For years we have all been told about the now downgraded use of cell phones in the medical offices and hospitals..and now there's a new potential culprit..the ipod? I guess from reading the article, if you have a pacemaker make sure you aren't carrying around an Ipod, or perhaps borrowing an Ipod from a friend..will be interesting to see as more develops on this story in time and it might be a good idea not to bring the Ipod into the examining room until more is known...BD
CHICAGO (Reuters) — IPods can cause cardiac implantable pacemakers to malfunction by interfering with the electromagnetic equipment monitoring the heart, according to a study presented by a 17-year-old high school student to a meeting of heart specialists Thursday.
The study tested the effect of the portable music devices on 100 patients, whose mean age was 77, outfitted with pacemakers. Electrical interference was detected half of the time when the iPod was held just 2 inches from the patient's chest for 5 to 10 seconds.
Jay Thaker, lead author of the study and a student at Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan, concluded that iPod interference can lead physicians to misdiagnose actual heart function.
Source: Can iPods make pacemakers malfunction? - USATODAY.com
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