TAP® - Thornton Adjustable Positioner :: The TAP® prevents snoring and sleep apnea.. Related articles Snoring 'may be linked to bad behaviour' (time4sleep.co.uk) Sleep Apnea FAQ (topdentists.com) What Are Sleep Apnea Causes? (topdentists.com) Is It Snoring or Sleep Apnea? (topdentists.com) Sleep Apnea Tied to More Brain Damage in Women Than Men (nlm.nih.gov) Understanding Sleep Apnea … Continue reading TAP® – Thornton Adjustable Positioner: the search for usability in sleep apnea therapies
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SomnoMed: new oral appliances for sleep apnea to increase usability and compliance
Sleep apnea patients have long suffered from a lack of ethnographic research and usability studies of the conventional therapy, the CPAP. Many find it very uncomfortable to use and thus compliance is low. Fortunately new research is showing that oral appliances have much higher usability. SomnoMed Home. Related articles Available Sleep Apnea Treatments (topdentists.com) Is … Continue reading SomnoMed: new oral appliances for sleep apnea to increase usability and compliance
Biological Anthropologists search for Stress Vaccine
Robert Sapolsky a bio anthropologist is leading the search for a stress vaccine using evolutionary science. Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine | Wired Magazine | Wired.com. Related articles Researchers create needle-free vaccine out of sugar (itv.com) Vaccine effectiveness tied to sleep habits (time4sleep.com) NaturalNews - FDA Approves First GMO Flu Vaccine Containing Reprogrammed … Continue reading Biological Anthropologists search for Stress Vaccine
The doctor will tweet you now
via www.computerworld.com Good overview of SAAS, social computing and e-health Related articles easyJet: IT shouldn't block business users from buying SaaS apps (computerworld.co.nz) Fujitsu Introduces Cloud Service for Senior Care (sys-con.com) Newest release of SaaS Maker™ 'Cloud Toolkit' Helps Entrepreneurs Build Big Software Without Venture Capital Dollars (prweb.com) How Doctors Use Social Media (medmeme.com) Online Dos … Continue reading The doctor will tweet you now
Eat Wild: Online community for grass fed products
Great resource for anyone interested in avoiding factory farmed foods... Eat Wild. Related articles Sustainable Meat: 6 Questions to Ask a Farmer (sierraclub.typepad.com) Wildly delicious > Author Alicia Funk, who lives off the grid in Nevada City, to host Wild Desserts workshop Feb. 9. (newsreview.com) Eating Local Guide (enjoythisorganiclife.com) Upping the steaks: How grass-fed beef … Continue reading Eat Wild: Online community for grass fed products
Health Informatics: New Northeastern University Masters degree
Health Informatics Degree Online | Master's Degrees | Northeastern University Online. Related articles Becoming The University Of Everywhere (keptup.typepad.com) GSU to offer health informatics degree (bizjournals.com) Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics expert says (medicalxpress.com) Health Informatics Scotland 2013 - CFP Closes 15 May (imianews.wordpress.com) Saint Louis University is Now Accepting Applications … Continue reading Health Informatics: New Northeastern University Masters degree
Ensuring self destruction of your digital information
Increasing research shows that for human health, ensuring that one's digital information is deleted when no longer needed is just as important as retention. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-08/st_thompson Related articles IDC Releases Alarming Trends for the Digital Universe (brandenwilliams.com) Power and dumb machines are the biggest challenges for big data (alexrudloff.com) Librarian entrepreneurs (mbanks.typepad.com) @datamineruk: What is 'Open … Continue reading Ensuring self destruction of your digital information
Neurovigil: Replacing a Sleep Lab with an iPhone?
This is amazing. Daniel Heimpel: Revolutionizing Sleep Science. Related articles iBrain, a Device That Can Read your thoughts (thehandiestone.typepad.com) Leading Phoenix Sleep Center Now Treating Both Adult and Children's Sleep Disorders (prweb.com) Why a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis May Save Your Life (health.usnews.com) Make Your Dreams Sweeter With These Wonderful Sleep Apps (appadvice.com) Sleep is not … Continue reading Neurovigil: Replacing a Sleep Lab with an iPhone?
