For the first time, the British Health Protection Agency (HPA) has acknowledged that nausea, headaches, and muscle pains are potential side effects of the electromagnetic fields of mobile phones and computer screens.
Electrosensitivity
Electrosensitivity, a heightened reaction to electrical energy, will be recognized as a physical impairment. The HPA has reviewed all scientific literature on the subject and concluded that it is a real syndrome. It had previously been dismissed as a psychological effect.
Many are believed to be affected to some extent by this syndrome. Symptoms can also include dizziness, irregular heartbeat, and loss of memory.
300,000 Swedish Sufferers
Britain will join Sweden in recognizing electrosensitivity as a problem. About 300,000 Swedish men and women are sufferers. Citizens there have received government assistance to retrofit their homes and offices with gas stoves and wall and window coverings designed to reduce exposure to these fields.
The acknowledgement may fuel legal action in Britain against mobile phone companies by those who suffer from the problem. There is particular concern about exposure to emissions from large mobile phone transmission stations, which are often located near schools or hospitals.