Mobile phone brain cancer link rejected
From The BBC
Further research has been published suggesting there is no link between mobile phones and brain cancer.
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Quicksilva thoughts...
Mobile phones have been weaved into our way of life for many years now, I can't even remember how we used to communicate before them! But as long as mobiles have existed they have been linked to the potential to cause cancers although the dangers failed to prevent the uptake.
This latest report shows there are very little dangers to the tiny devices we attach to our ears for hours, the chance of cancer is exactly the same as a non mobile using person and has long been my expectation. The WHO puts mobile phones in the same category as coffee and we have been drinking coffee for centuries, if someone told you either coffee or mobiles were carcinogenic would you cease to consume?! |
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Better NHS IT could avoid 16,000 deaths
From E-health Insider
Better use of advanced clinical information technology in England's hospitals could help prevent 16,000 deaths a year, according to figures cited in a new report.
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Quicksilva thoughts...
Being able to prevent even one death by using better technology is a benefit in my book, but to reduce by 16,000 a year would be a huge benefit to the economy.
Unfortunately technology is only as good as the user and no amount of automation will be able to replace the knowledge of a doctor or nurse required to ensure that patients are being treated correctly. To benefit effectively from the use of such technology would require the system to be water tight otherwise the automatic alarms and alerts that would be raised when clinical information is entered could cause more harm than good. |
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Websites 'should carry libel risk for anonymous posts'
From The BBC
Websites should have protection from defamation cases if they act quickly to remove anonymous postings which prompt a complaint.
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Quicksilva thoughts...
A joint parliamentary committee is planning on introducing new rules around anonymous posts on websites. New procedures have been outlined for posting complaints and enabling the provision of a "takedown order" for defamatory comments.
Though most people will accept that there is a level of malicious activity on the web, some feel that these proposals will weaken popular support forums, such as Mumsnet. |
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I bequeath my iTunes credits to...
From The BBC
Imagine the scene. Sober solicitor, probably with half-rim glasses, surrounded by grieving relatives about to read out the last will and testament of Great-Uncle Johnny: "And to my beloved niece, I leave access to my online poker and bingo account and to my great-nephew Frankie, all my iTunes credits."
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Quicksilva thoughts...
I have always wondered what will happen to my internet identity if anything unexpected happened to me. Who will inherit my massive collection of noughtie's rock music, who will manage my fantasy football team and who will continue to destroy Orc's with my warrior princess when I am gone?
I am not shocked that people are now stipulating in their wills who will inherit their virtual commodities, we have seen with numerous online games that peoples' accounts can be sold for vast amounts of money, so to make sure that the time and 'effort' spent acquiring these is not wasted, handing them onto your next of kin seems to be the next logical step. It is interesting to think what will happen to all your user accounts created throughout your internet browsing history and what will happen to the information when you are gone, especially in 100 years' time, will the internet be full of user accounts with no users? Who will clear these up and how much virtual money will be lost?
Perhaps this is where the companies highlighted in the article will come in, ensuring that your digital resource is passed on to your friends and family and your darker internet secrets are discretely discarded. |
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Smartphones - the catchall gadget?
From Techradar.com
Given that Japan is one of the most health-conscious nations in the world, it was no surprise that this year's CEATEC had a number of health-monitoring devices on show.
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Quicksilva thoughts...
Being fascinated by gadgets, the mobile phone has been a great adventure for me. First it was useful for when I put my car off the road in the wilds of Sussex and was able to call for assistance without walking miles in unsuitable shoes to find a phone box. Then a whole new mobile email world came alive with data access and internet browsing. My current fascination is with the use of GPS with camera and tracking apps - walk around Madrid and know exactly where you went. Take a picture and know exactly where you stood to take it.
Now that's all sorted and standard app designers are seeking out the the next big item to run on the little bricks, and health seems to be a very obvious target. Ok you can monitor the calorie intake, use it as a pedometer but these new apps look like taking the next big step. Bad breath - well maybe, radiation monitor - possibly, the killer app for me is the fitness monitor - it doesn't allow you to fudge the figures, it's actually taking a reading from you so no more imaginative input allowed.
So in our little pocket size brick that we're all carrying the potential is huge and has only really just begun.
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