Avatar Anthropology
via news.discovery.com A number of discussions have charted the peculiar syndrome that is accompanying the thousands of people worldwide who have seen the new film Avatar. Apparently the film's extremely realistic yet idealistic environment and culture painstaking created by digital animators working closely with anthropologists, linguists and biologists hired by Cameron has resulted in a number … Continue reading Avatar Anthropology
Information Visualization: Drug deaths vs. press coverage
via http://www.informationisbeautiful.net David McCandless is an expert in information visualization. A great place to see his work is this website which features an interesting visualization of drug deaths and media coverage. As further evidence of this ranking please also see the scientist in the UK who has recently been fired for arguing that drug policy … Continue reading Information Visualization: Drug deaths vs. press coverage
A simple change could dramatically improve hospitals and American health care – The Boston Globe
It's refreshing to see a variety of experts take a stab at improving the healthcare system from a unique angle. This article looks at the work of a businessman who decided to create workflows of hospitals to see how much the experience could be improved by making a few, small tweaks.. A simple change could … Continue reading A simple change could dramatically improve hospitals and American health care – The Boston Globe
Soothing, Relaxing Sounds from SonicMood for Macs
Soothing, Relaxing Sounds from SonicMood for Macs - Your Polyphonic Mood Stimulator, Ambient Music Meditation Relaxation Generator, and Environmental Noise Blocker. Related articles 13 Free Ambient Electronic Music Albums: Listen and Relax [Sound Sunday] White Noise + (A white noise ambience for sleep, meditation, yoga & SPA) - PopMartian Your Recommended Daily Allowance for Relaxation … Continue reading Soothing, Relaxing Sounds from SonicMood for Macs
State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all
State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all - The Boston Globe. Great article on the ability of Mass to lead the way in health informatics as the Silicon valley of health IT.
Trusted House Sitters: Crowd-sourced sitters
If you are good with rabbits, this could be for you! Kind of like AirBnB but with dogs. Questions About House Sitting | Home Owners FAQs | trustedhousesit. Related articles Customer Spotlight: Sensible Sitters (grasshopper.com) The House Sitter (anakalianwhims.wordpress.com) Mom who left child in hot car speaks out (wcpo.com) House Sitter Tips (From an Actual … Continue reading Trusted House Sitters: Crowd-sourced sitters
Social networks make medicine human again
' An excellent article in Businessweek highlights the fact that Social networks like PatientsLikeMe let people take charge of their own care—changing the nature of drug research and the practice of medicine Related articles Deals of the Week Ponders PatientsLikeMe and Empowerment (invivoblog.blogspot.com) Merck to draw on social network for psoriasis patients (fiercebiotechit.com) Merck's partnership … Continue reading Social networks make medicine human again
Gadgetoff: a mini TED with things you can touch
Gadgetoff - Home. Related articles The Profile of a Perfect Ted Talk (communicationstudies.com) Check out TED . . . . (macbobpayne.wordpress.com) Jonah Lehrer, TED, and the narrative dark arts (blogs.reuters.com) How and When to Show a TED Talk (teachinghighschoolpsychology.blogspot.com) The 20 most-watched TED Talks to date (ted.com) (Re)touching lives through photos (atmtxphoto.com)
Kytta® natural products
This is derived from Comfrey. Kytta® - Natur hilft heilen. Pflanzliche Arzneimittel bei Muskelschmerzen, Gelenkschmerzen, Einschlafstörungen und innerer Unruhe.. Related articles Deals of the Week Ponders PatientsLikeMe and Empowerment (invivoblog.blogspot.com) Organoid Seen Cutting Drug Cost With Lab Mini-Intestine - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com) Now available! Natural baby products! (babyorganicjoy.wordpress.com)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention databases for pharma intelligence
