The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks
The rise of the robots
Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day - BBC News: The first full day of car restrictions in the Indian capital,
Delhi embraces car restrictions on key working day - BBC News: The first full day of car restrictions in the Indian capital, Delhi, is largely observed - but how it affects pollution remains to be seen, writes Atish Patel.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current
The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare state. The debate contrasts a stagnant group of people benefiting from it all with the rest who pa…
Source: lse.ac.uk
Hand-worn Robot to Help Blind People Navigate and Intelligently Grasp Objects. "A team of collaborators from the University
Hand-worn Robot to Help Blind People Navigate and Intelligently Grasp Objects. "A team of collaborators from the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Arkansas, Little Rock are starting work on a robotic device worn on the hand that will work to extend the abilities of blind people to move...
Source: medgadget.com
Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds
Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds of lives' in dramatic departure from current 'opt-in' process and will be closely watched by rest of UK
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Exercise and diabetes prevention. I was asked about some references and thought I'd share them here from our PgDip Diabetes
Exercise and diabetes prevention. I was asked about some references and thought I'd share them here from our PgDip Diabetes Programme - BMJ / University of Leicester.
The classic efficacy articles on exercise preventing diabetes are:
The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study - http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200105033441801#t=abstract...
Source: nih.gov
UV Angel Automatic UV Disinfection Device for Medical Monitors, Phones, Desktops |: UV Partners, a company based in Livonia,
UV Angel Automatic UV Disinfection Device for Medical Monitors, Phones, Desktops |: UV Partners, a company based in Livonia, Michigan, is releasing an interesting ultraviolet disinfection device for use around clinical environments. UV dis
Source: medgadget.com
The 'Good Right' isn't caring. It just knows what's good for you: Each term, my 12-year-old daughter’s class has a “topic”.
The 'Good Right' isn't caring. It just knows what's good for you: Each term, my 12-year-old daughter’s class has a “topic”. The topics display the interests of her teachers. Last term it was “poverty in our back yard”. This term they are lamenting the plight of girls around the world who do...
Source: independent.co.uk
The battle for open access is far from over: We have the technology and the will to expand open access to publicly funded
The battle for open access is far from over: We have the technology and the will to expand open access to publicly funded research, but large vested interests are still putting up stiff resistance.
Source: theconversation.com
Internet interventions interest informed melanoma patients: (HealthDay)—The melanoma patients receptive to an Internet-delivered
Internet interventions interest informed melanoma patients: (HealthDay)—The melanoma patients receptive to an Internet-delivered behavioral intervention to promote skin self-examination (SSE) and sun protection behaviors may already have higher knowledge of melanoma signs, according to a research letter...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same
Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people.
Source: medicalxpress.com
Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages: Nurses to be added to Shortage Occupation List on interim
Overseas NHS nurses: Restrictions lifted amid widespread shortages: Nurses to be added to Shortage Occupation List on interim basis, meaning those outside European Economic Area will have applications prioritised
Source: telegraph.co.uk
State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States: This observational study determined that more restrictive
State Gun Law Environment and Youth Gun Carrying in the United States: This observational study determined that more restrictive overall gun control policies are associated with a reduced likelihood of youth gun carrying; these findings are relevant to gun policy debates about the critical importance...
Source: jamanetwork.com
McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out
McDonald's cage-free egg pledge pressures farmers, squeezes supply: This month's pledge by McDonald's Corp to phase out eggs laid by caged hens in its North American restaurants will increase competition for limited supplies of cage-free eggs.
Source: reuters.com
Vitamin D and Health
Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...
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