| Description: | that can translate into an expression of symptoms".The findings run against the claims of the Waubra Foundation a national group that opposes windfarms and says serious medical conditions have been identified in people living working or visiting within six miles (10km) of wind turbine developments The group says the onset of conditions including sleep deprivation hypertension heart attacks and depression correspond directly with the operation of the windfarmsWaubra's chief executive Sarah Laurie said illnesses resulting from exposure to windfarms were "an inconvenient truth" "There's been an attitude that the people who are getting sick are collateral damage" she said"People are not getting sick because someone tells them they're going to become unwell They're waking up in the middle of the night and suffering from sleep deprivation because something is waking them up" Laurie who trained as a rural GP said it was important that more research was done so we have a better understanding |