Dear American Consumers: Please don t start eating healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 19, 2013, 12:51 pm
Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. You, the people, are thinking more about health, and you're starting to do something about it. This cannot continue. Sure, there's always been talk of health in America. We often encourage it. The thing is, we only want you to think about and talk about health in a
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Dear American Consumers: Please don t start eating healthfully. Sincerely, the Food Industry
Scientific American: Health :
May 19, 2013, 12:51 pm
Dear Consumers: A disturbing trend has come to our attention. You, the people, are thinking more about health, and you're starting to do something about it. This cannot continue. Sure, there's always been talk of health in America. We often encourage it. The thing is, we only want you to think about and talk about health in a
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Dogs and Cats in the Home: Happiness for All?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 19, 2013, 12:15 pm
'Dogs and Cats in the Home: Happiness for All?' was a Finalist in the inaugural ScienceSeeker Awards * in the category Best Post About Peer-reviewed Research (winners and finalists listed here ). Congrats to all those recognized and many thanks to the judges** for putting in how many hours? A version of this post first
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Authorities Find Mail With Ricin In Spokane
Wall Street Journal :
May 19, 2013, 9:18 am
Federal and state authorities searched a Spokane, Wash., apartment over the weekend as part of an investigation into ricin-laced letters that were addressed to the Spokane post office and a federal judge.
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Blurry Line on Pot-DUI Cases
Wall Street Journal :
May 19, 2013, 7:18 am
As some states relax laws on pot possession, lawmakers are struggling to create rules for how police officers should identify motorists who are driving under the influence of marijuana.
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Chimps in Uganda: Resilience
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 19, 2013, 4:46 am
Their chorus of pant hoots gave them away in dramatic fashion. The chimpanzees we'd been looking for were nearby, and we knew exactly where to find them. Though farmland and trees blocked our view, we could hear that the chimpanzees had arrived at a particular fig tree laden with ripe fruits. As ripe fruit specialists, chimpanzees seek out fruiting figs
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Cardio vs. Weights: A Running Argument
Wall Street Journal :
May 19, 2013, 4:00 am
A wife and husband differ about the best way to stay in shape. And the winner is…
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#SciAmBlogs Friday - quantum computing, rationalilty, armed Treebeard, Giant African Land Snails, invasive ladybugs, and more.
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 18, 2013, 12:40 pm
- Alan Woodward - Is It Quantum Computing Or Not? [More]
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#SciAmBlogs Friday - quantum computing, rationalilty, armed Treebeard, Giant African Land Snails, invasive ladybugs, and more.
Scientific American: Health :
May 18, 2013, 12:40 pm
- Alan Woodward - Is It Quantum Computing Or Not? [More]
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Vision is all about change
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 18, 2013, 12:36 pm
[caption id="attachment_1027" align="alignleft" width="279" caption="Courtesy of Jorge Otero-Millan"] [/caption]Check out my New York Times Op Ed piece for the Gray Matter column, out today, on our recent research on how we use eye movements to see the world. [More]
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Opinion: Disease and the Public Eye
New York Times - Health :
May 18, 2013, 11:53 am
I had never heard of dystonia — until my doctors told me I had it.
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Why Do Top Athletes Suddenly Develop the Yips --a Tendency to Choke under Pressure?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 18, 2013, 11:00 am
Why do top athletes suddenly develop “the yips,” a tendency to choke under pressure? [More]
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The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care
New York Times - Health :
May 18, 2013, 10:28 am
As Republicans and Democrats in Texas House and Senate hash out the details of the state’s 2014-15 budget, one issue they are not arguing about is support for mental health.
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Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinois
New York Times - Health :
May 18, 2013, 10:12 am
The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state after California to do so.
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Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims
New York Times - Health :
May 18, 2013, 9:21 am
The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency’s problems dealing with claims for disability compensation.
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Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn't
CNN Health :
May 18, 2013, 7:40 am
You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours after all. But one conversation with Elizabeth Loftus may shake your confidence about everything you think you remember.
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Cloning stem cells: What does it mean?
CNN Health :
May 18, 2013, 7:34 am
Earlier this week we saw a breakthrough in this field: A group of researchers published in the journal Cell proof that they had created embryonic stem cells through cloning.
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The Health Toll of Immigration
New York Times - Health :
May 18, 2013, 7:28 am
A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in the United States, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
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All Sterile Drug Products Made and Distributed By NuVision Pharmacy Dallas Facility: Recall - Lack Of Sterility Assurance
Safety Alerts :
May 18, 2013, 3:51 am
If a drug product marketed as sterile has microbial contamination, patient is at risk of serious infection.
