Recently tenn agers are crazy with messaging.According to a Nielsen study of cellphone usage, the average number of monthly texts for a 13- to 17-year-old teen is 1,742, or 60 per day, which still seems like a lot to me.

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After Britain, it is the turn of the National Research Council of American concern the lack of impact on human health might have nanomaterials, even though the technology begins to invade our lives.

According to the report, in November, the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution British pointing the finger at the lack of information on the health effects of nanomaterials, it’s the United States through a report by the National Research Council (NRC), to move them.

In both cases, agencies do not refute the potential benefits of nanotechnology, but they worry about insufficient consideration of a possible health risk of nanomaterials as they prepare to meet us closer , Being present in cosmetics or food. (more…)

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The cell phone because he is cancer? Those who say yes are not many arguments to offer, despite intensive research conducted over the past two decades. And two studies that were favorable are now facing charges of fraud.

The principal author of both studies, Hugo Rüdiger, the Medical University of Vienna, agreed to withdraw its study in 2008, and a survey of 2005 is underway.

Both studies were the only ones who appeared in magazines with a committee of peer review, concluded that the electromagnetic waves of cellular phones may cause cancer.

The first criticism came from Alexander Lerchl biologist at the University Jacobs, Germany. Pointing statistical anomalies in the 2005 study, he had contacted the journal where the study was published, Mutation Research. Which magazine in November 2007, had dismissed his allegations, saying he would have been impossible to disguise the data in question to make them reach the desired result. (more…)

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File measure of the success of a mobile phone company is in the number of people it can entice into investing in a set. The result is a flood of cell phones in people’s hands. The desire to become the owner of one of these infernal instru­ments ignores the dangers they may impose. Yet a laboratory study has shown that radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells and damages DNA. Although the scientists behind the Study said more research was needed to determine the actual effect of mobile_ phones oil health, the mail who led the Study team said people should use landlines wherever possible, rather than mobiles. And children should only use mobile phones in emergencies. Yet a mobile in the hands of children are now a common sight.An item in the UK Daily Mail said, we love our mobiles… This we must echo. But are we being told all the facts about how safe they are? Anyone who is aware of the dangers have continued doubts over their safety. Could they cause cancers in the brain? Does living near a mobile phone mast raise your risk of other cancers? (more…)

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English language speakers of the world don’t give a second thought to typing in text messages and emails through their T9 or QWERTY keypads. In fact older generations often complain what the usage of SMS is doing to the language. But take a moment to consider how this prevalent use of the English language alphabet has affected cultures all over the planet.

A discussion with a Russian friend of mine proved to be very enlightening. It’s no surprise that handsets in emerging markets such as Russia and India are not tailor made with Russian or Indian (more…)

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