Requested info relevant to electrosensitivity.

Here is a list of references directly applicable to
electrosensitivity in response to requests from Drasko and
Hillel. This group is mainly for electrosensitives to discuss
other things than science,some people may want me to post
less of this, so I'll try to do less. It is important to state that
while the scientific exact things have not yet been nailed down,
it just does not matter. Too many people independently report
the same things, and science is always slow, and several parts
of the world accept es without argument.

Hillel: known markers: they are working on them. Some DNA
studies they are looking at electrosensitives, given time they
may be successful. Probably worth concentrating on occipital
alpha EEG mentioned below, sleeping EEG alterations in the
sleep lab, and heart rate issues under provocation, for a marker
(EEG should be the easiest, but it may not be for everyone)

In note form:

* Recently from Land Salzburg in Austria, study on
electrosensitives, goto http://www.starweave.com/masts/ . This
is not published yet, but still.

12 electrosensitives were put in a room, eyes
covered, ears plugged, one wall shielded with a
removable unshielded hole, room 80m from a cell phone
tower. EEG (brainwaves) measured, confounding factors
taken into account. When the hole was opened to let the
radiation in, all the testees felt unwell, some of them
seriously. Classic es symptoms.

* recent studies on electrosensitives at WHO conference
Prague: Sweden's National Institute of Working Life: altered
brainwaves (decreased occipital alpha EEG), stressed
cardiovascular system (decreased heart rate variability,
increased heart rate, increased blood pressure), notes es are
flicker sensitive. All consititutes hyper-responsiveness to
external stimuli. (Flicker sensitivity has been found many
times). Dr. Osmo Hanninen of Finland reported that he has
tested EHS patients via heart rate, heart rate variability, and
blood pressure. He found exposure to mobile phone radiation
could cause changes in heart rate and blood pressure not seen
in healthy test subjects. Overall, there are too many reports of
cardiovascular problems to poke a stick at. (Some members of
eSens report these problems.) Statements that 1.5 -5 % of
population may have some electrosensitivity.

* EEG studies showing EEG changes: many findings, not a
clear picture or mechanism yet, but most show changes to EEG
from mobile phones etc during waking use and sleeping, while
some are associated with the thermal heating and blood flow
effects of the mobile, others may show non- thermal effects.
Some studies have shown EEG and concentration effects only
occur when person actually has to do something. The person
may often look normal, but give them something complicated
to do while radiating them and they become a stunned mullet.
Probably too boring to read them all, but they include

? University of Zrich, Institute of Pharmacology and
Toxicology: several studies showing waking and
sleeping changes
(http://www.unizh.ch/phar/sleep/handy/summary.htm ).
J Sleep Res. 2002 Dec;11(4):289-95. Electromagnetic
fields, such as those from mobile phones, alter regional
cerebral blood flow and sleep and waking EEG.
? Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2003 Dec;26(4):162-7.
Human brain wave activity during exposure to
radiofrequency field emissions from mobile phones.
? Int J Neurosci. 2003 Jul;113(7):1007-19. Effects of
high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human EEG:
a brain mapping study.
? Clin Neurophysiol. 2002 Oct;113(10):1623-32. Acute
mobile phone operation affects neural function in
humans.
? Bioelectromagnetics. 2005 Jul;26(5):367-76. Resting
EEG effects during exposure to a pulsed ELF magnetic
field. Many more, including agreement with old
Russian research which shows alpha and sensorimotor
changes.

* Illness under phone towers resembling electrosensitivity: all
real world studies show essentially the same thing.

The Santini reports: Santini et al. Pathol Biol (Paris)
[Pathologie Biologie (Paris)] 2002; 50: 369 - 73
Found significant health effects on people (resembling
electrosensitivity) living within 300 metres of mobile phone
base stations.