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FDA expands alert to health care providers about lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products from NuVision Pharmacy
FDA US Food & Drug Administration :
May 18, 2013, 2:32 am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers of concerns about a lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products made and distributed by NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, Texas. The FDA recommends that these products should not be administered to patients.
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Friday Weird Science: What's your fart volume?
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 18, 2013, 1:34 am
Have you ever wondered just HOW much you fart per day ? Like...would it fill a soda can? A soda bottle? And would you be willing to stick a tight fitting tube up your rectum and wear it around all day to find out? If not, that's ok! They already wrote a paper on it. [More]
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Her vision: Better, clearer sight
CNN Health :
May 17, 2013, 12:31 pm
Dr. Marguerite McDonald has spent years studying ways to help people see better.
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Cellphone Use May Reveal Your 'Dominant Brain'
WebMD :
May 17, 2013, 12:07 pm
People with left-brain dominance tend to listen with right ear, and vice-versa, study finds
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Tropical Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk and Walnuts in Next by Nature Dark Chocolate Bananas
Recalls :
May 17, 2013, 11:54 am
Tropical Valley Foods Inc. of Plattsburgh, NY, is recalling next by Nature DARK CHOCOLATE BANANAS, 3 oz. bags, due to undeclared milk and walnuts. People who have an allergy to milk and/or walnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
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Well: Safety: Smoke in Nonsmoking Hotel Rooms
New York Times - Health :
May 17, 2013, 11:43 am
Staying in a nonsmoking room in a hotel that allows smoking elsewhere does not prevent exposure to tobacco smoke, a new study reports.
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2 Health Care Workers Made Ill by SARS-Like Virus
WebMD :
May 17, 2013, 11:26 am
Two Health Care Workers Made Ill by SARS-Like Virus
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Fighting for gene monopoly
CNN Health :
May 17, 2013, 11:20 am
Angelina Jolie's news of a preventative double mastectomy brings a company, and a test into the limelight.
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Triathlete conquers first time in the ocean
CNN Health :
May 17, 2013, 11:10 am
Being outside of her comfort zone has helped Rae Timme conquer her fears and self-doubt as she trains for her first triathlon.
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LSU database gaffe leads to HIPAA breach
Healthcare IT News :
May 17, 2013, 11:08 am
Siemens Healthcare and Louisiana State University are notifying 8,330 patients of a HIPAA breach following a database mishap that resulted in billing and treatment information being mailed to the wrong patients.
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Providers look to revenue cycle management to weather sequester and ICD-10
Healthcare IT News :
May 17, 2013, 11:06 am
Healthcare organizations will need to be more effective, cost efficient and productive in the future to not only survive, but also to maintain positive cash flows, according to Brian Fugere, COO of RemitDATA.
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URAC standards put to the test
Healthcare IT News :
May 17, 2013, 11:01 am
Several organized physician groups are beta testing URAC’s new clinical integration accreditation program standards. The independent standards organization created the new program to serve as a road map for health providers to achieve clinical integration and accountable care. By earning URAC accreditation, providers will demonstrate they are delivering improved patient care and reducing costs.
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Company fights to keep monopoly on gene
CNN Health :
May 17, 2013, 10:57 am
Angelina Jolie's news of a preventative double mastectomy brings a company, and a test into the limelight.
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Bed management IT new 'hot market'
Healthcare IT News :
May 17, 2013, 10:38 am
Bed management software applications have witnessed record growth rates over the past five years and are considered the new hot market for vendors and providers to watch, according to the findings of a new HIMSS Analytics/directory/analytics" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">Analytics report.
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ONC launches apps challenge
Healthcare IT News :
May 17, 2013, 10:35 am
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is launching the Crowds Care for Cancer: Supporting Survivors Challenge in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute as part of the Investing in Innovation program, also known as i2.
The challenge aims to spur the development of innovative information management tools and applications that help survivors manage their transition from specialty
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What Rational Really Means
Scientific American: Mind and Brain :
May 17, 2013, 10:34 am
The word rational is widely misused. Scientists often apply it unnaturally, in ways that conflict with our biology. Nobel laureates Daniel Kahneman and Gary Becker, and their respective schools of thought, are on opposite sides of this breach with our nature. They revive an old struggle between prudent empiricism and blinkering "theorism" (an overreliance on idealized models)." In
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