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Old 05-24-2008, 08:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Allergic to wireless? ACHOO! Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit

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View: Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings
Source: NBC KOB New Mexico News

Abstract: "A group in Santa Fe says the city is discriminating against them because they say that they're allergic to the wireless Internet signal."

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by Gadi Schwartz KOB-TV, and Joshua Panas KOB.com



A group in Santa Fe says the city is discriminating against them because they say that they're allergic to the wireless Internet signal. And now they want Wi-Fi banned from public buildings.

Arthur Firstenberg says he is highly sensitive to certain types of electric fields, including wireless Internet and cell phones.

"I get chest pain and it doesn't go away right away," he said.

Firstenberg and dozens of other electro-sensitive people in Santa Fe claim that putting up Wi-Fi in public places is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The city attorney is now checking to see if putting up Wi-Fi could be considered discrimination.

But City Councilor Ron Trujillo says the areas are already saturated with wireless Internet.

"It's not 1692, it's 2008. Santa Fe needs to embrace this technology, it's not going away," Trujillo said.

The city attorney hopes to have a legal recommendation by the end of the month.
Just because this guys heart starts pounding because the dumb blond won't get off her cell phone does not mean he is allergic to wireless signals; he is angry because he quite possibly is hearing the dumbest thing ever uttered.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:07 AM   #2 (permalink)
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fwiw, the (far too credulous in tone, IMHO) wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_sensitivity

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...the balance of evidence from provocation studies so far indicates that the link is false.

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...the World Health Organization[3] states that there is no known scientific basis for the belief that electrical sensitivity is caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields.
So, I think it's safe to say it probably isn't EMF that's causing these people distress.

Could be a tumor.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:41 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Sorry Will, but that study sounds like a sham, or they have poorly represented the test conditions.

Besides, I might believe skin irritations from prolonged microwaves, but not chest pains from radio- which is the region of Wi-Fi.
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Sorry Will, but that study sounds like a sham, or they have poorly represented the test conditions.

Besides, I might believe skin irritations from prolonged microwaves, but not chest pains from radio- which is the region of Wi-Fi.
Seconded. "Please do research"? Please, could you get more condescending?
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Old 05-24-2008, 02:13 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Augi, or rather Hain, the study I posted has been peer reviewed and published in an internationally recognized publication.
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Seconded. "Please do research"? Please, could you get more condescending?
I'd hit it.
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Old 05-24-2008, 03:03 PM   #7 (permalink)
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That is why I might believe the microwaves causing skin irritation, because what do we use the microwave EM range for nowadays...

But EM for Wi-Fi is so far lower in frequency, it is radio. This guy should be complaining about TVs and fluorescent lights, too.


UPDATE: And before anyone starts looking at Wikipedia for info on Wireless, Radio, and Microwaves, their diagram of the EM spectrum and the printed frequency range of microwaves are not in agreement.

Since encyclopedia.com isn't working tonight- I thought that cellphones do not use the frequencies of microwaves that cause the thermal excitation of water molecules. I also doubt these are the frequencies which would thermally excite one of the organic compounds found in human skin.
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Old 05-24-2008, 06:55 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I get complaints like that all the time from people who finally realize that we have a cell tower on the roof of the building they live/work.

So I get my Narda RadMan scanner, show them how it works, where it triggers an alarm whenever exposure reaches 12.5, 25, 50, and 100-percent of recommended FCC levels of RF exposure (google up OET Bulletin 56 or OET Bulletin 65, it's a dry read, I warn you), and I take him up every floor, starting from the lobby all the way to the roof,and my RadMan stays silent. That's about when they start questioning whether the batteries work, so then I put the thing six inches in front of the antennas and then it goes off. The point? Cell phones and cell stations don't put out the kind of power necessary to affect health. We keep the footprint of the site small so they're not flooded with trying to handle too many cell phones at one time. The higher the density of phones in a given area, the smaller the footprint. It's not uncommon in urban areas for sites to be within blocks of one another. So to answer the question, no, WiFi and cell phones (the phones themselves transmit with less than 1 watt of power) can't cause these kinds of health problems.

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Since encyclopedia.com isn't working tonight- I thought that cellphones do not use the frequencies of microwaves that cause the thermal excitation of water molecules. I also doubt these are the frequencies which would thermally excite one of the organic compounds found in human skin.
They don't. I don't know the transmit frequencies of all the carriers, but the lowest I've seen is 700 MHz from a paging company, the highest was 1.8 GHz that Sprint uses, and the 2.5 GHz spectrum that they're holding onto hasn't been used for anything yet. Keep in mind also that microwaves need to generate around 1000 watts of power to thermally excite water molecules.
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Old 05-24-2008, 07:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Allergic to radio? Check out of the planet. We're inundated with the stuff and it's not going to stop.

