Eat This Meal Rachel Swaby, wired.com Photo: Todd Tankersley Fueling your body is easy—if you can pull yourself away from fancy flavor combinations and the latest culinary trends. Just load your plate with foods that are proven to make you stronger and healthier, eat, an… http://flpbd.it/R32zo Related articles How to Plan Great Meals with Your … Continue reading Eat This Meal
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Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?
Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future? BY ANITA HAMILTON, fastcoexist.com As technology allows patients to pool their knowledge, can the collective experience of the sick create better care? There’s something seriously wrong with a health care system that makes patients wait a month or more just to get a doctor’s… http://flpbd.it/5v6PX Related … Continue reading Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?
Would You Recognize Yourself With A Completely Symmetrical Face?
Would You Recognize Yourself With A Completely Symmetrical Face? By Jordan Kushins, fastcodesign.com Julian Wolkenstein explores a scientific concept of beauty with a unique portrait series. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Right? Even though everyone’s charmed by wildly different kinds of physical characteristics (thank… http://flpbd.it/v6WiS Related articles Non Turing-Recognizable from symmetric difference … Continue reading Would You Recognize Yourself With A Completely Symmetrical Face?
How’s Your Cholesterol? The Crowd Wants To Know
How’s Your Cholesterol? The Crowd Wants To Know Eliza Barclay, npr.org Our impulse to share intimate details about our lives within our social networks (and even sometimes with complete strangers) seems to know few bounds. Now devices loaded with health apps let us monitor and share our sleep patterns, stre… http://flpbd.it/Yqlsu Related articles Childhood Obesity … Continue reading How’s Your Cholesterol? The Crowd Wants To Know
The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives [Hardcover] Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, amazon.com Harvard professor and health care policy specialist Christakis (Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care) became interested in social connectivity when observing that the mortality rate of spouses spike after … http://flpbd.it/0isRt Related articles Gastrophysics: Some … Continue reading The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
Meat, metal, and code
Meat, metal, and code: Stelarc’s alternate anatomical architectures By Jesse Hicks, theverge.com In 1972 the man born Stelios Arcadiou took on a new name. He refashioned himself as the artist Stelarc, whose work often explores what he calls “alternate anatomical architectures.” He’s probed his body with cameras, creating films that… http://flpbd.it/pBHf2 Related articles STELARC - … Continue reading Meat, metal, and code
Why Cancer Treatment Is Fatally Flawed
Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D., huffingtonpost.com Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts’ recent announcement that she had been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) — a group of conditions in which the cells in the bone marrow are damaged — certainly came as … Why Cancer Treatment Is Fatally Flawed Related articles New cancer treatment used for … Continue reading Why Cancer Treatment Is Fatally Flawed
Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health
Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health David Schultz, npr.org Living next to a noisy highway can be annoying. The racket can also disrupt your sleep. Too many bad nights’ sleep can raise the risk of heart attack, high blood pressure and other ailments. Curious researchers with the Centers for… http://flpbd.it/tUoKj Related articles Prevent … Continue reading Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health
Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore
Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore John Timmer, arstechnica.com Some of the most successful drugs we know about have come from plants, including the cancer drug Taxol, the malarial treatment artemisinin, and even aspirin. The latter two were identified because of their use in herbal remedies that… http://flpbd.it/IKidw Related articles Drug … Continue reading Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore
The Science Of Sleep
‘Dreamland’: Open Your Eyes To The Science Of Sleep Maureen Corrigan, npr.org ‘Dreamland’: Open Your Eyes To The Science Of Sleep Fresh Air from WHYY Step, if you will, into my bedroom at night. (Don’t worry, this is a PG-rated invitation.) At first, all is tranquil: My husband and I, exhausted by our day’s labors,… … Continue reading The Science Of Sleep
Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic
Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic Related articles There are 6 types of healthcare consumers; Which ones would you like to target? (medcitynews.com) When Allergies Attack - Asthma & Allergies in America [INFOGRAPHIC] (epicahealth.com) Do You Have 20/20 Vision or … Continue reading Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic
Sleep (or how to hack your brain) + Dustin Curtis
Sleep (or how to hack your brain) + Dustin Curtis. Related articles What if.. You Sleep 2 Hours a Day (jaggedgracecreations.wordpress.com) New study shows sleep is a hotbed of information (storagebedsdirect.co.uk) How Certain Sounds Help Us Sleep (news.health.com) Ask Dr. K: Sleep vital for reasons unclear (goerie.com) What Happens While You Sleep and How It … Continue reading Sleep (or how to hack your brain) + Dustin Curtis
Grinders: the cult of the man machine
Grinders: the cult of the man machine Posted by Leo Benedictus, guardian.co.uk The people who are making cyborgs a thing of the present Many of us are already cyborgs. If you have a contraceptive coil fitted, or a pacemaker – arguably even if you wear contact lenses or have pierced ears – then you are … Continue reading Grinders: the cult of the man machine
Storytelling and science: how fiction results in more behavior change than non-fiction
Why fiction is good for you - Boston.com. New studies show that in fact a steady diet including some fiction is good for us and results in more effective behavior change and learning than non-fiction. This is because of cognitive "shields" we put up when reading non-fiction. Also fiction acts as a social glue to … Continue reading Storytelling and science: how fiction results in more behavior change than non-fiction
A Look at Social Media in Health Care Two Years Later
