Thumbs down for SMS

Today is not a good day for text messaging! Following Pravda's alarming article, here we go again on how text messaging causes repetitive strain injury. This follows a much published story of 13 year old girl with a 100-SMS-a-day habit, who was diagnosed with tendinitis in Italy.

According to the Herald Sun - which is claiming Australia's teenagers are leading the world in the use of mobile phones - the Australian Medical Association said that repetitive strain injury from too much texting would dry out the lubricating fluid between tendons and that "excessive mobile use among those with developing brains can also cause emotional problems.

For others, more pragmatic, the main problem with teen's text-messaging is financial".

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-- Fear for the health of America's thumbs

-- All Thumbs, Without the Stigma

-- Warning: Mobile phones are addictive

-- Three out of ten Korean Youths are Addicted to Mobile Phones

-- Hungarian Hospital Offers Help For Hungarian Internet Addicts

-- Text Messaging Addiction

-- Is your SMS Habit a Symptom?

-- Germany faces epidemic of text message addicts

-- RSI victim Warns about threat to children

-- RSD from Texting

-- Aussies get safe text message on National Safe Text Day

emily | 5:20 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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