Archive for the 'Health' Category
Brain Decoder Can Eavesdrop on Your Inner Voice
October 30th, 2014Via: New Scientist: TALKING to yourself used to be a strictly private pastime. That’s no longer the case – researchers have eavesdropped on our internal monologue for the first time. The achievement is a step towards helping people who cannot physically speak communicate with the outside world. “If you’re reading text in a newspaper or […]
Google Pill to Diagnose Disease
October 29th, 2014How about a Google suppository? Via: Wired: Google is attempting to develop a pill that would send microscopic particles into the bloodstream in an effort to identify cancers, imminent heart attacks, and other diseases. Andrew Conrad, the head of life sciences inside the company’s Google X research lab, revealed the project on Tuesday morning at […]
‘Ambulance Drone’ Prototype Unveiled in Holland
October 28th, 2014Via: AFP: A Dutch-based student on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of an “ambulance drone”, a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims within precious life-saving minutes. Developed by Belgian engineering graduate Alec Momont, it can fly at speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour). “Around 800,000 people suffer a […]
Pot Oil “Miracle in a Bottle” Cure Could Land Mom in Jail
October 28th, 2014The boy had pain so severe he didn’t want to live anymore. The pot oil helped him after 18 other medications didn’t. Now his mother is facing jail. Via: CBS: In March, one mother traveled to Colorado to get a bottle of cannabis oil in hopes of easing the agonizing pain her 15-year-old son has […]
Was Ebola Accidentally Released from a Bioweapons Lab In West Africa?
October 24th, 2014Whatever you want to believe or not believe about ebola, this piece contains a lot of information about biowarfare (some of which you’ve seen previously on Cryptogon). Looking for hair on fire insane activities undertaken by governments? You’ve come to the right place. So, was ebola accidentally released from a bioweapons lab in West Africa? […]
Mali Becomes Sixth West African Nation Hit by Ebola
October 24th, 2014Coincidence: Ebola Vaccine Trials Under Way in Mali Via: Reuters: Mali confirmed its first case of Ebola on Thursday, becoming the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed nearly 4,900 people. Mali’s Health Minister Ousmane Kone told state television that the patient […]
Loaded with Lead
October 23rd, 2014Via: Seattle Times: Lead poisoning is a major threat at America’s shooting ranges, perpetuated by owners who’ve repeatedly violated laws even after workers have fallen painfully ill. Research Credit: ottilie
Why No Protective Gear For Man With Dallas Ebola Patient?
October 16th, 2014Via: CBS: As the world watched the loading of Ebola patient Amber Joy Vinson onto a CDC plane Wednesday, something seemed odd to us, and a lot of you as well. On social media, and on the CBS 11 News phone lines, the biggest question became – who was the guy not wearing protective hazmat […]
Second Texas Healthcare Worker Diagnosed with Ebola Virus
October 15th, 2014How can Thomas Duncan’s family not have it? Via: Guardian: A second Texas healthcare worker who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient in the US to be diagnosed with Ebola, has tested positive for the virus, the department of state health services said on Wednesday. The worker was immediately isolated after reporting a fever […]
Facebook, Apple Pay for Female Workers to Freeze Eggs
October 14th, 2014Via: New Zealand Herald: Facebook and Apple are covering the costs for female employees to freeze their eggs to delay childbearing that could hamper their careers, NBC News reports. The companies are covering up to $US20,000 ($NZ25,526) for the procedure and annual storage costs, NBC said on Tuesday, citing sources at the Silicon Valley firms. […]
