03.30.06
Found this article at theglobeandmail.com titled Does power corrupt?. The article talks about people with a sensitivity to electricity. Symptoms include fatigue, headaches, poor sleep quality, ringing in the ears, dpression, difficult remembering things, skin rashes.
The change in power quality means more variable electromagnetic fields, and possibly more biologically active ones, are associated with electricity than there used to be. This is a possible explanation for the rise in electrosensitivity complaints in the view of Denis Henshaw, a professor at the University of Bristol in Britain, who is an international authority on the health effects of power transmission lines.
There has also been cancer research exploring the effects of electricity:
The cancer research has linked childhood leukemia to power-line magnetic fields. About 5 per cent of the U.S. population is regularly exposed to fields of the strength associated with leukemia in children, a percentage that is probably similar in Canada. For adult leukemia and brain tumours, some studies have found links to electricity, as they have with Lou Gehrig’s disease, but the research is less conclusive than that for childhood leukemia.
The article mentions one guy with MS who benefited from installing filters on the electrical wiring in his house. The article states that since MS is associated with poor sheathing on the nerves that the disease may be reactive to electricity.
This article doesnt suprise me- the body is a bioelectrical organism. Both electricity and magnetism will disrupt various bodily functions. Red blood cells are high in iron which can be affected by currents. The effects may not be immediately apparent, but these subtle causes can have long term effects on the body. One of the many health crazes today is the use of magnets to improve the energy flow of your body. Accupuncture uses needles to stimulate specific electric conduits in the body…