Here is a press release from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. I 
found the press release on the Canada NewsWire web site
at http://www.newswire.ca/
   
HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION ADVISORY ON PACEMAKERS AND 
DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES
        
            TORONTO, May 17 /CNW/ - Recent findings on the effects of digital 
cellular phone on pacemakers have raised concern among some Canadians. There 
is some experimental data suggesting that close contact between a digital 
cellular phone and a pacemaker can speed up or slow down the pacemaker.
            The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario advises that the risk 
to pacemaker recipients can be significantly reduced if simple precautions 
are taken. These include:
        
.  don't use your phone on the same side as your pacemaker unit .  don't 
carry your phone in your breast pocket or on your belt .  hold the cellular 
phone at least six inches away from your
   pacemaker unit
.  if while using your cellular phone you begin to feel faint or
   dizzy, immediately turn off your phone
.  if you suspect that your pacemaker has been affected by
   contact with a digital cellular phone, immediately contact
   your personal physician
        
            To date, there is no evidence that analog cellular phones affect 
the functioning of pacemakers.
            Each year, approximately 10,000 pacemakers are inserted in 
Canada. It has been estimated that 100,000 Canadians are living with 
implanted pacemakers.
            Canadians who have questions concerning their pacemaker should 
speak to their personal physician. General medical and lifestyle information 
is available from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario's Healthline at 
1-800-360-1557 or by contacting your local office of the Heart and Stroke 
Foundation.
For further information: Corinne Hodgson, Manager Science Communications, 
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, (416) 489-7111, ext. 302
   
   13:10e 17-MAY-96
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