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30 Jun 2008

Carbon Tet and Paradigm Shifts

Since tetrachloromethane is banned as an industrial solvent avoiding its formation as a byproduct of other chlorocarbons is important, this week, The Alchemist learns that a lanthanum chloride catalyst could help with the cleanup. A paradigm shift in... (posted on 30 Jun 2008 by Sciencebase Science Blog)

16 Jun 2008

Vital Signs

Jennifer Spoerri of rVita.com, emailed me today to enthuse about a purportedly “wonderful resource”, which is apparently the web’s first integrative medicine community (funny she should claim that as I had someone else emailing to tell me yesterday about... (posted on 16 Jun 2008 by Sciencebase Science Blog)

21 May 2008

Google Health

It must be a Wednesday because it’s feeling a lot like “pick on Google” day! Let’s see here, what’s in the news today? Oh! Google Health - from the same company that brought you countless vulnerabilities both fixed and unfixed, with a policy of not... (posted on 21 May 2008 by ha.ckers.org web application security lab)

20 May 2008

Google Health is alive and well

It's Tuesday's IT Blogwatch in which Google wants to help you help yourself to your own medical history. Not to mention Microsoft's instructions to slackers... read more (posted on 20 May 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

19 May 2008

The Underwear of the Future?

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] Boxers, briefs, or high-tech underwear that can monitor your health? No joke, gentlemen: Scientists have just filed a new patent for underpants that monitor your blood pressure. The special skivvies come equipped... (posted on 19 May 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

14 May 2008

Introducing the “Living Band-Aid”

By JR Raphael Contributing Writer, [GAS] The next time you get a bad papercut, you may want to consider trying a living Band-Aid. Okay, the truth is you can’t try one just yet. But they are being developed. New Scientist Magazine highlighted some... (posted on 14 May 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

10 May 2008

Play a computer game and help make medical discoveries

By Mark O’Neill For years, you’ve probably played computer games and helped save beautiful princesses, defeated the evil warlocks, blasted away your enemies and racked up countless points. But how about playing a different game this time? One in... (posted on 10 May 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

28 Apr 2008

Promising Results from Gene Therapy Trial

The BBC has reported promising results from a gene therapy trial designed to halt the progressive loss of sight in people suffering from a genetic condition called Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA). (posted on 28 Apr 2008 by SciScoop Science Forum)

17 Apr 2008

Telenor Teledoctor Service - Blogs a-buzz with discussion

The Telenor Teledoctor service has certainly sparked a lot of interesting discussion on the web, some of it has some valid points but others are just emotional rants or coming from lack of information. Time to put some balance and analysis on this. For... (posted on 17 Apr 2008 by Green & White)

13 Mar 2008

Hacking medical implants is worrisome (and dog+cat+squid)

We <3 IT Blogwatch: in which researchers raise concerns about the security of implanted heart defibrillators. Not to mention an inspiring tale of something or other... Robert McMillan reports: It didn't take much to hack into the heart monitoring... (posted on 13 Mar 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

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