These people sure as hell shouldn't reproduce. We don't need a race of weaklings that are allergic to radio.
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Old 05-24-2008, 07:20 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Since when do we ignore peer reviewed studies instead opting for unreviewed and biased personal experience?

smoore, maybe we should castrate people who are allergic to plants, dust, fungus, and animal dander. And short people. And fat people. Maybe people with fair skin, too. Social darwinism sure enjoyed a popular uprising in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, maybe it's time to give it another shot.
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Old 05-24-2008, 07:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Do you "Hitler" 50% of all posts or just the ones I'm involved in?

Make a fucking pill, radio is here to stay.

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Since when do we ignore peer reviewed studies instead opting for unreviewed and biased personal experience?

smoore, maybe we should castrate people who are allergic to plants, dust, fungus, and animal dander. And short people. And fat people. Maybe people with fair skin, too. Social darwinism sure enjoyed a popular uprising in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, maybe it's time to give it another shot.
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Old 05-24-2008, 07:30 PM   #12 (permalink)
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There's genuine allergies, and then there's psychosomatics.
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Old 05-24-2008, 07:42 PM   #13 (permalink)
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There's genuine allergies, and then there's psychosomatics.
I'm allergic to FM. I think they should pay me.
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Do you "Hitler" 50% of all posts or just the ones I'm involved in?
It's called "Godwin", but I didn't reference Hitler or the Nazi party specifically so it's not the same.

It's hardly my fault if you and Hitler agree a lot.
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:33 PM   #15 (permalink)
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It's called "Godwin", but I didn't reference Hitler or the Nazi party specifically so it's not the same.

It's hardly my fault if you and Hitler agree a lot.
Yeah. You sir, are a whackjob.
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:39 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Yeah. You sir, are a whackjob.
A "whackjob" more familiar with RF's effects on humans and who has a handle n historical context regarding social darwinism.
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:45 PM   #17 (permalink)
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A "whackjob" more familiar with RF's effects on humans and who has a handle n historical context regarding social darwinism.
OK, I'm Hitler.

Everyone allergic to radio, off the fucking planet. Does that by chance, include you? Are you, Willravel, "allergic" to RF? Can you point to an actual study that shows this is accurate?

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We are the teaching clinic of world-renowned Bastyr University and offer a wide range of services, most covered by health insurance providers.

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Care to show the "peer" review?
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Old 05-24-2008, 09:07 PM   #18 (permalink)
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OK, I'm Hitler.

Everyone allergic to radio, off the fucking planet. Does that by chance, include you? Are you, Willravel, "allergic" to RF? Can you point to an actual study that shows this is accurate?

From your source:



Care to show the "peer" review?
I put on my librarian glasses (actually I never take them off) and looked it up.

The International Archives of Allergy & Immunology is a peer-reviewed journal according to EBSCOhost, the electronic database I accessed via my university library's proxy site (it has the full text of the article in question). The journal in question is also listed on PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...?dopt=Abstract and here is a link to the article abstract on the journal's website: http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB...oduktNr=224161

Yes, the article will cited probably was not the best representation of the data, but the study that article was based on is real and was published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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Old 05-24-2008, 09:15 PM   #19 (permalink)
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OK, I'm Hitler.

Everyone allergic to radio, off the fucking planet. Does that by chance, include you? Are you, Willravel, "allergic" to RF? Can you point to an actual study that shows this is accurate?
I have dozens if not hundreds of allergies including animal dander, dust, funguses, pollen, and many other things. What makes me different than people who may have RF allergies? Perhaps it's time to terraform Mars for tolerant people.

TY, snowy, for the work.
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Old 05-24-2008, 09:26 PM   #20 (permalink)
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OK, but I can't access anything actually refuting or endorsing this small test from six years ago. (login?)

If you can, did they decide it was bunk or are they working on it now or what?

I note the scientist that produced this document is actually working on something called AEDS and his related experiments are all focusing on that. It used house dust mites and Japanese cedar pollen to see if they were affected by the microwaves.

No one has seemed to comment on it one way or the other.

In any case, does this actually say anyone is allergic to RF, Willravel? Don't forget, I'm Hitler and I'm looking for someone to persecute. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

(I'm still of the opinion that no one is actually allergic to radio)

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Perhaps it's time to terraform Mars for tolerant people.
Won't work, we will still use RF to communicate with the four people left on earth allergic to RF.
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Old 05-24-2008, 09:41 PM   #21 (permalink)
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lol at RF allergies, I call bullshit too. Seriously.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:02 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Peer reviewed or not, it doesn't matter. The folks in the op aren't claiming that cell phones are making their excema-related dust and pollen allergies more sensitive, they are claiming that they are allergic to wi-fi signals. Your research has nothing to do with this.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:16 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Peer reviewed or not, it doesn't matter. The folks in the op aren't claiming that cell phones are making their excema-related dust and pollen allergies more sensitive, they are claiming that they are allergic to wi-fi signals. Your research has nothing to do with this.
You'd think so, but you'd be wrong.

