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Hi Greg,
From a quick read through the abstract, it appears the the previously reported review results were not reproducible. You are kinda on your own with respect to nocebo affects.
We once had a visitor swear that she was electrically shocked when she tensioned a vibrating monofilament line. One case out of how many
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On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Greg Danner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> During tune-up for a new plasma display (2 tubes, 4" in diameter, 72" in
> length), we became aware that one person within the museum was suffering
> adverse physical reactions.
>
> I'm curious to know if other science centers with exhibits producing
> rapidly alternating and/or high strength EMF have experienced this issue.
> If so, what (if anything) was done do to address it?
>
>
> Although we have not featured a plasma display in the last 4 years, I'm
> unaware of any reactions like this during the previous 6 years when we ran
> a 24" diameter plasma ball. As we look to finalizing the new exhibit, we
> are considering constructing an open-mesh Faraday cage to surround the
> tubes. Before we proceed, we intend to test its efficacy by modeling the
> exhibit with a Tesla coil-based plasma ball within a Faraday cage, but I'm
> hoping others in the science center world have some experience and wisdom
> to share.
>
>
> Although I was previously unaware of it, when a small fraction of the
> population is exposed to plasma displays and other technology that produce
> strong electromagnetic fields (MRIs, high-tension AC current), these folks
> suffer symptoms akin to those experience when a person is shot with a
> taser.
>
> The NIH's PubMed.gov describes this condition as "idiopathic environmental
> intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields" (IEI-EMF), although it
> notes that it is a medically unexplained illness (Source:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19681059). Other peer-reiviewed
> publications have lamented the inherent difficulties of exploring the
> phenomena, but at least one has shown a correlation between test subjects'
> Tesla exposure intensity from MRIs and a negative impact "in situations
> where high working memory performance was required."
>
> The most common symptoms of IEI-EMF include:
> - headaches
> - difficulty concentrating
> - spatial disorientation
> - short-term memory loss or impairment
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Greg
>
>
> Greg Danner
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