December 2009
22 posts
“Then sing, young hearts that are full of cheer, with never a thought of sorrow;...”
– Emily Miller
Contact Lenses Alert Diabetics By Changing Colors →
Diabetics are on the constant watch to check their blood sugar levels. A new technology lets diabetics monitor their blood sugar levels with contact lenses that change as their blood sugar rises and falls.
Engineered nanoparticles are embedded in the hydrogel lenses and react with glucose molecules in tears. The chemical reaction causes the lenses to change color, alerting the diabetic to...
New ADA Guidelines - A1C Test OK for Diabetes... →
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is recommending that a simple blood test currently used to assess whether diabetes is under control also be used to diagnose the disease.
The blood test — known as the A1C test — has several important advantages over traditional blood glucose testing.
Patients do not need to fast before the test is given, and it is far less likely to identify...
New ultrasound device can treat sagging eyebrows →
A Mesa startup company has developed a medical device that uses ultrasound technology to treat everything from sagging eyebrows to liver cancer.
Guided Therapy Systems of Mesa said the device allows doctors to see and treat tissue without using traditional surgery… Read more…
“For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through,
The joy that...”
– John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 [via QOTD]
“Another belief of mine: That everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am...”
– Margaret Atwood [via QOTD]
Pioneering stem cell treatment restores sight →
A man blinded in one eye by a chemical attack as he intervened to stop a fight has had his sight restored thanks to pioneering new stem cell treatment… Read more…
“I’ve traveled and recorded university a cappella groups because I’m...”
– From my favorite judge on NBC’s The Sing-Off, Ben Folds
Exotic fruit may help combat dry-eye syndrome →
A new treatment harvested from exotic tamarind fruit could help millions combat dry-eye syndrome, claim experts.
The seed extract mimics the behaviour of natural tears, helping to keep the eye surface lubricated and repair damage from dehydration… Read more…
The Top Ten Best Web Sites of the Decade →
The sites that made a difference in how we use the Web.
Overplucked? Call the Pros - NYTimes.com →
One tweezer-happy moment in a magnifying mirror can result in months of pencil-thin or patchy brows that no one wants to have to explain to puzzled relatives. So, too, an eyebrow wax in the wrong hands can leave you stripped…
Pencils used to be the weapon in a woman’s arsenal to beef up a sparse brow line. Now, brow powders, professionally applied tints and even a transparent gel with...
12 most important medical advances of the decade -... →
As the first decade of the 21st century comes to an end, it is interesting to look back and reflect on the most significant medical advances we’ve seen over the past decade… Read more…
Texting, Web-Surfing Spur Nearsightedness Surge,... →
The rate of nearsightedness in the U.S. increased 66 percent since the 1970s, according to a study that researchers say suggests parents should limit the hours kids spend texting and Web-surfing… Read more…
Distance vision is all a blur to more of us →
A study finds that 17% more Americans have myopia than 30 years ago. Close-up computer work could be a reason… Read more…
Harmonizing Factor in "The Sing-Off" --... →
Sweet Adeline’s quartet from Baltimore to compete as part of NBC’s “Sing-Off.”
The four women of Maxx Factor make beautiful music together. That’s a given, and it explains why the Sweet Adelines quartet from Baltimore was chosen to compete on “The Sing-Off,” an a cappella music competition debuting on NBC Monday night… Read more…
“A few years’ experience will convince us that those things which at the...”
– George Mason, 1725 - 1792 [via QOTD]
Grape juice can reduce memory loss, study suggests →
Drinking purple 100% Concord grape juice can reduce or even reverse memory loss, a small study suggests… Read more…
Latisse lash lengthener has its fans and... →
Many users swear by its effectiveness, but the drug, developed to treat glaucoma, can have unpleasant side effects… Read more…
Visiball Eyeglasses Finds Lost Golf Balls | The... →
You gotta love these performance sunglasses that help you find lost golf balls. According to their website ‘Visiball Glasses have a special combination of pigments that cause white golf balls to emanate a glow, making them more visible than other objects in the background. This unique pigment combination also helps to eliminate light reflecting off background objects.’
Surgical errors remain a challenge in and out of... →
ScienceDaily — Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. An estimated five to 10 incorrect surgical procedures occur...