Let kids be kids: unstructured play time may be more important than homework
From Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids:
Let Kids
How to Exercise WHILE Blogging or Doing Other Computer Work
The exercises below have been adapted from a ProBlogger post. Most of the names have been modeled after popular social media services such as Twitter, RSS, Blogger, etc,
1. Cyber Squats. Set your chair aside for a few minutes and instead move to a semi-squat position with thighs parallel to the floor. Hold for 1 minute.
2. RSS Raises. As you’re
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03 2010
CNN video: Life with Hepatitis C
18-year-old London teenager talks about life with the “silent killer” Hepatitis C and shares the dramatic story of how she came to be infected.
References:
Life with Hepatitis C for London’s teenage ‘It Girl’. CNN.
09
03 2010
Distracted Walking: Using a Cell Phone and Walking Is Risky
From the NYTimes:
“Distracted driving has gained much attention lately
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03 2010
Spotlight Fridays: Meet Kanchana
Kanchana is a bright young nurse in Sri Lanka. She graduated eleventh out of 30,000 nursing students in her country and is dedicated and energetic about her
06
03 2010
How to overcome the fear of blogging or writing in public
You will get some ideas from the following conversation on Twitter:
@dreamingspires: I realised that a previous problem in my blog was that I was writing for people more qualified than me –
06
03 2010
$295,000 In Medical School Debt… Why do medical schools charge students so much money?
“Why do medical schools charge students so much money? It was not this way when I went to medical school. I paid an average of $1000 per year in
05
03 2010
Green tea may be a cancer fighter – Cleveland Clinic video
A new study finds the tea shows promise as a possible oral cancer fighter.
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03 2010
Using Wikipedia and Google for medical information
Some interesting
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03 2010
COX-2 inhibitor can prevent “religious headache” during fast
Every year, millions of observant Jews fast on their holiest day, Yom Kippur, and millions of Muslims fast for the month of Ramadan. And every year, as many as 40%