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Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major tobacco companies to set aside a combined C$984 million ($742 million) while they challenge billions of dollars in damages awarded to smokers in the province of Quebec.
Source: reuters.com

IBM and Carneggie Mellon Releasing NavCog App for Blind People |: Example of a Bluetooth beacon attached to an 'exit' sign.

IBM and Carneggie Mellon Releasing NavCog App for Blind People |: Example of a Bluetooth beacon attached to an 'exit' sign. A collaboration between IBM Research and Carnegie Mellon University has unveiled an open developm
Source: medgadget.com

Oral budesonide for treatment of people with active ulcerative colitis | Cochrane

Oral budesonide for treatment of people with active ulcerative colitis | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Tradition and Innovation in Scientists’ Research Strategies Jacob G. Foster. Andrey Rzhetsky. James A. Evans. American

Tradition and Innovation in Scientists’ Research Strategies Jacob G. Foster. Andrey Rzhetsky. James A. Evans. American Sociological Review.
Source: sagepub.com

Mobile phones: Data roaming charges will be abolished - BBC News: Extra costs of using a mobile phone in countries across

Mobile phones: Data roaming charges will be abolished - BBC News: Extra costs of using a mobile phone in countries across the EU are to be scrapped, MEPs have agreed, after years of negotiations.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores his father’s death and discusses how men need to talk about their feelings to reduce the high rate of suicide
Source: theguardian.com

Smart Dressing Glows Green When Wound Becomes Infected |: A team of British scientists has developed a smart wound dressing

Smart Dressing Glows Green When Wound Becomes Infected |: A team of British scientists has developed a smart wound dressing that can detect the presence of bacterial infection. The ability to clean wounds of infec
Source: medgadget.com

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access to e-health resources, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). Such disparities may reinforce or...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Processed meats pose same cancer risk as smoking and asbestos, reports say: WHO expected to highlight dangers of bacon,

Processed meats pose same cancer risk as smoking and asbestos, reports say: WHO expected to highlight dangers of bacon, sausages, ham and burgers – and even fresh red meat is to be listed as unhealthy
Source: theguardian.com

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform features that can enable engaging online learning experiences—and why they’re critical to real success.
Source: ecampusnews.com

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in the foothills of the Himalayas, a metal tower with five microwave relay dishes pokes a bit further into the sky. It does not look like much, and neither the resident monkeys nor the...
Source: nytimes.com

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's most common acute surgical emergencies, researchers studied the relatively routine use of post-operative antibiotics in complicated cases and found that they didn't reduce infections...
Source: medicalxpress.com

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Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide: For hundreds of millions of people

Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide: For hundreds of millions of people around the world, chewing betel nut produces a cheap, quick high but also raises the risk of addiction and oral cancer. Now, new findings by a University of Florida Health researcher...
Source: eurekalert.org

The secret to a younger brain may lie in exercising your body: It is widely recognised that our physical fitness is reflected

The secret to a younger brain may lie in exercising your body: It is widely recognised that our physical fitness is reflected in our mental fitness, especially as we get older. How does being physically fit affect our aging brains? Neuroimaging studies, in which the activity of different parts of the...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Plague traced back to Bronze Age - BBC News: Plague has been a scourge on humanity for far longer than previously thought,

Plague traced back to Bronze Age - BBC News: Plague has been a scourge on humanity for far longer than previously thought, samples of ancient DNA show.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Permafrost warming in parts of Alaska 'is accelerating' - BBC News: A leading expert tells the BBC that rapid rates of warming

Permafrost warming in parts of Alaska 'is accelerating' - BBC News: A leading expert tells the BBC that rapid rates of warming will see permafrost in parts of Alaska start to thaw by 2070.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf

Epic slide deck from former Yahoo board member lays out the future of tech and media: Top business-strategist Michael Wolf shares a massive presentation on the future of tech and media in 2016. [Direct link to Slides http://www.slideshare.net/ActivateInc/activate-tech-and-media-outlook-2016]
Source: businessinsider.com