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School Sued By Parents Claiming WiFi Made Their Son Sick

2015-08-27 11:57:55| Wireless - Topix.net

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome is acknowledged by the World Health Organization, but amongst the medical community, not so much. Maybe it's a psychological issue, maybe it's real, we suppose that's a debate for another date, but in the meantime over in Massachusetts, a school While the school has always had WiFi, the parents allege that their son's sickness was intensified in 2013 when the school installed a new and more powerful wireless system.

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Guidelines on children's exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields confusing for parents

2015-07-08 09:09:10| Wireless - Topix.net

The review into the polices of 34 countries, carried out by Dr Mary Redmayne, from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, found varying degrees of advice about children's exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields . RF-EMFs are emitted from technology including WiFi, tablets and mobile phones.

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Portuguese town offers parents cash to have babies

2015-06-11 14:23:40| IT Services - Topix.net

A town in Portugal is offering parents 5,000 euros for every new baby in a bid to tackle a population shortage. According to Agence France Presse, officials in the town of Alcoutim near the Spanish border are taking desperate measures to combat a 20% fall in the residents over the past 20 years.

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Asian parents: Your kids are not robots

2015-06-08 16:18:35| IT Services - Topix.net

Asian-American kids who want to enter elite colleges are getting coaches to teach them how to be "less Asian" Jeff Yang is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Online and contributes frequently to radio shows, including Public Radio International's "The Takeaway" and WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show." He is the co-author of "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action" and editor of the graphic novel anthologies "Secret Identities" and "Shattered."

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