MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cell phones'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069442&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fce8sbIDKoeA%2F By Julian SanchezBack in May, during the debates over reauthorization of the Patriot Act, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Udall (D-CO) began raising a fuss about a secret interpretation of the law’s so-called “business records” authority, known to wonks as Section 215, arguing that intelligence agencies had twisted the statute to give themselves domestic surveillance powers Congress had not anticipated or intended. At the time, I marshaled a fair amount of circumstantial evidence that, I thought, suggested that the “secret authority” involved location tracking of cell phones. Wyden backed off after being promised a secret hearing to address his concerns—but indicated he’d be returning to the issue if he remained unsatisfied. The hearing occurred early ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069442 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:36:26 +0100 5069442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921517&cid=t_145506_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F11%2F6-ideas-for-creating-fun-rituals-with-your-family%2F My parents and I have always been like the Three Musketeers. When I lived at home, we’d sit down to dinner every single night—no TV or cell phones, though my dad would leave the soccer game on in the living room and spring from his chair to stand at the edge of the kitchen to catch a good play. (Or if he heard the signature “Gooaaaallllll!” roaring from the announcer.) We took family vacations regularly and rarely experienced big events separately. For instance, whenever I had a performance at school, my parents always made sure that one of them was there. If they had to, they’d miss work to support me during one of my silly shows. My father passed away almost two years ago, but my mom and I still try to eat dinner together and regularly have shopping dates. When my g... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921517 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:31:41 +0100 4921517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921424&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcell-phones-and-brain-cancer-evidence-of-a-link-is-limited%2F2011.06.10 If the recent announcement by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that cell phones may cause brain cancer has you worried, you might want to wait a bit before trashing your mobile phone and going back to a land line. Last week, the IARC convened experts from around the world to assess what, if any, cancer threat cell phones pose to the 5 billion or so people who use them. After reviewing hundreds of studies, the IARC panel concluded that cell phone use may be connected to two types of brain cancer, glioma and acoustic neuroma. That sounds mighty scary. But the IARC said the evidence for this conclusion was “limited.” Most studies have shown no connection between cell phone use and brain cancer. In the relatively small number of studies that have observed a connectio... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921424 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:00:11 +0100 4921424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517300&cid=t_145506_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FuRLi06BF4A8%2F Yesterday, we found out that cell phone use definitely affects brain activity, thanks to a study linking talk time with a spike in the brain’s glucose metabolism. Today, we were alerted to another study showing that cell phones can also control our minds (don’t ask us the difference between minds and brains; that’s a topic for a different publication). A study published in Psychological Science showed that when we dial phone numbers, the corresponding letters and words come to mind even if we’re not consciously aware of them. What’s more, subjects seem to prefer dialing numbers that correspond to positive words (like LOVE and DREAM) than negative ones (SLIME was one example used in the study). So what’s the implication? Researchers say this helps prove t... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517300 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:30:04 +0100 4517300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512413&cid=t_145506_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fcall-me-on-your-cell-sugar.html In this study, the regional cerebral glucose consumption rate was about 37 μmol/100 g per minute. So 2.4 μmol/100 g per minute is less than a tenth of the normal value (if I understand correctly). Whether a change of less than 10% is significant - again, I'm trying to find the relevant literature.Historical Update: A friend comments:The first author [of the glucose and cell-phones paper] is Trotsky's great granddaughter. Maybe she should have tested whether ice picks near the head change glucose metabolism.Ouch. (Source: Zackary Sholem Berger) Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512413 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:17:00 +0100 4512413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512540&cid=t_145506_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F_gxxM0Dih34%2F The notion that cell phones may cause cancer is hardly new. And, while both proponents and skeptics of the theory have been battling it out for years with no firm evidence pointing in either direction, a new study shows that cell phones are, at least, definitely doing something to your brain. The question is: What? A study published this week in The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that cell phone use causes a demonstrable spike in the brain’s glucose metabolism. Dr. Nora Volkow, the study’s lead author, told CNN: “When glucose metabolism goes up, it activates cells. The findings are an indication that exposure to cell phones activates the brain much more easily than we previously thought.” In other words, dirty talk with your long-distance like/l... