November 18, 2011
Recently, my wife and I started getting concerned because our eleven year old can never seem to hear us when we are talking to her. After suffering through several years of hearing “what?” from her, and having to constantly repeat ourselves, we’re starting to think that maybe there’s more to this phenomenon than selective hearing.
May 18, 2011
We are living on the cutting edge of great medical leaps. Medical news and alerts help us to keep pace with these leaps. Let’s look at some top websites for medical news and stay alert with the help of their feeds.
January 31, 2011
I just returned from the hospital. The consulting physician threw around words like “˜Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography’ without a stutter, but my brain hit a pothole. He went straight ahead to other words which made the health problem seem quite acute. Blame it on the medical words or blame it on my relative lack of medical [...]
December 31, 2010
You can put your money on virtual reality and virtual worlds becoming part of our daily lives. One of its greatest impacts will be felt on education and health. You can already get hints of the value educators (and others) placed on 3D virtual tools from the success of virtual globes like Google Earth. Virtual worlds [...]
December 17, 2010
It seems out of place bringing up such a serious topic on depression and bipolar disorder when the festivities are just around the corner. But it is one of those attacks that’s out there and doesn’t appreciate seasons. In fact, the socially busy holiday season can act as a catalyst. Though there are many different [...]
November 15, 2010
“˜Kick the Butt’ is a banner one of my friends has stuck up on his wall. The banner has yellowed but the pile of butts in the ashtray hasn’t got any less. Welcome to the smoker’s eternal dilemma. If a survey were to be carried out (and I am sure there’s one somewhere), the quandary [...]
March 1, 2010
Going to the doctor can be expensive, especially if you don’t have a health plan. What’s annoying is discovering you could have gotten his or her advice for free within the comfort and privacy of your own home by having your medical questions answered free from professionals online. Often, diagnosing illnesses and symptoms can be [...]
October 4, 2009
Keeping in tip-top shape, or somewhere close to it is important for most of us. In fact, it’s in most Top 5 lists along with family, friends, love and work and so on. In one ear, we have the media telling us that we’ll die if we eat the salads in MacDonald’s; and in the [...]
July 30, 2009
Really, I’m not sure how this topic came to mind. Perhaps it was listening to a story on talk radio about the scourge known as MDMA, also known as Ecstasy. Nasty stuff. Most of it is also filled with meth, in case you were wondering. I guess that got me to thinking, “If I found [...]
May 30, 2009
Wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick. Being quick in every aspect – in using it and editing it – is a key factor in the success of Wikis. Another factor is the hunger of people for information, knowledge and understanding. The faster, the better. If you have ever been caught up in reading Wikipedia [...]