A man has excema and is experiencing mild allergies due to pollen. He goes into a Starbucks, which has wifi and many people on cell phones, which exacerbates his condition. He begins to itch, which causes panic. Panic causes chest pains.

Unlikely? Shit yes. Impossible? Nope.

Back to reality: there may be some people who are electro-sensitive. I suspect those in AZ aren't, though I readily admit I can't prove it. A point no one seems to be paying attention to, though, is that regardless of the cause these people are exhibiting symptoms of something. That fact should be addressed and, moreover, we should show some sympathy. Instead of trying to remove them from the planet, we should be more concerned about finding out what's really wrong and we should stop treating them like freaks. That was my original point.
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or he can wear rf sheilding and shutup about it already
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:32 PM   #25 (permalink)
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though I readily admit I can't prove it.
But you're not afraid to vilify me before you admit this.

You quote a study with 50-some people in it as evidence then run when I ask for clarification. It's only when more credible (to you) people come along and call you on your BS you back off.

I'm starting to see a pattern here. I'd say I'd avoid you but you're in every thread. I guess I should just ignore you.

What's the motivation here? Does my toupee scare you that much?

edit: Oh yeah, you claim to understand RF allergies and social Darwinism more than I too... care to elucidate me? What don't I understand about the horrors of declaring oneself genetically superior to another? What exactly do you know about radio allergy? (Besides the BS study you posted)

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or he can wear rf sheilding and shutup about it already
That's what I'm saying:

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Old 05-24-2008, 10:44 PM   #26 (permalink)
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But you're not afraid to vilify me before you admit this.
So you see "get off the fucking planet" as the same thing as "they may not have the affliction they claim to have, but let's be sensitive to their situation". How fascinating.
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You quote a study with 50-some people in it as evidence then run when I ask for clarification. It's only when more credible (to you) people come along and call you on your BS you back off.
I must have missed when you said, "but Will, this study is about something else". Oh, right, you just claimed the study was BS, presumably without reading it.
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I'm starting to see a pattern here. I'd say I'd avoid you but you're in every thread. I guess I should just ignore you.
People ignored Einstein, too. Not that I'm Einstein, or even his intellectual equivalent, but I feel the point still stands.
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What's the motivation here? Does my toupee scare you that much?
Honestly? I was surprised at the judgmental tone of the thread.
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edit: Oh yeah, you claim to understand RF allergies and social Darwinism more than I too... care to elucidate me? What don't I understand about the horrors of declaring oneself genetically superior to another? What exactly do you know about radio allergy? (Besides the BS study you posted)
The study is fine. You calling it BS speaks in volumes.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:51 PM   #27 (permalink)
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So you see "get off the fucking planet" as the same thing as "they may not have the affliction they claim to have, but let's be sensitive to their situation". How fascinating.

I must have missed when you said, "but Will, this study is about something else". Oh, right, you just claimed the study was BS, presumably without reading it.

People ignored Einstein, too. Not that I'm Einstein, or even his intellectual equivalent, but I feel the point still stands.

Honestly? I was surprised at the judgmental tone of the thread.

The study is fine. You calling it BS speaks in volumes.
Note the software doesn't do well with chopping posts up.

The first post was an attempt at a joke. You instantly attacked me, as you have done in the past. How many people have you run off of these forums?

The "judgmental" tone of the thread? WTF? These people are only allergic to the ~2.4 Ghz and 820-850MHz range of radio frequency? Why aren't they affected by FM radio? Why aren't they affected by Microwave ovens? Why don't they have sudden attacks when they are passed on the highway by radio geeks broadcasting from their cars?

I'll tell you why, it's BULLSHIT. Just like dowsing, alchemy, astrology and Star Trek. Just BULLSHIT.

Yeah, I kinda like radios.
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Old 05-24-2008, 10:59 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Star Trek is not bull shit.
OK, sorry... "Fantasy".

My bad.

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People ignored Einstein, too. Not that I'm Einstein, or even his intellectual equivalent, but I feel the point still stands.
Which point is this? That people are allergic to something you can't even be allergic to?

Damn dude... chop up a post and leave.

I'm really starting to despise you. At least have the courage of your convictions and show me how I'm wrong or flat out apologize for defending bullshit.

I'll be around for another half hour or so.

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The study is fine. You calling it BS speaks in volumes.
Your strawman does not impress me. I guess you went to bed. I'm going to my rack here in a couple minutes.
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will, can't you *ever* let something go? It really is quite annoying.
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*punches everyone in this thread in the mouth*

shut up already.

