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 'cellphones'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008280&cid=t_105038_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fbrain-tumours-and-mobile-phones.html UPDATE: 8 July 2011 This update isn’t anything new, but something I should’ve pointed out and that is always ignored/overlookd in popular and sensationalist discussions about the health risks of electromagnetic radiation is that everything beyond the violet end of the spectrum – UV, X-rays, gamma rays – are high-energy and “ionising” forms of radiation. Everything below the red end of the spectrum – infrared, microwaves, radio waves – are much lower in energy and do not ionise molecules or atoms. They can heat things up (infra-red makes molecules vibrate, which heats them up, microwaves make polar molecules spin, the energy of which is transferred to other molecules as vibrations (heat). The WHO’s verdict is one based on the precautiona... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008280 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:08:12 +0100 5008280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352712&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-mobile-phones-improve-health-in-developing-countries%2F2011.01.15 The potential of mobile phones to improve health is most acutely visible in developing countries. iMedicalApps covered the recent mHealth Summit, where there were many inspiring demonstrations of how voice and simple text messages can have a profound effect on the health of those countries’ citizens. Jhpiego has successfully worked on these problems for three decades and was recently awarded a $100m grant. James Bon Tempo has extensive experience in this field and we are thrilled that he is sharing his insights with the readers of iMedicalApps. This is a guest post from James BonTempo. ********** Mobile Health In Developing Countries I am a user and an implementer of technology, not an inventor or developer, so my constraints, challenges and requirements are different than those of many... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352712 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:00:40 +0100 4352712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302125&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftest-results-delivered-to-your-cellphone-via-a-disposable-test-strip%2F2010.12.31 GENTAG, Inc. has announced a new diagnostic platform which uses near field communication (NFC) technology to transmit test results from a disposable test strip to a patient’s cellphone. Once results have been sent to a phone, they can then be uploaded to internet-connected EMR systems. The company claims their platform can test for pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, pathogens, and a number of different cancers, and monitor glucose, fever, as well as deliver drugs. From the press release: GENTAG started with well-established immunoassay technology and made it wireless and compatible with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which enables consumers to use their cell phones as diagnostic tools to instantly test for pathogens, allergens or common medical conditions at any time, no matter where ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302125 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:10:57 +0100 4302125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183299&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-information-whos-using-a-cell-phone-to-find-it%2F2010.11.18 What do cell phones and health-information seeking have in common? Very little, at least among the chronically ill (e.g., the folks who are driving healthcare use and cost). An American Medical News article about the latest Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project study on mobile phone use caught my eye. The introduction to the article reads: Despite the proliferation of cell phones in the United States, the number of people using them to access health information is low. But experts believe the sheer number of people using mobile phones and wireless devices means that health information eventually will get more mobile as well. According to the study, 85 percent of Americans use mobile phones, but only 17 percent of cell phone owners have used them to look up he... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183299 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:00:44 +0100 4183299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172132&cid=t_105038_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FabaT2zd0HB4%2F Talk Your Ear Off: Your gift of gab might be giving you “cellphone rash.” (via USA Today) Post from: BlissTree (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172132 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:38:54 +0100 4172132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022914&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftech-nitis-new-overuse-injuries-from-too-much-personal-technology%2F2010.10.01 It’s not surprising to people that I’m a “techy” type of guy. Reading tech stories about the latest gadgets is a nice occasional escape from work. One of the ways that medicine and tech intersect is in some “overuse injuries” that I’ve seen and talked with people about. When the Nintendo Wii first came out, there were many stories of “Wii-itis” and tendonitis-related injuries. Last week American Medical News interviewed me for a story posted on their site [on September 27th] called “New Personal Technology Creating New Ailments.” The article opens like this: When Mike Sevilla, MD, sees young patients at his Salem, Ohio, family practice, he often finds them text messaging or listening to music on portable media players. The... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022914 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4022914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929232&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftexting-while-driving-its-like-everybodys-drunk-or-worse%2F2010.09.02 A mentor recently mentioned in passing that he stopped riding motorcycle when cellphones came out, as he noticed the average driver distraction level had gone way up. He said, “It’s like everybody’s drunk.” There’s lots of ways to be an impaired driver: Physical or mental fatigue, chemicals (legal and not), emotional extremes, etc. (This is not an exhaustive list). What I want to focus on here is a very controllable risk factor: Divided attention. A quick Internet search turned up some original research from Car and Driver on the subject of texting while driving compared with actual alcohol-impaired driving, and the results are shockingly worse than I would have thought. From their (admittedly limited but well done) study, texting is way worse than being at the leg... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929232 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:28 +0100 3929232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885389&cid=t_105038_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F19%2Fhow-many-scientists-does-it-take-to-rediscover-thoreau%2F If you haven’t heard of Henry David Thoreau, you might be forgiven for thinking he has nothing to teach us from his time on this planet 150 years ago. I think that perhaps the 5 scientists who thought they might learn something about the brain and attention by taking a little camping trip could have figured this out by revisiting Thoreau’s writings: I come home to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home. I thus dispose of the superfluous and see things as they are, grand and beautiful. I have told many that I walk every day about half the daylight, but I think they do not believe it. I wish to get the Concord, the Massachusetts, the America, out of my head and be sane a part of every day. - Henry David Thoreau, Journal Even 150 years ago, Thoreau was writing about the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885389 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:15:39 +0100 3885389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858130&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftawkon-app-shows-cellphone-radiation-increases-with-tight-grip%2F If you’re clutching onto your $500 smartphone for dear life, you might actually be increasing your exposure to cellphone radiation, according to researchers. Tawkon, an app released by the Israeli mobile-software company by the same name, demonstrates the predicted amount of radiation released by a phone while in use: Anything that makes it difficult for your phone to connect to a cell tower increases the amount of radio-frequency (RF) radiation that the phone pumps out in order to pick up a signal; a tight grip on your phone essentially demands that it increases RF radiation in order to connect. Tawkon demonstrates the concept in this video: Studies have shown that texting and phone use increase stress levels, likely increasing your chances of giving your phone the death grip –... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858130 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:32:54 +0100 3858130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750061&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-cellphones-kill%2F2010.07.13 San Francisco recently passed a law requiring disclosure to consumers of the amount of radiation emitted by cellphones at the point of sale. Research has been inconclusive on whether there is a link between cellphone usage and cancer. More definitive findings could be years away. Understandably the law addresses a universal concern that we all have. We are more fearful of threats we can’t see, smell, hear, taste, or touch. Radon, carbon monoxide, and radiation fit these criteria. Yet, cellphones kill in other ways which are far more immediate, equally as subtle, and just as concerning. This silent epidemic is increasing at an alarming rate. Everyone sees it, but does nothing about it. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Hea... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750061 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3750061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701676&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctor-to-patient-do-you-text-and-drive%2F2010.06.26 It’s time to ask patients whether they text and drive. An important perspective piece from the New England Journal of Medicine urges doctors to include that question during preventive health exams. The data surrounding texting and driving is grim: Although there are many possible distractions for drivers, more than 275 million Americans own cell phones, and 81% of them talk on those phones while driving. The adverse consequences have reached epidemic proportions. Current data suggest that each year, at least 1.6 million traffic accidents (28% of all crashes) in the United States are caused by drivers talking on cell phones or texting. Talking on the phone causes many more accidents than texting, simply because millions more drivers talk than text; moreover, using a hands-free device does... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701676 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:00:05 +0100 3701676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398982&cid=t_105038_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fawards-pts-and-green-phones.html Awards – Research Blogging – Winners and finalists in the Research Blogging Awards 2010 announced today! A Clever Periodic Table from Sciencebase | Genome Alberta Education – It's official. My periodic table of science bloggers is clever, even if it maybe didn't include enough Canadians. Go Green! Use the Internet on your mobile phone – Nokia claims updating Facebook from your mobile phone uses just 1% of the energy needed to do the same thing on a desktop PC. (Of course, that doesn't take into account the wireless infrastructure and cell network power demands, I'm sure). Periodic Table of Science Bloggers on Universe Today – Proud to see that Universe Today featured my PT of science bloggers. I created it on the morning of March 19, and by... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398982 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:00:29 +0100 3398982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512003&cid=t_105038_122_f&fid=35056&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renegadeneurologist.com%2Ffirst-health-study-of-teenage-boys-using-cellular-telephones%2F The objective of the study is to identify and characterize changes in the microorganisms in the urethra of the adolescent male. The urethra connects the male bladder to the outside of the body. Participants will submit urine samples to be analyzed. The answers from the daily questions transmitted by their cell phone will be coordinated with the urine tests to determine how behavior influences changes in the microorganisms of the urethra. In the past, physicians thought that the male urethra normally didn’t have any microorganisms. It now is known this isn’t true, but little else in known, said Dr. Fortenberry. Researchers will look at the microorganisms to understand what organisms or communities of organisms are normally present and how they change naturally as young men get... Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512003 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:55:39 +0100 2512003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2112281&cid=t_105038_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fhow-much-are-you-willing-to-spend-for-a-mobile-phone%2F I was reading the PC World Website and the title “Meet the $30,000 Cell Phone” caught my attention. I didn’t know that a very expensive mobile phone which cost a fortune is actually real. I can already live a lifetime with that amount of money. Seriously. The phone I was referring to was the Vertu Cell Phone that probably only rich brat like Paris Hilton can afford. What’s so special about this phone? The accessories and phone parts are made of pure jewels. It has a ruby keypad bearings, a blemish-free sapphire and stainless steel alloy housing, a deeper bass speakers, and 18 carat gold furnishings on its metal casing. One of Vertu’s released phones is the “Vertu Boucheron 150″ which is made on pure solid gold. Are you willing to spend as much fo... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2112281 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:10:35 +0100 2112281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1307651&cid=t_105038_122_f&fid=35056&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenegadeneurologist.com%2Fmobile-phones-linked-to-brain-tumors-after-long-term-use%2F From NaturalNews.com The United Kingdom’s largest study on the safety of cellular phones has failed to rule out the possibility of long-term cancer risk, and concluded that parents should continue to limit use of cell phones by children over the age of seven and disallow it for younger children. The Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) program was launched in 2001, with funding from the British government. The study found no evidence of a risk from short-term exposure among adults, but a “very slight hint” of increased risk among those who had been using mobile phones for more than 10 years. The data were at the “borderline of statistical significance,” meaning that more research is required. The reason for the inconclusiveness of the data may ... Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1307651 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:44:46 +0100 1307651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286173&cid=t_105038_122_f&fid=35056&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenegadeneurologist.com%2Fcellphones-lower-brain-activity-needed-for-driving%2F From MedPageToday.com Using a cellphone while driving — even a hands-free model — sharply decreases activity in the brain regions used to control the vehicle, researchers here said. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) showed a 37% decrease in the brain activity associated with driving when the task is complicated by listening to speech, Marcel Just, D.O., of Carnegie Mellon University, and colleagues reported in the journal Brain Research. Regulations that allow drivers to use hands-free or voice-activated cellphones are missing the point, Dr. Just said in a statement. Action Points Explain to interested patients that behavioral studies have shown driving deteriorates when people use cellphones, leading to suggestions that only hands-free models should be allowed to b... Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286173 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:23:09 +0100 1286173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486773&cid=t_105038_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D120071 The Times Online reports that a mass study of 200,000 cell phones users will look at the possibility of a long-term cancer risk from cell phone use. More than 200,000 volunteers, including long-term users, are to be monitored for at least five years to plot mobile phone use against any serious diseases they develop, including cancer and Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Professor Lawrie Challis, who is in the final stages of negotiation with the Department of Health and the mobile phone industry for the &3 million that he needs to fund the study, told The Times that research has shown that mobiles are very safe in the short term but that there is a "hint of something" for people using them longer. In an interview, Professor Challis, a world expert on mobile phone radiation, and ... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486773 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:00:00 +0100 486773