Before you ask, no ‘Whatsappititis’ is not a word we just made up, it’s a legitimate disease which made its entry into Lancet, the British medical journal, in 2014 when the first case was recorded.
Now that that’s out of the way, everyone knows how technology has made everything available at the touch of a button. Texting, calling, browsing, watching – all in one place. So it’s not surprising that we end up spending a better part of our day on our gadgets including our phones. But did you know that these convenient pieces of technology could give you some serious diseases?
And we’re not talking about the usual stop-or-you-will-ruin-your-eyesight lecture (it’s real FYI, and is called computer vision syndrome) that parents often give us. These diseases are quite unique to the posture, activities and the way we use our phones, tablets and laptops. Here’s a lowdown on five of them: Full story...
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Now that that’s out of the way, everyone knows how technology has made everything available at the touch of a button. Texting, calling, browsing, watching – all in one place. So it’s not surprising that we end up spending a better part of our day on our gadgets including our phones. But did you know that these convenient pieces of technology could give you some serious diseases?
And we’re not talking about the usual stop-or-you-will-ruin-your-eyesight lecture (it’s real FYI, and is called computer vision syndrome) that parents often give us. These diseases are quite unique to the posture, activities and the way we use our phones, tablets and laptops. Here’s a lowdown on five of them: Full story...
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