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512540 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:43:33 +0100 4512540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294670&cid=t_145506_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fmaybe-cell-phones-do-maraud-little-bit.html Now, instead of thinking that the concern for cancer risk from cell phones is BS, I think the concerns are exaggerated and misplaced. Let me explain.When I wrote my previous post, I was not aware of the meta-analysis from 2009 by Myung et al. in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. (A meta-analysis uses statistical techniques to classify and then pool results from a number of studies.) The work by Myung et al. needs some detailed discussion, but it presents some findings which bear consideration: first, that in the subgroup of studies they considered which were of higher quality, there is a positive association between any cell-phone use (compared to rare or never use) and brain tumors both benign and malignant. Second, there is a significant association, in all studies which consider cell-ph... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294670 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:49:00 +0100 4294670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200582&cid=t_145506_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Flet-us-discuss-murderous-cell-phones.html Cancer and cell phones - I meant to blog about this for some time, since it has long trended among the most read articles at the Times website. To be charitable, the article did make me go and look up the literature, so that's not a bad thing. In short, however, the Times treatment is irresponsible and fear-mongering.First, let me remark that the Times article mentions by name a refereed study of cellphones in humans only in the 14th paragraph. And it neglects to mention the multiple studies which have shown no connection.Now, let's consider the INTERPHONE study referred to in the Times piece (it's one of these with the fake acronyms). It showed no connection between cell phone use and cancers, when all brain cancers are taken together. Now, it's reasonable for them to analyze different ca... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200582 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:03:00 +0100 4200582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125064&cid=t_145506_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fbad-mommy-the-baby-blues-and-postpartum-depression%2F Eighteen years ago, when I gave birth to my son, I was a wreck; depressed and racked with guilt over it. I learned later I wasn’t alone. Many mothers felt the same way when their kids were born, only they kept it quiet. Today, thank God, the silence is broken and women can admit just how imperfect their mommy-ness feels at times. Back in the old days, however, it was odd for a woman to confess that she didn’t feel a strong traditional pull to be a mother. We’re talking way back — before cell phones, before the Internet, before Facebook, even before reality television shows! For my husband and me, circumstances beyond our control forced us to consider life without children. Having the choice taken away from us because of my chronic illness was depressing and we had to wo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125064 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:56:02 +0100 4125064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098513&cid=t_145506_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F8jNamSpOnH8%2F I am not a naturally organized person. Over the years I have developed some tools that help me stay on track with the myriad of daily interruptions that can lead me astray. My favorite tool that I use is a paper based daily planner. Mine has morphed over the years and currently has six boxes at the top for my daily priorities with four boxes along the side for e-mail, phone calls, meetings, and notes. The bottom has a to-do list. It looks like this… I’ve tried organization apps on my computer and cell phone, but I always come back to paper. While this works for me, my question is this: What organizational tools do you use to stay on track? (Source: Success Begins Today) Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098513 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:37:03 +0100 4098513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098113&cid=t_145506_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FrXAasmOrgSc%2F One of the really interesting things that I’ve heard at the Mobile Health Expo has been the use of text messages to assist with patient compliance. I think this is at least the third time at this conference that I’ve been hearing about the use of text messages in healthcare as a way to remind patients of their need to comply with the doctors instructions. In one case, NoMoreClipboard is working with a hospital to use medical minutes (basically subsidizing their cell phone plan) for participants in a diabetes program. In this program, users would access the NoMoreClipboard PHR through their cell phone where they can update their blood glucose levels or other information as designed by their hospital. This is pretty cool, but the interesting part is the way they’re using te... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098113 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:08:18 +0100 4098113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065327&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fyour-cell-phone-tweets-takes-pics-and-gives-you-a-tumor%2F photo: Thinkstock Check out this post from Emily Tan on Lemondrop. From cell phones and Crackberries to iPhones and laptops, technology has become such an intricate part of our daily lives, we sure wouldn’t know how to live without it. However, as convenient as these devices make our lives, a new book argues they may take a not-well-known toll on our health. In “Zapped: Why Your Cell Phone Shouldn’t Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways To Outsmart The Hazards of Electronic Pollution,” Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman, author of the New York Times Bestseller “Fat Flush Plan,” as well as 30 other books on health and nutrition, explores the various ways our bodies are affected by “electronic pollution” — and how to protect ourselves from these elec... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065327 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:15:35 +0100 4065327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3983293&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fmost-americans-sleep-with-cell-phones.