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Founded in 1992, CIRCUIT is the independent, not for profit organisation for the increasing concern about the potential health hazards of electromagnetic fields, in particular electrical hypersensitivity (EHS).  Circuit recognises electricity as a valuable form of energy which benefits society in many ways, but is very aware that just as some people are hypersensitive to pollen or peanuts, for example, there are those individuals who experience adverse health effects whilst using or being in the vicinity of devices emanating electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields.  People with electrical hypersensitivity are usually also chemically sensitive;  EHS and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) tend to go hand in hand.  (It is well known in the medical profession that certain chemicals can sensitise humans to radiation and the impact of a cocktail of chemicals could be more far-reaching than previously thought, also striking differences have been discovered in the way children and adults process drugs and most of the medicines for new-born babies and about half of those aimed at children are untested on young people.)  EHS and MCS can be very disabling and isolating illnesses for the affected persons.  The World Health Authority (WHO) now recognises MCS.  EHS has been gaining recognition as a serious physiological condition for many years.  The first WHO International Conference on EHS took place in Prague, Czech Republic in October 2004.  In September 2007 the EU's European Environment Agency expressed concern about the long term and cumulative effects of electromagnetic radiation from the rapidly expanding new technologies and said it would be prudent for health authorities to recommend actions to reduce exposures, especially to vulnerable groups ...

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Signs and Symptoms of EHS include, but are not limited to:

• Skin problems:  dryness, redness, a tingling or prickling sensation, rashes, irritation, eczema, an unnatural warmth, a grazed feeling.

• Eye problems: soreness, dryness, burning pain, grittiness, irritation, the surface of the eye may feel grazed or torn, pressure in/behind eyes, swolleness; visual disturbances including blurred vision,  opaqueness, weakness, flashes, patches of colour, darkness, blindness.

• Hearing difficulties, including partial deafness, sound sensitivity, tinnitus.

• Swelling of nose, throat, lips, ears and sinuses, swollen glands.

• Inside of head can feel physically inflamed, dry, irritated.

• Convulsions, unconsciousness, blackouts.

• Stunned.

• Headaches.

• Sensation of being poked in both ears and pulled upwards.

• Neuralgia.

• Difficulty thinking, concentration problems, memory loss.

• Hair loss.

• Premature aging

• Thyroid problems.

• Dryness of upper respiratory tract.

• Teeth and jaw pains, aches in muscles and joints, on-going flu-like symptoms.

• Unusual tiredness, exhaustion, faintness, weakness, feebleness.

• Co-ordination problems.

• Restlessness.

• Tenseness.

• Anxiety and depression.

• Sleep problems.

• Problems with dizziness, balance, vertigo.

• Momentary and sometimes persistent feeling of vibration in almost all parts of the body.

• Numbness.

• Burning pain; scalding pain.

• Electric shocks.

• Sensation of flesh being cut/torn.

• Flesh can feel bruised and sore.

• Sensation of being pushed/squashed inwards (not downwards).

• Inside of spine feels inflamed.

• Inside of spine feels too short.

• Ascending whirling sensation inside of spine.

• Shivers up and down spine.

• Legs feel too short and pulled upwards inside of body.

• Bones feel damaged, chipped, broken, crushed.

• Oedema.

• Perspiration.

• Circulatory problems.

• Nose bleeds, blood pressure changes, bruising easily.

• Internal bleeding.

• Cardiac problems.

• Abdominal pain, irregular bowel movements, nausea and digestive problems.

• Altered sugar metabolism.

• Weight changes.

• Menstruation problems.

• Libido difficulties.

• Sun sensitivity.

• Increased sensitivity to vibrations.

• Increased susceptibility to infections.

• Heavy metal sensitivity.

• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.

• Food sensitivities.

• Multiple Allergy Syndrome.

• CFS/ME: people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), quite often report being electrically hypersensitive.

• Benzodiazepines: physiological damage by this prescribed medication, we understand Lorazepam (Ativan) and Diazepam (Valium) in particular, may result in electrical hypersensitivity.

• Pesticide or herbicide exposure may enhance EHS.

• Electromagnetic fields may increase the DNA damage induced by ionising radiation.

• In addition miscarriage, Alzheimer's disease, leukaemia and cancer have been linked to prolonged exposure to electromagnetic fields.

Initial symptoms must be regarded as a serious first warning.  For some individuals the problem becomes gradually worse, the symptoms are sustained for longer periods.  The difference between individuals is great, some may only have one or a few symptoms, some may have many; the intensity of the symptoms varies greatly too, in some very severe cases people cannot, for example, be in the vicinity of a computer let alone operate one, or use artificial light at all, or be close to someone else's mobile telephone.

Once a sensitivity has developed, symptoms of EHS can be provoked by a huge range of sources of EMFs including:

• Mobile and digital cordless phones.

• Mobile phone charger unit.

• Telephones, ansaphones and faxes.

• Wireless networks/wireless connections.

• Computers, including laptops.

• Printers.

• Photocopiers.

• Heating/air-conditioning units.

• Fluorescent lights.

• Light bulbs.

• Dimmer switches.

• Room fans.

• Fish tank heaters and lights.

• Televisions.

• Vacuum cleaners.

• Dishwashers and washing machines.

• Tumble dryers.

• Electric irons.

• Electric cooker (including induction hobs).

• Refrigerators and freezers.

• Microwave ovens.

• Toasters.

• Food mixers.

• Electric blankets.

• Water beds.

• Hairdryers.

