1 month ago
Linkorama : Is surfing the Internet altering your brain? - yes
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2 month ago
deusx : Video: What LASIK Really Feels Like - Still somewhat freaked out by the whole concept of Lasik surgery, yet intrigued by the opportunity for enhancement. "Once my corneas were cut open and I experienced that initial pain, I was definitely frightened, and escaped to a corner of my mind wh
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3 month ago
deusx : Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and Sleep - "Did I get enough exercise today? How many calories did I burn? Am I getting good quality sleep? How many steps and miles did I walk today? The Fitbit Tracker helps you answer these questions. "
Rod Begbie : Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and Sleep - Personal data monitor, tracking your exercise and sleep, not dissimilar to ye olde Sportsbrain pedometer which I loved so. I've already pre-ordered one. #
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3 month ago
deusx : Scientists may have cured cancer last week - more on DCA - "Here’s the deal. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found a cheap and easy to produce drug that kills almost all cancers. The drug is dichloroacetate, and since it is already used to treat metabolic disorders, we know it
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3 month ago
deusx : Pints for Prostates » About - "Pints for Prostates is a grassroots effort to reach men with a critical message about prostate cancer screening using the universal language of beer. Started by prostate cancer survivor and drinks journalist Rick Lyke, the goal of the program is to
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3 month ago
gleuschk : Really? - Can ManipulatingYour Neck Lead to a Stroke? - Question - NYTimes.com - years ago I asked my dad, a neurologist, whether cracking my neck was bad for me. he said, "I don't think so, but for god's sake don't do it around me."
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4 month ago
deusx : BBC NEWS | Health | Broccoli may undo diabetes damage - "Our study suggests that compounds such as sulforaphane from broccoli may help counter processes linked to the development of vascular disease in diabetes"
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4 month ago
deusx : Lab-grown tendons gradually fade to bone - tech - 11 August 2008 - New Scientist Tech - "In the body, gradients like this strengthen the ends of tendons that attach to bones. Currently, lab-grown tendons put into the body often fail at the attachment end because they lack this property, says García. ... His new technique should lead
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5 month ago
gleuschk : Damn Interesting » You Can Pick Your Doctor, and You Can Pick Your Nose… - amazing what modern medical science can ... wait, I think I've got one
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6 month ago
veen : How to nap - Boston.com - Zzzzzzzz....
Khoi Vinh : Boston.com: How to Nap - I’m a big proponent.
Rod Begbie : How to nap - Boston Globe article advocating the refreshing power of a mid-afternoon nap. Wonder if anyone would mind if I scheduled time in the conference room each day for a spot of shuteye... [via] #
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8 month ago
deusx : BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine 'protects brain' - "Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests."
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8 month ago
adamrg : Mr. T brought boy out of coma - Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child's family by bringing him out of a coma - after doctors begged the actor for help.
deusx : Mr. T brought boy out of coma - Yahoo! News UK - "Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child's family by bringing him out of a coma - after doctors begged the actor for help."
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9 month ago
deusx : 10 Tips to Change Yourself From a Dedicated Couch-Potato to a Gym Enthusiast | LifeRemix Blog - "These ten strategies helped me stick to my routine"
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deusx : Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles - New York Times - "One of the great unanswered questions in physiology is why muscles get tired. The experience is universal, common to creatures that have muscles, but the answer has been elusive until now."
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10 month ago
deusx : Why I am an abortion doctor - "I can take a woman, in the biggest trouble she has ever experienced in her life, and by performing a five-minute operation, in comfort and dignity, I can give her back her life"
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10 month ago
gleuschk : Damn Interesting » The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth - this is my new very-favorite blog. an astounding story, still relevant, about power and corruption and lack of foresight.
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11 month ago
deusx : Reversal Of Alzheimer's Symptoms Within Minutes In Human Study - "An extraordinary new scientific study, which for the first time documents marked improvement in Alzheimer’s disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule, has just been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation."
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11 month ago
WillPate : Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep
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14 month ago
Richard Rutter : Wine Health - Dedicated to bringing details of the health benefits of wine.
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deusx : Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Arizona Boy - Local News Story - KPHO Phoenix - ""This is a heat-loving amoeba. As water temperatures go up, it does better," Beach said. "In future decades, as temperatures rise, we'd expect to see more cases.""
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15 month ago
deusx : BBC NEWS | Health | Woman sees own heart on display - "A woman has seen her own heart on display at a medical exhibition."
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