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3983293 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:24:00 +0100 3983293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831398&cid=t_145506_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F06%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-6-2010%2F I remember being in my early twenties sitting in my beat-up Nissan right in the peak of traffic hour. I had no air conditioning. The music was not on. I think the only people who owned cell phones back then were doctors and dentists. It was so hot that my palms were sweaty and slippery against the hot steering wheel. The unforgiving heat from the cars all around me felt suffocating. This was an ordinary day and I was just on my way home from work. I would not have remembered it other than the fact that I had an extraordinary experience sitting there being very ordinary. Suddenly, I just felt plain loved. I felt grateful for being me, for every hardship I had ever endured, for every fear I had, for every imperfection that made me unique. In the midst of all that traffic while people were ho... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831398 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:23:27 +0100 3831398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761276&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwhy-iphone-and-droid-arent-smart-for.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761276 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:49:00 +0100 3761276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3754079&cid=t_145506_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FFvzsBN83Vls%2Fcan-mobile-health-lead-to-medicaid.html Heath Care at MSNBC recently looked at the work Dr. Richard Katz is doing in Washington, DC, to work with inner city individuals to monitor their diabetes daily. By using cell phones as medical devices, they are hoping to take daily readings of blood sugar and send reports back to the doctors. Then, if numbers are incorrect, the doctors can communicate with the patients as to what they need to do to get their blood sugar back to normal. Then upon normal doctors visits, all of the information is recorded at NoMoreClipboard.com. Thus, encouraging individuals to consistently monitor their health on a daily basis before conditions worsen. Read the full article here. As this experiment is focused in inner-city Washington, DC, the daily healthcare will contribute to Medicare saving.What do you t... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3754079 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:16:00 +0100 3754079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750027&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fverizon-opens-green-store-an-empty-gesture%2F photo: Thinkstock Verizon Wireless announced plans to open a state-of-the-art green store in the Bank of America Tower in New York City. The Bank of America Tower is certified from the Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — so, basically, it’s super green. But cell phones are definitely not. A Huffington Post article suggests that it would be more beneficial to the environment for Verizon to have a “Turn Off Your Cellphone Hour” rather than open up one eco-friendly storefront. What do you think? Is it hypocritical for a company that sells a not-eco friendly product to operate out of a green store? Or does every little green effort count? via Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree Verizon Opens Green Store: An Empty Gesture? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750027 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:03:23 +0100 3750027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740570&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffriday-photo-throwback-the-first-cell-phone%2F We consider anything that happened in Back to the Future Part II and is happening now a total technological success. For example, video calling is definitely up there, because the new iPhone offers video phone. And to think that we might not even have cell phones if Martin Cooper didn’t dream of a portable telephone way back in 1973. Watch Cooper below, demonstrating a cellular phone call in New York City. photo via CNN via CNN Post from: BlissTree Friday Photo Throwback: The First Cell Phone (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740570 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:55:29 +0100 3740570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733055&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Femail-signatures-unprofessional%2F photo: Thinkstock Yes, we know that some people have awesome smartphones that put our basic flip-phones to shame, but are email signatures indicating the $300+ device they were sent on really necessary? We’ve all seen them: “Sent from my Verizon Wireless Blackberry”, or “Sent from my iPhone”. It seems like just blatant marketing on the part of the phone manufacturer or service provider, but in the business world it’s come to be seen as an excuse for a sloppy or short email. It’s even worse if the signature has this tacked onto it: “Sent from my iPhone sorry for typos.” Proofread, people. Make sure there aren’t any typos, even if you need to stop walking, eating, or talking to do it. Lifehacker suggests including the reason for you... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733055 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:27:52 +0100 3733055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629605&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fplant-my-phone-donate-your-old-cell-phones-to-plant-a-tree%2F photo: Thinkstock Your old cell phone can actually do something positive and earth-friendly – and not just take up space in a drawer. Thanks to Plant My Phone, you can recycle your phone, and the company will use the money from the sold materials to plant as many trees as they can. An average phone that you’ve had for two years will plant 15 trees, while a first-generation iPhone in good condition will plant as many as 79. (Plus, you can download a prepaid shipping label from Plant My Phone’s website.) Check out this chart to see how many trees your old phone could potentially create. Currently, only 10% of the 140 million cell phones that become “old” are recycled each year – the rest just sit in landfills or homes. Plant My Phone is a much better (and more tec... