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Turning off the turbine 'nocebo' effect

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Turning off the turbine 'nocebo' effect

Climate Spectator, published Dec. 3, 2013

"Despite at least 19 reviews of the scientific evidence universally concluding that exposure to wind farm sound doesn’t trigger adverse health effects, people continue to report feeling unwell because they live near wind turbines. We’ve known for some time that exposure to negative messages about wind farms makes people more likely to report feeling sick after exposure to turbines. And new research, published by my colleagues and I this week in the journal Health Psychology, shows positive messages about wind farms may have the opposite effect – improve perceptions of health." ---www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2013/12/3/wind-power/turning-turbine-nocebo-effect

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