• Alarm clocks and clock/radios.

• Baby monitors.

• Electric bottle warmers.

• Sensor pads.

• Electric sewing machines.

• Electric lawnmowers and strimmers.

• Electric DIY tools.

• Tyristors, systems used to control power in appliances.

• Electric fields due to house wiring.

• Fuse panels.

• Burglar alarms.

• Signalling circuits for cable TV.

• Water and gas pipes with associated 'net' currents.

• Uninterrupted power supplies (UPS).

• Substations.

• Powerlines.

• Broadcast and telecommunications antennae.

• Underground electric cables.

• Cars, especially new upmarket cars with RF communication systems.

• Electrical 'noise' in cars, buses, trains, underground trains, trams.

• Industrial machines.

• Electronic doors.

• Laser beams in supermarkets.

• Electronic 'anti-theft' tagging scanners at the exits to many department stores.

• Electronic medical procedures, especially MRI scans.

• Battery-operated equipment (regardless of the size of the battery), including quartz watches.

• Magnets.

• Daylight.

• Weather changes ...

CIRCUIT - Recommended Books

Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields by C Polk and E Postow (1996).  CRC Press.  ISBN 0-8493-0641-8.

Biological and Medical Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields. by Frank S Barnes & Ben Greenebaum (January 2007).  ISBN 0-8493-9538-3 (This is the Handbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, Third Edition.)

Interaction Mechanisms of Low Level Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems, by B Norden and C Ramel.  Oxford University Press (1992).  ISBN 0198577591.

Artificial Electromagnetic Fields and Illness by Dr Stephen Perry, a West Midlands GP, (1990).  Royal College of General Practitioners Reference Book.  Clinical Depression and Suicide has been repeatedly associated with power lines.

Power frequency magnetic fields and illness in multistorey blocks by S Perry and L Pearly.  Public Health (1988); p102, 1 1-8

Overhead high voltage cables and recurrent headaches and depression by Dr David Dawson et al.  Practitioner (April 1988), p435-6.

The Effects of Electromagnetic Fields from Power Lines on Avian Reproductive Biology and Physiology: A Review by Kim J Fernie and S James Reynolds, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 8:127-140, 2005.  ("We dedicated this paper to Professor Ross Adey whose exceptional talents as a researcher and mentor will be greatly missed.").  "Power Lines carrying high-voltage electricity are ubiquitous in the developed world and in urban areas of many developing countries ... The strength of the electric and magnetic fields depends upon the current intensity carried through a conductor and the distance of exposure from the source...  Currently, in Canada an 80m wide exclusion zone exists around each power line, within which residential homes are not built...  Among more than 7,000 scientific publications about the potential effects of EMF exposure, an extensive number of reviews have been written relating to EMF exposure and human health.  The findings of recent studies are also indicative of indirect effects of power lines ... These studies, along with other recent findings, have sharpened the focus even more on the potential dangers of EMFs to public health ... Studies showed that EMFs influence the development, reproduction, and physiology of insects (Greenberg et al, 1981) and mammals (Burchard et al, 1996), but the purpose of this review is to consider the breeding biology of a taxon (ie birds) that lives most intimately with power lines and therefore exposed to EMFs ... the effects of EMFs on various aspects of avian breeding biology are considered, specifically whether EMF exposure alters birds' behaviour, reproductive success, growth and development, physiology, endocrine and immune systems, and oxidative stress.  Oxidative stress has been implicated in cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and aging in humans.  The directions in which future research should proceed are also discussed if studies of avian species nesting in close proximity to power lines are to contribute to our understanding of how EMFs affect physiological systems and the breeding biology of organisms.  There is little doubt that such studies will also have direct implications for human health ..."

(This is an extremely interesting, well-written and easy to understand paper.  To obtain a copy Dr Jim Reynolds, Lecturer in Ornithology and Animal Conversation at the University of Birmingham, England requests that he is contacted by e-mail - j.reynolds.2@bham.ac.uk)

Touching the Void  by Joe Simpson.  Although this book is not about EMFs we have included it because it describes a similar feat of endurance to that experienced by people who are seriously electrically sensitive.

Effects of Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields on Bacterial Growth Rate by Aarholt E, Flinn, E A, Smith C W.  Phys. Med. biol. 1981; 26(4): 613-21.

Magnetic Fields affect the lac operon System by Aarholt E, Flinn E A, Smith C W.  Phys. Med. Biol. 1982; 27(4): 603-10.

Electrical Sensitivities in Allergy Patients by Choy R Y S, Monro J A, Smith C W.  (1987) Clinical Ecology 4 (3):  93-102.

Electromagnetic Man:  Health and Hazard in the Electrical Environment.  by Dr Cyril W Smith and medical journalist Simon Best.  (1989)  Published by Dent.  ISBN 0-460-04698-5.  This excellent, eloquently written, award winning book is now out of print.  However, a bound photocopy of the book can be purchased from the author for £15 (including p&p), for further details contact CIRCUIT.

The Diagnosis and Therapy of Electrical Hypersensitivities by Smith C W, Choy R Y S, Monro J A.  (1989)  Clinical Ecology 6 (4): 119-128.

Coherence in Living Biological Systems by Smith C W.  (1994)  Neural Network World 3: 379-388.

Electromagnetic and Magnetic Vector Potential Bio-information and Water by Smith C W.  (1994)  In:  Endler P C and Schulte J (Eds).  Ultra high dilution: physiology and physics. (pp 187-202) Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht.

