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Internet interventions interest informed melanoma patients: (HealthDay)—The melanoma patients receptive to an Internet-delivered

Internet interventions interest informed melanoma patients: (HealthDay)—The melanoma patients receptive to an Internet-delivered behavioral intervention to promote skin self-examination (SSE) and sun protection behaviors may already have higher knowledge of melanoma signs, according to a research letter...
Source: medicalxpress.com

How Is the NSA Breaking So Much Crypto? - Slashdot

How Is the NSA Breaking So Much Crypto? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

5 Reasons Your Kid Should Learn to Code - e-Learning Feeds: In today’s world, coding is the new digital literacy, and

5 Reasons Your Kid Should Learn to Code - e-Learning Feeds: In today’s world, coding is the new digital literacy, and its importance will only increase over time. The rate at which kids are able to learn new s
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Kilogram Conflict Resolved At Last - Slashdot

Kilogram Conflict Resolved At Last - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Computers match doctors in predicting patient discharges: A computer can do as good a job of predicting how many patients

Computers match doctors in predicting patient discharges: A computer can do as good a job of predicting how many patients will be discharged from a hospital unit on a given day as doctors and nurses can, according to new research from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Recommended staffing ratios "should not be unthinkingly adhered to", NHS bosses now say - Hospital Dr

Recommended staffing ratios "should not be unthinkingly adhered to", NHS bosses now say - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking

‘99.99 percent air’: Boeing releases video of revolutionary lightweight metal : Boeing has released a video of its groundbreaking microlattice metal, which is “the world’s lightest material,” scientists say.
Source: www.rt.com

The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015 S. Bhatt. D. J. Weiss. E. Cameron.

The effect of malaria control on Plasmodium falciparum in Africa between 2000 and 2015 S. Bhatt. D. J. Weiss. E. Cameron. D. Bisanzio. B. Mappin. U. Dalrymple. K. E. Battle. C. L. Moyes. A. Henry. P. A. Eckhoff. E. A. Wenger. O. Briët. M. A. Penny. T. A. Smith. A. Bennett. J. Yukich. T. P. Eisele. J....
Source: nature.com

Don't Panic - End Poverty

Video "Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad? The United Nations just announced their boldest goal ever: To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030. Looking at the realities of extremely poor people the goal seems impossible. The rains didn’t fall in Malawi this year....
Source: gapminder.org

Researchers Warn of Rare Injuries Observed with Epi-Pen Administration in Kids: By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair,

Researchers Warn of Rare Injuries Observed with Epi-Pen Administration in Kids: By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Epinephrine autoinjectors have caused lacerations and embedded-needle injuries in children, although the adverse events are likely rare, according...
Source: jwatch.org

The Hunt file: doctors' dossier of patients 'put at risk' by health secretary: Medics compile list of names whose lives,

The Hunt file: doctors' dossier of patients 'put at risk' by health secretary: Medics compile list of names whose lives, they say, were put in danger because they were misled by Jeremy Hunt into thinking hospitals do not provide 24/7 care
Source: theguardian.com

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not

Migration rules need re-think - NHS boss - BBC News: A re-think of immigration rules which protect ballet dancers but not vital foreign nurses need re-thinking, the head of the NHS in England says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and

UK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index: Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80 countries
Source: theguardian.com

Dear Ms Morgan, your thinking is from the stone age : Why does an anonymous authoritarian prescribe what our children learn?

Dear Ms Morgan, your thinking is from the stone age : Why does an anonymous authoritarian prescribe what our children learn? Instructing teachers on what they ‘should’ do takes away the excitement of discovery
Source: theguardian.com

Junior doctors – 'no one understands the level of responsibility we have': From listening to suicidal patients to looking

Junior doctors – 'no one understands the level of responsibility we have': From listening to suicidal patients to looking after the sickest children in the UK, junior doctors are the backbone of the NHS
Source: theguardian.com

This junior doctor contract puts patients in danger | Dan Poulter: Cutting the pay and worsening working conditions will

This junior doctor contract puts patients in danger | Dan Poulter: Cutting the pay and worsening working conditions will not attract new doctors to hard-to-recruit specialisms such as A&E. But more than that, it could compromise patient care
Source: theguardian.com

The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? - Slashdot

The Decline of 'Big Soda': Is Drinking Soda the New Smoking? - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity

8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity can leave your content for dead? Check 8 fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning.
Source: pulselearning.com

Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the

Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6...
Source: eurekalert.org

APOD: 2015 October 1 - Eclipsed in Southern Skies

APOD: 2015 October 1 - Eclipsed in Southern Skies
Source: nasa.gov