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Privacy board: NSA's Internet monitoring is legal
Miami Herald - 2 Jul 2014 03:33
The National Security Agency programs that collect huge volumes of Internet data within the United States pass constitutional muster and employ "reasonable" safeguards designed to protect the rights of Americans, an inde...
Darth Vader Rolling Luggage
The Gadget Flow - 2 Jul 2014 07:00
Show your love for the Star Wars sci-fi drama by carrying this Darth Vader Rolling Luggage next time you're up for a trip outdoors. By flaunting a 3-D molded foam Darth Vader Mask front together with light-up wheels, thi...
Roswheel Bike Frame Front Tube Bag
The Gadget Flow - 2 Jul 2014 07:00
For perfect access of mobile phones while bike riding, the best thing you could use is the Roswheel Bike Frame Front Tube Bag. It is an intuitively designed PVC window pouch to store your phones as well as other accessor...
BMW is 3D printing thumbs for its workers
Slash Gear - 2 Jul 2014 18:21
3D printing and scanning is already commonplace in car production, but BMW is experimenting with upgrading its staff with the technology. A new trial at BMW's Munich plant is giving assembly workers individually-tailored...
5 handy shortcuts that will make using your Mac painless
Cult of Mac - 2 Jul 2014 22:16
Sometimes things aren’t as easy as they could be when you’re using your Mac to plow through the day’s tasks. Cluttered screens and excess clicking become irritating and tiresome. In today’s video, we take a look ...
UK data regulator probes Facebook over psychological experiment: FT
Reuters - 2 Jul 2014 09:11
(Reuters) - The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK is investigating whether Facebook Inc broke data protection laws when it allowed researchers to conduct a psychological experiment on users of the social ...
India Launches Five Foreign Satellites
Slashdot - 2 Jul 2014 07:14
vasanth writes: "India has put into orbit five foreign satellites, including one built by France two from Canada and one each from Singapore and Germany. The PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) has so far successfully ...
US privacy board finds no illegitimate activity in overseas surveillance program
PC World - 2 Jul 2014 06:15
A U.S. government privacy oversight board has found that the National Security Agency and other agencies have not misused the provisions of the country's overseas surveillance program, but cautioned that certain aspects ...
E-cigarettes subject of new usage bans, legislation in Minnesota
Tech Times - 2 Jul 2014 05:04
Minnesota has now outlawed e-cig use in schools and also calls for child safety packaging. New York lawmaker is calling for similar controls.
Trial examines treatment for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 23:00
A clinical trial found a reduction in seizures and improvement in related symptoms, including depression and anxiety, in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures who were treated with cognitive behavioral therapy ...
Study estimates effect on surgery following national health insurance expansion
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 23:00
Full implementation of the Affordable Care Act's national health insurance expansion could result in many more discretionary surgical procedures in the next few years based on how utilization changed after an earlier ins...
Hypertension, antihypertension medication, risk of psoriasis
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 23:00
Women with long-term high blood pressure appear to be at an increased risk for the skin condition psoriasis, and long-term use of beta (²)-blocker medication to treat hypertension may also increase the risk of psoriasis...
New approach to treating conversion disorder reduces seizures, improves co-morbid symptoms
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 23:00
A cognitive behavior therapy-informed psychotherapy significantly reduces the seizures in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures -- a conversion disorder present worldwide and that affects up to 400,000 people i...
Is it moral to laugh when innocent people die? Psychological 'sacrificial dilemma' experiments may have outlived their usefulness
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 22:59
A runaway trolley is out of control. Ahead of it on the tracks are five people tied up and unable to move. You are too far away to untie the people, but if you act quickly, you could push a very large man in front of the...
Rapid surgical innovation puts patients at risk for medical errors
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 22:59
Researchers have found that the risk of patient harm increased two-fold in 2006 -- the peak year that teaching hospitals nationwide embraced the pursuit of minimally invasive robotic surgery for prostate cancer.
Brisk walking may improve symptoms of Parkinson's
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 22:59
People with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease who regularly walk for exercise may improve their motor function, mood, tiredness, fitness and some aspects of thinking abilities, according to a study. The study included...
Half of U.S. not feeling so hot as 50 percent suffer from at least one chronic condition
Tech Times - 2 Jul 2014 21:42
CDC study claims half of all adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic condition, such as diabetes, heart disease or obesity. It urges people to control risk factors as much as possible before conditions become chroni...
Noninvasive advanced image analysis could lead to better patient care
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 21:39
Lung cancer patients could receive more precise treatment, and their progress could be better tracked, using a new high-tech method of non-invasive medical imaging analysis, according to a study. Genetic changes increasi...
Major gaps in hepatitis C care identified as new drugs, screening efforts emerge
Science Daily - 2 Jul 2014 21:13
Significant gaps in hepatitis C care identified in a new meta-analysis will prove useful as the U.S. health care system continues to see an influx of patients with the disease because of improved screening efforts and ne...
When it comes to donor sperm, older dudes have the edge in making babies
Tech Times - 2 Jul 2014 20:43
Women using donor sperm from men 40 and older may be more likely to get pregnant, according to new study. Researchers claim this is the first major study to investigate the effect of male age on fertility treatment using...
Lack of sleep fosters brain aging, may speed up cognitive decline
Tech Times - 2 Jul 2014 20:37
If you're sleeping less you might want to try and get more sleep given new research that indicates less sleep makes for an older brain. Seven hours of sleep is optimal, say researchers.
Exploring a Culture of Health: Detecting Signals of Wellbeing
Discover - 2 Jul 2014 20:25
This post is part of Exploring a Culture of Health, a citizen science series brought to you by Discover Magazine, SciStarter and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serving as an ally to help Americans work together to b...