What the pharmacy does not say
These days it is sometimes preferable to visit one of the pharmacists in your area instead of taking time out to visit the local GP. This is because these days they do offer their customers a fuller services, which is come cases could save the time and effort of visiting the GP then going to [...]
September 18, 2008Loud music means more drink
For anyone who has ever wondered why pubs and clubs have the music so loud that it is impossible to even hear yourself think, then the answer is very simple. The louder the music the more people are going to drink.
However, this is no medical condition, it is psychological. The idea is that when the [...]
All Americans overweight in forty years
In research funded by the US Government, it has been announced that all Americans will be overweight in forty years.
That may seem a long way off, but that sort of time can quickly come around and the problem is that once it reaches that point then there is a long way back for everyone.
The [...]
What tea is good for?
The use of herbal teas as always been thought of as a far eastern way of treating certain aliments, but recently the choice has become more and more available for many of the UK shoppers. But despite the choice it is still unclear what tea is good for treating the aliments.
Sage
Sage tea eliminates body toxins [...]
The hazards of working in IT
Working within the IT industry is not the sort of place that you would expect to find work based health issues. But unfortunately for the people who do work within this industry there are plenty of health hazards to watch out for.
A slug’s life
SIT happens
So many headaches
The bobblehead syndrome
Hurting hands
Relax harder!
Noxious invaders
Eye strain
Heavy lifting
Something in [...]
How a little shut eye can help
You only have to watch a cat or dog to understand that napping can be important, after all they seem to be doing that all day long, or most of it, which is probably why they the energy to run around all of the time.
So if we could take just a few minutes to have [...]
Men like to have Botox
Men of certain age, which would be around forty to fifty, are becoming more and more interested in cosmetic surgery. This type of medical treatment used to be the domain of wealthy actresses, but these days prices and availability have brought this into virtually everyone’s reach.
However you would have thought that it was women who [...]
Men want alcohol more than women
Recently there has been a lot of bad press regarding how it is women these days who have taken over the yob culture from men, quite simply because they have become victims of cheap drink. But in a study from researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine the findings are quite different.
The results found [...]
More Doctors taking up alternative treatments
When we talk of alternative treatments, many of us think of herbs, flowers and other things that are given to someone who does not want to take a conventional medicine that has been given to you from the pharmacy.
But this alternative treatment is to do with anti aging, and in the states there are many [...]
Every face tells a story
With so much interest in security these days, it seems that our faces are to become our passports as facial recognition systems are being installed at airports. But researchers at the Stephen Porter’s Forensic Psychology Lab at Dalhousie University have been studying the way that our faces can betray our emotions.
The research team believe that [...]
Sleeping at work improves productivity
This may not be what any employer would like to hear, but researchers from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany have been looking into the effects of taking a nap while being at work. They have found that by having a little cat nap during the working can help improve memory and mental performance as [...]
January 15, 2008Research or marketing who gets the big budget
In a study undertaken by researchers at York University, have been looking into the how the annual spend of the major pharmaceutical companies is broken down.
Now a company in the medicine making business has to have a serious set up, with well funded and equipped research facilities and all of the other mechanisms in place [...]
Eliminating sleepiness with a spray
Tiredness is serious problem today, and its not just been tired for just watching too much TV or anything, but genuine over tiredness which can cause accidents and mistakes, it is this that is of great concern and is something that a few cups of coffee cannot do much about.
Researchers from UCLA have been looking [...]
Cold medicines a con!
Are over the counter cold cures a con? Well according to some sources they are and in the states there is a movement to get the facts out. But with conflicting sides the consumers are going to be totally confused and will not know which way to turn.
According to News Target these medicines that are [...]
Jobs created by cash injection
It is expected that almost 100 new specialist jobs will be created at Dundee University over the next few years. This is because of a massive £6 million investment in the biomedical research centre, the college of Life Sciences, making it the largest of its kind in the UK.
This investment will be used to create [...]
Australian Biomed Experts in Wales
A group of the top biomedical and biotechnology firms are presenting a showcase in Cardiff, Wales. The idea is to enable them to present themselves, the work and the companies to possible business partners in the area.
The reason behind this showcase is a strange one, as it has to do with the Rugby World Cup. [...]
Bio Global to build huge plant
Malaysian company Bio Global Tech is set to build a huge plant where they intend to produce bio diesel and bio medical products from palm oil.
From palm oil they can make bio diesel B100 as well as vitamin E, glycerine and stearin as there is a very high demand for these products, both in Malaysia [...]
AT&T gives $1 million to Biomedical Research
The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) has received a donation of $1 million from the AT&T foundation, this is to further the research at the AT&T Genomics Computing Centre.
The money will go towards the updating of the centres networking system, buy some new equipment - like 375 new four processor Opteron based computers and [...]
New business, good or bad idea?
Many business people come up ideas, many of these are good but not viable, but very occasionally there is the one which could become the next big thing. So how do you know which one to choose? Both are viable, yet one will make more money and survive longer than the other.
Obviously the there are [...]