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Wesley Sizemore stands in front of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the mountains of West Virginia. (Photo by Michael Robinson-Chavez/The Washington Post/Getty Images) -------------------------------------------A remote West Virginia town with no cell service, Wi-Fi hotspots, or TV has become a haven for people who say that wireless technology is making them sick. Dozens of so-called Wi-Fi refugees suffering from a controversial malady called electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) have moved to Green Bank, West Virginia, where cell phone and Wi-Fi signals are banned. An estimated five percent of Americans claim to have EHS, a condition not recognized by the scientific community.
Green Bank is located in the US National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square mile area where electromagnetic radiation on the radio spectrum such as radio and TV broadcasts, Wi-Fi networks, and signals from cell phones, Bluetooth and other high-tech electronic devicesare outlawed, to prevent transmissions from interfering with a local radio telescope and a nearby military radio installation. Lice Outbreaks: A Parent's Guide
More than 30 studies have been conducted to see if electromagnetic fields (EMF) can spark these symptoms or other health problems. So far, scientists remain skeptical. When the World Health Organization (WHO) reviewed the research in a 2004 workshop, it reported that: There are also some indications that these symptoms may be due to pre existing psychiatric conditions as well as stress reactions as a result of worrying about believed EMF health effects, rather than the EMF exposure itself." In a recent report, WHO added that, The symptoms are certainly real and can vary widely in their severity EHS has no clear diagnostic criteria and th ere is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF exposure. Further, EHS is not a medical diagnosis, nor is it clear that it represents a single medical problem. Currently, Sweden is the only country that recognizes EHS as a legitimate impairing condition. In that countrywhere the government reports that about 3 percent of the population (some 250,000 people) are affectedthose with EHS are entitled to the same legal rights and social services as those who are deaf or blind. The government will even pay to have the homes of people with EHS electronically sanitized with metal shielding to block electromagnetic radiation, Popular Science Magazine reports.
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