To all I received the following message fromKatharina Gustavs with the request to post on my list as a “right-of-reply” to certain comments made by Magda Havas in message # 359. ( http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/?p=359 ) I have the greatest of respect for both parties but request that any further correspondence should be done directly with each
Read more →From Joanne C. Mueller on RF filters Dear Don: I would not like to give the impression that “filters” per se may have caused problems because those I know who understand basic electricity, etc. emphatically state that filters/capacitors would not be expected to be responsible for causing health problems. My message has been that, when
Read more →From Olle Johansson: Dear All, Two new papers have been published: 1) Hallberg أق, Johansson O, “Alzheimer mortality – why does it increase so fast in sparsely populated areas?“, Europ Biol Bioelectromag 2005; 1: 225-246 2) Guan X, Johansson O, “The sun-shined health”, Europ Biol Bioelectromag 2005; 1: 420-423 The web site for the journal
Read more →From Magda Havas: Don, This [Weblog message # 356: recent posting that mentioned the Graham Stetzer Filters ] was sent to me via a circuitous route and I feel I need to respond since I’ve done some work with the Graham Stetzer Filters (GSF). Electromagnetic pollution (EMP) falls into 4 categories that differ but are
Read more →Dear Don, I started to respond to your email yesterday, but was unable to finish. Overnight Microsoft auto downloaded a patch which re-booted the computer so I lost what I had written. Anyway, please see my responses within your text below. Best regards, Lloyd In a message dated 1/5/2006 3:29:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, weblog@emfacts.com
Read more →From Iris Atzmon in Israel: I have also had an experience with DECT. I have Alasdair’s COM and acoustic COM, and someone asked me to help her see if the cellular antennas near her house were a possible cause for her suffering inside her home. She felt ill and she was running away from certain
Read more →From Katharina Gustavs: Don, Yes, wireless cordless phones using the DECT technology (or here in Canada it usually says 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz on the base station) are the stuff nightmares are made of. I would rate it the single most trouble-causing device in modern homes. This technology was first introduced to Europe, around
Read more →To All About a year ago I received two RF meters designed by Alasdair Philips from Powerwatch in the UK that have proved very usefull in determining RF levels in various environments. One is the Acousti-COM (A-COM) Monitor that gives an audible noise to detect the presence of microwave emissions and whether they are pulsed
Read more →From Agnes Ingvarsdottir: The Cloud targets UK with city centre Wi-Fi hotspots http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/03/cloud_bt/ So that’s what BT payphones are for By Tim Richardson Published Tuesday 3rd January 2006 13:28 GMT Nine UK city centres are to get blanket wireless broadband coverage as part of a deal between Wi-Fi operator The Cloud and telecoms giant BT.
Read more →Following is a letter from Martin Weatherall and Sharon McDonald to the The Ontario Energy Board about ground electrical currents from the distribution distribution system affecting their home and health. Sent to this list by Martin Weatherall Don Subject: Willful misconduct and negligence of Hydro One Networks 866729 Township Road 10 R.R.#3 Bright, Ontario N0J
Read more →http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=95010 Annual Report Documents Increased Environmental Concerns 13:52 Dec 18, ’05 / 17 Kislev 5766 (IsraelNN.com) An annual environmental study presented to President Moshe Katsav paints a discouraging picture regarding environmental realities. The report states that a growing number of Israelis no longer trust the integrity of tap water and 72% of the population drinks
Read more →http://www.expressandstar.com/articles/news/es/article_84450.php Mobile phone mast is felled Dec 16, 2005 An 80ft phone mast has been chopped down by “professional” saboteurs in the middle of the night, causing damage running into thousands. Specialist cutting equipment was used to topple the mast – as high as three double-decker buses – which narrowly missed a road as it
Read more →From Alfonso Balmori: On this topic see also: 1) Environmental power-frequency magnetic fields and suicide. Perry FS, Reichmanis M, Marino AA, Becker R, 1:Health Phys. 1981 Aug;41(2):267-77. 2) Reichmanis, M., Perry, F. S., Marino, A. A., and Becker, R. O. 1979.Relation between suicide and the electromagnetic field of overhead power lines. Physiol. Chem. Phys. 11:395-403.
Read more →From Betty Vanables: Hi Don, a little more on depression your readers might find of interest Regards, Betty DEPRESSION AND EMR From files of the EMR Safety Network Int’l A female, mid sixties, had experienced bouts of depression over a number of years which were attributed medically to her disturbed sleep and personal problems. Though
Read more →From Iris Atzmon: Bioelectromagnetics. 2005 Nov 22; [Epub ahead of print] Do ambient electromagnetic fields affect behaviour? A demonstration of the relationship between geomagnetic storm activity and suicide. Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences-Barwon Health, University of Melbourne, Geelong, Australia. The relationship between ambient electromagnetic fields and human mood and behaviour is of great public
Read more →The following article from The Times of India is a better reporting of that Australian study on depression and geomagnetic storms between 1968 and 2002. I contacted the Irishhealth.com for the reference for their story and all they could say was thay they had deleted it! The Times of India: (Sent by Robert Reidlinger) Mobile
Read more →While searching for the Australian study mentioned in the last message I came across another Australian study reported in May of 2005. This is NOT the study referred to in the last message but is interestingly relevant. Now if teenager’s cell phone use is linked to depression what will this study find? Could be interesting.
Read more →Following is an article from irishhealth.com reported by Sylvie in France about an Austalian study! I have not heard about this study but here is what the Irish are saying about it. While we are on the topic, about a year ago I had the opportunity to ask Yuri Grigoriev, chairman of the Russian National
Read more →http://www.epha.org/a/2022 The Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam, part of Netherlands Association for Community Health Services (EPHA”s member) organises the 5th annual International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) on 25-28 October 2006 in Amsterdam. The conference will concentrate on Population mobility and its effect on urban health. It will consist of plenary lectures, parallel sessions, workshops,
Read more →The Sydney Morning Herald Second opinion on gallery cancer link By Joyce Morgan Arts Editor December 5, 2005 AN environmental health expert will visit the National Gallery of Australia this week to look at whether there is any connection between cancer cases among security staff and the workplace. Associate Professor Malcolm Sim, the head of
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