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Hair clip inspires device that clamps down traumatic bleeding

Maddison Learmonth — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:55:31 +0000

After three tours in Afghanistan as a trauma surgeon for the Canadian Navy, Dr. Dennis Filips was inspired — by a simple hair clip — to design a medical clamp that can stop traumatic wound bleeding in a matter of seconds.

Now the device, due to hit the market in multiple countries later this year, has earned Filips the top innovator award at last week’s Life Science and Health Care Ventures Summit in New York.

The ITClamp will “level the playing field for everybody,” Filips recently told the Edmonton Journal.

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Destructive Myths in Family Therapy: How to Overcome Barriers to Communication by Seeing and Saying — A Humanistic Perspective

Laura Reade — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:12:04 +0000

Exposes destructive patterns of communication within family cultures and provides strategies for promoting more open dialogue among family members.

Equips family therapists to help clients see the barriers they place in the way of healthy communication, and adopt more constructive alternatives
Provides activities designed to spark open dialogue between therapist and clients, strengthening the therapeutic relationship and facilitating family interaction
Includes communication strategies for reversing disengagement, defusing power struggles, overcoming sibling rivalry, disentangling marital problems and more
Offers a new understanding of family dynamics, an area in which many family therapists want to improve their skills but have struggled to find a text to guide them in doing so

What to do With 3,800,000,000 Pounds of Clothing

Brianna Buckland — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:32:55 +0000

Whats the best way to deal with unwanted clothing Surprisingly, many items of clothing can be recycled and put to use for other purposes. Dont just throw away that old t-shirt

Editor’s Note: Juli Shimodaira is the Founder & CEO of Needle Happy. She currently resides in San Francisco, CA with her extremely shy fiancé and her adorable white Pomeranian, Momo.

I did some major Spring cleaning over the weekend and noticed that I had tons of boxes filled with clothes that I have not worn in ages. I attempted to try on some of the jeans, tops and dresses that I dug out, but that was a huge mistake.

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How To Calculate Your BMI

Brianna Buckland — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:07:00 +0000

So what does BMI actually mean?

BMI, or the body mass index, is a tool thats used to determine whether or not a person is at a normal weight for his or her height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by mathematician and scientist Adolphe Quetelet. Though its been almost 200 years since he created the BMI, its used today almost exactly as he outlined.

While BMI isnt the final word in whether or not someone is at a normal weight, its one of the first tools often used to determine if someones overweight. Because the BMI doesnt distinguish between weight from fat and weight from muscle (other tools must be used to determine the actual amount of fat) it doesnt work well for very muscular people like athletes.

It also does not take in the affect of different size body frames.

But for most of us, BMI is a pretty accurate measure of whether were underweight, a normal weight, overweight or obese.

There will be 2 methods shown here; one for meters and kgs and one for inches and pounds.

Calculating BMI isnt difficult once you understand the formula. The basic formula is weight divided by height squared, or kg/m2. Sou

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Keep Youth Baseball Players Safe on the Field

Maddison Learmonth — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:22:46 +0000

Youth baseball season will soon begin, and parents and coaches need to know how to prevent player injuries, a medical expert says.

Shoulder and elbow injuries are the most common and are typically due to overuse, said Dr. Tony Wanich, an attending surgeon in the orthopedic surgery department at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

Appropriate conditioning and training, along with following safe guidelines for play, are the best ways to prevent injury.

Wanich offered the following tips:

IBS Causes & the Ways to Get IBS Help

Laura Reade — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:25:37 +0000

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a well spread disease among Americans. Old, middle aged and even young people are subjected to it. Both men and women may suffer from this disease. Because of irritable bowel syndrome thousands of men are forced to miss their work, loosing their time, or to be less productive than they might be. So this disease is a scourge of American economy and American culture. Still there are certain IBS treatments, which help to forget about this disease.

As experts believe, the buildup of feces in the colon, which leads to bacteria and gas, is considered to be one of the most common IBS causes.

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Recipe Makeover: Vegetarian Gumbo

Brianna Buckland — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:57:43 +0000

I try to go vegetarian at least once a week both for my wallet and my waistline. However, with these cold temperatures it’s hard to resist the urge to dive head first into a bowl of turkey chili or chicken soup. That’s why for this week’s Recipe Makeover I decided to take one of my favorite meat-based recipes and make it fit for a vegetarian!

