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Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?

The problem is that the market can't wait for a long-term study. Were one to be started now it would not yield results until many thousands of people had died. My guess is the industry will try to brazen it out and hope Dr. Herberman is wrong. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Phone, Industry, Cell Phone, Cell, Cancer, Herberman, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-24

How sick is Steve Jobs?

Apple Inc.'s stonewalling over this material corporate event says something very bad about the company. It says they're totally dependent on Jobs, that no one can tell him no on anything, and that when you buy the stock you're buying a man. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Cancer Medcial Image Analysis (zip)

This program will read MRI, CT, and PET to determine where a cancer is located, as small as 1 mm2. This program is currently being used in a medical study. This version of the program works with 512 x 512 pixels by 8 bit MRI, and only with the selected...

Tags: Program, Analysis, Cancer

Software downloads 2008-02-13

A camera in a pill to detect cancer

This is not the first time that the idea of swallowing a pill with a camera inside to detect early signs of cancer has been tried read this article for example. But now, researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a device specifically designed to detect esophageal cancer,...

Tags: Device, University Of Washington, Resolution, Pill, Image, Camera, Cancer, Fiber, UW, Casing, Endoscope, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-25

3-D pictures of a cancer-promoting enzyme

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have built a 3-D picture of an enzyme which can promote many types of cancers after mutation. This enzyme, known as PIK3CA, "is mutated frequently in many cancers, including colon, brain, stomach, breast and lung." According to the researchers, the new details discovered about the enzyme...

Tags: 3D, Researcher, Protein, Cancer, PI3K, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-06

How radio waves really can kill cancer

When I first read this I thought it was crazy, but it's not. Scientists at Rice University and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston are injecting carbon nanotubes into tumors, then hitting the tumors with radio waves. Lead scientist Steven Curley of M.D....

Tags: Rice University, Nanotube, Radio, Scientist, Carbon Nanotube, Cancer, Nanotechnology, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Cancer 2.0: Intent on winning!

This post is not about failed IT projects; it's an inspiring story from someone absolutely determined to win his battle against cancer. Jeffrey Walker, CEO of Atlassian Software and fellow Enterprise Irregular, has written an eloquent, powerful, and highly personal account of his fight against a rare form of this...

Tags: Surgery, Cancer, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-08-28

Case Study: Texas Children's Cancer Center

The Texas Children's Cancer Center TCCC and Hematology Service offers breakthrough therapies for all forms of pediatric cancers and blood disorders. A 70-person educational faculty and medical staff of 415 depend on computers and the correlating back-office systems to do their work. Texas Children's Cancer Center turned to an HP...

Tags: Cancer, Texas Children, Storage, Hardware

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News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?

Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?hmm...what are we going to do with microwaves, wireless routers and TV & radio stations that emit in a similar spectrum?...Go in the mountains,or... in a cave?What about Bluetooth?So I hear some people saying to use headsets instead, but if they're Bluetooth,...

Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, industry, cell phone, FCC, Bluetooth, new cell phone cancer, radiation, cell phone cancer, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

How sick is Steve Jobs?

How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Apple: Perception is Reality

When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-23

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sellorder of successionI think people would be less worried if Apple were more open about their order of succession. I think Steve has put the company in the right direction so, if something happened to him, they'd...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Apple Inc., private matter, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries

Updated: Apple on Monday reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 a share, on revenue of $7.46 billion, well ahead of Wall Street estimates as Mac sales continued to surge. However, Apple lowered its outlook and failed to allay concerns about CEO Steve Jobs' health. ...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-21

The key barrier to health care reform

The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on board

Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on boardIcahnThe cancer of the communications industry. He's almost so big the body can't reject his attacks and soon the it will die along with it's customers, not to mention all the jobs lost. Maybe he will sell it's soul to another country before...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"

Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"SilverliteSo... the point of this article is... ???Since Silverlight came from Microsoft...and Microsoft is the biggest name in software, it becomes way to easy for those jealous of Microsoft's success to tear down or discredit them with frivilous lawsuits. What if Silverlight came...

Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight suit, conduct

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Magic mushrooms to treat cancer anxiety?

Magic mushrooms to treat cancer anxiety?It's probably rightIf the rain gushing down the street is red, green and blue, the bear on your shoulder is feeding you grapes and celestial power pours into your body well south of the northern lights, who the fcuk is worried about their cancer anymore?RE:...

Tags: Magic Mushrooms, cancer anxiety

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Magic mushrooms to treat cancer anxiety?

In a 2006 study, U.S. researchers have shown that psilocybin, a substance contained in 'sacred mushrooms,' produced substantial spiritual effects -- when administered under controlled conditions. The scientists recently interviewed the volunteer subjects and they've noted that most of them 'continued to say 14 months later that the experience increased...

Tags: Researcher, Volunteer, Anxiety, Johns Hopkins University, Monitors & Displays, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-14