Electromagnetic Aspects of Biological Cycles by Smith C W, Environmental Med.  1995; 9(3): 113-18

Nursing the Electrically Sensitive Patient by Cyril W Smith.  Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery (August 1997) 3, 111-116, published by Churchill Livingstone, Robert Stevenson House, 1-3 Baxter's Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH1 3AF.  This is an excellent, most informative and very helpful article.

Is a living system a macroscopic quantum system? by Smith C W.  Frontier Perspectives 1998; 7(1): 9-15

Physicks and Physics by Smith C W.  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (1999); 5(2): 191-193.  "Physics hardly enters into Orthodox Medicine or Alternative and Complementary Medicine because biology does not have a theoretical and mathematical basis in physics."  Available from www.i-c-m.org.uk/journal/1999.

The Physics of Homeopathy by Smith C W.  Proc. Intl. Conf. "Improving the Success of Homeopathy 2:  Developing and Demonstrating Effectiveness".  London: 15-16 April, 1999.  Abstract p89.

Frequency and Coherence in Water and Living Systems by Smith C W.  Paper presented at the First International Workshop on the "Hidden" Properties of Water, 2nd University of Naples, Italy (10th December, 1999).

Notes for Presentations: 'The Diagnosis and Therapy of E M Hypersensitivity' and 'E M Fields in Health, in Therapies and Disease' by Smith C W.  18th Annual Symposium on Man and his Environment, June 8-11, 2000, Dallas, Texas.

Coherent Frequencies and Homeopathy by Smith C W.  Proc. Intl. Conf. Improving the Success of Homeopathy - 3:  Reuniting Art with Science.  Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 22-23 February2001, p103, London, UK.

Comments on "Quantitative Analysis of Reproducible Changes in High Voltage Electrophotography" by Russo et al, by Smith C W.  The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 7 (6): 629-631, 2001.

Distance-related effects near radio and TV transmitters by Smith C W. Electromagnetic Hazard & Therapy (2001); 11(2-4):10-11.

Permanent Changes in the Physico-Chemical Properties of Water Following Exposure to Resonant Circuits by Claudio Cardella, Laura De Magistris, Ettore Florio and Cyril W Smith.  Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol 15, No 4, pp 501-518, 2001.

Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Electromagnetism: unlikely (sick) bedfellows by Smith C W.  Homeopathy in Practice, March 2002, pp 10-14

Toroidal fields may explain mobile phone radiation effects by Smith C W.  Electromagnetic Hazards & Therapy (2002); 13(1): 6-7

Straws in the Wind by Smith C W.  (2003).  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 9(1):1-6.  In this excellent, thought-provoking and highly relevant article Dr Smith looks for straws blowing in the wind of change since his last guest editorial (Physicks and Physics, 1999).  This time his thesis is that 'Environmental Medicine' and 'Alternative and Complementary Medicine' need each other:  "My view is that problems involving the electromagnetic environment are only explicable in terms of an Alternative Medicine which recognises that there are those pathways to the body's regulatory systems ..."   Available from www.i-c-m.org.uk/journal/2003

Energy Medicine United (another Guest Editorial) by Smith C W.  Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 9(4): 169-175 (Nov 2003).

Quanta and Coherence Effects in Water and Living Systems by Smith C W (2004).  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 10(1): 69-78.  This article describes how important frequency is in respect of understanding the mechanisms of homeopathy and acupuncture, how bio-information may be stored in water and also in respect of chemical and electrical sensitivities and hypersensitivities. Hypersensitivity is that degree of sensitivity which seriously interferes with a person's normal functioning.  It concludes that:  "Water and living systems have macroscopic quantum properties that can give rise to a memory for frequencies, long-range effects and entanglement between separate systems".  This excellent and highly relevant article is available from www.i-c-m.org.uk/journal/2004/aug/a01.htm

Frequencies in Homeopathy and Acupuncture by Smith C W.  In: Improving the Success of Homeopathy - 5.  "A Global Perspective".  International Conference Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 26-27 January 2006.  Programme - Poster Abstracts - pp154-155.

Electrical Pollution Around Us: does it make the effects of chemical pollution an even greater health hazard?  by Smith C W.  Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress, CNIT - Paris, March 23-25 (2006).  Congress Book, Abstract p124.

Frohlich's Interpretation of Biology through Theoretical Physics by Smith C W (2006).  In:  Hyland G J and Rowlands P (Eds) Herbert Frohlich FRS:  A physicist ahead of his time.  Liverpool:  University of Liverpool pp 91-138.

Editorial: CAM in Camera by Smith C W (2007).  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 13(1) 3-4

Water - its clinical and scientific depths by Smith C W (2007).  In: Emoto M, The Healing Power of Water.  London: Hay House.  Chapter 3, pp 77-88.

Frequencies:  Effects, Functions and Significance for Living Organisms by Smith C W (2007).  In 47th International Congress for BICOM Therapists, Fulda, Germany, 28-30 April 2007.  Conference Papers 31; 22-50.  REGUMED Institut fur Regulative Medizin, D-82166 Grafelfing, Germany.

#1 Electromagnetics and the ANS; #2 ANS Involvement in Chemical & Electromagnetic Sensitivities by Smith C W (2007.  25th Ann. Intl. Symp. Man and his Environment in Health and Disease June 7-10, 2007 Dallas, Texas.  Syllabus pp 130-156; 596-626.

