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GSM Health Risks Won't Be Known For A Decade
News A second scientist, Professor Lawrie Challis, told the conference that more human volunteers were needed if scientists were to accurately assess the risks of exposure to mobile phone emissions. Professor Challis, who took part in the government...
[June 8, 2001, 13:11]
Mobile Phones And Potential Health Risks
White Papers This paper addresses the question of how potential health risks are reported in society. In particular, it elaborates on the way in which a collective sense of risk is perceived in relation to mobile phones.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
HSE To Fund Study Into Portable Computer Health Risks
News According to Matthews all new products undergo extensive ergonomic testing and come with comfort and safety guides to make users aware of health risks. Perhaps the biggest health risk associated with mobile working is the amount of stress it can...
[March 23, 1999, 11:05]
Government To Study Wi-Fi Health Risks
News The Health Protection Agency has announced a research programme into the possible health implications of Wi-Fi technology. There is no scientific evidence to date that Wi-Fi and WLANs adversely affect the health of the general population," said...
[October 15, 2007, 12:03]
Laser Printers May Pose Health Risks
News Office workers who are breathing easy since smoking was banned in public places in the UK can start worrying again, according to research from the Queensland University of Technology's Air Quality and Health Program, led by physics professor Lidia...
[August 1, 2007, 11:55]
Texas Health Association Employs Telecommunications To Lessen Health Risks
White Papers Even before the events of September 11, 2001, The Texas Association of Local Health Officials, or TALHO, sought to install a telecommunications network that would allow the state to better prepare for and respond to bio-terrorism and natural...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Wireless Systems And RF Safety Issues
White Papers Concerns about the safety of cellular telephones - whether they create health risks or are safe to use in all operating environments - have spread to other wireless devices, such as the wireless networking equipment (WLANs) manufactured by Cisco...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Among those health risks that are well understood -- naff ring tones and talking too loudly lead to a punch on the schnozz -- there are the more subtle radiological issues. Nobody's shown that there really are significant health risks, but...
[December 10, 2004, 16:40]
Mobile Phone Masts To Face Public Consultation
News The changes -- to the planning rules which govern the erection of mobile phone masts -- are a response to last year's enquiry headed by Sir William Stewart, which examined the potential health risks of mobiles.
[March 20, 2001, 6:10]
News Burst: Mobiles To Get Safety Warnings
News The new safety guarantee comes in response to growing concerns that mobile phone usage could be linked to cancer or other risks to human health. From the tabloids to the PC press, it's the odd and the bizarre risks that catch our attention, while...
[August 29, 2000, 9:36]
Spyware Meets HIPAA
White Papers As risks such as spyware change and grow, healthcare organizations must constantly manage those risks to protect individually-identifiable health data from unauthorized disclosure and to ensure the data's availability when needed.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Government Urged To Be Bold With IT Projects
News The Department of Health needs to take risks. Industry experts have warned that the government needs to take more risks with technology if it is to succeed in major modernisation projects such as the NHS and criminal justice.
[October 29, 2003, 16:35]
The Fight Against Tech Pollution
News And last month, Smith and his group laid into the semiconductor industry for what he says is a slothful approach to the question of the health risks -- including cancer and miscarriages -- confronting chip-production workers.
[April 26, 2002, 11:24]
PC Dust 'hazardous' - Report
News Perhaps of greater concern is the report's contention that PBDEs, which have been shown to present reproductive and neurological risks to animals used in lab tests, remain persistent in the environment and contaminate food supplies, animals and...
[June 4, 2004, 8:30]
Don't Drop The Ball Over Laptop Lurgy
Leader There are risks in every human activity, and IT is no exception: if all the scares were to come to pass, the average computer user would be fat, blind, paralysed and hairless through radiation, RSI, monitor eyestrain and lack of exercise.
[December 10, 2004, 11:20]
Terrorism Preparedness And Emergency Response
White Papers New and emerging health risks associated with mass trauma events and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents are increasing matters of concern. Consequently, the role of their public health system is changing to include new...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Risk Communication And Bioterrorism
White Papers The broadcast covers: forming your public information messages about health risks caused by an act of bioterrorism; responding to public health concerns at the local, state and federal levels; and issues of concern when a public health...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
RSI Training
Downloads Multimedia training program teaches potential health risks from using a computer, gives posture lessons and exercise routines to help prevent and control pain. Compreshensive training program and risk assessment to help prevent health problems (RSI...
[September 15, 2007, 21:31]
NHS IT Rollout 'needs Proper Evaluation'
News Poor evaluation of the IT services and infrastructure being rolled out across the NHS risks undermining support for Whitehall's unprecedented levels of spending on the programme, according to research published on Tuesday.
[July 27, 2004, 14:35]
Stopbuddy
Downloads It helps people understand the reasons they smoke, and what the health risks of smoking are. Quit smoking software with quit meter, virtual support and lot's of information about smoking. Stopbuddy is a software product made for people who want to...
[November 25, 2007, 0:16]
