December 17th, 2007
This sounds like my kind of gym. No weights, no trendmill, and no exercycle. Just computers, software, books, and smart snacks like tea and walnuts.
Only one problem. This Brain Gym is in San Francisco…maybe a little too far for most of us to go.
But not to worry, it’s the wave of the future. More and […]
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October 11th, 2007
If I don’t post tomorrow, it’s because I’ll still be completely grossed out by my own keyboard.
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By Sara -- 8 comments
July 11th, 2007
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And they already play soccer! Well, sort of.
In the future, nano-robots may perform all kinds of important jobs for humans, including health-related jobs such as molecular repair. But shelve your sci-fi nerd nightmares about marauding swarms of wicked nano ‘bots romping around in your bloodstream: for one thing, these microscopic critters simply […]
By Sara -- 3 comments
March 26th, 2007
In the grand scheme of things, Your computer is an insanely powerful object. Think of all the matter in our solar system, and then think about how much of it is capable of doing anything. Think of all the things your computer is capable of, were it utilized in the correct manner. Now realize that […]
By Wade Meredith -- 1 comment
March 21st, 2007
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OnStar is throwing in with the CDC to track hobos motor-vehicle accident data. Using the information they collect they can develop better equipment/methods for treating crash victims.
Click through for the press release, Hot from the inbox.
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By Wade Meredith -- 0 comments
March 20th, 2007
Healthline.com is offering a symptom search feature. It’s fairly straightforward. You enter your symptoms and it returns you a list of things you could have. Enter more and the list narrows.
For instance, I entered itchy eyes and then runny nose. It returned 3 results, one of which was allergic rhinitis. Spot-on for what I’ve got […]
By Wade Meredith -- 1 comment
March 1st, 2007
I think we take it for granted, but ask an 11-month-old sometime: walking is hard.
We have a complex system of muscles and bones in our lower body and feet that are constantly acting and reacting to keep us vertical and move us about on all-twos instead of the alternative. Not to mention a delicate and […]
By Wade Meredith -- 1 comment
February 22nd, 2007
Due to clever marketing scheme and a typically statistic-blind consumer base, a new medical device called The da Vinci Robot Surgical System is becoming almost a have-to purchase item for hospitals. This puts Paul Levy, President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is in between a robot and a […]
By Wade Meredith -- 1 comment
January 30th, 2007
Moe writes:
I’ve been going to the gym for quite sometime now. In my workout session, I like to include 30 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes running on mid to high intensity on the treadmill and another 15 minutes on mid to high intensity biking (machine). However, I’ve just recently cut out the biking and do […]
By Wade Meredith -- 3 comments
January 4th, 2007
I’m usually not a self-diagnosis advocate. Self-diagnosis is tricky at best because you will never be an objective observer of a system you’re in; just ask Shrodinger’s Cat. However, self-diagnosis can be a good step toward knowing when to bring in the big guns for a real diagnosis, a.k.a. someone with an MD plaque on […]
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