A Look at Social Media in Health Care -- Two Years Later - Perspectives - iHealthBeat. This article looks at growth in the type company we've been waiting for. an online community where patients can discuss and track medical conditions, progress, stories of what did and did not work for them. Related articles HealthCare Social … Continue reading A Look at Social Media in Health Care Two Years Later
Go Beyond Organic: Working With Mother Nature Not Against Her
Recently science is catching up with the importance of the micro-biome in health and medicine. Here is one of the folks providing products and advice in this space. Go Beyond Organic | Working With Mother Nature Not Against Her!. Related articles Infographic: Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Birds (mnn.com) Human Impact Muffles Mother Nature's … Continue reading Go Beyond Organic: Working With Mother Nature Not Against Her
Evolutionary medicine: parasitic hookworms for allergy relief
A fascinating story on the discovery and use of parasitic hookworms to treat allergies based upon bio-anthropological research by a long time allergy sufferer. Gut instinct: the miracle of the parasitic hookworm | Life and style | The Observer. Related articles Worms, Germs, and Dirt: What Can They Teach Us About Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases? … Continue reading Evolutionary medicine: parasitic hookworms for allergy relief
Wifi laptops exposure and reproductive health
For years, other countries have been far more cautious about the impacts of electromagnetic radiation on human health than in the US and far too little is known about this as we increasingly expose ourselves to these fields. In parts of Europe for example there are much stricter regulations on exposure to EMFs than in … Continue reading Wifi laptops exposure and reproductive health
The promise and perils of cities
Cities have been the engines of civilization for millennia, serving as places where the arts, commerce, and ideas flourish. But as we are reminded in a recent article, the close social interactions that make a city so productive also proved ideal for tuberculosis, measles, the plague, and many other diseases. In European capitals, circa 1800, … Continue reading The promise and perils of cities
Fitbit: Personal Informatics to track sleep and movement
I've been using this device for some months and it is excellent for visualizing your movements including sleep habits. Fitbit. Related articles Check yourself with the new Fitbit One (bestbuymobile.com) Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker (bestbuymobile.com) Staying healthy is finally addicting, thanks to Fitbit! (bestbuymobile.com) Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity Plus Sleep Tracker Review … Continue reading Fitbit: Personal Informatics to track sleep and movement
Health IT Certification Scholarship: George Washington University School of Public Health
The demand for health IT specialists is now so acute that George Washington University and other schools are offering scholarships for their training programs. This is a workforce development program offering tuition assistance of up to $10,000 by The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of The National Coordinator. The intention of this … Continue reading Health IT Certification Scholarship: George Washington University School of Public Health
To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files
This is really kind of sad...To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files - The Boston Globe. Related articles FDA Issues New Cautionary Guidelines for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, Parker Waichman LLP Reports (prweb.com) DrugRisk Announces Updated Information on Mirena Lawsuits (prweb.com) FDA's Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food and Current … Continue reading To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files
Health problems of victims of Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plant take years to appear
Popular movies like the new Chernobyl film point to a disturbing trend: Many of the residents of radiation exposure such as Chernobyl and Fukushima experience long term health problems such as thyroid disease, heart disease, heart valve/vascular disease that take decades to appear leaving them disabled and requiring disability benefits but with little sources of support. … Continue reading Health problems of victims of Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plant take years to appear
Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Interesting teacher on natural products at this school of pharmacy. Dvorkin Camiel Lana - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Related articles Medical Humanities: Health & Disease in Culture, Popular Culture & American Culture Associations National Conference (CfP, Conference, Washington, DC, March 2013) (medicalhumanities.wordpress.com) Wal-Mart Gets Organic Beauty (fabsugar.com) Beauty Byte: Burt's Bees Wants … Continue reading Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Crowdsourcing cancer survival with new online communities
Surviving cancer is tough. Not only do you have to get through the many diabolical treatments which destroy health tissues along with disease and leave you crippled and disabled for life, but there are powerful social stigmas that can limit your career and lifestyle after the treatment. Fortunately a number of online communities for cancer … Continue reading Crowdsourcing cancer survival with new online communities
Brandeis University Health Informatics program integrates computer, social and bio sciences
Yet another Boston area school has launched a health and medical informatics program, largely online. Know for its bioinformatics degree, Brandeis is now adding courses in these other areas. Health and Medical Informatics | Programs and Courses | Graduate Professional Studies | Brandeis University. Related articles Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics … Continue reading Brandeis University Health Informatics program integrates computer, social and bio sciences
When the treatment is worse than the disease: social perspectives on cancer care
For many cancer survivors, the conventional mainstream treatment, radiation and chemotherapy come with a host of side effects which are crippling and sometimes lethal, which might be slow growing or treatable more conservatively. For example, new studies show that survivors of Hodgkin's disease once considered the lone example of the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy … Continue reading When the treatment is worse than the disease: social perspectives on cancer care
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