Cancers in the head and neck are increasing in
Sweden
Cancers in the head and the neck are
increasing in Sweden according to the latest cancer incidence
data from the
Swedish Cancer Registry. Cancers in the thyroid and the mouth
are among the
cancers that have seen the sharpest rise during the last
decade but also the
trend for cancers of the pituitary are on the rise. Among men
aged 50 -79 years
malignant brain tumours, grade 3-4 are also increasing
visibly. The increase of
these cancers has coincided with increasing use of mobile
phones during the
same time period while the increasing trend of malignant brain
tumours,
gliomas, might be an effect of long term use of mobile phones.
The Dark Side of Wireless Technology
Our bodies are subjected to one quintillion
(1,000,000,000,000,000,000) times more electromagnetic
radiation compared to
just a decade ago, according to Olle Johansson, associate
professor in
neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
Microwave Sickness
“microwave sickness,” a term used by the
military 60 years ago when soldiers in both the United States
and Russia
developed neurological symptoms after prolonged exposure to
radar.
Two Major Apple Shareholders Push for Study of
iPhone Addiction in
Children
Jana Partners and the California State
Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) called on Apple to
consider the impact
excessive use of smartphones had on the mental health of young
people. In their
letter, the two pointed to numerous studies, which suggest
excessive phone use
can disrupt lessons, harm students' ability to concentrate on
schoolwork and
deprive them of sleep. The document also mentioned the impact
that "heavy
use" of social media can have on self-esteem and its possible
influence on
childhood depression.
Open Letter from JANA Partners and CALSTRS to
APPLE INC.
Anonymous - This will Change Everything You
Know... (2018-2019)
Interview with former Facebook President and
Chamath Palihapitiya former Facebook executive voice their
concerns of
programing our children using social media.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared
video game
addiction a new category of mental disorder.
The basic element that gets so many gamers
hooked is the instant gratification of it all, MacDonald
said."As soon as
you press a button, you're getting a very basic but very
powerful reinforcement,
be it sound, be it light, be it an achievement of some sort,"
MacDonald
said. "It's very reinforcing. So it's not surprising to see it
become
something people have a lot of problems with."
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