February 25, 2010

Diabetes to exact huge costs on poor countries

Diabetes is moving from being a disease of developed countries to a disease in developing countries like India and China, and this could put pressure on healthcare systems through rising healthcare costs,” said Philip Clarke, associate professor at University of Sydney’s School of Public Health.

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February 24, 2010

Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests.

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February 23, 2010

Can Doctors Tell Patients No? It’s Not Easy

Why? It’s hard for doctors to say no. A big reason is that they don’t want patients to be dissatisfied. Think parents who want antibiotics for their screaming kids’ ear infections, even though the evidence says that’s usually not the hottest idea.

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February 9, 2010

Israeli Exoskeleton Suit Enables Paralayzed People To Walk

After being paralyzed for the past 20 years, Radi Kaiof began to walk down a street in Israel to the sound of a dim mechanical hum. That was the sound of an electronic exoskeleton, developed by …….

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January 24, 2010

Religion and Women

Religions derive their power and popularity in part from the ethical compass they offer. So why do so many faiths help perpetuate something that most of us regard as profoundly unethical: the oppression of women?

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January 23, 2010

When Development Makes Life Harder for Daughters

The Daughter Deficit-

NYTimes- By TINA ROSENBERG

……in the north of India. She observed something striking about families there: parents had a fervent preference for male offspring. Women who had given birth to only daughters were desperate for sons and would keep having children until they had one or two……….

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January 22, 2010

Saving the Worlds Women

NYTimes: IN THE 19TH CENTURY, the paramount moral challenge was slavery. In the 20th century, it was totalitarianism. In this century, it is the brutality inflicted on so many women and girls around the globe: sex trafficking, acid attacks, bride burnings and mass rape.

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January 20, 2010

CES 2010: The Connected Lifestyle On-Demand- mint.com

From the Kindle to the iPhone to the Wii, the hottest products in consumer electronics this season are those that connect consumers to a world in which everything; books, music, films, and games are available 24/7 on-demand. This lust for digital tech shows no sign of abating as, even in times of recession, consumer electronics sales remain strong. Our data shows that even more discretionary income is being spent on the gadgets needed to maintain a connected lifestyle.

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January 15, 2010

In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty

What if medical care came with a 90-day warranty?

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January 14, 2010

Hospitals Could Stop Infections by Tackling Bacteria Patients Bring In, Studies Find

“Hundreds of thousands of patients each year suffer from infections after surgery, and experts say more than half of those infections stem from bacteria the patients themselves are carrying in their nose or on their skin. Otherwise harmless bacteria can enter the body through surgical incisions and cause infections that can require expensive treatment, slow recovery or even cause death.”

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