Water - Nanoscale to Microscale by Smith C W (2007).  8th Intl. Conf. on Computing Anticipatory Systems, HEC-ULg, Liege, Belgium, 6-11 August 2007.  Abstract: CASYS '07 Symposium 6 p23.

Editorial: Apologia Homeopathica by Smith C W (2007).  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Sept 2007.

Elektromegnetische velden en het endocrine systeem by Smith C W (2007).  TIG Jaargang 23.  Harderwijik NL: Stichting TIG pp 71-83.

Why is Electrical Sensitivity still not Generally Recognised? by Cyril W Smith.  Luminous Times, October 2007, No 6, pp 8-9.  This is another most important and relevant paper written by this eminent scientist who has many years experience and enormous understanding and knowledge of electrical hypersensitivity.  Highly recommended.  (Luminous Times is CIRCUIT's newsletter.)

Electromagnetic Field Sensitivities by Rea W J, Pan Y, Fenyves E J, Sujisawa I, Samadi N and Ross G H.  (1991) Journal of Bioelectricity 10 (1, 2): 241-256.

Electrosmog in the Environment by the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape SAEFL, June 2005.  "Various studies have revealed, however, that biological reactions may occur even if field strengths are below the internationally defined thresholds.  These reactions are referred to as subliminal effects.  Experiments conducted on both animals and human beings have identified changes in behaviour, interference with learning capacity and impacts on the hormone system.  For example, it has been found that lower than usual levels of the hormone melatonin are produced.  Melatonin controls the biological day/night cycle, has a stimulating effect on the immune system and inhibits the growth of tumours.  Melatonin deficiencies are associated with sleep-disorders, tiredness and depressive states.  Research has also identified a variety of other impacts of low-frequency fields, including influences on growth and metabolism of cells and changes in genetic material." (page 7).  This brochure makes interesting reading and is available FREE of charge in .pdf format from www.buwalshop.ch (order code: DIV-5801-E) or Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, Non-Ionising Radiation Section, CH 3003 Bern, Switzerland.

Electromagnetic Fields and Neuro-Degenerative Disease.  A 24 page booklet.  The National Radiological Protection Board NRPB) Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation produced this overview covering Parkinson, Motor Neurone Disease and Alzheimers and the relationship in the development of these diseases to EMFs and prior exposure to electric fields.

NRPB Document Volume 15 No2 2004:  Advice on Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (0-300GHz).  An easy to read 35 page booklet, in which the the NRPB makes some very interesting statements about electromagnetic field levels for exposure to the general public.  It covers a wide range of concerns including childhood leukaemia, mobile phones, long-terms effects of EMFs, VDUs, people at risk from induced electric fields, experimental studies using volunteers and ethical constraints, scientific uncertainty etc.

Proposals for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (0 to 300Ghz):  Summary of comments received on the May 2003 Consultation Document and responses from the NRPB  Published July 2004.  ISBN 0-85951-540-0.  Price £13.  An easy to read 27 page booklet, in which the NRPB explains its present understanding of electrical hypersensitivity (also known as electrical sensitivity, electromagnetic sensitivity, electromagnetic hypersensitivity and electrosensitivity) and says that further research on this topic would be most useful and should be encouraged.  It is also positive that the NRPB cites its support for Professor Olle Johansson's work in Sweden on electrical hypersensitivity - Professor Johansson is a medical expert; he has an excellent understanding; he shines like a beacon for electrically sensitive people throughout the world.  We very much hope that Professor Johansson receives the funding he needs to continue his research.

Skin changes in patients claiming to suffer from "screen dermatitis": a two-case open-field provocation study by Johansson O, Hilliges M, Bjornhagen V, Hall K.  Experimental Dermatology 1994: 3: 234-238

""Electrosensitivity", "Electrosupersensitivity" and "screen dermatitis":  preliminary observations from on-going studies in the human skin" by Johansson and Liu, In: Proceedings of the COST 244: Biomedical Effects of Electomagnetic Fields - Workshop on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (ed D Simunic), EU/EC (DG XIII), Brussels/Graz, 1995, pp 52-57.

"Skin changes in "screen dermatitis" versus classical UV - and ionising irradiation - related damage - similarities and differences by two neuroscientists, S Gangi and O Johansson.  Experimental Dermatology 1997: 6: 283-291.

A theoretical model based upon mast cells and histamine to explain the recently proclaimed sensitivity to electric and/or magnetic fields in humans by S Gangi, O Johansson.  Medical Hypothesis (2000) 54 (4), 663-671.  Summary:  The relationship between exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and human health is more and more in focus.  This is mainly because of the rapid increasing use of such EMFs within our modern society.  Exposure to EMFs has been linked to different cancer forms, eg leukaemia, brain tumours, neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, asthma and allergy and recently to the phenomena of 'electrosupersensitivity' and 'screen dermatitis'.  There are an increasing number of reports about cutaneous problems as well as symptoms from internal organs.

Cutaneous Mast Cells are altered in normal healthy volunteers sitting in front of ordinary TVs/PCs - results from open-field provocation experiments by Olle Johansson etc al.  Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, Vol 28 (2001), pages 513-519.

Cancer Trends During the 20th Century by Orjan Hallberg, MSc, ee, consultant and Olle Johansson, Assoc Professor.  Journal of the Austalasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine Vol 21 No 1 (April 2002) pages 3-8

Histological and Stereological analysis of cutaneous mast cells in rats exposed to 50 Hz EMF by Rajkovic V, Matavulj M, Johansson O.  6th International Congress of the European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA), Budapest, Hungary, November 13-15, 2003 (abstr).

