Monthly Archives: February 2006
Health & Medical Podcasts
The Krafty Librarian has compiled an impressive list of podcasts (34 in all) on a wide variety of health and medical related topics. Definitely worth a look! The list is available in an alphabetized word document here. [tags]health,medicine,podcasts[/tags]
20 simple weightloss tips
Health.com lists 20 simple weight loss tips. Link [tags]weightloss,tips,diet [/tags]
Learning hacks
Two studies were released today that have tips to improve children’s verbal and math skills. To improve verbal skills: Music Lessons… Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong studied 90 boys ages 6 to 15. Of the group, half had music training both from individual lessons and from participating in their school’s string orchestra. &hellip Continue reading
Two steps closer to creating frankensteinian overlords!
Well maybe not, but researchers have revealed they have succeeded in growing a human prostate and a taste receptors outside a person. And you were worried about the machines. Pshaw! [tags]prostate,taste receptors,stem cells [/tags]
Thinking of getting pregnant? See your dentist first
Most women know that folic acid supplementation before pregnancy is important to their baby’s health, but what they may not know is that periodontitis, or gum disease, can be detrimental to it. Periodontitis is actually a bacterial infection of the gums. Some of that bacterial can enter the bloodstream during pregnancy and, it is believed, &hellip Continue reading