Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Health and Second Life
A video from the University of Michigan highlighting health aspects of Second Life.
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Medical Education in Second Life
Further insight into the potential use of medical training in Second Life.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Breast Cancer Risk Calculator
A risk calculator from the Australian National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre that raises awareness of breast cancer and informs individuals of the risk factors which can be influenced, and what to do about them.
Friday, 25 July 2008
Friday, 18 July 2008
Virtual Hallucination
Scary stuff! Based on personal experiences of patients with schizophrenia, this second life simulation gives you some insight into their world.
Labels:
mental health,
Schizophrenia,
Secondlife,
virtual reality
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Drop and give me 20
The press up is a very good indicator of fitness. It requires strength and endurance if doing lots of them properly and may be beneficial in an aging population by preventing the damage caused by falls.
An enduring measure of fitness: the simple press up
An enduring measure of fitness: the simple press up
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Accident by Spacecraft
Did you know there is an ICD-10 code for accident involving spacecraft? You don't often see one of those in General Practice.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Cold Showers: What’s the Evidence?
For those keen pond and lido swimmers, here's some evidence from 'Own Your Health' to show that it may actually be doing you some good.
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Molecular Evidence that Broccoli Fights Prostate Cancer
More proof that eating broccoli is good for you. This article in Wired Science discusses the evidence that some men who posses the GSTM1 gene react well to cruciferous vegetables and may offer a measure of protection from prostate cancer.
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Did the Earth move for you?
Select your nearest city and enter the duration of intercourse in minutes and find out how far the Earth moved for you
Thursday, 26 June 2008
10 tips to help relieve insomnia
From the BBC, a list of personal preferences to help relieve insomnia including eating lettuce sandwiches before you go to bed.
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Obesity in Japan
A novel but slightly draconian approach to managing obesity in Japan from the NY times.
'Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population'.
'Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population'.
Asking for help
Some valuable insights about what it means to 'Ask for help' when dealing with ill health from Barbara Kivowitz , taken from her blog In Sickness and in Health.
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
A drop of water
An article from the BBC Health pages highlighting the benefits of water in the elderly.
Stroke of insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story from TED
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