pollution are mobile telephone masts, cordless phones in addition to Wi-Fi routers installed inwards the homes. All these emit microwaves permanently (24/7) inwards the places where they are installed.
The European Economic in addition to Social Committee (EESC) study grouping on electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) volition grip a world Hearing on EHS on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.
This lawsuit volition get together all relevant stakeholders from a broad arrive at of European civil lodge for a ground on how to bargain amongst this issues at European Union grade in addition to to give input for the hereafter EESC's thought that is scheduled for adoption inwards Jan 2015.
The EESC is a consultative trunk of the European Union that gives representatives of Europe’s socio-occupational involvement groups in addition to others, a formal platform to limited their points of views on European Union issues.
http://bit.ly/1tFQcLd
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EESC opinion: Exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
European Economic in addition to Social Committee, Dec 7, 2011
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament in addition to of the Council on the minimum wellness in addition to security requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
Key points
- The EESC recommends that this directive live adopted in addition to implemented inwards the legislation of Member States equally shortly equally possible.
- However, the Committee is inwards favour of a precautionary approach beingness adopted without delay, given the risks of the non-thermal biological effects of emissions from electromagnetic fields. The long-term wellness of workers must live completely guaranteed at a high grade through the introduction of the best available technologies at economically acceptable costs. The Committee expects a relevant provision to live incorporated into the directive.
- The EESC supports the Commission's first to create thresholds so equally to brand this precautionary approach effective in addition to credible; however, to ensure that this is absolutely effective it advocates fixed thresholds based on the thresholds applied when Directive 2004/40/EC was transposed (by Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Republic of Estonia in addition to Italy).
- The Committee stresses the demand to strengthen the independence of scientific bodies involved inwards determining thresholds for workers' exposure to electromagnetic radiation, its effects in addition to its consequences for world health, in addition to inwards establishing measures to protect the wellness of workers exposed to this radiation. It is essential to seat a halt to conflicts of involvement amid members of these bodies, linked to the financing of their inquiry in addition to their appointment (procedures in addition to calls for tender, exercise of independent world inquiry institutes).
- The Committee concedes the demand for a derogation for professions using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for medical purposes, which should all the same live dependent patch to a fourth dimension bound in addition to accompanied past times additional resources for inquiry into novel technologies to protect workers from the effects of electromagnetic fields in addition to alternative techniques. Workers dependent patch to the derogation should live covered past times enhanced measures to protect them, special medical supervision in addition to civil liability insurance to enshroud errors inwards the execution of their piece of work arising from strong exposure to electromagnetic fields. The Committee also feels that the above-mentioned principles should live applied non alone to medical workers, but also to all other workers who may live excluded from the full general principles of the directive on the footing of the derogation included inwards Article 3 of the proposal.
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Study of self-reported hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields inwards California
Levallois P, Neutra R, Lee G, Hristova L. Study of self-reported hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields inwards California. Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Aug;110 Suppl 4:619-23.
Abstract
Cases of alleged hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have got been reported for to a greater extent than than twenty years, in addition to some authors have got suggested some connectedness amongst the "multiple chemic sensitivity" illness. We study the results of a telephone survey amid a sample of 2,072 Californians. Being "allergic or really sensitive" to beingness nigh electrical devices was reported past times 68 subjects, resulting inwards an adjusted prevalence of 3.2% (95% confidence interval = 2.8, 3.7). Twenty-seven subjects (1.3%) reported sensitivity to electrical devices but no sensitivity to chemicals. Characteristics of the people reporting hypersensitivity to EMFs were to a greater extent than often than non unlike from those of people reporting beingness allergic to everyday chemicals. Alleging environmental illness or multiple chemic sensitivity diagnosed past times a Dr. was the strongest predictor of reporting beingness hypersensitive to EMFs inwards this population. Other predictive factors apart from self-reporting chemic sensitivity were race/ethnicity other than White, Black, or Hispanic; having depression income; in addition to beingness unable to work. The perception of risk of exposure to EMFs through the exercise of pilus dryers (vs. exposure to powerfulness in addition to distribution lines) was the factor the most associated amongst self-reporting most hypersensitivity to EMFs. However, risk perception was non sufficient to explicate the characteristics of people reporting this disorder.
Open Access Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241215/
Additional Resources
Updated: August 26, 2018
Updated: August 26, 2018
Andrianome et al. Increasing levels of saliva alpha amylase inwards electrohypersensitive (EHS) patients.Int J Radiat Biol. 2017 Aug;93(8):841-848. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Anonymous. Testimony from an internist most her 2 electrosensitive children to the Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Sep 4, 2017. http://bit.ly/MDtestifyMass
Belpomme, D. “Diagnosing, treating in addition to preventing the electromagnetic fields impact on adults in addition to children." 2nd international forum on protection from electromagnetic environmental pollution. Protection of children. Krakow, Poland. Nov 27, 2017. (46 infinitesimal video). http://bit.ly/EHSBelpomme2017
Bray, R. Trials in addition to trends inwards caring for patients amongst electromagnetic hypersensitivity at Ontario's Environmental Health Clinic. WSF Montreal. Aug xiii 2016. http://www.aehf.com/articles/em_sensitive.html
Slottje P, van Moorselaar I, van Strien R, Vermeulen R, Kromhout H, Huss A. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) inwards occupational in addition to primary wellness care: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 nation-wide survey amid full general practitioners, occupational physicians in addition to hygienists inwards the Netherlands. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2016 Dec 2. pii: S1438-4639(16)30385-6.
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Terzi, M, Ozberk, B, Deniz, OG, Kaplan, S. The role of electromagnetic fields inwards neurological disorders. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy. Available online 12 Apr 2016. http://1.usa.gov/1SVOa2g
Yakymenko I. Nikola Tesla, you lot in addition to electro-sensitivity. June 30, 2017. http://bit.ly/2vCW8Kx
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EHS Support Groups in addition to Resources
D'Agnolo L. Are “Wi-Fi Allergies” an Impairment Covered past times the ADA? National Law Review. June 21, 2017. http://bit.ly/2rEx0AD
Harkinson J. This Former Techie Owes His Fortune to Electronic Devices. Now He Thinks They're Dangerous. Mother Jones. 2017 Jan 28. http://bit.ly/2k3O5kt
Jolie Talks. https://www.jolietalks.com/
Wireless Technology Injury Advocacy Group. https://wearetheevidence.org/
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