Telehealth Interventions Can Benefit Patient With Chronic Illness
Posted on May 12, 2008
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Telecommunication technology is being used to delivery health care services to patients. Using telehealth means that patients are selected to receive follow-up by telephone or videophone after hospitalization. Healthcare worker can interact with the patients regularly and can provide a sense of security. Patients can discuss their concerns on a frequent basis.
Researcher from University of Missouri found that patients who received a telehealth intervention delayed hospital re-admission rates compared to patients who received traditional care.
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Cat’s Urine And Machoism In Rats
Posted on May 11, 2008
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Researcher had expected that the smell of a cat would reduce the sexual drive in rats and the scared mice aren’t sexy mice. But now they have found that cats could help mice get lucky in love.
According to a new study cat’s urine not only scare mice away, but it also seems to act like an aphrodisiac (agent that arouses sexual desire) for the rats. The smell make male mice more macho and attract females.
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The World Health May Benefit From A Computer Game
Posted on May 11, 2008
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Researchers at the University of Washington are trying to make medical discoveries, even finding a cure for HIV by a new game called Foldit. This game may be the key for biological mysteries ranging from vaccine to Alzheimer. The free program is available at http://fold.it/.
Foldit is the first protein-folding project which capitalizes on people’s natural 3-D problem-solving skills. Researchers are trying to use the brain power of people all around the world to advance biomedical research and asking volunteers to participate in this study. Researchers are unsure about the result.
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Image ads on Cellular phones by Google
Posted on May 10, 2008
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Google has announced a technology that provides brand images on mobile phones. The technology will provide some sort of image advertisement that has been scaled to fit on the screen of a mobile phone,based on a user’s query. The service is available in 13 countries (Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the UK, and the United States).
Doomsday Is 2012
Posted on May 10, 2008
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As we all know, there are many spiritual leaders and believers had predicted end of the world, dating back to at least 2800 B.C. They have all been wrong for thousands of years, but they are still trying to predict the doomsday.
These believers solely trust that they have known the Earth- shaking secret that should be informed to others. We all are familiar with the dozens of predictions that the world would end in 2000, but it’s been 8 years and nothing happened so far.
The latest prediction says that the world is going to end in 2012 . It either will bring a new age of global spiritual awakening, or the end of the world. Or maybe something in between.
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Consumption Of Alcohol In the Young Ages Lead To Heavy Drinking
Posted on May 9, 2008
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Since it is unethical and impossible for the scientists to do the alcohol consumption study with teenagers, Scientists at Duke University Medical Center performed a longterm experiment on rats based on the fact that mammals’ genome similar to that of humans.
They have proved that people who start to drink alcohol in their early ages developed to be a heavy drinkers in their adulthood.
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What makes Food Look Tasty?
Posted on May 9, 2008
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Have you ever noticed that every food looks better and tasty when you go to the supermarket hungry? A hormone that makes people eat more by causing food to look tastier and looks better. This substance is called ghrelin. When it comes to food , ghrelin improves perception and memory of food. It is secreted in the gut and causes hunger and encourages eating.
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Texas Sinkhole Keeps Growing
Posted on May 8, 2008
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In southeast Texas in the small town of Daisetta, a giant sinkhole has continued to grow which swallowed up oil field equipment, poles and a few vehicles - including the tractor and cab of an 18-wheeler and a farm tractor. Officials are taking steps to try to prevent any disaster connected with the growing sinkhole. The sinkhole may have been a result of the land lying on top of a salt brine where oil and natural gas are naturally stored in the earth’s surface.
Breast Cancer May Be Reduced By Aspirin
Posted on May 8, 2008
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According to the journal Breast Cancer Research by BioMed Central, taking aspirin on a daily basis may lower the risk of a particular type of breast cancer in women. The breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+). Estrogen helps the cancer cells grow, so drugs that block the action of estrogen are often used to treat ER+ cancer. In this particular study, aspirin use was linked to a small reduction in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.
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60 percent of black children can’t swim
Posted on May 8, 2008
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According to a first-of-its-kind survey, 58 percent of African-American children can’t swim, almost twice the figure for white children. The study also found that 31 percent of the white respondents could not swim safely. Among black children, the study found that girls overall had weaker swimming skills than boys and were less comfortable at pools. Black children drown at a rate almost three times the overall rate.
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Google spends $72 million a year for free meals
Posted on May 8, 2008
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An estimated 9,600 Google employees across multiple offices enjoy free meals 251 days out of the year that Google is open. This equates to $72,288,000 spent per year by Google.This figure is based upon a $30 per day per employee estimate by Aramark Business Dining Services.
Do Birds Know If You Look In The Eye?
Posted on May 7, 2008
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The eyes are the window to the soul. Eyes can tell us one’s emotions and intentions. According to a research done by Julia Carter and her colleagues from University of Bristol, Starlings keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at it. When the person is just as close, but if their eyes are turned away, the Starlings started feeding earlier and consumed more food.
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