First, I’m thankful our forum on HR 1109 was a huge success! I’ve got lots of videos, stories and photos to share in the coming days so watch out for that. Sorry if we were not able to do a live stream of the event because of some ridiculous IT policies by the University.

Anyways, the title of this post says it all. The administrators of DLSUD led by President Bro Gus Boquer, FSC has announced the suspension of classes for the next three days:

Please be advised that classes are suspended from June 24 to 27, 2009, Wednesday until Saturday, for all year levels in all the undergraduate and graduate programs. All students, teaching and non-teaching personnel, are covered by the suspension.

The academic buildings and student dormitories will undergo disinfection and fumigation in the next four days.

We will also use this time to follow-up on the test results of students with flu-like symptoms. Should we have confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1), we will continue the suspension of classes to fulfill the 10-day quarantine. Otherwise, classes will resume on Monday, June 29.

Finally, please remind all students with flu-like symptoms to stay in their respective homes until they are completely symptomatic.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you.

So, it seems that the A(H1N1) virus has finally struck our campus and Cavite for that matter. Hopefully, whoever that is that had showed symptoms would test negative for the virus and recover real soon.

For those who are having flu-like symptoms, do all of us a favor and follow the advised procedures of going on self-quarantine and seeking medical attention especially those who are afflicted with other diseases. I pray that you’ll recover real soon as well.

Hopefully and with our cooperation and vigilance, things will be alright and be back on track real soon.

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Okay, first it was cell phones’ radio signals that could threaten your chances of becoming a father, now laptops and the heat they generate!

This is a stern warning from reproductive specialist Suzanne Kavic, MD from the Loyola University Health System (LUHS):

“However, the heat generated from laptops can impact sperm production and development making it difficult to conceive down the road.”
Kavic recommends placing laptops on desktops to prevent damaging sperm and decreasing counts and motility.

I’m really concerned because at full use, my Compaq c765TU really heats up! It’s the reason I rarely use it on my lap and I’ve been on the hunt for a good cooling pad.

With laptops and netbooks becoming more common nowadays, it would be interesting to see if there would be a stronger correlation of male infertility and laptop use. If this trend does become more prevalent, laptop cooling tools and gadgets would be more in demand. More so, laptop makers should improve cooling systems for their products and create new models that produce less heat. Your new rig may be thin, ultra-portable, has a kick-ass chip and graphics, Wi-Fi and all the connections, but it could be roasting your nuts (literally!) to oblivion each time you use it on your lap.

Just to make sure, Dr Kavic shares more tips to protect male fertility:

• Avoiding hot tubs
• Wearing boxers instead of briefs
• Refraining from ejaculating too frequently (the recommendation is to only engage in sexual intercourse every other day around ovulation)
• Exercising moderately (one hour, three to five times per week)
• Avoiding exercise that can generate heat or trauma to the genital area
• Eating well
• Taking a daily multivitamin
• Getting eight hours of sleep per night
• Staying hydrated and limiting caffeine to no more than two cups per day
• Refraining from smoking
• Avoiding drugs and excessive alcohol use
• Minimizing exposure to toxins
• Avoiding excessive weight gain or weight loss
• Practicing stress reduction techniques

Modern technology is indeed a double-edged sword. You get so many uses and advantages from it on one hand, it can do you serious harm on the other. Loosing one’s ability to reproduce is one thing that’s definitely not cool!

Now I suppose, is the right time to really invest in a laptop cooling pad and start living healthy. Don’t you agree?

Via Science Daily

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