Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.
Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software reports the New York Times.
Source: nytimes.com
Sanofi wins EU approval for Praluent anti-cholesterol drug: French drugmaker Sanofi said the European Commission had cleared
Sanofi wins EU approval for Praluent anti-cholesterol drug: French drugmaker Sanofi said the European Commission had cleared its key cholesterol drug Praluent for the treatment of so-called "bad cholesterol," or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, in certain adult patients with hypercholesterolemia.
Source: reuters.com
Polio Paralyzes 2 Children in West Ukraine Outbreak - NYTimes.com
Polio Paralyzes 2 Children in West Ukraine Outbreak - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com
Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android
Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android Pay, but you might not be able to use it yet.
Source: extremetech.com
Clinton proposes $250 monthly cap on prescription drug costs
Clinton proposes $250 monthly cap on prescription drug costs
Source: reuters.com
32,000 year old porridge found in cave
32,000 year old porridge found in cave
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Drug Company Backs off $750 per Pill Price Tag for Pyrimethamine — Physician’s First Watch
Source: jwatch.org
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs - study
Source: reuters.com
Pierre Louis and the "numerical method"
The French doctor who analysed the use of blood letting in pneumonia and settled the argument about whether it was helpful or harmful.
Numbers trump even the most strongly voiced opinions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_Alexandre_Louis "Pierre-Charles-Alexandre Louis (14 April 1787...
Source: wikipedia.org
Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic
Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice
Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic Venetian bridges over a canal trying to ignore the complexities of passing Gondolas and tourists with suitcases. The buildings are all at different angles and festooned with windows...
Day 52 - #thecrapartist - street food. About lunch time in Morocco - street scene featuring some dribbles from Clare's fish
Day 52 - #thecrapartist - street food. About lunch time in Morocco - street scene featuring some dribbles from Clare's fish tagine.
Day 2 - #thecrapartist. Trying to draw a hat - Mrs J's hat - without much luck.
Day 2 - #thecrapartist. Trying to draw a hat - Mrs J's hat - without much luck.
Day 1 - #thecrapartist - Agreed to go on a painting holiday with Clare so thought I'd better start drawing. This is my attempt.
Day 1 - #thecrapartist - Agreed to go on a painting holiday with Clare so thought I'd better start drawing. This is my attempt. Had done shading in the distant past but not drawn a bowl really or a spoon.
Vitamin D and Health
Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...
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