What are the leading causes of death in the US? You may think the top killers are things like obesity and cancer, which get a lot of press. But real killers are not only our health conditions or diseases. Sometimes the cause of death for a patient in the US, in fact the 3rd most common cause, … Continue reading »
Does poking holes in the earth cause earthquakes? For nearly 100 years, the answer from scientists has been “yes”. Most recently tremors and small earthquakes in Arkansas, Ohio and Texas came from waste water disposal wells from oil and gas drilling operations. And one in Oklahoma from hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, fracking. A new expert … Continue reading »
What is on your summer reading list? Healthcare reform is on top, not just for politicians, but for readers too. For readers of the free reports from IOM, the top 10 this summer start with the Future of Nursing report. Nurses lead healthcare, and are no handmaidens of the doctors now - as nurse Sharon Buchbinder comments here . Equal … Continue reading »
Are you up on all your shots? Are you sure? What about the family? Hard to know, and tough to keep up with the changing rules on who should be immunized when for what. The app challenge “Go Viral to Improve Health” now has a winner. The app challenge contest was set up by science … Continue reading »
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” ― Carl Sagan Looking at the Stars by Mike Macartney One of the best things about camping out is to lay in … Continue reading »
What would you think if a third of the world’s population were infected with a bacterium? And if this was one that caused a deadly disease—one that was becoming resistant to all known drugs? Science fiction, maybe? In fact, a third of the world is infected with just such a thing. Two billion people are … Continue reading »
When it comes to spaceships, who does the rebuilding? And how much does it cost? Looking at stars costs billions and billions…have a look at an engineer’s view on space news, in Mike Macartney’s new post. Sick Satellites and Occam’s Razor by Mike Macartney The huge ENVISAT spacecraft is failing according to the BBC. But, did … Continue reading »
