Epileptic seizures and the EHS connection?
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Hi Klaus: On Friday, June 6, 2003 THE IRISH TIMES published on page 13 a full page poignant article "Living in the Shadow of Death" by Caitriona Crowe whose brother died of an epileptic seizure just a year ago. We know that one of the severest symptoms for a number of us who are EHS (electrohypersensitive) are seizures of various intensity. As I have disclosed on numerous occasions I get brain seizures when falling off to sleep, following exposure to excessive EMR levels, hence my particular interest in "this mysterious illness" as Caitriona puts it.

Some points she makes that may particularly interest EHS members of your group who suffer from seizures:

A 2002 U.K. published report on epilepsy related deaths ("National Sentinel Clinical Audit of Epilepsy-Related Death") concluded that "'it was difficult to establish the true number of epilepsy-related deaths from certification data . . .. Epilepsy-related death . . . is still underestimated by healthcare professionals, and this may reflect the mistaken belief that epilepsy is a benign condition. The risk of death associated with epilepsy appeared rarely to have been discussed with patients or their families.'"

Caitriona Crowe suggests that "It is crucial that healthcare professionals take the condition properly into account when treating patients for other problems and are aware of the risk of seizures and the danger they pose."

To add a few words about "this mysterious illness." Posted for 15/2/03 on Citizens Initiative Omega is my entry captioned "an ES sufferer reports." This concerns quite an awful week I survived of RF/MW harassment following my opening of an esisreal email account with a specific Irish carrier. (Naturally, that account became quickly inactive as I wished not to be killed!) Right in the middle of that week I had one night of continuous brain seizures from the severity of the harassment. I telephoned the Irish BRAINWAVE Society (The Dublin based support group for epileptics) to let them know what was happening and I was told they knew nothing about a connection between exposure to external interference from electromagnetic sources and seizures. Hearing that, of course I sent the society quite a batch of literature. But there still is not a public word from BRAINWAVE about the connection between excessive (that is as geared to the susceptible individual's tolerance level) e-levels and their triggering seizures.

Last week, I happened to share a bus-seat with the mother of a young man who has been suffering from epilepsy for the last few years. I didn't know this when I sat beside her but I had all the details by the time we got off that bus. And I had particularly noted one fact: that a specific neurosurgeon here in Cork whom her son had consulted had warned him to stay away from electric equipment for at least a year! She happened to mention in particular an electric hedgecutter that he might have used, so it was not just in case of epileptically induced seizures from flickering screen lights, etc. Nice to know that there is at least one Irish medical specialist here who will not confuse seizures with "psychotic episodes" as, in my very painful experience, has been the case.

Best, Imelda, Cork, Ireland

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Neurological effects of radiofrequency radiation
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Hocking B, Westerman R.

BACKGROUND: The health effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) and the adequacy of the safety standards are a subject of debate. One source of human data is case reports regarding peripheral neurological effects of RFR, mainly noxious sensations or dysaesthesiae.

AIM: To investigate health effects, neurophysiological mechanisms and safety levels for RFR.

METHODS: We conducted a literature search for case reports and case series associated with mobile phone technology as well as other RFR sources using specific search terms on PubMed.

RESULTS: We identified 11 original articles detailing case reports or case series and matching the search criteria. Five of the identified papers were written by at least one of the authors (B.H. or R.W.).

CONCLUSIONS: Cases have arisen after exposure to much of the radiofrequency range. In some cases, symptoms are transitory but lasting in others. After very high exposures, nerves may be grossly injured. After lower exposures, which may result in dysaesthesia, ordinary nerve
conduction studies find no abnormality but current perception threshold studies have found abnormalities. Only a small proportion of similarly exposed people develop symptoms. The role of modulations needs clarification.

Some of these observations are not consistent with the prevailing hypothesis that all health effects of RFR arise from thermal mechanisms.

Source: Occup Med (Lond). 2003 Mar;53(2):123-7.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12637597&dopt=Abstract


Informant: Reinhard Rueckemann

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Chemtrails make atmosphere more conductive of EMR
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Hello All -- Chemtrails are designed to make the atmosphere more conductive of EMR. I'm new here and haven't had time to read back through as many posts as I'd like -- Perhaps this is old news to most of you. I've studied the aerosol operation for a year and can assure you that I see fake clouds containing barium responding to EMR on a regular basis. They are spraying the skies worldwide to make EMR easier to conduct!!

Please see  http://www.bariumblues.com

It features my photos of a GLOWING EMR energy display in aerosol clouds taken from my back yard at noon, fake clouds and chemtrail camoflage, etc and lots of related information, photos, and links.

