ConcernedMay 11th, 2007 - 15:44:05

'In one test the pacemaker ceased to function completely.' Ummmm.... what, ah, happened that patient???!!!

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stockpagerMay 11th, 2007 - 16:02:51

What about cell phones?

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MR.xMay 11th, 2007 - 16:04:14

Cool way to speed up your inheritance?
Just kidding lol

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RembrantMay 11th, 2007 - 16:07:17

Pace makers don't keep the heart beating. They give the heart a little zap when it gets out of rythm. That's an over simplification but it's the general idea. It will be interesting to see the results of the follow up studies. The age of the people studied doesn't matter. What happens when they hug their grandchildren.

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Reply to ConcernedMay 11th, 2007 - 16:07:51

Obviously they didn't test with people, they used functioning pacemakers OUTSIDE of the body.

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Scott-MassachusettsMay 11th, 2007 - 16:08:31

I hope this isnt just another apple bash cause ... any electrical device has the same effect.. from the alarm clock next to your bed ( which can cause brain tumors- maybe) to your remot control to change the channels so get off the ipod and worry about more important things like where the fork went Im missing the pie

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JayMay 11th, 2007 - 16:28:30

I disagree with the title of this article. While I agree an iPod can disrupt a Pacemaker I seriously doubt that in one study, using just one iPod and one Pacemaker warrants enough merit to say **iPods** caused **Pacemakers** to malfunction. That all the public needs, the media to cause an uproar of a study that in my opinion is non conclusive.

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PappyMay 11th, 2007 - 16:52:32

George-
Don't give Dick that ipod!

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meMay 11th, 2007 - 17:15:23

It wasn't Just 1 Ipod and Just 1 pacemaker. REad the article more carefully. Half of the pacemakers had some kind of interference due to the ipod. Also this study wasnt done outside the patients bodies - it clearly says that patients who had an average age of 77 were tested.

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Full of ItMay 11th, 2007 - 17:18:14

Regarding the comments of 'Reply to Concerned' and 'Jay': NEVER teach someone to write that cannot read. The rest of us have to try to make sense of their inane misunderstandings. Read carefully, write seldom.

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