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boston.com Do you know someone with a snoring problem? Buy them a pair of running shoesand not just so they can lose weight. Thats the argument in an article in the current issue of the always entertaining Medical Hypotheses. The author,… An antidote for snoring: exercise Related articles Do All Dogs Snore? (dogster.com) Snoring Mouthpiece…
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:…
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…
QS Conference 2012 – Ariel Berwaldt – To sleep- perchance to REM (Source: http://player.vimeo.com/) Related articles REM sleep and suicidal ideation (psychologytoday.com) The Dangers of REM Behavior Disorder (everydayhealth.com) Sleep Wellness Centers of New York (liheart.org) Alcohol intake disrupts normal sleep – Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) 8 Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Your Health (psychcentral.com)…
The Science Of Sleep, and How Getting Better Sleep Means You’ll Need Less Every Night Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Many of us struggle to get enough sleep every night, but is the sleep we get any good? While it’s important to get enough sleep, better sleep is a greater ally than more hours of sleep. We…
Health Data Company Athenahealth Goes Mobile With Acquisition Of Health Innovator Epocrates By Anya Kamenetz, fastcompany.com Epocrates, the startup whose mobile apps provide drug reference advice to more than half of American health care providers, is being acquired by Athenahealth, the data management platform for doctors—a marriage of two Most Innovative… RT @FastCompany: #FCMostInnovative Health…
This $10 Chip Turns 50 Blood Tests Into A Brilliantly Simple Chart By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Test results become far easier to process, since they’re visual. Blood tests are one of those things that always seem to slow down doctor appointments. You’re in the room. The nurse takes blood. The doctor sees you—speculates a lot—and…
Anonymous Forum Users Can Be Identified By Linguistics By CARMEL MELOUNEY, fastcompany.com Researchers discover ways to identify the authors of anonymous online comments through linguistic analysis. If you want to ensure your anonymous comments online really do stay anonymous, it’s probably wise to start using leetspeak. … http://flip.it/IVsls Related articles Linguistics Identifies Anonymous Users (disinfo.com)…
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