Tuesday: March 2, 2010
- The top eleven ways in which geeks would lower health care costs.
11. Let doctors and scientists do whatever experiments they want with genes, medicines, humans, animals. Either mutants will destroy the world or cancer will be cured.
Monday: February 1, 2010
- A writeup on how to defrag your mind in just five easy steps.
This article is appealing to me because I always liken a good clearing of the head to the act of defragmenting a hard drive. The processes are apparently quite similar. With that in mind, good luck and happy defragmenting.
Monday: January 11, 2010
- Prolonged 3D sessions may be bad for your eyes. Who knew?
Experts say there are no studies tracking how common it is to get a headache after watching a 3D movie, but Rick Heineman, a spokesman for RealD, a provider of 3D equipment to theaters, said headaches and nausea were the chief reasons 3D technology never took off.
Monday: December 28, 2009
- Seventeen interesting tricks of the body you may not have previously known about.
“Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Abo. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
Monday: December 7, 2009
- A handy tutorial on how to fight those dreary winter blues.
One of the symptoms of winter blues is increased difficulty getting up in the morning, even if you've had plenty of sleep. Plugging a bright, florescent lamp into a timer and having it turn on before your alarm goes off will help simulate an artificial dawn.
Friday: November 20, 2009
- The fifty best inventions of 2009 according to TIME.
Covers everything from tank-bred tuna all the way up to fashion robots. Looking for the worst inventions of 2009? There's a list for that.
Thursday: October 29, 2009
- Yes, eating more black pepper will increase your food's nutritional value.
The piperine in it increases the bioavailability of many substances through a bunch of cool processes, which results in more nutrients reaching your cells.
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- CNN takes a look at whether or not video games are good for your health.
This is an odd choice to post as the link in question really isn't an in-depth article as much as it is a five frame slideshow done in Flash. Soon all of your news will be in slideshow format. Thanks, CNN.
Tuesday: October 20, 2009
- The top ten signs that you received a bad flu shot.
8. Now that you think of it, it's a little weird that the doctor's office was on the D train
Tuesday: October 6, 2009
- Homer Simpson is the new face of healthy eating over in Britain.
The government hopes that viewers will realize they should follow that behavior, and not the beer-swilling, doughnut-guzzling diet of Homer Simpson and his family.
- A list of the ten riskiest foods in America brought to you by MSNBC.
The presence of salmonella and E. coli in potato dishes could indicate cross-contamination from raw or cooked ingredients or possibly from raw meat or poultry during handling and preparation.
Thursday: September 17, 2009
- Five tips on how to avoid catching germs whilst traveling on a plane.
Try not to breathe as much as you normally do for the entire length of the flight. Oh, and wash your hands repeatedly.
Thursday: September 10, 2009
- Reducing daily salt intake could theoretically save the country billions of dollars.
There would be fewer cases of high blood pressure thus shaving the costs of related healthcare associated with treating it. Those associated costs are currently about $18 billion.
- The top ten questions to ask yourself before eating fried butter.
4. How many daily servings of fried butter does the USDA recommend?
Wednesday: August 26, 2009
- Daily Grind: Recovering
Name: Vin (aka coughing boy)
Occupation: Webmaster / Procrastinator / Dad
How Vin feels today: Recovering @ 4:16:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Continue assault on this recent flu/cold hybrid thing. TO THE DEATH!Music Stuck in Head: Crosseyed and Painless / Talking Heads
Still waiting...Stuff to do today:
- Apologize for lack of quality links between yesterday and today
- Links will get better as health improves, I promises
- Load up on more cold medicine before making unneccesary promises
- Wish nephew a very happy first birthday!
Friday: August 21, 2009
- New microneedle patch might take the pain away from your regular needle shots.
It's our goal to get rid of the need for hypodermic needles in many cases and replace them with a patch that can be painlessly and simply applied by a patient,' says Mark Prausnitz, Ph.D.
- Have an Internet Addiction Disorder? There's a clinic for that over in Washington.
The mission of this innovative program is to help adults, addicted to video games and the internet, detach from their high-tech distractions, find balance, and reconnect to the real world.
Wednesday: August 19, 2009
- There might be a link between health risks and video game playing in adults.
...players also reported lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status, and to mental-health concerns.
Wednesday: July 29, 2009
- Turns out that 'wifi allergies' don't actually exist. Who knew?
In multiple blinded studies, they did no better than random chance when asked to identify whether equipment that broadcasts on WiFi or cellular frequencies is active.
Friday: July 24, 2009
- Want to increase your overall life span? Drink your milk.
Also, be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
Wednesday: July 15, 2009
- New study shows that brighter people (nerds) tend to live longer.
It found that variations in IQ explain about 23 per cent of the survival differences between different social groups. Details of the study are published in European Heart Journal.
Tuesday: July 14, 2009
- New study shows that Wii is better for kids than actually watching television.
Turns out that exercise-oriented video games can burn more calories than just sitting on a couch. Who knew?
Friday: July 10, 2009
- A handy list of the healthiest foods on Earth just for you.
Mmmm.... beans.
Tuesday: July 7, 2009
- New study reveals that drinking coffee may help to prevent memory loss.
Two months later, the caffeinated rodents did much better on memory tests than mice given 'straight' water, reports The Mirror, and their memories were as sharp as the memories of older, healthy mice.
Monday: July 6, 2009
- New study shows that lack of sleep hurts women more so than men.
About a third of adults regularly get less than five hours and previous studies have found such lifestyles can raise the risk of diabetes and stroke, while more sleep reduces the chance of a cold.
Thursday: July 2, 2009
- Digitizing health records may ultimately save billions of dollars.
Analysts say an estimated $700 billion a year is wasted on unnecessary tests and mistakes that a computerized system could help avoid. Still, hospitals had been reluctant to change due to the up front costs. But industry professionals say the stimulus plan incentives are motivational factors.
Wednesday: July 1, 2009
- Seven tips for parents looking to raise a healthy video gamer.
Good to know, read up fellow parents.
Thursday: June 25, 2009
Monday: June 22, 2009
- Want to start having a lighter lunch? Try drinking a glass of milk in the morning.
Particular substances present in milk such as whey protein and casein have been found to suppress appetite in animal and human studies. Fruit juice is nutritious in its own right and we encourage people to continue having their fruit juice during the day.
- A writeup on how to potentially hack your way to a good night's sleep.
If there's one thing that many techies have in common, it's some form of insomnia. Whether it's because you can't fall asleep easily, you wake up too early, or you keep waking up throughout the night, not getting a good night's sleep can seriously affect your health and productivity.
