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Title: Cellphones & Pillow Talk Post by: WA3VJB on January 21, 2008, 05:19:55 AM Story from BBC NEWS:
Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests. The study, funded by mobile phone companies, suggests radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion. It may also cut our amount of deep sleep - interfering with the body's ability to refresh itself. The study was carried out by Sweden's Karolinska Institute and Wayne State University in the US. This research suggests that if you need to make a make a phone call in the evening it is much better to use a land line. Funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, the scientists studied 35 men and 36 women aged between 18 and 45. Some were exposed to radiation equivalent to that received when using a mobile phone, others were placed in the same conditions, but given only "sham" exposure. Those exposed to radiation took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep, and spent less time in the deepest one. The scientists concluded: "The study indicates that during laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals components of sleep believed to be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are adversely affected." The suggestion is that radiation disrupts production of the hormone melatonin, which controls the body's internal rhythms. Electrosensitivity About half the people in the study believed themselves to be "electrosensitive", reporting symptoms such as headaches and impaired cognitive function from mobile phone use. But they proved to be unable to tell if they had been exposed to the radiation in the test. Alasdair Philips is director of Powerwatch, which researches the effects of electromagnetic fields on health. He said: "The evidence is getting stronger that we should treat these things in a precautionary way. "This research suggests that if you need to make a phone call in the evening it is much better to use a land line, and don't have your mobile by your bedside table." Mike Dolan, executive director of the Mobile Operators Association, said the study was inconsistent with other research. He said: "It is really one small piece in a very large scientific jigsaw. It is a very small effect, one researcher likened it to less than the effect you would see from a cup of coffee." Last September a major six-year study by the UK Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme (MTHRP) concluded that mobile phone use posed no short-term risk to the brain. However, the researchers said they could not rule out the possibility that long-term use may raise the risk of cancer. Story from BBC NEWS Title: Re: Cellphones & Pillow Talk Post by: W1ATR on January 21, 2008, 06:41:02 AM Yup, won't be long now before there's another new prescription drug commercial on TV.
Cellphonozone. Allows you to get a complete and peaceful nights sleep after your busy day of text messaging. Side affects. Raises the possibility of heart attacks, seizures, uncontrollable vomiting, severe headaches and nausea, unpredictable and explosive bowel, skin turning green, hair falling out, ability to speak coherent sentences, and (in men) testes falling off. If you should experience any of these symptoms, please see your doctor.(For a different prescription to counter the above mentioned symptoms.) Title: Re: Cellphones & Pillow Talk Post by: KL7OF on January 21, 2008, 08:16:50 AM don't text message with the phone in your lap especially at bedtime
Title: Re: Cellphones & Pillow Talk Post by: WA3VJB on January 21, 2008, 10:15:12 AM Don't answer text messages either. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
Put it on "shock" or STFU. In 2006 I got a Happy New Year text message from a girl I used to know. Took some explaining right about then. Cellphonozone. Apply directly to the forehead? |