Mobile Handset Output Power and Health by Orjan Hallberg and Olle Johnsson.  Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 23: 229-239, 2004.

"Eloverkanslighet - en form av stralskadg" (="Electrohypersensitivity - a kind of irradiation damage", in Swedish), by Johansson O, Tf - bladet 2004; (3): 12-13.

Malignant Melanoma of the skin - not a sunshine story! by Orjan Hallberg, Olle Johnsson.  Med Sci Monit, 2004; 10(7): CR336-340 (full text pdf www.MedSciMonit.com/pub/vol_10/no_7/4321.pdf)

An immunohistochemical and morphometrical study of the power-frequency electromagnetic field influence on skin and thyroid amine - and peptide-containing cells in rats by RajkovicV, Matavulj M, Johannson O.  BioEM 2005, Dublin, Ireland, June 19-24, 2005 (abstr).

Symptombeskrivning samt forekomst av lgE och positiv Phadiatop Combi hos personer med funktionsnedsattningen eloverkanslighet  (Description of symptoms as well as occurence of lgE and positive Phadiatop Combi in persons with the physical impairment electrohypersensitivity, in Swedish), by Holmboe G, Johansson O.  Medicinsk Access 2005; 1 (5): 58-63.  (Professor Olle Johansson kindly sent CIRCUIT a summary of this article in English, a FREE copy of which is available from us upon receipt of a second class stamped addressed envelope.)

FM Broadcasting Exposure Time and Malignant Melanoma Incidence by Orjan Hallberg and Olle Johansson.  Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 24: 1-8, 2005.

Histological characteristics of cutaneous and thyroid mast cell populations in male rats exposed to power-frequency electromagnetic fields by Rajkovic V, Matavulj M, Johansson O, Int J.  Radiat Biol Vol 81, No 7, July 2005, pp 491-499.  "...The purpose and objective of the present study was - therefore - to determine whether rat mast cells in skin and thyroid gland, as well as cutaneous nerve fibers and eosinphils, are sensitive to the influence of power frequency EMFs.  In summary it turned out that the numerical and volume densities of intact type A mast cells in the thyroid of the exposed group of rats were significantly higher as compared to the control (p>0.05 for both).  NB The obtained animal results cannot be understood by psychological or psychiatric theories, but are claimed to be due only to EMF exposure.  (This is extracted from the summary Professor Olle Johansson kindly sent CIRCUIT whilst he was awaiting reprints of the original article from the printer's office).

The effect of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields on skin and thryroid - amine - and peptide - containing cellls in rats: An immunohistichemical and morphometrical study by Vesna Rajkovic, Milica Matavulj, Olle Johanson. Environmental Research 99 (2005), pp 369-377.  Available online at www.sciencedirect.com

Electrohypersensitivity:  State-of-the-Art of a Functional Impairment by Olle Johansson.  Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 25: 245-258, 2006.

How Shall we Cope With the Increasing Amounts of Airborne Radiation?  by Olle Johansson.  Journal of the Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine Vol 25 No 3, December 2006.

Electro-pollution:  Keeping safe in a sea of EMFs, with an introduction by Lynne McTaggart.  A highly recommended book by WDDTY (What Doctors Don't Tell You) that provides a comprehensive overview of the concern surrounding the potential health hazards of EMFs and positive steps you can take to try to keep safe.

Electro-pollution:  Surviving is a sea of EMFs, edited by Lynne McTaggart.  WDDTY newsletter - April 2005 vol 16 no 1.  This special report on electrosensitivity amasses a lot of the latest scientific research on the hazards of electromagnetic field pollution.  Well worth reading.  WDDTY newsletter is published monthly and all back issues are available.

Your Healthy House edited by Lynne McTaggart (2003) ISBN 0-9534734-7-3.  Published by WDDTY.  Your home may be your castle, but the chances are that it is far from being a safe one.  Pollutants such as gases and pesticides, electromagnetic fields from electrical gadgets and power lines, household cleaners, toiletries and cosmetics, and mobile phones and microwave ovens can all affect your health.  This excellent book tells you how to minimise your risk.

The Environment Handbook with an introduction by Lynne McTaggart (1997).  Published by WDDTY.  Just how safe is our environment, and how much does pollution contribute to diseases such as cancer, asthma, infertility and stomach disorders?  This book looks at the evidence to find out the safety records of pollutants and chemicals, of power cables, our water supply, VDUs, mobile phones, pesticides and our food.  A truly essential book for anyone not living in a glass bubble.

For further information about the above WDDTY publications write to: What Doctor's Don't Tell You, Satellite House, 2 Salisbury Road, London, SW19 4EZ.  Tel 0870 4449886.

WHO (World Health Organisation) 2004 Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Conference Proceedings in book form at www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/reports/EHS_Proceedings_June2006.pdf

Electronic smog:  the curse of the mobile phone age: around your home there are countless gadgets whose electrical fields, scientists now warn are linked to depression, miscarriage and cancer by Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor, The Independent on Sunday (7th May 2006). "Invisible "smog" created by the electricity that powers our civilisation, is giving children cancer, causing miscarriages and suicides and making some people allergic to modern life, new scientific evidence reveals. The evidence, which is being taken seriously by national and international bodies and authorities, suggests that almost everyone is being exposed to a new form of pollution with countless sources in daily use in every home."

