With allergy season in full bloom, many people are keeping a close eye on just how close they come to pollen, mold and other allergens.
This season however, new studies are suggesting that allergies are sprouting up beyond just flowers and plants to also include cell phones, iPods and other technology as a culprit.
Vitals.com, a doctor evaluation site notes that there is a new allergy phenomenon being brought on by the prevalent use of modern technology.
By RYAN BRINKS, TIMES-REPUBLICAN POSTED: April 30, 2008
Fact Box IF YOU GO WHAT: Plan & Zoning Commission meeting WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Marshalltown City Council chambers, second floor of city hall
PUBLIC COMMENT: There may be an opportunity to address issues on the agenda during the meeting, but a public hearing for comments has also been scheduled as part of the May 6 Board of Adjustment meeting, when the permit will be granted or denied. A proposal to put up a cell phone tower behind the Meadow Lane Mall in Marshalltown has moved slightly to the south to the Best Vacuum Store and More property.
Scientists Agree That EMFs Pose a Threat to Your Health
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 by: Barbara L. Minton (see all articles by this author) Key concepts: EMF, magnetic field and microwave
(NaturalNews) Electricity has become an integral part of our lives, with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) all around us. Electricity certainly makes our lives easier in many ways. Is it possible that electricity is also making our lives shorter?
Most experts agree that some limited exposure to EMFs is not a threat. We can feel reasonably safe using a toaster, for example. The problem comes when we are chronically exposed to large does of EMFs such as encountered when living near power lines or sleeping in the room where the power enters the house. Unfortunately, this type of chronic exposure to EMFs applies to millions of Americans.
By JESSE B. GILL, Staff Writer Article Launched: 04/22/2008 10:22:11 AM PDT
REDLANDS - A plan to build a cell phone tower that has been hotly contested by certain Redlands residents has been abandoned. The tower, proposed by Omnipoint Communications Inc., a consultant for the cellular service provider T-Mobile, was designed to be 60 feet tall and disguised as a cypress tree. Omnipoint wanted to install the tower on the 1900 block of Country Club Drive.
The El Cajon Planning Commission voted 3-1 Monday night to permit cell phone provider T-Mobile to put a cell phone tower on a single family home.
Neighbors oppose the tower for a variety of reasons. Lynn Dallas said many are worried that the tower could spark a fire or block access to the neighborhood during a fire.