Posted November 24, 2014 8:52 PM ET; Last updated November 26, 2014 3:39 PM ET
Airport officials are investigating the sudden death of Diana Tolstova
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[From article]
A woman fitted with a pacemaker has died after passing through an airport
scanner in the southern Russian
town of Ulan-Ude.
Diana Tolstova, 30, died in the airport minutes after passing through the
scanner. Her husband Maxim, 33, said that they had provided papers proving
that Mrs Tolstova was fitted with the heart device – which is adversely
affected by airport scanners.
"I don’t know what happened but she went through it anyway,"
he told Central European News agency.
"When we got to the departure gate she began to feel dizzy and suddenly
collapsed.
[. . .]
"Security and airport personnel are given strict instructions about how to handle people with pacemakers, and we warn them never to let a wearer go through a metal detector," an airport spokesman said.
"In normal circumstances, they see their papers and let them pass. In this case, the patient seems to either have forgotten about it, didn’t know or became confused by the airport security arrangements.
[. . .]
"Security and airport personnel are given strict instructions about how to handle people with pacemakers, and we warn them never to let a wearer go through a metal detector," an airport spokesman said.
"In normal circumstances, they see their papers and let them pass. In this case, the patient seems to either have forgotten about it, didn’t know or became confused by the airport security arrangements.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Woman dies after airport scanner interferes with her pacemaker
A woman has died in her husband's arms after her pacemaker was affected by an airport security scan
By Harriet Alexander
11:26AM GMT 22 Nov 2014
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“Our parents' generation was far more active than we are now," he said.
"If someone is on the floor above you at work, rather than going to see them you would send an email. And you would phone up a friend rather than travelling to meet them.
“Inactivity leads to obesity, and it means risk of cardiovascular disease is greatly increased.
“Pretty much every pathology – such as breast cancer, prostate cancer or bowel cancer – you are both more likely to get it and less likely to recover from it if you are inactive.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Is your technology killing you?
As a New York surgeon detects a new phenomenon known as 'text-neck' syndrome, we take a look at some of the other technology-induced health risks
By Camilla Turner
4:05PM GMT 24 Nov 2014
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[From article]
To passers-by, the Cambridge graduate and former high-flying civil servant may look odd, but she insists that the fabric — called Aaronia Shield — is the only way she can protect herself from the radiation caused by wifi and mobile phone signals.
Like increasing numbers of people, Mary believes she suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity intolerance syndrome (EHS) — in other words, she thinks the electronic devices most of us rely on in our everyday lives are making her ill.
Up to 5 per cent of the population — more than 3 million people — believe they are affected by some degree of electro-sensitivity, an allergy to the radiowaves and microwaves emitted by devices.
[. . .]
‘I hardly ever go to public places, and only go to friends’ houses if they have switched everything off beforehand.’
The highly controversial idea that electromagnetic fields can affect our health was first raised in the Sixties, when American doctor Robert O. Becker campaigned against electricity pylons, which he believed were causing illness to those who lived nearby.
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A 2011 brain-scan study found that, in the presence of wifi radiation, male students’ brain activity was reduced in areas associated with paying attention.
Other research presented to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2010 reported that wifi signals significantly dampened brain activity in young women when they were trying to repeat a series of numbers that had been read to them.
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‘It started as a strange warmth inside my body, but, by the mid-Nineties, I was very unwell, with an irregular heartbeat and breathing problems,’ he says
For many years, Ricky says, he was unable to work because of his illness.
‘I’ve tried everything,’ he says. ‘I’ve slept inside a canopy made from fabric to block out the radiation, and painted my house with a graphite paint.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Could Wifi be harming YOUR health? That’s what a growing number of people believe is triggering their headaches, nausea and crippling pain
The list of places off-limits to Mary Coales is extensive
The 63-year-old can’t go to theatres, restaurants, airports, or parks
Mary has electromagnetic hypersensitivity intolerance syndrome (EHS)
More than 3 million people think they have electro-sensitivity
By POLLY DUNBAR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 17:49 EST, 23 November 2014 | UPDATED: 03:07 EST, 24 November 2014
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