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More confusion on vitamin D

More confusion on vitamin DUmmmSometimes I really wonder how we as a species made it this far! I mean come on! Vitamin D? Playing outside will result in skin cancer? How much more fear mongering has to go on?Yes I do acknowledge that excess exposure can potentially lead to skin...

Tags: vitamin, Vitamin D

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

We need new sources of Vitamin D

We need new sources of Vitamin DWe need new sources of Vitamin DIf only more people would get out into the sun. I forget the actual amount but I think its like an hour of sunshine a day is good for you but I don't think they quite mean...

Tags: Osteoporosis, vitamin, Vitamin D

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

We need new sources of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is 2008's supplement of the year. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Vitamin, Vitamin D, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Additional Resources

Could diabetes fight the obesity epidemic?

Nice one, Dana.When are you going to write something relevant - like IT - on this site?There is no IT in this blog. Just pointing out the obvious.When will you learn to use google?This is among the worst medically releated post you have written. And please stop quoting the...

Tags: Exenatide, diabetes, GLP-1, secretion

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Sunset for the tanning business

Sunset for the tanning businessApparentlyattractive, assertive, confident women intimidate you.This is a serious issue but......you just had to make it about Sarah Palin, didn't you. RE: Sunset for the tanning businessWhy do you continue to push this story when it is CLEARLY FALSE. You know its FALSE.One exposure...

Tags: SECURITY, Sarah Palin, tanning bed

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant

Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevantIt's the applications that'll be built that'll make or break it.If developers come up with enough useful applications then it might have a market.That said, have you ever tried to get data out of Google's AppEngine, out through Google's Web Toolkit...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

What solar energy does TO you

What solar energy does TO youRe: Health effects of sunlight ...When it comes to sunlight the key is vigilant moderation. Sunlight contains both UVA and UVB. According to current understanding, UVA has little redeeming value. It is carcinogenic and the less of it one is exposed to...

Tags: Vertical industries, UVB, UVA, UV Exposure, solar energy

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

2009 and the open source rollup

2009 and the open source rollupCan someone make money off water?"Now, can anyone make money at it?" Just like the bottle water industry?Water is free, how can one make money off of water? hmmm?Maybe I'll put vitamins in kool-aid® and call it "Vitamin Water®", hmmm?Let's call all beverages H2o rollup,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, EPIC FAIL, EPIC, open source, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-12-30

Men are red, women are green

Men are red, women are greenWomen are from Mars??So much for little green men from Mars. It's actually green women!Proof positive that females are alien, as men have suspected for ages.RE: Men are red, women are green"Troubling…" Not at all. Assumptions and findings may well differ, particular;y when the...

Tags: Gender and diversity, MEN ARE, women

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

Apple's 2008 ad budget: $486M

Apple's 2008 ad budget: $486MSo, the Apple ad making fun of Microsoft spending on ads...So, the Apple ad making fun of Microsoft spending on ads doesn't apply to them...Sorry, I meant this as a reply to the first post.A meaningful comparison would be Apple's [b]total[/b] advertising with Microsoft's [b]total[/b] advertising.This...

Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Higher education key to healthy choices

Higher education key to healthy choicesIt would seem that ....... your higher education doesn't prevent you from making staqtements not supported by the facts however. Even if it is true that Huntington has fewwer people with higher educations, there is nothing in the study that links that to the...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Food & Beverage, Higher Education, healthy choice, health care

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

More confusion on vitamin D

Doctors are going to have to come up with some good explanations why God's way of giving us Vitamin D is bad and the chemist's way is better. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Vitamin, Louisville Courier-Press, Salt Lake Tribune, Parents, Doctors, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Linus Pauling's revenge

Linus Pauling's revengeMatter of degreeI think there's a fair amount of evidence that Vitamin C does a lot more than prevent scurvy and that at least some of Dr. Pauling's claims are true. I think that reasonable people can disagree as to whether all of the claims made by...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Blogging, Linus Pauling, health care, revenge

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

Rapid Reference for Nurses: Nutrition (NurNutr) (Mobile)

Rapid Reference for Nurses: Nutritionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Includes clinical "Do''s" and "Don''ts" for a variety of conditions enabling the user to find the information in a rapid and convenient manner!Portable and concise, this resource equips nursing students and health professionals with the facts and...

Tags: Nutrition, Mobile, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2008-05-21

Google Health most significant GOOG business launch since AdWords

I was at the Googleplex Monday morning for a briefing on GOOG's improvements in search, and more importantly, the official roll out of Google Health. Google had invited representatives some of the largest medical establishments and medical service providers to talk about the service. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Google AdWords, Health Care, GOOG, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-05-19

Is your keyboard dirtier than a toilet seat?

Is your keyboard dirtier than a toilet seat?As my microbiology prof saidat the beginning of the semester:Two weeks into this class and you'll want to be like Howard Hughes, trying to sequester yourself from the little critters crawling everywhere.After two months, you'll get over it and realize that there's not...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, toilet seat

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

V-Clinic Mobile 1.4 (Mobile)

V-Clinic Mobile manages your weight, nutrition & fitness on your phone. It manages your intake of all nutrients and vitamins such as fat, protein, calories, sugar, vitamin d etc. V-Clinic Mobile runs on almost any Java enabled phone. Use V-Clinic Mobile on your own or get professional dietary analysis and...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Vitamin, V-Clinic Interactive Health, V-Clinic Mobile

Software downloads 2008-01-25

Rapid Reference for Nurses: Nutrition (NurNutr™) (Mobile)

Rapid Reference for Nurses: Nutritionpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Includes clinical "Do's" and "Don'ts" for a variety of conditions enabling the user to find the information in a rapid and convenient manner!Portable and concise, this resource equips nursing students and health professionals with the facts and figures they...

Tags: Nutrition, Mobile, Skyscape Inc., Food & Beverage, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2007-12-17

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmaciesSo much for free trade.... More interestingly,Should I ask why my OTC Claritin is made in India? Or the vitamin pills in China?Ah yes, another consumer "protection" law.Why is it that every time our fearless leaders try to enact a law they know...

Tags: Regulations, regulation

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Prediction markets and the madness of crowds

Prediction markets and the madness of crowdsEntertainmentI can see the value in your suggestion as a form of entertainment, but unless you were somehow able to convince others of the accuracy of its predictive abilities, it would remain only a curiosity. And considering how many people in the world today...

Tags: Homeland security, Advertising & Promotion, madness, entertainment

Discussion threads 2007-02-14