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629605 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:04:15 +0100 3629605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610314&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhealth-care-by-text-in-rwanda-texting-saves-pregnant-women%2F photo: Thinkstock When it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, women in the developed world are notorious for hopping in a car and zipping to the hospital at the first signs of labor, but in in the developing world, it’s not always an option. In Rwanda, where hospital access is scarce, a new Rapid SMS service was introduced in August of 2009 to help give people living in remote regions of the country quick access to healthcare. The system, a joint initiative between three United Nations organizations, is being tested in the Musanze District of Rwanda. Cell phones were given to 432 health workers in the Musanze District who then register pregnant women in their villages through SMS text messages. They can send updates on their conditions to a central server in the capital city of Kigali... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610314 Fri, 28 May 2010 17:54:51 +0100 3610314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515321&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcell-phone-radiation-%25e2%2580%2593-talking-your-ear-off%2F photo: Thinkstock A recent episode of NPR’s This American Life focused on true urban legends – one of which is the idea that radiation from cell phones causes cancer. The segment was an interview with Christopher Ketcham, who wrote an article in GQ in February about the controversial issue, and how no one in the U.S. seems to care about it. The article highlights startling facts about cell phone usage and tumors, early onset Alzheimer’s, brain-aging, and other not-so-super-fun effects. Another article, in the current Harper’s, looks at results of studies of cell phone radiation side effects, and the findings are anything but consistent: “Cell-phone radiation slows one’s cognitive reaction time” or “It makes one think faster” or “It ha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515321 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:45:41 +0100 3515321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487043&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLuDCqoLtJ8E%2F By Julian SanchezStop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. The Washington Post reports that the National Security Agency has halted domestic collection of some type of communications metadata—the details are predictably fuzzy, though I’ve got a guess—in order to allay the concerns of the secret FISA Court that the NSA’s activity might not be technically permissible under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Naturally, there’s the requisite quote from the anonymous concerned intel official: “This is a basic tool we used to have, and it’s now gone,” said one intelligence official familiar with the impasse. “Every day, every week that goes by, there’s just one more week of information that we’re not collecting. You... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487043 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:02:21 +0100 3487043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471768&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzbZBJW-JsFY%2F By Tim LynchWhen school administrators discovered nude photos of teenage girls in the cell phones of some boys at school, they decided to set an example and crack down on “sexting.”  The school officials took the matter to the local prosecutor.  The prosecutor, in turn, informed the parents of the girls that the youngsters would either have to attend a multi-session education and counseling class or face felony child pornography charges. The letter to the parents explaining the “program” stated, “Participation in the program is voluntary. …  However, charges will be filed against those that do not participate.”  Hmmm.  This curious arrangement was challenged in a lawsuit and the court found the prosecutors’ actions illegal.  Go here (... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471768 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:23:59 +0100 3471768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449079&cid=t_145506_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdesign-challenge-and-now-a-word-from-our-sponsor.html Actually, we have Veenu Aulakh to thank for putting the DiabetesMine Design Challenge on the map. She heard me give a keynote speech at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project HealthDesign event a few years ago, calling for more patient involved in medical device design, and it seems that a light bulb went on: the [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449079 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:41 +0100 3449079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424832&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5mbmUMVcPcI%2F By David BoazWhen I was a kid in the 1960s and we came back from a visit to my grandmother’s, my mother used to call my grandmother, let the phone ring twice, and then hang up. It was important for my grandmother to know that we’d arrived home safely, but long-distance telephone calls were too expensive to indulge in unnecessarily. When I entered Vanderbilt University in 1971, my parents had to decide whether to pay for a telephone in my dorm room. They decided to do so, but most of the thoroughly upper-middle-class students on my floor did not have phones. Phones cost real money back then. Then came the breakup of the AT&T monopoly in 1984. Phone technology and competitive service provision exploded. In 1982, Motorola produced the first portable mobile phone. It weighe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424832 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:09:17 +0100 3424832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3412412&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ftwitter-sleep-tweets.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3412412 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:06:00 +0100 3412412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408335&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmom-say-hello-to-my-shrink%2F What did we ever do without cell phones? They offer a welcome escape from awkward situations (run into ex, pretend to talk on cell) and boring meetings (thank you, texting), as well a dysfunctional addition to the bedroom. People openly (and annoyingly) text during movies and check Twitter during dinner dates. But there are a few sacred spaces left where cell phone use is verboten, including banks, wedding ceremonies, and your doctor’s office. Often, medical receptionists quickly reprimand patients who forget to silence their phones in the doctor’s waiting room. But not at the office of Dr. Barbara Schildkrout, a Boston-based psychiatrist. In her latest New York Times article this week, “In Therapy, Cell Phones Ring True,” she embraces the typically banished electronic device. ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408335 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:16:34 +0100 3408335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314483&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsleep-millennials-cell-phones.html The Pew Research Center has been studying American teens and twenty-somethings. This week it released a new report: “Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next.”The report is based on a survey of 2,020 U.S. adults. It included an oversample of 830 Millennials between the ages of 18 and 29 years.It should come as no surprise that these young adults are surrounded by digital technology. The report calls them history’s first “always connected” generation.“Steeped in digital technology and social media, they treat their multi-tasking hand-held gadgets almost like a body part,” stated the report.The survey even asked: “Have you ever placed your cell phone on or right next to your bed while sleeping?” About 83 percent of Millennials reported sleeping next to their phones.In Jan... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314483 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3314483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3266893&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2Tlfs0GLUXQ%2F By Jim HarperIf you have a mobile phone, that’s the upshot of an argument being put forward by the government in a case being argued before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow. The case is called In the Matter of the Application of the United States of America For An Order Directing A Provider of Electronic Communication Service To Disclose Records to the Government. Declan McCullagh reports: In that case, the Obama administration has argued that Americans enjoy no “reasonable expectation of privacy” in their—or at least their cell phones’—whereabouts. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers say that “a customer’s Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records” that show wher... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3266893 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:50:35 +0100 3266893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3082581&cid=t_145506_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F11%2Fmaking-a-difference-loreal-paris-honors-women-of-worth-at-special-ceremony-in-new-york-city%2F L’Oréal Paris Honors Women of Worth at Special Ceremony in New York City. Ten Women Recognized for Making a Difference in their Communities with Special Guests including Mary J. Blige, Holly Robinson Peete and Erica Hill.  Shannon Lambert Named Women of Worth National Honoree by Public Vote L’Oréal Paris’ fourth annual Women of Worth program honored [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3082581 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:45:02 +0100 3082581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056725&cid=t_145506_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FA8JhK8WcaEQ%2F Despite warnings to the contrary, the increasing use of cell phones has not resulted in an increase in brain cancer (glioma and meningioma), show the results of a study looking at 60,000 people diagnosed with brain cancer over a 30-year period, from 1974 to 2003. The people were all aged between 20 and 79 years. Researchers in Denmark found that the incidence, the number of brain cancer cases diagnosed, was the same at the end of the study as it was at the beginning, went down, or increased before the large-spread availability of cell phones. Cell phones have been blamed for brain cancer in previous research, but with a very small increase. The National Cancer Institute has a page on cell phones and brain cancer, where there are explanations about why the fear exists and what types of radi... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056725 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:08:35 +0100 3056725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052119&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2CynooRpvFo%2F The invaluable Chris Soghoian has posted some illuminating—and sobering—information on the scope of surveillance being carried out with the assistance of telecommunications providers.  The entire panel discussion from this year’s ISS World surveillance conference is well worth listening to in full, but surely the most striking item is a direct quotation from Sprint’s head of electronic surveillance: [M]y major concern is the volume of requests. We have a lot of things that are automated but that’s just scratching the surface. One of the things, like with our GPS tool. We turned it on the web interface for law enforcement about one year ago last month, and we just passed 8 million requests. So there is no way on earth my team could have handled 8 million requests from... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052119 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:14:25 +0100 3052119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894488&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FN9Bnxw99M1k%2F Last night, thanks to Craigslist and a Web-enabled cell phone, I unloaded two extra tickets to tonight’s World Cup qualifying game between the U.S. and Costa Rica in under an hour. (8:00, ESPN2 “USA! USA! USA!”) Wanting to avoid the hassle of selling the tickets at RFK, I placed an ad on Craigslist offering them at cost, figuring I might find a taker and arrange to hand them off downtown today or at the stadium tonight. Checking email as I walked to the gym, I found an inquiry about the tickets and phoned the guy, who happened to live 100 feet from where I was walking. A few minutes later, he had the tickets and I had the cash. This quaint story is a single data point in a trend line—the high-tech version of It’s Getting Better All the Time. Everyone living ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894488 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:33:20 +0100 2894488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2838905&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fo56RFSOqAVg%2F In response to claims that texting-while-driving (TWD) causes traffic accidents, Congress is considering “a federal bill that would force states to ban texting while driving if they want to keep receiving federal highway money.” This approach to forcing a particular policy on the states mimics the 1984 Federal Uniform Driving Age Act, which threatened to withhold federal highway funds unless states adopted a 21-year-old minimum legal drinking age. The justification for that law was reducing traffic fatalities among 18-20 year olds. A federal ban on TWD is not compelling: 1. Federal imposition of the 21-year old minimum drinking age did not save lives. 