Using this Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo recipe, I made some super simple tweaks to not only make it meatless, but also up the fiber content so it will be sure to leave you just as satisfied as the original. Trust

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Archaeological Theory Today

Laura Reade — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:34:32 +0000

Now in a revised and updated second edition, this volume provides an authoritative account of the current status of archaeological theory, as presented by some of its major exponents and innovators over recent decades. It summarizes the latest developments in the field and looks to its future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas at the forefront of the discipline.

The volume captures the diversity of contemporary archaeological theory. Some authors argue for an approach close to the natural sciences, others for an engagement with cultural debate about representation of the past. Get more…

Getting A New Nose For Royal Wedding….Or For Just Tea Time

Maddison Learmonth — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:43:21 +0000

Most people who have received an invite to the upcoming Royal Wedding are fretting over what theyre going to wear to the event and shopping for the perfect dress and perfect pair of shoes.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson isnt fretting over what dress shes going to wear to the event however, shes fretting over what nose shell be wearing to the wedding. Supposedly the UK socialite is wanting to have a new nose in place before she watches the royal nuptials.

Although this may seem like a bizarre way to prepare for such a special event, Tara is defending her desire for the new nose by saying she wants a nose with a straighter profile, something that apparently wasnt achieved by her last nose job, done due to damage from her previous cocaine habit.

Amazingly, she isnt the only one planning surgery for big events.

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Simple E-Cig Usage Tips

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:14:17 +0000

In order to enjoy maximum smoking experience when using a vaping device, it is necessary that you know how to use the e-cig properly. To help you get started, we are going to discuss some of the best usage tips to use in this article. Let’s have a look, shall we?

The atomizer acts as the main component of your electronic cigarette. When you inhale through the mouthpiece or take a drag, the atomizer will be activated automatically; liquid nicotine stored inside the refill cartridge gets vaporized and you will see a white, smoke-like mist coming out of the mouthpiece.

Just like any other heat-producing device, it is necessary to allow the atomizer to cool down for a while before you take another drag. P Get more…

An easy winter makes for an early allergy season

Maddison Learmonth — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:33:50 +0000

An easy winter makes for an early allergy season Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit BY: Carolyn Butler

There were plenty of reasons to love this year’s “winter that wasn’t,” with its 60- and 70-degree days from November through February. But now it’s payback time — at least for those of us with allergies.

While the spring allergy season normally gets under way toward the end of March or beginning of April, some people have already been sniffling, sneezing and suffering with other symptoms for at least a month.

“It really is unusually early for patients to be this miserable,” says Derek Johnson, medical director of the Fairfax (Va.) Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Clinic. “The mild winter has Get more…

Fight Back Friday March 23rd

Maddison Learmonth — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:20:57 +0000

Welcome to another Fight Back Friday! Today we are bringing together another collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution.

Who are they? Why, theyre the Food Renegades. You know who you are lovers of SOLE (Sustainable, Organic, Local, and Ethical) food, traditional food, primal food, REAL food, the list goes on. I believe that by joining together, our influence can grow, and we can change the way America (and the industrialized world) eats!

So, lets have some fun.

New DNA Sensor Driven by Molecular Motors

Laura Reade — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:41:56 +0000

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a sensor capable of sequencing a single DNA molecule. The sensor is based around a genetically engineered protein nanopore and has an opening one billionth of a meter wide, just wide enough for a single DNA strand to pass through.

The nanopore is placed in a membrane surrounded by potassium-chloride, and by applying a small voltage across the membrane an ionic current flow is created through the nanopore.

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You Too Can Start an E-Commerce Business

Brianna Buckland — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:43:11 +0000

Most people are aware of the e-commerce craze in the business world. The Internet has reinvigorated entrepreneurs across the globe and even those who may not have in the past taken the risk of starting a business are now diving in. Thinking of trying your hand at an online business Read these tips

If you are willing to join this crowd but don’t know where to start then here is four basic ideas to get you brainstorming about the process of setting up your own e-commerce business:

1. Different is Good – if you look at some of the most successful businesses out there you will notice that each of them has managed to tap into a niche not explored by others. Thi

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What is a Rechargeable Electronic Cigarette?

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:45:52 +0000

An electronic cigarette is a non tobacco device which delivers nicotine to the user. The nicotine is delivered via a vapor which is inhaled by the user through a mouthpiece. The electronic cigarette is made to look and feel like the tobacco cigarette and it consist of a white cylinder with a brown filter and even a glowing red tip when inhaled. It runs on a rechargeable battery, a heating element and a mouthpiece. Therefore it is also known as a rechargeable smoking device.

The rechargeable smoking device or also fashionably known as an e-cig, contains a cartridge instead of the usual tobacco. Get more…