Cell Phones and I-pods (Health alert)

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Its Monday, 14th December 2009

 

30 mins/day on mobile may harm hearing

(I really feel like smashing those cell phones into the ground sometimes ... )http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/09mobile.htmPeople using mobile phones for more than four years and longer than 30minutes a day are at risk of developing hearing loss particularly at higher speechfrequencies, a study conducted by Post Graduate Institute of MedicalEducation and Research at Chandigarh has said."This hearing loss was more in the dominant ear (ear of use). Presence offullness in the ears, ear warmth, strange noises in the ear are warningsignals which should not be ignored," Dr Naresh Panda,

head of the department

of Otolaryngology at PGIMER, who along with his team conducted the

18-month long study, said.He said the aim of the study, which is a preliminary one, done on 100 longterm mobile phone users from Chandigarh, was to assess if long term mobilephone use had any adverse effect on hearing and central auditory pathways.Panda said the study was conducted on people between the age group of 18-45years and those who were using GSM handsets.The study group was divided into three categories -- those using mobilephones for 1-2 years, 2-3 years and 3-4 years and above.Asked if PGIMER was suggesting that people should stop using mobile phones,Panda said it was just a preliminary study and our aim is not to spreadpanic among the public. All we are saying that people should limit or curtailtheir usage and take measures like using ear phones. P. Subramani(from P.

Subramani)

 

Continuing with an allied product ...

 

 

Waves from I-pods may affect health: study

Source : MSN India

 

The next time you use an I-Pod, a microwave oven or a high-speed

food processor, make sure you are not exposed to harmful

electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that may lead to irritation,

violent mood swings or sleeplessness, says a recent study.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The study by Cogent EMR Solutions Ltd, a leader in the field of

anti-EMR technology and a member of the Global Wellness

Foundation, has found that EMR, a self-propagating wave

with electric and magnetic components, poses a major threat

to human health due to excessive use of electronic devices.

 

Carried out with the help of four scientists associated with

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),

it found that EMR rates in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore

were much higher than the permissible limit.

 

"Electromagnetic radiation is really hazardous for human health

as it has penetration power to affect tissues,"

Zafar Haq, CEO OF Cogent EMR, told IANS, adding

that EMR aids in changing energy circulation and behaviour of

blood cells in the human body.

 

It can cause irritation, violent mood swings, sleeplessness,

lack of concentration, low sperm count and cancerous diseases,

Haq said, adding that they would conduct a similar study in

Kolkata next month.

 

He said mobile phone towers were also a potential source

of powerful EMR.

 

Medical experts, however, underplayed the alarming findings,

saying there was no documented evidence to prove that

electronic products like mobile phones and microwaves

caused health hazards.

 

"Though EMR has some potential to penetrate human tissues,

there is no documented evidence to prove mobile phones,

microwave ovens or other household electronic products

radiate EMR," said NRS Medical College and Hospital

oncology head Subir Ganguly.

 

Admitting the dangerous effects of EMR, Sukalyan Chattopadhyay

of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics said

electromagnetic waves do damages human tissues.

 

 

 

Chattopadhyay, who is also associated with Big Bang Theory

research at CERN in Geneva, added: "Each type of human tissue

has certain power to absorb frequency level and if that level exceeds,

it does affect human health to a great extent."

 

He explained that EMR is categorised into several types

considering its frequency of waves. These include radio waves,

microwaves, terahertz radiation, infrared radiation, visible light,

ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays.

 

EMR carries energy and momentum that might be imparted

when it interacts with other matter, he said.

 

The Cogent EMR study for determining the effect of hazardous

EMR revealed that exposure of human blood lymphocytes

to continuous resonant frequency (RF) radiation of 830 MHz

electromagnetic fields for 72 hrs - at temperatures ranging from

34.5 to 37.5 degrees Celsius - could lead to fatal diseases.

 

Such RF radiation is emitted by high-speed electronic devices,

including microwaves, hair driers and automatic shavers.

 

It found that growing exposure to electric transformers that emit

50-60 hertz low level electromagnetic fields (EMF) may block

melatonin, a type of natural neuro-hormone produced by the brain.

It can also affect the ability of melatonin to suppress breast cancer

cells from further multiplication.

 

Melatonin helps maintain body temperature and cholesterol levels

by reducing risk of coronary heart disease and chances of

blood pressure.

 

It was also observed that eight hours of radiation from a TDMA

(times division multiple access) cell phone could result in a 40%

increase in ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) enzyme level,

an indication for increased multiplication of cancer cells.

 

The study further revealed EMF exposure through mobile phones

may affect rapid eye movement during sleep. IANS

 

Think about that the next you rush to embrace new technology ...

.. or that new cell phone

 

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