2. A ban on texting might increase other distractions: adjusting the radio, putting on makeup, eating a sandwich, reading a map,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2838905 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:56:09 +0100 2838905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2839004&cid=t_145506_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F09%2F28%2Fsms-as-appointment-reminder-effectively-reduces-nonattendance%2F This study was done in 5 clinics in Brazil, providing general practice. Patients could refuse the SMS service. Patients were not randomized. The researchers compared the total number of scheduled appointments at the clinics during the period studied and the appointments were grouped into appointments attended and not attended by the patients. Appointments attended by the patients were subgrouped into those with an SMS reminder sent and those with no reminder sent. Similarly, nonattended appointments were also subgrouped into those with an SMS reminder sent and those with no reminder sent. So this was not a randomized trial comparing two groups, one with sms reminders and one group without. From the 5 clinics one was discarded from analysis due to protocol violation and one from the remaini... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2839004 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:20:54 +0100 2839004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803882&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FS-klHB4Vklo%2F My colleague Jim Harper and I have been having a friendly internal argument about Internet privacy regulation that strikes me as having potential implications for other contexts, so I thought I might as well pick it up here in case it’s of interest to anyone else. Unsurprisingly, neither of us are particularly sanguine about elaborate regulatory schemes—and I’m sympathetic to the general tenor of his recent post on the topic. But unlike Jim, as I recently wrote here, I can think of two rules that might be appropriate: A notice requirement that says third-party trackers must provide a link to an ordinary-language explanation of what information is being collected, and for what purpose, combined with a clear rule making those stated privacy policies enforceable in court. Jim re... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803882 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:52:02 +0100 2803882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2785884&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fan-online-tool-to-rate-cellphone-radiation%2F Thinking about buying a new cell phone? Before you do, you might want to check out the free, user friendly online tool that illustrates the radio frequency emission of more than 1000 phones in the marketplace. The online tool, created by the Environmental Working Group, offers easy to read graphics which enables consumers to make quick comparision of the radiation levels of cellphones and smart phones. Radiation is emitted from cell phones each time you talk on or send text message from it. Some phones emit less than others. As to whether or not it is a health risk remains in debate with the phone industry saying ‘no risk’ and researchers around the world still seeking answers. Given that no one knows for sure, it makes sense to go for a phone with the least amount of radiation emissio... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2785884 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:03:35 +0100 2785884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2752045&cid=t_145506_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fpatients%25e2%2580%2599-texting-is-testing-dentists%25e2%2580%2599-patience%2F The Chicago Dental Society ran a Facebook poll back in June/July: Is cell phone texting by patients in the dental chair a problem for the dental care team? Four out of five responding dentists said that their patients do text in the chair, and nearly half of those dentists gave a hearty “yes!” in regards to texting causing a problem. Oddly enough, about a third of the responding dentists revealed that they post their “no cell phones/mobile device” policy for patients to see. One dentist said that patients sometimes sit up during treatment to answer a cell phone call. Not all dentists think texting is a problem. Kids, for example, who are occupied with texting may feel more at ease during treatment. And kids, as you know, can text with their eyes closed, so they don’t even have to... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2752045 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:43:57 +0100 2752045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473199&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv8GX3cs3p0k%2F With about 100,000 employees (more than the CIA and FBI combined), the IRS has plenty of people who daydream about new ways of taking money from taxpayers. The latest scheme to emanate from the tax bureaucracy is to classify employer-provided cell phones as a taxable fringe benefit. To be fair, non-pecuniary forms of compensation should be treated the same as cash income, but a bit of common sense should apply. What happens with cell phone plans with unlimited minutes, meaning that a business is not paying extra for personal calls? And if the IRS does go down this path, why harrass individuals when it would be much easier to simply make a portion of cell phone costs non-deductible for companies? It almost seems as if the IRS wants to instigate a tax revolt. The Wall Street Journal reports... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473199 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:53:12 +0100 2473199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375866&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPkYzk2ivbR4%2F New Jerseyans may get a chance to vote their Fourth Amendment preferences in the upcoming gubernatorial elections. Among the candidates is Chris Christie, who as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey authorized the tracking of suspects’ cell phones without getting a warrant. