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APOD: 2015 November 7 - Earth and Milky Way from Space

APOD: 2015 November 7 - Earth and Milky Way from Space
Source: nasa.gov

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of them.
Source: medium.com

Many patients ok linking social media to medical records: Many people may be willing to link their social media accounts

Many patients ok linking social media to medical records: Many people may be willing to link their social media accounts to their medical records, a U.S. study suggests, a shift with the potential to improve care by giving doctors more insight into what makes patients tick.
Source: reuters.com

Some Older Patients Are Treated Not Wisely, but Too Much - NYTimes.com

Some Older Patients Are Treated Not Wisely, but Too Much - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone to be declared disease-free - BBC News: Sierra Leone celebrates ahead of what it expects will

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone to be declared disease-free - BBC News: Sierra Leone celebrates ahead of what it expects will be official confirmation from the World Health Organization that the country is free of Ebola.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Sierra Leone beds in against Ebola repeat with UK military’s 'hospital in a box' | Nadene Ghouri: A mobile hospital that

Sierra Leone beds in against Ebola repeat with UK military’s 'hospital in a box' | Nadene Ghouri: A mobile hospital that can be up and running anywhere in Sierra Leone within 48 hours will form the bedrock of the country’s response to future Ebola outbreaks
Source: theguardian.com

Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study: Background

Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study: Background Self–reported physical activity has been inversely associated with mortality but the effect of objectively measured step activity on mortality has never been evaluated....
Source: plos.org

Large-Scale Solar and Repurposed EV Batteries to Play Large Role in California's Renewable Energy Future: In October, California

Large-Scale Solar and Repurposed EV Batteries to Play Large Role in California's Renewable Energy Future: In October, California passed a bill requiring the state to get half of its electricity from renewables by 2030
Source: ieee.org

Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the First C++ Compiler: Let's Find Bugs In It - Slashdot

Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the First C++ Compiler: Let's Find Bugs In It - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Weight loss apps no better at helping shed pounds than pamphlets: Researchers saw no benefit from two mobile weight loss

Weight loss apps no better at helping shed pounds than pamphlets: Researchers saw no benefit from two mobile weight loss strategies after 2 years.
Source: arstechnica.com

First-of-their-kind gene-edited cells treat baby’s leukemia: If results hold up, the cancer-killing cells could easily

First-of-their-kind gene-edited cells treat baby’s leukemia: If results hold up, the cancer-killing cells could easily help other patients.
Source: arstechnica.com

Battle for open – latest skirmishes: (you should read this post in 1940s BBC voice) I did a post a while back on some

Battle for open – latest skirmishes: (you should read this post in 1940s BBC voice) I did a post a while back on some of the frontline reporting from the battle for open (I am being slightly tongue in cheek with this militaristic lang…
Source: edtechie.net

$750/pill pharma company under investigation by Senate for price gouging

$750/pill pharma company under investigation by Senate for price gouging
Source: arstechnica.com

Mammoth 2.0: will genome engineering resurrect extinct species?: It is impossible to ‘clone’ species for which no living

Mammoth 2.0: will genome engineering resurrect extinct species?: It is impossible to ‘clone’ species for which no living cells exist. Genome editing may therefore provide the only means to bring extinct species — or, more accurately, extinct traits — back to life. Beth Shapiro. Genome Biology.
Source: biomedcentral.com

The use of social media among health care professionals within an online postgraduate diabetes diploma course Lipp, A. Davis,

The use of social media among health care professionals within an online postgraduate diabetes diploma course Lipp, A. Davis, RE. Peter, R. Davies, JS. 2014. Practical Diabetes.
Source: wiley.com

Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter

Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route to hospitals.
Source: medicalxpress.com

Supraventricular Tachycardia: Facts on Treatment

Supraventricular Tachycardia: Facts on Treatment
Source: emedicinehealth.com

Premier League footballers plagued by rotting teeth, UCL finds: Nearly four out of 10 professional footballers have ongoing

Premier League footballers plagued by rotting teeth, UCL finds: Nearly four out of 10 professional footballers have ongoing tooth decay, while eight out of 10 have gum disease according to a study by University College London
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Two fifths of men under 45 have considered suicide: Four in 10 men aged 18 to 45 have thought about killing themselves,

Two fifths of men under 45 have considered suicide: Four in 10 men aged 18 to 45 have thought about killing themselves, according to a survey conducted on behalf of mental health charity CALM
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Structured telephone support and non-invasive telemonitoring in the management of people with heart failure | Cochrane

Structured telephone support and non-invasive telemonitoring in the management of people with heart failure | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org