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Google Glass Helps Live Stream Surgery
Many scoffed at the idea of Google Glass, the computer you wear like glasses, but surgeons have begun to use the software to live stream and consult during the surgeries. Dr. Christopher Kaeding is the Professor of Orthopedics at Ohio State University, the Executive Director of OSU Sports Medicine and the Head Team Physician for the Sports Department. He became one of the first surgeons to use this technology for this purpose. On August 21, 2013 Dr. Kaeding performed an operation on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee of a 47-year-old woman, while consulting with Dr. Robert Magnussen, an assistant professor of clinical orthopedics at Ohio State, who sat in his office. To continue reading click…
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Survival of the Fittest
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Declining Bee Populations
With the bee population in decline, farmers have found that the little bee pollen harvest there was, would be too labour intensive to collect. In mid March Body Energy Club (BEC) employees received an email concerning our stock of bee pollen and the resulting shortage. Bee pollen is extremely good for you and contains all the nutrients humans need. Bee pollen is high in protein and contains more amino acids then beef, cheese and eggs of the same weight. If you have respiratory issues, skin irritation, or digestive issues, bee pollen is a great supplement. The problem is the amount of time and energy bees put in to making this incredible product. Foodmatters.tv reported on the benefits of bee pollen…
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How Much Salt Is In Your Diet?
In 2005, the Kellogg’s Company – an American company, founded in Michigan – along with other companies, committed to United Kingdom citizens to reduce salt. In 2010, Kellogg’s finally folded in their attempts to halt this commitment, and said they would reduce 300 tons of salt per year. This is a 70 percent reduction and the company has also reduced their total sodium count by 45 percent since 1998. This has saved over 9, 000 lives, not a huge number considering over 100, 000 people in the United States alone die from heart attack and stroke, but it’s a start. The salt you use on your food accounts for only twenty…
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Trainers Cash in on Weight Loss Supplements
The Biggest Loser has been running on NBC since 2004. The show involves credible personal trainers, Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper, who say diet and exercise are all you need to lose weight. It turns out even reputable celebrity trainers are looking to cash in on weight loss supplements, even unproven ones. Off the show, and far from any website claiming to be affiliated with the show, Michaels and Harper both sell weight loss supplements. These are products not just sold under their names, these products have been cultivated by the stars who believe in their success. Because supplements do not need to be approved by the FDA (The US Food and Drug Administration), Michaels and…
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The Sugar Associations Sour Past
“That’s the beauty of argument. ‘Cause if you argue correctly, you’re never wrong…Gentlemen, practice these words in front of the mirror. “Although we are constantly exploring the subject, currently, there is no direct evidence that links cell phone usage to brain cancer.” – Nick Naylor, Thank You For Smoking. Thank You For Smoking takes a look into the world of tobacco and the tactics lobbyists use against the public. Like the tobacco companies, the Sugar Association has been using award winning Public Relations firms to clear sugars bad name. Cristin Couzens, a dentist, decided to dig through the Sugar Associations past to see why leading figures were denying the harmful…