American Red Cross App Puts Emergency Care Instruction in the Palm of Your Hand.

Red Cross Teams Up with Dr. Oz and Sharecare to Launch Lifesaving App From the American Red Cross Web page   WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 01, 2011 — Just in time for the busy summer season, a new smartphone app launched today by the American Red Cross, Dr. Mehmet Oz and the medical website Sharecare makes it [...]

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Cause of European E.coli outbreak may never be known — top WHO official.

As European agriculture ministers hold an emergency meeting about the continent’s spiraling E. coli outbreak, Spain is demanding full compensation to its farmers, after Spanish cucumbers were incorrectly identified as the bacteria’s source.  But even as scientists still scramble to diagnose the origin, experts say this outbreak’s legacy could be the huge furor over mistaken [...]

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Coffee cuts risk of lethal prostate cancer: study.

More is better when it comes to drinking coffee to ward off the risk of deadly prostate cancer, according to a major US study released Tuesday by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. Men who drank six or more cups per day had a 60 percent lower risk of developing the most lethal [...]

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Disadvantage of Media Globalization: International News Causing People to Act Too Fast?

In recent weeks, the deadly outbreak of the E. coli bacteria that was initially reported in Germany has since then spread to other a total of 12 European countries, affecting more than 2000 people and caused at least 19 deaths. Vegetable produce from Spain was suspected as the cause. The first online published report was [...]

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Society for Complexity in Acute Illness.

I had a chance to listen Dr. Andriy Batchinsky about his approach to study complexity of acute Illness using application of nonlinear analysis techniques to investigation of cardiovascular regulatory complexity during hemorrhagic shock, burn shock and resuscitation, combined trauma animal models, as well as for non-invasive assessment of trauma patients.  He mentioned me another group have heavily using simulation [...]

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Imagine Cup: Students’ Innovation Tackles Global Issues (via Amy Croan MPH)

Mooie innovatieve ideen bedacht door studenten. Zeker het lezen waard. The world’s best and brightest meet in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup competition using technology to solve the world’s toughest problems. High school and collegiate students formed teams and put their creativity and best innovations forward in a global contest to tackle what matters. Finalists have [...]

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-Schrijven we straks nog sollicitatiebrieven?-

-Virtuele DNA-pitch in 58 seconden-

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-Computers can help patients make decisions about end-of-life care-

End-of-life planning isn’t exactly fun — especially when you are very sick and your days are probably numbered–.    But researchers at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and Pennsylvania State University are trying to make it easier with a computer program that helps patients think through difficult questions, such as whether they want aggressive treatment [...]

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