Health warning for internet users
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While many internet users believe that surfing the web has improved their quality of life, a recent study warns it might be taking a heavy toll on posture, sleeping patterns and eyesight.
The survey conducted by Forrester research in North America was conducted on the basis that the average online tenure of households was now nearly six years, giving users enough time to assess its true impact. "While most acknowledge the Net's positive effects on their intellectual, social, and psychological well-being, many also indicate that they have experienced negative effects on their physical health," the report said. Although 54 per cent of respondents claimed it had an overall positive effect on their lives, making them more globally aware, better connected socially, happier and better off, they also acknowledged that it left them physically drained with negative effects on their hands and fingers, sleeping habits, eyesight, and back or neck. More... |
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