The full article (approximately 745 words) is available from http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article362557.ece

Electrosensitivity Forced me to Change my Career, an interview with E S Sufferer Faisal Khawajd, an artist, in Allergy Magazine (July/August 2005).  "My symptoms first appeared in 2002.  I had a normal urban lifestyle in London and worked as a photographer.  My job entailed using my mobile a lot and I noticed that every time I used it I'd experience an unpleasant burning sensation in my ear ... I bought a cable phone and my symptoms eased for a while, until other household appliances started to make me feel particularly ill ..."  Subscribe at www.allergymagazine.com

The Powerwatch Handbook: Simple Ways to Make You and Your Family Safer by Alasdair and Jean Philips.  Published by Piatkus Books Ltd (2006).  This easy to understand, well-written book is full of practical information on such topics as: how to test for EMFs in your home; simple ways to reduce your exposure to high-level pollution; the risks of EMFs at work and in hospitals, dental surgeries and shops; how EMFs affect babies and young children; and what you can do to minimise your risk of becoming electrically sensitive.

Electrical Hypersensitivity: A Modern Illness by Alasdair and Jean Philips.  Published by Powerwatch, see their website for other useful books.

The Electrical Sensitivity Handbook: How Electromagnetic Fields are Making People Sick.  Written by Lucinda Grant in the USA.

Electromagnetic Environments and Health in Buildings.  This book edited by Professor Derek Clements-Croome brings together a fund of technical information from a range of distinguished authorities.

The Invisible Disease:  The Dangers of Environmental Illnesses caused by Electromagnetic Fields and Chemical Emissions by Gunni Nordstrom.  Published 2004.  ISBN 1-903816-71-8.  £9.99/US$14.95.  Environmental illnesses are known under a number of names, like Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME), Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, Sick Building Syndrome.  This most informative and well written book makes the connections between the range of illnesses and chemicals used in the manufacture of modern appliances that are mistakenly considered safe.  They are not.  Gunni Nordstrom is an investigative journalist in Sweden where much of the research on environmental illness has been carried out.

VDU Work and the Hazard to Health by the London Hazards Centre (1993).  ISBN 0-948974-11-7

VDU Terminal Sickness by Peggy Bentham (1995).  Published by Jon Carpenter

Terminal Shock: The Health Hazards of Video Display Terminals by Bob Dematteo (1986).  N C Press, Toronto.

Cell Phones, Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age by G Carlo and M Schram (2003).  ISBN 078670960X.

Microwaving our Planet:  The Environmental Impact of the Wireless Revolution by Arthur Firstenberg in the USA (1997).  Arthur became electrically hypersensitive in 1982 as a pre-med university student after receiving more than 40 dental x-rays.  One day he collapsed on the hospital floor with heart pains. He can detect, and reacts to, the electromagnetic fields emitted from everything from hair driers to power lines.  This excellent book is available only from the author, and the last we heard about Arthur he was searching for sanctuary from EMFs ...

Killing Fields, The Ecologist v.34, no.5 (June 2005) by Arthur Firstenberg.

"We are a group of people who love our job and we are not trouble-makers, but we are genuine in our belief that these (TETRA) radios are killing us." anonymous Police Officer.

Read the article in The Ecologist (October 2004) about the new police communications system in the UK, available from PO Box 279, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8DF.  Tel 01795 414 693.

Our Stolen Future:  Are we Threatening our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? by Theo Colborn et al (1997).  Abacus Press.  ISBN 0349108781.

Electromagnetic Fields:  A Consumers Guide to the Issues And How to Protect Ourselves  by B Blake Levitt.  Harcourt Brace, 1995.

Cell Towers:  Wireless Convenience? Or environmental hazard?  by B Blake Levitt (Editor/contributing author).  Safe Goods Publishing, 2001.

Currents of Death by Paul Brodeur.  (1989).  ISBN 0671678450.

Water, Electricity and Health by Alan Hall.

Radiation and Human Health by John Goffman (1981) Sierra Books, USA

Light, Radiation and You: How to Stay Healthy by John N Ott.  Devin-Adair Publisher (June 1985).

The Sick House Survival Guide by Angela Hobbs.  (2003)

Electropollution: How to Protect Yourself Against It by Roger Coghill (1990).  ISBN 0-7225-2307-6.  Electropollution is the damage caused to living creatures by electromagnetic energy; it is implicated in the increase in cot deaths, in meningitis, ME, Multiple Sclerosis, and a range of immune-deficiency disorders.  Roger Coghill explains for the non-scientific reader the history of the discovery of electromagnetic energy, it's exact nature, and the evidence of its damaging effects.  Detailed case studies reveal the damage caused to humans by power lines, radio, television and microwave radiation, VDUs, car telephones, and the myriad other sources of electro pollution in the the modern world.  A very interesting book.

Something in the Air:  Living in an Electric Age by Roger Coghill (1997).  A detailed overview of how mobile phones, MW and RF radiation and the ocean of EM waves now permeating the planet are affecting its ecostructure, human and animal life, from a biologist's viewpoint.

The Dark Side of the Brain by Harry Oldfield and Roger Coghill (1989).  Published by Element Books.  This book explores the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on the brain and how the brain uses EMFs for the regulation of cellular processes.  A review of the literature and history of research into this field is included.  An absolutely fascinating book.

The Healing Energies of Light by R Coghill, Lond Graia, 2000.

Cross Currents, The Perils of Electropollution, The Promise of Electromedicine by Dr Robert Becker (1990).  Bloomsbury Press (London) and Tarcher (Los Angeles).  This highly recommended book discusses the impact of electromagnetic pollution on the human body, and describes alternate healing methods that make use of the body's innate electrical healing systems.

