Read more electrical shocks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21114/electrical-shocks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:24:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32735/shoddy-electrical-work-killing-us-troops-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShoddy electrical work by private contractors is making Iraq an even deadlier place for US troops, reports the New York Times . At least 13 troops have died from electrocution and many more have been injured. Others have perished in electrical fires. The problem is worse than the Pentagon has acknowledged,...http://www.newser.com/story/32735/shoddy-electrical-work-killing-us-troops-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jul 2008 4:00:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22897/former-prisoner-to-detail-torture-on-60-minutes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former terror suspect will reveal details of tortures he suffered in 5 years of US custody tonight on 60 Minutes, reports CBS News. American authorities seized the ethnic Turk in Pakistan and continued to torture him even after determining he was innocent, he charges. The Pentagon refutes his claims....http://www.newser.com/story/22897/former-prisoner-to-detail-torture-on-60-minutes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 4:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22817/tiny-shocks-win-by-a-nose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElectric shocks can sharpen the sense of smell, a finding that suggests new ways of altering sensory perception, the Chicago Tribune reports. MRIs showed subjects’ brains actually changing after researchers administered tiny shocks, which improved their ability to distinguish between similar smells. Because many psychological conditions relate to the senses,...http://www.newser.com/story/22817/tiny-shocks-win-by-a-nose.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16771/dont-worry-about-tingling-sensation-dell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDell has acknowledged that some of its laptops give a “tingling sensation” to users when plugging in cables or accessories—but insisted the “voltage does not present any risk of injury.” Complaints about the surprise jolts have been trickling in about a few different models for the past year, Techworld...http://www.newser.com/story/16771/dont-worry-about-tingling-sensation-dell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jan 2008 21:55:43 CST