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bbc.co.uk How New York’s new tech firms differ from Silicon Valley rivals RT @BBCNewsUS: Is NYC’s Silicon Alley a credible rival to California’s Silicon Valley? What is bringing start-ups to the big city? http://flip.it/jeKDV http://flip.it/ZhrRt New York start-ups’ own flavour Related articles Dubstarts jobs fair to link up start-ups with job-seekers (siliconrepublic.com) Immigration and America’s…
Study Finds A Third Of NYC’s Seafood Is Mislabeled, Posing Health Risks Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (J Dailey)It isn’t just Los Angeles that is having a problem with mislabeled fish — a new study that tested seafood on menus, at grocery stores and in fancy specialty shops in New York City says plenty of the…
businessweek.com Concierge doctors don’t take insurance, but do make house calls. Once an option only for the rich, they may change health care for everyone RT @BW: Is concierge medicine the future of healthcare? | http://flip.it/0htzp #longreads http://flip.it/fHvQI The Cash-Only Doctors Club Related articles Paul Hsieh on Concierge Medicine (healthcarebs.com) Dear Congress: Listen to…
Recession Left Baby Bust as U.S. Births Lowest Since 1920 By Frank Bass -, bloomberg.com Getty Images The U.S. birth rate fell to a record low last year, driven by a decline in the number of babies born to immigrant women, who have led the growth in the nation’s population for at least two decades.…
Teens Dying From Sunbed Tanning Curb $5 Billion Industry By Jason Gale -, bloomberg.com Teenage girls trading the risk of deadly melanoma for a year-round tan have helped spur a global backlash against the sunbed industry. Health officials from Brasilia to Sydney are banning tanning salons amid evidence that they cause… RT @BloombergNews: Teens dying…
Kravis Backs N.Y. Startups Using Apps to Cut Health Costs By Ryan Faughnder -, bloomberg.com When his uncle was hospitalized with Alzheimer’s disease, Russ Graney struggled to find him a home- health aide. The patient stayed in the hospital for three extra days while the search dragged on, raising costs for the family. Graney ……
Sony Loses Science Talent as Student Resumes Go to Dairies: Tech By Mariko Yasu & Shunichi Ozasa -, bloomberg.com Japan’s science students are eschewing traditional high-powered employers such as Sony Corp. (6758) and Panasonic Corp. (6752) to help make ice cream and yogurt. They are applying to dairies. That says quite a bit about the…
Ancient Chinese Cures Seen Helping Drugmaker Pipelines By Bloomberg News -, bloomberg.com The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese remedies to boost product pipelines. GlaxoSmithKline Plc is testing botanicals — compounds extracted from plants — for immune disorders, Sanofi plans to turn… RT @BloombergNews: The world’s biggest drugmakers are turning to ancient Chinese…
Is Your Doctor’s iPad Good For Your Health? By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com Surgeons, doctors, nurses, residents, and other medical professionals all regularly use iPads on the job. The practice has inspired a cottage industry, health care innovation, and privacy concerns. Slowly but surely, iPads are changing the fa… RT @FastCompany: Is your doctor’s iPad good…
A Brooklyn Clinic For Freelancers Looks To Change The Insurance Industry BY KATHARINE GAMMON, fastcoexist.com The health insurance from the Freelancer’s Union has been a godsend to the city’s workers in the gig economy. Now it’s opened a brick and mortar doctor’s office where freelancers can go to get cutting-edge health care. In a brick…
Raiding the Medicine Cabinet to Become Superhuman Peter Rubin, wired.com If you’ve read Tim Ferriss’ books, you know he’ll do almost anything to himself in the name of self-improvement. And if you thought he took this too far in The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, just wait until The … Raiding the Medicine Cabinet…
Why Cheap Booze Makes Your Hangover So Horrible Brent Rose, gizmodo.com You. You’re out drinking with your friends, matching them round for round. They’re sippin’ fancy whiskey, but you’re saving money, sticking with the well specials. So why is it, halfway through the night, you’re suddenly hit with a brutal headache… Why Cheap Booze Makes…
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Adam Cole, npr.org What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria. It’s a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine, and above all, a war of… ANIMATION: The History Of Malaria Drugs : Shots – Health News : NPR http://flip.it/IQzck http://flip.it/5sxxY…
Researchers get cardiac muscle cells to grow, repair heart attack damage John Timmer, arstechnica.com djneightHeart attacks cause both long- and short-term problems. In the short-term, the death of cardiac muscle cells can cause a critical drop in the heart’s ability to function. Over the long haul, problems arise because the damage is largely… RT @arstechnica:…
Genome sequencing pioneer: How biology entered the information age John Timmer, arstechnica.com Eric Lander Nobel Dialogue WeekSTOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Eric Lander was one of the leaders behind the effort to sequence the human genome. He has also continued to work on various follow-up projects through his involvement with the Broad Institute, a… RT @arstechnica: Genome sequencing pioneer:…
Cancer Rates Around The World [Infographic] By Emily Elert, popsci.com Global patterns reveal the myth of a “disease of affluence” Cancer is often considered a “disease of affluence”—a malady that mostly afflicts people in the world’s wealthiest countries, often as a consequence of… Cancer Rates Around The World [Infographic] http://flip.it/Pc75S http://flip.it/qUUIU Related articles Light-activated, acid-producing…
Genes, Cells and Brains by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose – review Steven Poole, guardian.co.uk Steven Poole praises a strong exposé of the hype surrounding genetics and neuroscience We have outsourced the job of interpreting ourselves to the modern life sciences. The decoding of the human genome will tell us who we really are, pledged…
Squeeze returns breast cancer cells to normal Sarah Yang-Berkeley, futurity.org UC BERKELEY (US) — Mechanical forces alone can revert and stop the out-of-control growth of cancer cells, research shows for the first time.This change happens even though the genetic mutations responsible for malignancy remain, setting up … Squeeze returns breast cancer cells to normal http://flip.it/QCCwJ…
Unproven Stem-Cell Cosmetic Treatments Can Grow Bones In Your Eyes By Paul Adams, popsci.com New cosmetic creams and therapies that make use of stem cells carry bizarre, gruesome risks. A woman in Los Angeles went to her doctor with pain and clicking in her eyelid, following a cosmetic procedure a few months earlier. The… Unproven…
1.9 Million Worms Chomp Down Airport Waste in North Carolina | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jill Fehrenbacher HOW TO: Green Your Christmas Tree TweetShare on TumblrEmail Christmas trees are one of the most enjoyable traditions of the holiday season, and there are lots of easy ways to go green with…
One day smartphones will know your body better than you do By Guest Author, wired.co.uk Technology This is a guest post by Mark Curtis, chief client officer at design consultancy firm Fjord. Smartphones, tablets and the range of apps that run on these devices are transforming the health and lifestyle sector, and a… RT @WiredUK:…
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