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375866 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:07:49 +0100 2375866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272387&cid=t_145506_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F6ltnKwzZe58%2F Here’s an interesting issue: If you live in a cell phone-only home, you could be contributing to a new problem that worries the people at the Centers for Disease Control. No, this isn’t a cell phone bashing post, telling you that it will do great damage to your health. Instead, the problem is, the CDC depends on doing large surveys involving health issues and health care across your state. The researchers need this type of information to track illnesses and problems, figure out where certain resources need to be focused, and to see if programs are working. If they can’t get a large enough group across the targeted state, the results will be skewed. Homes  most likely not to have a land line are those with young adults (For example, my 21-year-old son and his room-mate do... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272387 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:41 +0100 2272387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2267749&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fis-your-cell-phone-keeping-you-awake-at.html You may think that you can’t live without your cell phone. But maybe you’d sleep better without it.A study from Sweden in 2008 involved 21 healthy subjects between the ages of 14 and 20. They were divided into two groups.A control group used their cell phones for no more than five calls or text messages per day. The other group used their phones for more than 15 calls or text messages per day. One of these participants had more than 200 text messages per day. Only one of the 21 subjects turned the phone off at night.Results show that people with excessive cell phone use had a number of sleep problems. They had irregular sleeping hours and took longer to fall asleep.Their sleep was more agitated, and they woke up more often. It took them longer to reach the stage of deep sleep. They als... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2267749 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:22:00 +0100 2267749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2267766&cid=t_145506_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fwill-smarter-phones-make-us-better.html With iTunes and an iPhone, you can do much more than download Soulja Boy’s latest hit song. Some application developers are even hoping the iPhone will help you sleep better.Developer Mark Cooke and composer Norihiko Hibino worked together to create “Prescription for Sleep.” They describe it as “a music visualizer that is intended to act as a sleep aid.” It combines “soothing imagery and therapeutic music” to help you fall asleep.The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that two college students won a $10,000 prize for developing “Proactive Sleep.” It analyzes your sleep cycle to determine the best time to wake you up in the morning.After waking you up it uses a game to test your alertness and reaction time. Poor performance indicates that you woke up from a stage of deep s... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2267766 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:43:00 +0100 2267766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207635&cid=t_145506_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmedical-records-institute-no-more Following a disappointing turnout at the 25th annual TEPR conference earlier this month, C. Peter Waegemann and Claudia Tessier are moving from the Medical Records Institute to the recently created mHealth Initiative, effectively ending the organization Waegemann founded in the mid-1980s. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207635 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:42:05 +0100 2207635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021403&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2Fthe-monday-sidebar-6%2F The cell phone saves the day… …in the Congo when volunteering British surgeon uses text message instructions to perform a life-saving arm amputation on a young boy who was bitten by a hippopotamus. Seems while general and vascular surgeon David Nott knew that a forequarter amputation was required to save the 16-year-old boy, he’d never actually done one before. Aware that such an operation before was a huge risk, he decided to call in the ‘cavalry’ – that is, he text messaged Professor Meirion Thomas, one of the few British surgeons  experienced in such procedures and asked for help. Luckily, his phone was on and he txted  back ‘step-by-step instructions on how to do it.’ Meanwhile, in the United States, the cell phone again saves the day…. …when a stray .45-caliber b... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021403 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:07:00 +0100 2021403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848179&cid=t_145506_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fdriving-on-election-day-is-particularly-hazardous%2F Election day, Tuesday, November 4, is fast approaching and I encourage everyone to register and vote in this historic presidential election. But a new study has found that if you drive on election day during voting hours, you should exercise extra caution. That’s because, as strange as it may seem, there’s an 18 percent increased risk of dying in a motor vehicle accident during voting hours on a presidential election day than on a non-election day. The research was published in the October 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers examined all eight presidential elections since 1976 and found a consistent pattern of increased fatalities on election days across the decades. They compared the number of traffic accident-related fatalities on... