Using bioinformatics and supercomputers, University of Montreal researchers were able to create the largest-ever mathematical simulation of the electrical activity of a human heart - a 2 billion element model - to provide new insight into cardiac and other illnesses. The simulation was up to 1,000 times more detailed than previous models.Read the rest of this entry »

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out of Philadelphia has been reporting that there are several local news reporters who have recently been making themselves available as potential matches for online dating sites.Read the rest of this entry »

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Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) when the islets cells don't multiply and the body cannot meet the increased demand for insulin - thereby resulting to increases in blood sugar.Read the rest of this entry »

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Cursing your allergies? Don't. A new study involving allergy patients in Canada indicates that a history of allergies or hay fever may protect you from developing pancreatic cancer.Read the rest of this entry »

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Type 1 diabetes patients who develop the most advanced form of kidney disease - end-stage renal disease (ESRD) - can die (have poor outlook).Read the rest of this entry »

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Money can't buy everything that is a fact. There are so many things that are much more important than all the gifts in the world and I think that the greatest gift you can give yourself is a healthy life.Don' t measure what you got this year in money or gifts but in health, love and happiness.Read the rest of this entry »

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As reported by a study in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, US veterans with diabetes and has lower scores on a test of mental health functioning are associated with an increased risk of major amputations.Read the rest of this entry »

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I wish you all a wonderful and merry Christmas!I want to thank you for all your support and lovely emails throughout this year and I hope you all have a wonderful Merry Christmas!Forget about the do's and the don'ts and enjoy this wonderful time of year.Read the rest of this entry »

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According to the International Herald Tribune, Laos is going to be one of the hottest destinations of the next year.Read the rest of this entry »

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According to the International Journal of Eating Disorders, childbirth, anorexia, and even depression can alter a woman's sex life.Read the rest of this entry »

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An Australian social networking site is helping Australians get a life, a real one at that.Read the rest of this entry »

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The New York Time has an interesting article about whether or not business school matters.There is a rising reaction against management theory, according to The Economist.Read the rest of this entry »

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The Dominick Effect has had more than it's share of exposure here at Under My Helmet. Here's the Reader's Digest version: The Dominick Effect is what you would call a movement.Read the rest of this entry »

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SCORE works with the Small Business Administration and has retired executives volunteer to help small businesses. From the New York Times comes the article: Starting a Small Business which talks about what SCORE is and what it is designed to do.Read the rest of this entry »

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If you're planning on breastfeeding your child and think that it's an instinct that will come naturally when the baby is there, you might be in for a shock.Although it's the most natural thing is the world for mothers to do, breastfeeding in today's world requires determination, patience, and skills that unfortunately, for many women, do not come instinctively.Read the rest of this entry »

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According to scientists from at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, CBD (a compound from Cannabis Sativa) may prove to be effective at helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body.Read the rest of this entry »

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Just a bit more than a month to go, but I know that a lot of you are already getting the trimmings ready for your Christmas trees. I know a lot who have opted for artificial trees, and they even have them up already!
If you have dust mite allergies, make sure you get your tree and trimmings a good wipe down before setting them up. If you're getting a real pine tree, note that they can pose a problem for people with mold allergies.Read the rest of this entry »

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Jin Kwon, known as Daniel Dae Kim in real life, has added himself to the list of drunk driving actors from the TV show, "Lost".Kim, the "Lost" actor, was caught by the Honolulu police at 3am, brought to the station, booked and then released on bail a few hours later.Read the rest of this entry »

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After a choppy session, indexes succumbed to selling pressure in Wednesday's final hour amid persistent worries about economic growth,Major U.S. stock indexes finished lower on Wednesday, giving back earlier gains as selling accelerated into the close.Read the rest of this entry »

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In a surprise move, the former Goldman executive is heading to Merrill Lynch to help clean up the troubled brokerage firm,In a surprise development, NYSE Euronext (NYX) chief John Thain is heading to ailing brokerage giant Merrill Lynch (MER) to take over the roles of chairman and chief executive.Some industry executives had expected Thain to head to Citigroup (BusinessWeek.Read the rest of this entry »

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If you have never read much of Joseph Schumpeter, I would encourage you to correct that error as soon as possible. His biography is fascinating.Read the rest of this entry »

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The Israeli Cabinet is set to vote today on a radical initiative set forth by Shai Agassi, the demigod-hero of many Israeli entrepreneurs, to revolutionize the Israeli transportation infrastructure.Read the rest of this entry »

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