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Texting Seen as a Sign of Good Health

by Tim Stevens on December 18, 2008 at 10:45 AM

Texting Seen as a Sign of Good HealthIf you're a parent of a child who is frequently slumped over a cell phone, squinting at its tiny screen and tapping away at a small keyboard with clutched hands, you might be surprised to hear that U.K. doctors actually think the practice is a sign of good health. Yes, physicians who work at some of the country's biggest music festivals say that patients who have passed out or suffered some medical crisis are often considered well enough to leave supervised care once they start texting.

Mind you, the doctors don't actually think that texting is healthy, just that it means the kids who've partied a little too hard have come back to their senses once they're able to pick up their phones and go crazy. However, given that some people can apparently send text messages in their sleep, we're not so sure we agree. [From: textually.org]

Tags: doctor, health, text, text messaging, texting, TextMessaging

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