XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.people.health, uk.current-events.general   
   From: banana@REMOVE_THIS.borve.demon.co.uk   
      
   In article <1137940101.385688.14050@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, Mel   
   Rowing  writes   
      
   >steve@tropheus.demon.co.uk wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:27:46 +0000, banana   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >Patients in most or all UK hospitals are banned from using mobile   
   >> >phones.   
   >> >   
   >> >The excuse is that they might interfere with oh-so-important medical   
   >> >equipment.   
   >>   
   >> True, it's a load of nonsense. The equipment is nowhere near that   
   >> sensitive.   
   >   
   >I was once told that mobile phones "might" interfere with pacemakers.   
   >   
   >If this is so then does that not raise questions regarding the design   
   >of pacemakers?   
   >   
   >In any case, are we have to assume that the users of pacemakers don't   
   >move around outside their own homes or hospital?   
      
   Imagine if you wore one, got on a bus, it seized up because of all the   
   mobiles around you. If you survived, you'd be in a good position to sue   
   the issuer for not telling you of the danger.   
      
   >> On the other hand, it's a good way to stop the annoying background of   
   >> phone rings and conversations?   
   >   
   >Here you have a point. They are a marvellous facilty but in some   
   >situations are a bloody nuisance. You hear them being used in cinemas,   
   >theatres, librairies,sporting events and all sorts of  inappropriate   
   >venues. There are some users who seem to consider that the right to   
   >make or receive a call is divine in origin.   
   >   
   >I think this to be the real reason as to why they are banned in   
   >hospitals. Can you imagine being in a cublcle with three perfect   
   >strangers one or more of whom is a phone junkie?   
      
   I don't think it's the real reason at all. If it were, why would   
   'health' authorities tell the lie that it's for a different reason? It's   
   to isolate people.   
      
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               give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best teddy-bear to   
               Oxfam, and expect us to lick your frigid fingers for the   
               rest of your frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)   
      
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