Epileptic seizures and the EHS connection?
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
Neurological
effects of radiofrequency radiation
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
Chemtrails
make atmosphere more conductive of EMR
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
O.T.
Some very important themes:
Court
battle to protect whales against deadly Navy sonar
Dear NRDC BioGems Defender,
We need your immediate support as we go to trial in a case
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Two years ago, the mere testing of high-intensity Navy sonar
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Over
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And the dangers go beyond marine mammals. In preparing for
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of 235
decibels at which the actual LFA system will be operating.
The diver
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The Bush administration wants us to believe that the impacts
of LFA will
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dolphins
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The Bush administration's position on LFA is arrogant, inhumane
and,
almost certainly, illegal. But we cannot stop the deployment
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With your help, we can make sure that no more whales have
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Sincerely,
John H. Adams
President
Natural Resources Defense Council
Guantanamo
Eyes Possible Execution Chamber
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/newsArticle.asp?id=785
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/newsArticle.asp?id=784
Background
information about nuclear weapons and disarmament
http://www.fcnl.org/issues/arm/cntrl_nuclear-weapons.htm
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