Electromagnetic Pollution by Drs Robert Becker and Andrew Marino.

Electromagnetism and Life by Drs Robert Becker and Andrew Marino.

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert Becker and Gary Seldon (1985).  Published by Morrow, N Y.  A clearly-written account of decades working to uncover the mechanism of wound repair and protein synthesis in electromagnetic terms.

Subtle Energy by John Davidson (1987).  Published by F W Daniell (UK).

The Web of Life by John Davidson (1999).  Published by F W Daniell (UK).

Hands of Light by Barbara Ann Brennan (1988).  Published by Bantam, New York.  ISBN 0-553-34539-7.  A fascinating look at the human energy field and how it affects health and the healing process.

Earth Radiation: The Startling Discoveries of a Dowser by Kaethe Bacher.  (1988).  ISBN 0951415107.  Published by Wordmasters, Manchester

Are You Sleeping in a Safe Place? by Rolf Gordon.  This book explains how to detect the symptoms associated with exposure to Geopathic Stress, describes how to locate the stress and shows you how to find the best possible places to sleep.  Available from Dulwich Health, 130 Gipsy Hill, London, SE19 1PL.

The Boiled Frog Syndrome:  Your Health and the Built Environment by Thomas Saunders (2002). ISBN 0-470-84553-8.  Published by John Wiley and Sons.

The title is taken from the disturbing fact that :  "If a frog jumps into a pan of warm water, it will immediately jump out again.  However, if a frog is placed in a pan of cold water that is then gradually heated, the frog continues to adjust its body temperature awareness to the increasing water temperature until, ultimately it is boiled alive.  The modern (man-made) environment affects us all and humans are living in levels of increasing subtle background pollution. It briefly covers topics such as contaminated land and then examines various aspects of sick-building syndrome.  About a third of the book is devoted to electromagnetic fields - what they are, what they do, etc.  The second half of the book touches on, amongst other things, ancient wisdom, allopathic and holistic medicine and alternative technology.  Well worth reading.

The Last Straw by Peter G Campbell.

Skewed:  Psychiatric hegemony and the manufacture of mental illness in multiple chemical sensitivity, gulf war syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome by Martin J Walker (2003).  ISBN 0-951-9646-4X.  Skewed illustrates how patients suffer under a psychiatric paradigm which deems clinical investigation of their problems inappropriate and unnecessary.  In his perceptive forward, Professor of Psychiatry Per Dalen, MD, PhD, of the Universityof Gothenburg in Sweden says: "Readers who are not yet familiar with the tragic erosion of the truth-seeking scientific spirit in medical research will, I hope, also find this book an excellent introduction to these problems."  Available from Slingshot Productions Ltd, BM Box 8314, London, WC1N 3XX, or from Cygnus Books.

Brave New World of Zero Risk:  Covert Strategy in British Science Policy by Martin J Walker (2005). Published by Slingshot Publications.  Until further notice this book is only available as a downloadable FREE pdf file from the Zero Risk website at www.zero-risk.org.  "... The National Health Service, set up originally to provide health care regardless of income to the British people has been sold off bit by bit mainly to pharmaceutical interests.  The most serious consequence of letting corporate interests look after science, medicine and health is that the independence of science and any possible independence of health care has been obliterated.  Corporate lobby groups ... preach zero risk and claim that new technologies can cause no harm.  This book examines the contemporary corporate politics of science in two areas, that of MMR (Mumps, Measles and Rubella) vaccination and the illness of ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis).  It shows how those who have fought for independent science have been bullied, attacked and discredited, using political strategies which have nothing to do with science and everything to do with power and profit.

EEA Environment Issue Report 22 - Late Lessons from Early Warnings:  The Precautionary Principal 1896-2000.  European Environment Agency.  ISBN 92-9167-323-4.

Understanding Environmental Pollution by Marquita K Hill.  Cambridge University Press (1997).  ISBN 0-521-56680-0.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (Penguin 1965).  Rachel herself died of breast cancer in 1964.  In 1962 she contended that "we have put poisonous and biologically potent chemicals indiscriminately into the hands of persons wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm.  We have subjected enormous numbers of people to contact with these poisons, without their consent and often without their knowledge".

The Ecology of Cancer, Living Downstream by Sandra Steingraber.  This remarkable book about cancer, chemicals and the environment is a continuation of Rachel Carson's pioneering work.

Chemical Sensitivity, by Professor William Rea.  CRC Press.  ISBN 0873719646.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, by Pamela Reed Gibson.  New Harbinger Publications. ISBN 157224173X.

Chemical Children: How to Protect your Family from Harmful Pollutants, by Dr Peter Mansfield and Dr Jean Monro.  ISBN 0712617299.  Century Paperbacks.  A detailed survey of the insidious influences on our environment, case histories and positive advice on what you can do to combat the modern menace to our chemical children.  An extremely interesting and informative book which is excellent value.

Toxic Childhood:  How the modern world is damaging our children and what we can do about it by Sue Palmer.  Published by Orion.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Chemical Overload by R A Buist

Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia by Dr Alison Bested FRCP(c).  Published by Cumberland House, 2006.  Alison Bested MD, Haematological Pathologist, is a graduate of McMaster University Medical School and Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto.  This book is written in layman's language with the purpose of educating and uplifting patients, their doctors and families.

Drop Dead Gorgeous by K Erickson and Samuel S Epstein.  (2002) Published by Contemporary Books , New York.

