By Celebrity Diagnosis
Based on a survey conducted by the largest cosmetic surgery provider in the U.K., 76% of British women feel "depressed" about their appearance in January, related to an average weight gain of 11 pounds during December. Inquiries about cosmetic procedures peak on the third Monday in January, dubbed "Fat Day" in the U.K. (more info here).
By Gary Schwitzer
The Cleveland Clinic sent out the following “News Tips” recently: Read the rest of this entry »
By Emily P. Walker
There I stood in the 105-degree heat, sweat rivulets ricocheting down my body, trying to stand perfectly still on one foot so as to win the approval of the incredibly taut, nearly naked gray-haired man standing on a platform in the front of the room. At the end of the 90-minute sweat session that was my first experience with Bikram yoga, I felt mentally, physically, and liquid-ly drained.
By Gary Schwitzer
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Flashback to the snake oil salesmen of yesteryear?
By Todd Neale
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued new rules regarding pollution for coal- and oil-fired power plants that are largely similar to the rules proposed in March to meet a court-ordered deadline stemming from the striking down of a rule proposed during the Bush Administration.
By Iltifat Husain
By Chris Kaiser
That was the title of a recent commentary in Circulation Research by Christoph J. Binder, MD, PhD, and Joseph L. Witztum, MD, from the University of California, San Diego (Circ Res 2011;109:1103-04).
By Celebrity Diagnosis
Pictured left is Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler whose accident, while on tour in Paraguay, once again demonstrated that the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the house. Mr. Tyler is one of Barbara Walters‘ 10 Most Fascinating People of the Year and has also been featured in our series on Ailments of the Aging Rock Star.
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Noise cancelling headphones are certainly a great feat of technology. To learn more about SR&ED (scientific research and experimental development), visit our website at SREducation.ca to view our resources.
By Gary Schwitzer
It’s only one little data point, but I find it very interesting.
A column on Forbes.com
explains how Matthew Herper, who covers science and medicine for them,
is posting less often, but with longer articles, and online traffic is
responding positively. Excerpt: Read the rest of this entry »
By Gary Schwitzer
By Michael Smith
People are bigger these days.
I was thinking about that this week in the context of concussions. Fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team know what I’m talking about — their star player, Sydney Crosby, is back on the sidelines with yet another brain bruise. And so are a roster of other professional hockey players. (And the malaise extends to football as well, if I recall correctly.)
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Interested in business networking in the Ottawa area? Visit the website above to learn more about a special networking event taking place on January 26th. According to the website above, betwen 8-9 out of 10 successful salespersons get their business through networking.
By Kevin, M.D.
Doctors often have trouble saying "no" to patients.
And that will only get more difficult as more physicians will be judged on patient satisfaction. Some may not want to risk the ire of their patients, thus lowering satisfaction scores.
By Liz O’Brien
It was a mild autumn in southeastern New York state. The geraniums in a sheltered spot on the front porch bloomed wildly with glorious pink flowers until just last week, when the first hard frost cut them down. Read the rest of this entry »
By Gary Schwitzer
Veteran science journalist Boyce Rensberger wrote under that headline on the Knight Science Journalism Tracker: Read the rest of this entry »
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They use repetition in a way that makes you feel like you’re always progressing. (Because you are.) They also manage to avoid monotony by giving you enough time to remember and apply a response before they give you the answer to a particular question.
I use my mixer for a lot of different tasks in the kitchen, so it was important that I found a mixer that was strong enough to cope with larger jobs, like huge batches of pizza dough, as well as powerful enough to mix the tougher food items properly, like a big meatloaf batch. I also make a lot of my own bread and homemade pasta, so the ability to mix and knead bread dough or pasta dough was also important.