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848179 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:17:36 +0100 1848179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664354&cid=t_145506_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F349618567%2F Here’s a familiar one for parents of autistic kids: Doctors and Patients, Now At Odds, the July 29th New York Times’s trumpets. Jim and I  do have our arsenal of just really terrible, not happening, not helpful, stories with pediatricians, child psychiatrists, neurologists, an immunologist, the psychologist who was on the team that diagnosed Charlie, and the ENT who told not-quite-2-year-old Charlie “adios.” Then there’s been the pediatric neurologist we drive almost two hours a couple times a year to see. He listens, he observes, he and Jim and I have a conversation (he inevitably mentions his own kids), he fiddles and gets distracted and asks questions and we get distracted; he makes a passing comment that’s just enough outside the box so we know that... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664354 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:56:17 +0100 1664354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652661&cid=t_145506_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fcell-phones-and-cancer-limiting-your-risk%2F In an unprecedented and controversial move, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, has issued a memo warning of the potential risk of long-term cell phone use and cancer. Although numerous studies have found no link between cell phone use and cancer, Dr. Heberman noted that he is aware of more definitive data, compiled by the World Health Organization, which is currently unpublished, and which may not be published in the near future. Because of this publication delay, Dr. Heberman believes it to be of critical importance to release now, a list of 10 precautionary steps that people should follow in order to reduce their risk of adverse health effects from cell phone use. “Really at the heart of my concern is that we shouldn’t wait for... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652661 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:02:07 +0100 1652661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561376&cid=t_145506_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fcell-phones-and-driving-dont-go-together%2F Today new laws go into effect in Washington (where I live) and in California (the most populous state – a full 12 percent of Americans live there!) banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. Washington and California join Connecticut, D.C., New Jersey and New York in having such cell phone bans. While I welcome these new laws, I don’t think they go far enough because research has shown that it’s not the number of hands you have available for driving, but rather how much attention you’re paying to your driving that’s important in crash prevention. Yet no state bans all cell phone use while driving, and the ones noted above don’t prohibit hands-free phoning (a list of all the various state laws is provided by the Governors Highway Safety Association). Driver inattent... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561376 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:14:06 +0100 1561376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512266&cid=t_145506_151_f&fid=35824&url=http%3A%2F%2Faddict-4-life.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Funique-method-get-free-mobilephones.html I found this ebook being sold in DigitalPoint. Here is the URL:http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=881956&highlight=Free+MobilePhonesIt sells for $25 apiece but I've seen the author gave $5 discounts for some buyers. The author, CASXLV, promises a unique method to get almost free mobile phones. It added you only have to setup your website, hosting and probably shipping costs of these mobile phones. Once you have the mobile phones delivered to you, you can sell and profit from them. The author even showed some screenshots of the mobile phones he was able to get from his sources.As an added bonus, the author of this ebook provides free online coaching. To be honest, I was quite intrigued to have this ebook. Not that I am interested to profit from it, but curious on how is the... Addict 4 Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512266 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:14:00 +0100 1512266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1458499&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F21%2Fpregnant-you-might-want-to-ditch-the-cell-phone%2F New research indicates that pregnant women using mobile phones possibly have an increased risk of giving birth to children with behavioural problems. The study, based on questioning the mothers of over 13,000 children born in the late 1990s, found that… “… mothers who did use the handsets were 54 per cent more likely to have children with behavioural problems and that the likelihood increased with the amount of potential exposure to the radiation. And when the children also later used the phones they were, overall, 80 per cent more likely to suffer from difficulties with behaviour. They were 25 per cent more at risk from emotional problems, 34 per cent more likely to suffer from difficulties relating to their peers, 35 per cent more likely to be hyperactive, and 49 per c... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1458499 Wed, 21 May 2008 10:19:36 +0100 1458499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=916215&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Frss-reader-in-my-mobile-phone.html I've just bought a new phone. It is a Sony Ericsson K800iWhat a pleasant surprise to see it includes a pre-installed RSS reader!This will surely increase the take-up of RSS, as people scroll through the available functions on their phones they are bound to ask 'what is RSS?' when they see 'RSS Reader' with its little orange icon listed. And what better a way for busy doctors to receive all the latest news updates on their speciality than directly to their mobile phone/Blackberry? (Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly) Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=916215 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:54:00 +0100 916215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=848349&cid=t_145506_87_f&fid=35057&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.orlandosentinel.com%2Ffeatures_healthblog%2F2007%2F09%2Fmobile-phones-p.html Switch it off! A Dutch study suggests that cell phones can mess with hospital equipment. In the online journal Critical Care, scientists say the phones cause electromagnetic interference that might disrupt pacemakers or even shut down ventilators. Seems easy enough... (Source: Health Check the Blog) Health Check the Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=848349 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:53:00 +0100 848349