Your computer could be killing you

[tycoonjack]

Your computer could be killing you

Sitting at a computer for long periods of time could kill you, according to a new study reported in the February 2003 edition of the European Respiratory Journal.

It says there is a risk of developing life-threatening blood clots from sitting for long periods at a computer, similar to a problem that has injured or killed some airline passengers on long flights.

The report centers on a case from New Zealand in which a young man who spent up to 18 hours a day sitting at his computer nearly died after developing a massive blood clot that formed in his leg veins, broke off and traveled to his lungs, a condition called pulmonary embolism.

This story just screams for one of those local teasers that they run, "Something in your house could be killing you, find out what today at 6 on News 9, you non-killing you news source."

[cathy]

im with my computer eight hours a day... is it bad?

[Continent]

I'm in pretty big trouble is sitting in front of the computer is really harmful. Most of the stuff I do is at a computer.

[honeylene]

18 hours a day?

I think anything you do, if you do it 18 hours a day would eventually kill you

[deny]

Just be sure to make oft and enough pauses to prevent healthy problems.

[hallie]

Yes I believe this is very true. Thanks for the information.

[johnnymac]

I had back aches with mine, every thirty minutes I stand up and stretch and walk around. The scoliosis is killing me,that includes my posture!

[chrisaint]

Geez, and I spend 10 hours every day in front of my computer. :/ chris

[johnnymac]

Have you seen that commercial? He jogs in front of his pc on a tread mill while typing, LOL

[johnnymac]

we love our computers..