Laughter counteracts enhancement of plasma neurotrophin levels and allergic skin wheal responses by mobile phone-mediate stress
I was reviewing journal articles about the health effects of cell phone use, and I came across this article originating from the Dept. of Allergy, Ujitakeda Hospital, Japan. Here's the abstract:
Laughter caused by viewing a comic video (Rowan Atkinson's The Best Bits of Mr. Bean) reduced the plasma nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3 levels, and allergic skin wheal responses in patients with atopic dermatitis, whereas viewing a nonhumorous video (weather information) failed to do so. In contrast, stress induced by writing mail on a mobile phone enhanced the plasma nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3 levels, and allergic skin wheal responses. However, previewing the comic video counteracted mobile phone-mediated enhancement of plasma neurotrophins or allergic skin wheal responses, whereas previewing the weather information failed to do so. Taken together, these results suggest that, in patients with atopic dermatitis, writing mail on a mobile phone causes stress and enhances allergic responses with a concomitant increase in plasma neurotrophins that are counteracted by laughter. These results may be useful in the study of pathophysiology and treatment of atopic dermatitis.
I can see how this study could be misunderstood by suggesting that the cell phone EMF is causing the deleterious effect remedied by the Mr. Bean video.
Sure enough, someone cites this article with this designation: "...indicates sub-thermal EM effects were found (not necessarily at significant levels)." The main listing is entitled "EMF Health-effect Research , Index of Abstracts, Human Studies."
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