Brainicane

British doctors have released details of a woman who regularly fainted after eating sandwiches or fizzy drinks.

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

People are more likely to show up for cancer screening checks close to birthdays or dates such as Christmas, research suggests.

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Pregnant women at risk of delivering early should not be given too many doses of steroids, say researchers in Canada.

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

If you’re somehow attached to or involved with the green building movement it’s certainly worthwhile to note that the EPA is urging professional and student architects, builders and product developers to submit designs for green buildings and building materials for its third annual Lifecycle Building Challenge competition.
Essentially, they’re seeking design entries for buildings that minimize […]

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: 1

While the city of Louisville has been known for many things over the years, citizens of an area consisting of various chemical plants and commonly referred to as Rubbertown have put up with strange odors, burning eyes and fears that their every breath might contribute to asthma, cancer or other illnesses.
But that began to change […]

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Chimeric solutions to the climate crisis are getting some attention in the US Congress. A testifying “energy analyst” has suggested that the US Federal government consider hybrid power technologies as the way forward:
It might be best to make incremental gains now, energy analyst Kevin Book told Bingaman’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee […]

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

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Kids in Japan love their cell phones, but not everyone is happy about the way they are used. Five years ago, a prestigious university in Japan failed 26 students for receiving exam answers on their cell phones. Now, frequent bullying and other issues linked to social networking Web sites accessible by cell phones […]

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

While the city of Louisville has been known for many things over the years, citizens of an area consisting of various chemical plants and commonly referred to as Rubbertown have put up with strange odors, burning eyes and fears that their every breath might contribute to asthma, cancer or other illnesses.
But that began to change […]

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

You know, I think Dell is trying to make me fall in love with them. Apparently it isn’t enough that I own and use one of their Inspiron laptops every day. It seems they want my green heart as well.
Just yesterday we talked about how Dell is working to condense their laptop packaging….

Posted on December 18th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None