Message from bariumblues

and

Do you have some info about the link between air pollution the cities or industrial zones and the EMR?

Thanks
Iris.

Answer:

Hi Iris -- I can't say much about air pollution. The aerosol spraying that I'm talking about is intentionally sprayed by planes. Chemtrails (short for chemical trail) are often believed to be normal jet contrails (short for condensation trail), but they are not the same thing at all. Also, stealthy camouflaging techniques are now being used to make the aerosols look like clouds since so many people now recognize chemtrail spraying activity. The aerosol spraying often creates haze and reduced visibility just like pollution does.

In fact, I'd say that chemtrails are pollution of the worst type!

bariumblues

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Court battle to protect whales against deadly Navy sonar
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Dear NRDC BioGems Defender,

We need your immediate support as we go to trial in a case that is critical to the future of marine mammals on this planet. Three weeks from now, NRDC litigators will face off against the Bush administration in federal court with the safety of entire populations of whales and dolphins at risk.

This long-awaited courtroom battle is the culmination of our eight-year campaign to stop the U.S. Navy from illegally deploying its Low Frequency

Active (LFA) sonar system -- a new technology that blasts ocean habitats with noise so intense it can maim, deafen and even kill marine mammals.

I hope you'll go to
 https://www.nrdc.org/joinGive/join/lfa.asp right now to make an online emergency contribution in support of this historic case.

What's at stake? Consider: last year, the Bush administration issued the Navy a permit to deploy LFA sonar over 75 percent of the world's oceans and to harass or injure up to 12 percent of every single marine mammal species found anywhere in this vast expanse of ocean!

But before that disaster could unfold, your support enabled NRDC to race to court last fall and win a dramatic eleventh-hour reprieve for thousands of whales and dolphins. A federal judge blocked global deployment of the sonar system until a full trial could be held and all the evidence heard.

That all-important proceeding will begin on June 30th. It will determine whether this dangerous technology is finally unleashed upon our planet's oceans -- or whether it should be permanently blocked until the Navy obeys the law and demonstrates that LFA would not cause serious harm to ocean life.

Scientists are warning that LFA sonar may threaten the very survival of entire populations of whales, some already teetering on the brink of extinction. At close range, the system's shock waves are so intense they can destroy a whale's eardrums, cause its lungs to hemorrhage, and even kill.

Further away, LFA noise can cause permanent hearing loss in marine mammals after a single transmission. At 40 miles away, LFA noise is still so intense it can disrupt the mating, feeding, nursing and other essential activities of marine mammals.

Two years ago, the mere testing of high-intensity Navy sonar in mid-frequency range caused a mass stranding of whales in the Bahamas. Whales from at least three different species died, their inner ears bleeding from the explosive power of the sonar signal.

Just last month, a group of biologists off the coast of Washington state witnessed a "stampede" of distressed marine mammals as a U.S. destroyer, operating a powerful mid-frequency sonar system, passed through. Over the next several days, ten porpoises were discovered stranded on nearby beaches.

And the dangers go beyond marine mammals. In preparing for the upcoming trial, NRDC has uncovered the shocking results of the Navy's own LFA research on human scuba divers. One Navy test subject was exposed to 14 minutes of LFA noise at 160 decibels -- far below the level of 235 decibels at which the actual LFA system will be operating. The diver experienced uncontrollable shaking in his limbs and lapsed into a seizure-like state that recurred periodically for days. The Navy's report described him as a "casualty."

The Bush administration wants us to believe that the impacts of LFA will be negligible! Launching a massive acoustic assault on the world's oceans is not negligible. Threatening communities of whales, dolphins and humans with injury and death is not negligible.

The Bush administration's position on LFA is arrogant, inhumane and, almost certainly, illegal. But we cannot stop the deployment of this technological menace unless we have the financial resources to fight this courtroom battle to the very end and win a permanent ban.

Again, I urge you to help by going to
 https://www.nrdc.org/joinGive/join/lfa.asp right now and making an online emergency contribution.

With your help, we can make sure that no more whales have to suffer and die from high-power sonar. Let me know you'll stand with us at this critical moment in the fight to protect all ocean life. Thank you.

Sincerely,

John H. Adams
President
Natural Resources Defense Council

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Guantanamo Eyes Possible Execution Chamber
 http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/newsArticle.asp?id=785

 http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/newsArticle.asp?id=784

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Background information about nuclear weapons and disarmament
 http://www.fcnl.org/issues/arm/cntrl_nuclear-weapons.htm