Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration released a report stating that Apple's iPod digital media players do no, in fact, interfere with the function of installed pacemakers. According to Ars Technica, the FDA's report concluded that "no interference effects can occur" when an iPod is in proximity to a pacemaker.

The investigation and resulting report came after 17-year-old Jay Thanker conducted a study of 100 pacemaker-using patients as apart of a school science project and concluded that iPods caused interference when used around pacemakers. Thaker's report stated that iPod's "can cause cardiac implantable pacemakers to malfunction by interfering with the electromagnetic equipment monitoring the heart."

Per the FDA's findings, Thaker's conclusions appear to have been unfounded and grandpa can now go back to rocking out to his playlist with one less thing to worry about.

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