This story appeared in TODAY.com. A Swedish couple has moved to a stretch of forests and frozen lakes so they could live outside the reach of all cellular towers and wireless signals. Electromagnetic waves, they say, give them headaches, rashes, nausea and fatigue. In medical terms, they are “electrosensitive”.

E-sensitivity is not recognised as a medical diagnosis. But there is a move in Europe to ban cellphones and Wi-Fi in schools, the Telegraph reported. Research is on to see if long-term e-radiation could lead to skin irritation, brain cancer, leukaemia and neurological diseases.

COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME

The buzz of modern life — the jingle of cell phones, the hum of laptops, the cloud of Wi-Fi — is enough to give anyone a headache. But when we dig into the inbox and tweak the spreadsheet all day, we aren't being kind to our eyes. “Eight-to-ten hours a day at the computer bring on symptoms of Computer Vision Syndrome, a widespread medical condition common in these high-tech times,” says eye surgeon Dr. Mohan Rajan. “Staring at the computer reduces your blinking reflex and consequently, eye fluid generation. The result is dryness, red eyes, fatigue, head/brow ache.” Home doesn't bring relief if you plonk yourself in front of the LED/Plasma TV and reach for the remote......Read More

Source: The Hindu