By far the best datasets for disease info are the CDC's... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Related articles CDC: West Nile outbreak 'one of largest' in US (newsobserver.com) CDC: 41 West Nile deaths in U.S. (content.usatoday.com) CDC: 158 cases of new swine flu strain from pigs (sacbee.com) Dallas mayor … Continue reading Centers for Disease Control and Prevention databases for pharma intelligence
Evolutionary and health aspects of bed sharing
A totally weird but interesting study. This conflicts with our evolutionary heritage has primates in some ways living in communal groups but may have merit if primates sleep independently. BBC NEWS | Health | Bed sharing 'bad for your health'. Related articles Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians (blogs.scientificamerican.com) Penises, Primates and the study … Continue reading Evolutionary and health aspects of bed sharing
Nerve.com
Nerve.com. Related articles Online Journalism Entrepreneurs - NYTimes.com Water-Inspired Music Lamps - The Wave LED Projector Mp3 Speaker Soothes Your Nerves (TrendHunter.com) Nerve Signals Are Sent As Electrical Impulses At Varying Speeds Gene required for nerve regeneration identified
The Raynaud’s Association
The Raynaud's Association. Related articles Raynaud Phenomenon Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
Raynauds – Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association
Raynauds - Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association. Related articles Raynaud Phenomenon Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment New Weber Thermal Wrist & Ankle Wraps Help People With Raynaud's Syndrome, Cold Hands, Cold Feet And Finger Numbness Cytori Therapeutics (CYTX) Receives Approval for Scleroderma Study in France Investigator-Sponsored Cell Therapy Clinical Study for Scleroderma Initiated in France
Adaptive Path: UX consulting
Adaptive Path. Related articles Adaptive Path looks for CEO 2.0 Cozy raises $1.5 million to make the landlord life a little easier Own paths UX Brighton 2012 - 2nd November A Great Way to Facilitate Journey Maps in Workshops Why should you choose User Experience Design over Fluff Advertising? User Experience is Not Just Design, … Continue reading Adaptive Path: UX consulting
‘Experimental Man’ tests modern medicine: David Ewing Duncan
'Experimental Man' tests modern medicine - The Boston Globe. Related articles New Cookbooks Highlight the Promises of Paleolithic Eating to Kick Diabetes, Cancer, and Obesity to the Curb (prweb.com) Has Modern Medicine Bested Evolution? (bigthink.com) Neurobiology of the Placebo Effect (scientificamerican.com) Not Your Father's Medical Tests (click2houston.com) Personalized Health Manifesto Unveiled at … Continue reading ‘Experimental Man’ tests modern medicine: David Ewing Duncan
The social networks of happiness
One person's happiness goes a long way, study finds - The Boston Globe. using social networking to study the dissemination of emotional health Related articles You May Have To Choose Between A Happy Life And A Meaningful Life (businessinsider.com) An Introvert's Guide to Happiness (everydayhealth.com) Some Things That Will Make You Happy... (ejaife.wordpress.com) Are Your … Continue reading The social networks of happiness
Downsized, but still in the game: information hoarding in economic downturns
Downsized, but still in the game - The Boston Globe. This article discusses survival syndrome which is increasingly common and includes creating information silos and information hoarding behavior as more employees fear for their jobs in the recession. Related articles A Hoarding Culture vs. A Sharing Culture (educationinnovation.typepad.com) Arriving at … Continue reading Downsized, but still in the game: information hoarding in economic downturns
Best earbuds for less than $100
Best earbuds for less than $100 - CNET Reviews. Great review. the best are the Ultimate Ears (!) (which has very flat frequency response) and Shure followed by Vibe duo (emphasize bass and style). Note the diff between in ear earbuds (which enter the deep ear and block off sound creating the highest so Related … Continue reading Best earbuds for less than $100

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