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"data-Powered Revolution" Cuts Costs
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, . . . Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, . . . has "catalyzed" the adoption of electronic health records. That is helping to unleash a "rising tide of inno...
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Virtual Therapist
Researchers at the University of Southern California’s . . . Institute for Creative Sciences (ICT) are developing a . . . virtual therapist that can identify signs of . . . . . . depression, . . . . . . anxiety, and . . . . . . post-traumatic stress di...
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Health: Skin Care
SkinVision app uses a smartphone’s camera to detect skin cancer and . . . keep track of the health of your skin. The app takes into account skin type, your local UV index, and . . . it allows users to send pictures of blemishes and moles in for instant...
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How To Convert Co2
Researchers at Université Laval have created a means of . . . converting carbon dioxide(CO2) directly into methanol fuel. CO2 to methanol catalysis requires a source of . . . hydrogen and chemical energy. Source: CO2
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Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink
Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, . . . but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. . . . We can produce food without oil, but not without water. The world’s irrigated area: . . ....
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How Fat Is Your State?
The pie charts, are population size, . . . Gray = Normal . . . Orange = Overweight . . . Brown = Obese "Click" the play button (Bottom left conner) . . . . to see the changes from 1995 to 2011 Source: Map
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Bees: Neonicotinoids Are The New Ddt
Neonicotinoids are already the world's most widely deployed insecticides and . . . are already known as a major cause of the decline of . . . bees and other pollinators. Neonicotinoids are systemic chemicals, . . . that spread from the seed through...
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The Science Of Happiness
Everyone knows the things that make them unhappy, . . . but what if there was something you could do, . . . that would really work at making people happy.
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Us Honeybee "colony Collapse Disorder"...
Ben Hill Griffin Inc., one of Florida's largest citrus growers, . . . has been found to have illegally used pesticides on its crops, . . . state officials say, leading to the death of millions of bees. Allegations assert that, in an incident earlie...
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Beijing Clean Air Policy
Beijing has announced a 5 year plan to curb industrial pollution, . . . including tough new measures to limit coal burning, . . . in yet another sign that the world’s largest consumer of coal . . . is making serious efforts to limit its use. The Beiji...
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Fukushima Radiation Level Spikes
New reports have revealed that radiation levels over . . . 18 times higher than any previously reported at the plant, . . . were recently registered at one of the plant’s water storage tanks. Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi plant is expected...
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Health Clinic In A Teddy Bear
Developed in southern Europe, the Teddy Bear, . . . is designed to help medical staff take measurements like . . . . . . heart rate, . . . . . . oxygen saturation, . . . . . . temperature and . . . . . . stress levels. When a child holds the bear close...
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China Pollution, Limits New Car Plates
China’s rapid commercial growth has led to, . . . almost inconceivable air pollution in its major cities. According to Reuters, new number plate restrictions, . . . are already in place in 4 Chinese cities . . . . . . Beijing, . . . . . . Shanghai, ....
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Health: Can You Do 30 Squats?
Ride The Subway For Free In Moscow, . . . But Only If You Can Do 30 Squats. 2013-11-14 Source: 30 Squats
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Nigeria Dr. Builds His Own Hospital Equipment
Dr. Awojobi runs a medical clinic in Eruwa, Nigeria, . . . which has an unreliable power grid, . . . so in order to maintain his high standards of care, . . . without access to a reliable source of electricity, . . . or the need to purchase expensive f...
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Transporting Water
Hipporoller, transports 6 times as much water, with less effort. Hipporoller, waters gardens, displays goods and transports people.
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Mobile, Storage, & Shelter, For The Homeless
A new design could offer an upgrade to the standard cardboard box: . . . The “urban rough sleeper” from a Danish designer, is a . . . . . . rugged tent that folds up into a . . . . . . backpack so it can be . . . . . . carried around during the day. 2...
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Apple Execs Met With Fda
Apple executives met recently with the . . . U.S. Food and Drug Administration, . . . to discuss mobile medical applications, . . . sparking speculation about new health and fitness gadgets, software and . . . services the technology giant may be worki...
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In Celebration Of Bikes.
Feb 02 2014 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Health
Great news via text/pictures about bikes via Treehugger.
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Uk Heat-Related Deaths To Rise
The number of annual deaths caused by hot weather in the UK, . . . is expected to rise by over 257% by the year 2050, according to the . . . London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Public Health England. Warming climate, a growing populat...
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Electric Wheelchair Car
Keeping It Simple System(KISS) works for wheelchair patients. 2014-02-15 Source: Kenguru
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Health: Pure Drinking Water, Any-Where In The W...
Water, Water, everywhere, but NOT a drop, fit to drink! 2014-02-20 Source: Trunz
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Iphone: Track All Your Key Vital Health Data
Azoi Wello: a thin lightweight smartphone case, . . . embedded with sensors that measures: . . . . . . blood pressure, . . . . . . electrocardiography (ECG), . . . . . . heart rate, . . . . . . blood oxygen, . . . . . . temperature, and . . . . . . lun...
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Stanford: Eyego
The standard equipment used to photograph the eye is expensive . . . costing up to tens of thousands of dollars, and . . . requires extensive training to use properly. Primary care physicians, emergency department staff, and . . . rural areas throughou...
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The Best Reason For Growing Rhubarb
Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) . . . are looking for a cheap rechargeable battery that harnesses energy, . . . by using the electrochemistry of organic molecules in Rhubarb, . . . rather than expensive metal...
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