Health dangers of being around electrical equipment too much

[violaine]

Is there any truth to the idea that being around TVs, computers, and listening to in ear personal CD players can be dangerous for your health? Such as even causing cancer? Or are these just scare stories? What about radios also? Also, is it dangerous if you get a build up of static electricity from being around all these kinds of things, as I sometimes do?

[tracymort]

i do know its dangerous to use a sewing machine too much when pregnant. Increases the risk of leukemia in the baby as the developing baby is in the magnetic field of the motor alot then.

[violaine]

OK, thanks tracyh :) Do you know about any other equipment that can cause dangers? Or any links to info?

[quattro]

We use walkie talkie type radios where I work and a mate one day discovered that by pressing the 'talk' button on the radio he was able to illuminate a torch which was placed next to it.If there is sufficient power to operate a torch there must be enough to cause physical damage its just a question of how much you are exposed to the source and fortunately we are not exposed to the radios for long periods.

[tracymort]

Read this the other day and though of you and your question http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3472383.stm "Ra
ts exposed to electromagnetic fields produce a cloud of toxic gas around their bodies, claim researchers. "

[tracymort]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3472383.stm