David Henry Sterry: NFL Cracks Down On Snow Angels and Asks for Economic Bailout
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 02:54 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/The NFL has been under criticism for curtailing celebrations, which led to the nickname, the No Fun League. "You're god damn right we're the No Fun League," said an NFL owner.
Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 15:24 - http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs...
Eat, drink and be merry: dieting's new philosophy
Published on Sunday 28 December 2008 - 01:07 - http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/There is a new lifestyle ethos taking the most fashionable by storm. It is less of a diet, more of a magic cure-all. According to a range of A-list celebrities, this universal remedy promises to...
DRHOOK- Off-putting: Why '08 really was year of the rat
Published on Thursday 25 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.readthehook.com/2008 was the Chinese Year of the Rat, the first of the 12 calendar animals. If I were to make my own interpretation of the year, it would be the Year of the Dirty Rat (said like James Cagney...
Boosting blood flow may fight Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 21:07 - http://www.redorbit.com/Improving blood flow to the brain appears key to delaying or preventing some forms of Alzheimer's, says Chicago's Feinberg School of Medicine.'Depriving the brain of sugar glucose carried in the...
Statins may lower delirium odds in elderly
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 06:14 - http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/TORONTO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- 'Researchers in Canada say taking statins before cardiac surgery may lower the odds of developing delirium in the elderly. 'The Toronto General Hospital study found...
Older Patient's At Risk From Dangerous Drug Combos
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 00:16 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' JAMA 12/24/08' InjuryBoard on FDA use of over-the-counter medications (OTC), dietary supplements and prescription drugs has surged, writes researchers in the December 24 issue of the...
A Few Extra Pounds Can Hurt The Heart
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 11:47 - http://bangor-augusta.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Circulation, 12/23/08' InjuryBoard on Heart Failure' CDC on Obesity' InjuryBoard on Obesity' InjuryBoard Obesity News' ' ' ' IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ diagram of a heart...
Neurology Scans - a new Flesh & Stone feature
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 02:16 - http://www.fleshandstone.net/The field of neurology intersects with so many aspects of research, culture, business and politics that it seems important to pass along some of the interesting finds that might not have received a...
FP Marketing: How ads get inside your brain
Published on Friday 19 December 2008 - 20:47 - http://network.nationalpost.com/Neuromarketing guru Martin Lindstrom talks to Hollie Shaw about his new book, Buyology.The Ad Missions panel tackles humourous Best Buy holiday ads.Marketing Digest Grey Canada has created an...
