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POPSAussie scientists make diabetes breakthrough Having level 2 diabetes has improved my lifestyle and eating habits so much that it has almost been a positive. I still live to eat as ( rather than eat to live); we have much more variety in our meals
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POPSDiabetics try new 'round the clock' sensor A research director who has used the sensor since 2006, warns it is no 'magic bullet', the trials have been promising. What is being discovered, is expected to, be valuable information, in the development of an artificial pancreas. The sensor can indicate when insulin injections are needed, development is still needed to make a device that will be accurate for a longer periods. The latest sensor approved will last for 7 days
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POPSPentagon plan to implant chip in soldiers brains. This is old news. This has been going on now for at least 20 odd years. Don't believe me? If you have children whom you adore and love with all your heart, start watching what they are being exposed to (school books, television cartoons, comics etc) and you'll see ideas and concepts preparing them for this technology full implementation. Its already happening on this little island of Ireland!
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POPSCinnamon for Diabetics This is an intriguing concept. I have heard this many times although I am sure it has not been definitively proven. I love cinnamon.
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POPSWorld's first camel-milk chocolates goes global Dubai chocolate maker Al Nassma goes global, touts tasty treat made with natural spices and honey, but without additives. Camel milk contains 5 times more vit. C than cow's milk, less fat, less lactose & more insulin, making it a good option for diabetics & the lactose intolerant.
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POPSOpen Source Healthcare? Collective knowledge—something that the Web, and in particular the social Web, is very good at enabling—allows them to put their disease in context. Bringing health histories out into the open can provide answers to those questions, something that even doctors can't do. "In the end, it's the same as open-source software," says Heywood. "If you can see all the information, you can correct the errors." Open source healthcare? Wow. That's something new, eh?
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POPSIf Only It Was Sexy "Simple visual foot exams (conducted regularly) and use of protective socks and shoes could preserve many limbs. "It seems so simple," Armstrong says. "But this area gets such a short shrift."
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POPSWanted: 150 Women to eat Chocolate First a guy in UK looking for drinking partners for his dad, now Doctors in UK looking for 150 post-menopausal women to eat chocolate! Living in the UK sure seems like a good idea!
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POPSWeb shopping: lifeline from exiles to family in Zimbabwe
"Apart from food and petrol, these websites offer generators to survive Harare’s 20-hour power cuts, satellite TV subscriptions, mobile phone time and even the chance to pay for medical check-ups." "Zimbabwe, under the rule of Robert Mugabe, now has the world’s lowest life expectancy, and people say they are living “an 001 type of life”, explaining: “0 breakfast, 0 lunch, 1 dinner.” Mukuru.com allows petrol to be ordered by text message, enabling the recipient to collect vouchers. Websites also offer generators to survive power outages, satellite TV subscriptions, mobile phone time, payments for medical check-ups, supplies of insulin for diabetics, and other medicines and medical procedures. Dr. Chireka: “The situation in Zimbabwe is critical,” he said. “If you go into hospital in Zimbabwe, it’s like going to a bring-a-bottle party: you have to bring your own medicine, your own drip, everything. Doctors are on strike. I have no doubt thousands of people are dying unnecessarily"
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POPS They Do More Than Just Crack Your Back Chiropractic adjustments, even when no back problems are evident, can improve the function of the spine and strongly stimulate nerve pathways to the cerebellum and other parts of the brain. He says, "In the case of children, this may, in turn, help brain functions necessary for learning."
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