Pathol Biol (Paris). 2003 Sep;51(7):412-5. [Symptoms
experienced by people in vicinity of base stations: II/
Incidences of age, duration of exposure, location of subjects in
relation to the antennas and other electromagnetic factors]

Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research
(TNO)
Study for the Netherlands Ministries of Economic Affairs,
Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment,and Health,
Welfare and Sport
"Effects of Global Communications System Radio-Frequency
Fields On Well Being and Cognitive Function of Human
Subjects With and Without Subjective Complaints" (September
2003). Significant health effects of 3G. Electrosensitives
worse off.


The microwave syndrome - further aspects of a spanish study.
Oberfeld, Navarro, Portoles, Maestu, GomezPerretta.
Presented at an International Conference in Kos (Greece),
2004. This study found significant ill-health effects in those
living in the vicinity of two GSM mobile phone base stations.
They observed that: "The strongest five associations found are
depressive tendency, fatigue, sleeping disorder, difficulty in
concentration and cardiovascular problems."
The Microwave Syndrome: A Preliminary Study in Spain.
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine Volume 22, Issue 2,
(2003): 161 - 169


* the most significant study (see msg #3072
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/eSens/message/3072 for
excerpts), showing wholesale health effects since introduction
of many wireless technologies in Sweden in 1997 (digital tv,
dual band mobile, internet wireless hotspots). Not yet
replicated. Illness effects reminiscent of electrosensitivity plus
fatalities, it's a pretty bad look. '1997 - A curious year in
Sweden' Orjan Hallberg and Olle Johansson European Journal
of Cancer Prevention 2004, 13:535-538.

* health effects of mobile phones:

Pathol Biol (Paris). 2005 Mar;53(2):88-91. Some ocular
symptoms and sensations experienced by long term users of
mobile phones.
Saudi Med J. 2004 Jun;25(6):732-6. Association of mobile
phone radiation with fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension and
sleep disturbance in Saudi population.(text at
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/296447/ )
Many government departments have the reports of headaches,
concentration disturbances etc. They are well accepted to be
due to phone and not say the conversation.

* buergwelle (http://www.buergerwelle.de ) contains too many
reports of illness under towers and from tetra (UK police
mobile phone system) resembling electrosensitivity and
Russian microwave illness, as well as nosebleeds and epilepsy,
to poke a stick at. Unfortunately not enough reports well
enough scrutinized, while some are.

* Russian research that started it: Russians published numerous
papers. For summary, see
http://www.emfacts.com/weblog/?p=57 . The Russian picture
is similar to CFS with mainly heart and brain effects that
become permanent after 5 years. This corresponds with
permanent irritability in phone tower studies after 5 years, and
all the new references on heart problems from EMR.

* skin problems: Numerous articles by Johansson, current
articles of 'skin allergies': Allergy 2005: 60:838-839
Microwave radiation from cellular phones increases allergen-
specific IgE production. Many more.

* 'allergic' type colds, runny noses, from mobiles, computers
appear to possibly be caused by the now established effects of
radiation on nitric oxide in body. Don't understand it, but these
two papers have chemicals that go off when people have an
allergic cold. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005
May;132(5):713-6. Nitric oxide level in the nasal and sinus
mucosa after exposure to electromagnetic field. These skin and
runny nose problems are related to the term 'electroallergy',
which is probably an accurate term.

* obviously microwave hearing (many studies on this, it is
established, may be related to tinnitus in electrosensitivity,
maybe not).

* Swedish studies on electrosensitivity: provocation studies
have been poorly carried out and conflicting. Two studies at a
conference claim a link of es to dental amalgams, and another
study shows prevalence of dust as a cofactor in es at computer
terminals. Sorry too sleepy to finish them.

* Interesting studies showing health effects around the north
pole, called 'magnetosensitivity', where the magnetic field is
different (increased) and there are lots of military radars, and
magnetic storms are noted. Some connections with heart
conditions, 65% of population claimed to be magnetic sensitive
there.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2001 Nov;60(4):516-24. The
heliogeophysical aspects of circumpolar health. Trofimov AV.


Future pressure will result in better studies, but we can't wait
for scientists. Hope these could be of some use for
electrosensitivity discussions with regulators.

Bye for now
Rowan C