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From: espen@math.uio.no (Espen J. Vestre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Health hazard from screens
Message-ID: <1991Jan17.093157.7345@ulrik.uio.no>
Date: 17 Jan 91 09:31:57 GMT
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In article <0B010004.ioq9pw@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael 
Peirce) writes:
> Turning down the brightness will reduce you electromagnetic radiation
> exposure (you see light is EMR too!).  If you really want to avoid
> EMR don't walk by electric motors (better not run that vaccuum cleaner),
> watch TV or driver near a radio tower.  Those electric blankets zap
> you too!
> 
> Better to worry about smoke in the air, fats in your foods, and proper
> exercise if you want to take care of yourself!
> 
> -- michael

Gammar rays and microwave radiation is EMR, too, so that is not a very 
convincing argument, Michael.  Besides, the strongest radiation (according 
to a MacWorld test some issues ago) from the 13 inch screen comes from the 
_sides_ , not from the front.
Swedish medical researchers are supposed to have found correlation between 
exposure to monitors and defects of babys.  However, this may be a 
spurious correlation, it has been suggested that _sitting to much still_ 
may be the cause, not EMR.

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