Pharmaceutical Skin Penetration edited by K A Watters and J Hadgraft.  (1993)

Drug Permeation Enhancement:  Theory and Applications edited by D S Hseih. (1994)  Published by Marcel Dekker, New York.

Unreasonable Risk: Environmental Toxicology by Samuel S Epstein. (2001)

Consuming Chemicals - Hazardous Chemicals in House Dust as an Indicator of Chemical Exposure in the Home.  A free report by Greenpeace UK.  (Greenpeace, Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN, Tel 020 7865 8100)

Chemicals in Products:  Safeguarding the Environment and Human Health.  ISBN 0101582722.  This 287 page report raises particular concern on 30,000 chemicals used in the EU that have been comprehensively tested.

Living Dangerously: Are everyday toxins making you sick?  by Pat Thomas.  2003.  Newleaf.

The Poisoning of Our Homes and Workplaces by J Thrasher and A Broughton.  (1989).  Published by Seadora.

Why Your House May Endanger Your Health by Dr Alfred Zamm

Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes by N A Ashford et al (1991).  Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold.

The Perils of Progress, by John Ashton and Ron Laura.  Zed Books.  ISBN 185649697X.  An informative book about the concern associated with new types of flavour-producing technology designed for use in microwave ovens, the hazards to health of PVC (PolyVinyl Chloride) plastic films that cover food during microwave cooking etc.

When Smoke Ran Like Water by Devra Davis.  ISBN 1-903985-50-1.  Perseus Press, PO Box 317, Oxford, OX2 9RU.  Devra Davis, Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and Senior Advisor to the World Health Organisation, has successfully linked environmental and workplace safety issues in 'When Smoke Ran Like Water'.  The message which comes across from this book is that industrial pollution is doing massive injury to human health and the environment.

The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy Free Cooking by Glenis Lucas (A CIRCUIT member).  Forward and Introduction by Michael C Matthews MBBS, Chairman, Allergy UK.  £9.99.  Watkins Publishing.  "More and more people are discovering that they are allergic to wheat or dairy foods, and that finding interesting, affordable and simple recipes without wheat and dairy have been a challenge until now ... Discover a wonderful collection of recipes that are gluten-free and dairy-free.  Enjoy appetising and healthy food, including soups and salads, fish and meat, vegetarian dishes, and a surprisingly large selection of breads, cakes, pastries and puddings, desserts and drinks - over 200 delicious recipes.

The "Which?" Guide to Complementary Medicine by Barbara Rowlands.  A Which? Consumer Guide that assesses alternative therapies, how they work, their efficacy, their cost and how to find a reliable practitioner.

Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance by Dr James L Oschman.  In respect of the main themes of this book, bio communication and invisible forces, the author wants to enable all therapists to be able to enhance their therapeutic skills, to enlighten their patients and to extend what is possible for athletic, artistic and martial arts performers to achieve.

Energy Medicine:  The Scientific Basis of Bioenergy Therapies by Dr James L Oschman.  ISBN 0-443-06261-7.  Published by Churchill Livingstone.  This book, written by a scientist with a degree in biophysics and a PhD in biology, brings together evidence from a wide range of disciplines to offer an explanation for the energetic exchanges that take place in all therapies.  It provides an exciting and challenging read.

The Mozart Effect by Donald Campbell.  Hodder & Stoughton (2001).  ISBN 0-340-79373-2.  A truly wonderful book about the healing benefits of music.  (A favourite book of the webmaster too!)

Rhythms of Life:  The Biological Clocks that Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing by Leon Kreitzman and Russell Foster.  Why do more people have heart attacks early in the morning?  Why is working shifts unhealthy?  What of our own sleep patterns?  Are we 'larks' or 'owls'?  The answers lie in the exciting new science of chronobiology, the study of natural rhythms in all living things.  A fascinating account of how time influences life.

LINKS

ES-UK - www.es-uk.info

Powerwatch (UK) - www.powerwatch.org.uk

Radiation Research Trust (UK) - www.radiationresearch.org

Electric Forester Investigations Ltd. (UK) - www.electricforester.co.uk for "independent electromagnetic surveys and investigations".

SPECTRUM (UK) - www.spectrumalliance.org.uk is an alliance of organisations concerned about the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs, which tend to be more suitable for people who are light sensitive.  (There are people who are so physically sensitive they are unable to tolerate even incandescent bulbs.)

Children with Leukaemia (UK) - www.leukaemia.org is a charity that investigates the causes of leukaemia and related child cancers.  Established in 1988 a year after leukaemia killed Paul O'Gorman at 14 years of age.

TETRAWATCH (UK) - www.tetrawatch.net

Allergy Magazine (UK) - www.allergymagazine.com

Allergy Magazine is keen to hear from people with electrical sensitivity/hypersensitivity who would like to share their allergy story with their readers.  Contact editor@allergymagazine.com or Tel 01322 619 898.

FEB (Sweden) - The Swedish Association for the Electrically and VDT Injured.  It has information available in English.  www.feb.se

Dr Neil Cherry's Papers - Dr Neil Cherry was the Associate Professor of Environmental Health at Lincoln University, New Zealand.  For his advanced and innovative work in this area, Dr Cherry was awarded a Royal Honour in 2002.  He was a well-known independent academic professor of over 30 papers to international conferences on the health effects of EMR/EMF.  Dr Neil Cherry died on 24 May 2003, aged only 56, from Motor Neurone disease.  www.neilcherry.com