*punches himself in the mouth*

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Old 05-25-2008, 05:06 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Before I get caught up on the blaze of posts:

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Since when do we ignore peer reviewed studies instead opting for unreviewed and biased personal experience?

smoore, maybe we should castrate people who are allergic to plants, dust, fungus, and animal dander. And short people. And fat people. Maybe people with fair skin, too. Social darwinism sure enjoyed a popular uprising in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, maybe it's time to give it another shot.
Yes I ignore it, because that is for skin irritation not heart problems. Plus it is a cell phone that is next to someone's head- not wi-fi devices and cellular antennas in some other room. And that is a low blow, bringing up Nazi eugenics at something that was clearly a joke. Yeah, we shouldn't be joking about it, but I doubt anyone has forgotten what the Nazis did, and I doubt anyone will forget in a long time.

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There's genuine allergies, and then there's psychosomatics.
Agreed. For all I know the person on the cell phone was really annoying- at least that is how I perceive every conversation when on a cell phone.

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Unlikely? Shit yes. Impossible? Nope.

Back to reality: ...regardless of the cause these people are exhibiting symptoms of something. That fact should be addressed and, moreover, we should show some sympathy...
Psychosomatic reaction and they want money...


Figures the more I read, you'd have already pointed out that it was for a different condition, which I said earlier. Like I said before, I want to read how they tested it was the microwaves that caused the skin irritation.

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Back to reality: there may be some people who are electro-sensitive. I suspect those in AZ aren't, though I readily admit I can't prove it. A point no one seems to be paying attention to, though, is that regardless of the cause these people are exhibiting symptoms of something. That fact should be addressed and, moreover, we should show some sympathy.
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So, I think it's safe to say it probably isn't EMF that's causing these people distress.

Could be a tumor.
Robot_parade addressed this, and that was the second post.

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shut up already.

*punches himself in the mouth*

*walks off*
Damnit.


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Old 05-25-2008, 07:04 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Speaking of allergies, I'm allergic to teenagers in movie theaters; they increase my heart rate and make me anxious because they frequently do annoying things.


*not that I was ever annoying as a teenager. nope, never*
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Old 05-25-2008, 06:53 PM   #34 (permalink)
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The first link I clicked from that page:

http://bastyrcenter.org/content/category/3/129/175/

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Acupuncture.com
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American Academy of Environmental Medicine
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American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
What a load of crap. C'mon Will, do your so-called 'research' on websites of organizations that don't believe in magic.

Second, in regards to the actual study quoted:

http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB...rtikelNr=67592

The study is about cellphone radiation at close range affecting allergic skin responses. It has nothing to do with what the hypochondriacs in the original article are talking about. The article was published in a decent journal, but it's a single, small study. It looks interesting, and might point to areas for more research.

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*punches everyone in this thread in the mouth*

shut up already.

*punches himself in the mouth*

*walks off*
Thank you sir! May I have another?!

*punches Shauk in the mouth*

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Old 05-25-2008, 08:11 PM   #35 (permalink)
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What a load of crap. C'mon Will, do your so-called 'research' on websites of organizations that don't believe in magic.
The research was posted in the publication International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. The website I linked only happened to host it.
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Second, in regards to the actual study quoted:

http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB...rtikelNr=67592

The study is about cellphone radiation at close range affecting allergic skin responses. It has nothing to do with what the hypochondriacs in the original article are talking about. The article was published in a decent journal, but it's a single, small study. It looks interesting, and might point to areas for more research.
It demonstrated quite well what I wanted to demonstrate: people don't do research before forming an opinion about things like this.

How many posts between mine and filtherton, who was apparently the first to actually read the study I posted? 12ish.
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Old 05-26-2008, 02:27 PM   #36 (permalink)
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So what exactly were you trying to prove by brining up a study that has nothing to do with the topic?
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So what exactly were you trying to prove by brining up a study that has nothing to do with the topic?
No one even bothered looking into a study. I was demonstrating that even when presented to a link that was said to verify the information, no one read it.

Cept Filtherton. Well played.
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Old 05-26-2008, 03:00 PM   #38 (permalink)
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wow. glad i missed this thread.
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Old 05-26-2008, 03:24 PM   #39 (permalink)
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*skipping every link and almost all of the conversations, except to skim them over*

I think that if you are honestly allergic to RF then move to the country, deal with it, or go kill yourself. the rest of the world is not going to change for your inferior genetics.
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Old 05-26-2008, 03:43 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Cept Filtherton. Well played.
I just assumed you'd finally gone off the deep end. I mean, we all know it's coming. There's a pool.

There is no scientific evidence supporting the belief in an allergy to radio frequencies. I think what these people are really allergic to is being poor and ignored.
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