Faraday found his constant in Desmond.
Which assures he won't die of a totally lame cause.
But if I am correct, the people who are experiencing the said "side effects" entered the island on boat, and most likely did not maintain the correct bearing.
I think Faraday might have performed his experiment on himself. That is why he is experiencing the side effects.

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