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Your couch is poisoning you By Susie Cagle, grist.org Have you been sleeping on the couch to avoid your toxic mattress? Well, stop that. Because your couch is probably poisoning you right now. Unless you’re at work, in which case right when you get home. That’s the takeaway fro… RT @grist: A new study has…
Toxic toys may be poisoning our best friends By Susie Cagle, grist.org My favorite people to buy holiday presents for are animal people. They are always so grateful! But sometimes maybe they shouldn’t be. A new study out of Texas Tech finds that the chemicals in hard plastic bumper dog toys readily leac… RT @grist:…
This device tells your phone how gross the air is to breathe By Sarah Miller, grist.org Do you remember in The Big Lebowski when TBL himself says to the Dude, “You told Brandt on the phone, and Brandt told me?” Well, that’s kind of the same way that this device, called CitiSense, works. It measures…
People will go out of their way to hit turtles with cars, because people are jerks By Sarah Miller, grist.org A student at Clemson University made a disturbing discovery when he placed a rubber turtle in the road and spent an hour watching what passing cars would do. Out of 257 cars that passed, seven…
Honest junk food advertisements show you what kind of crap you’re really eating By Jess Zimmerman, grist.org Graphic designer Laura P. created these posters for the nasty ingredients hiding in some of your favorite junk foods. Would Twinkies and hot dogs be as popular if these were plastered in bus stations and movie theaters? Well,…
Only vegetarians will be allowed to go to Mars By Jess Zimmerman, grist.org If you want to be in the first wave of Mars colonists, your best bet is to buddy up to Elon Musk — cofounder of PayPal, CEO of Tesla Motors, and all-around smartest guy in the room regardless of the room. He…
Hitcase and ChestR Mount let the iPhone see some action Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com With rugged, mount-equipped iPhone cases such as the Optrix XD, it’s now possible to use your phone as an actioncam. Most of these cases, however, aren’t designed to be mounted on the user’s chest – a viewpoint that often offers some of…
Review: Masimo iSpO2 Pulse Oximeter Will Shanklin, gizmag.com If someone asked you what you can do with an iPhone, you could say playing games, listening to music, watching videos and even making phone calls. One thing that you probably wouldn’t mention is checking your blood oxygen saturation. But you can n… Review: Masimo iSpO2 Pulse…
Mazda’s Newest Race Cars Are Powered By Chicken Guts Joann Muller, forbes.com When the grueling 2013 Rolex 24 endurance race kicks off at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 26, the field will include three Mazda6 race cars powered by an unusual type of renewable fuel. The ultra-clean, synthetic diesel fuel… RT @Forbes: Mazda’s newest race…
PVC Plastic Is Why You’re Fat BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com Add another chemical to the list of things that are invading our bodies and making us gain weight. If you’re looking to blame something for your weight issues, there is no shortage of scapegoats: Genetically modified food, BPA, diet sod… RT @FastCoExist: PVC Plastic Is…
pharmacognosy.us News & Announcements January 3rd, 2013 “On New Year’s Eve of 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of crofelemer (Fulyzaq™, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Raleigh, North Carolina) — marking the sec… http://flip.it/CYKFs The American Society of Pharmacognosy Related articles Salix Wins FDA Approval of Dragon’s Blood Drug for Diarrhea…
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