Great news for all women out there especially those concerned about breast cancer. New technology is being developed to increase the detection rate of spots that could eventually develop into tumors and then the dreaded breast cancer, by breast imaging experts at the Emory University at Atlanta.
Discovery Channel News reports:
Mammograms are two-dimensional, flat pictures of [...]
Worrisome isn’t it? But a study by researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, in collaboration with the Stanford Genome Technology Center have shown that a common organic compound in many household products may pose a health risk to breast cells.
Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches (leaks) into food and beverages from many [...]
For my first act, I’d like to call on to anyone, with the biggest of all hearts, the kindests of souls and with an extensive connection to help out Joseph Pyro to meet his idol, our very own (half of him) WWE Smackdown superstar, Dave Batista, in person, when the WWE caravan visits Manila again this coming October.
You’ve probably heard of this blog-powered and email driven plea of help for Pyro to meet his idol for some time now. For the unfamiliar, Joseph Pyro is a three-year-old kid who suffers from cancer and has gone through so much pain and suffering in his three years of life so far, than compared to what we have in our lives today. In a nutshell, the following would answer the question: “Who is Joseph Pyro?”
Because of the huge number of PCs in the world, volunteer computing can (and does) supply more computing power to science than does any other type of computing. This computing power enables scientific research that could not be done otherwise.
This advantage will increase over time, because the laws of economics dictate that consumer electronics (PCs and game consoles) will advance faster than more specialized products, and that there will simply be more of them.
Volunteer computing power can’t be bought; it must be earned. A research project that has limited funding but large public appeal (such as SETI@home) can get huge computing power. In contrast, traditional supercomputers are extremely expensive, and are available only for applications that can afford them (for example, nuclear weapon design and espionage).
Volunteer computing encourages public interest in science, and provides the public with voice in determining the directions of scientific research.
Come to think of it, isn’t true that you’re barely using the full capacity of your computer’s horsepower? You conduct a performance test only to find out that the fraction of your computer’s full capacity and capabilities that you use on your average e-life could be delivered by an another computer costing less than what’s on the price tag of your machine?
Simply put, you’re not using your computer to its full capacity, hence its full monetary value. That’s your hard earned-money idling away inside a metal box with a lease to be on the “latest model†shelf for barely three years.
Worry not too much. For there is hope in turning this investment into something worth every centavo you’ve sweated and toiled over for it.
Here in the Philippines, Diethanolamine or DEA can be found in cosmetic products and is used as sunscreen agents. Meaning, if your shampoo or any other cosmetic product is labeled “with UV protection” or something similar, it contains DEA specifically Diethanolamine methoxycinnamate (DEA methoxycinnamate).
You should also read the labels and ingredients lists of any cosmetic product or any other product for that matter, before buying them. Don’t be shy or afraid of asking questions about health risks or other related information about the product to the sales person or dealer. Better yet, write, e-mail, call or look up the manufacturer’s website for more information or to send your concerns, it is your right to be protected as consumers, after all it is your money and health we’re dealing with.
