Friday, August 29, 2008

Ipods Disrupt Pacemakers

Close encounter with iPods caused interference with cardiac pacemakers in 50 percent of patients, according to electromagnetic tests. When the iPods held 5 cm from patient's chests for 5-10 seconds, some pacemakers could misread heart function and in are case the life preserving device temporarily stopped functioning. The study of 83 people fitted with pacemakers was conducted by a secondary school student, Jay Thake with the help of Univesity of Michigan researchers. Although, maybe we are not the one who used pacemaker, but maybe we have grandfather or other people who use pacemaker.

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