domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011

El Víctor Ravens Diario Domingo, May. 01, 2011



HuffingtonPost
President Obama zinged Fox News and NPR during his speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday.Obama joked about his birth certificate by showing what he dubbed his "birth video." ...
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Cultura y Espectáculos

RWW
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about how Inte...
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Tecnología

CDCemergency
When returning to your home after a hurricane or flood, be aware that flood water may contain sewage. Protect yourself and your family by following these steps: Inside the Home Keep children and pe...
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Gente

RWW
The same week that Freedom House called Iran the world's worst Internet offender, the hacking group Anonymous has begun striking at the country. Officially set to begin on Sunday, some reports indi...
 readwriteweb.com
Vivienda

nytimesscience
TOKYO — Japan’s embattled prime minister, Naoto Kan, defended his government’s handling of the nation’s nuclear crisis on Saturday, a day after an adviser resigned during a tearful news conference ...
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Medio ambiente

nytimeshealth
MIAMI — The Merry Widows, as they call themselves, were blinged out, Florida-style, to celebrate Elayne Weisburd’s 79th birthday at a sprawling community for seniors. Mylar balloons levitated above...
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Disc_Health
There's a reason the term "plague" has become a catch-all description for something that devastates. The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is arguably one of the deadliest diseases on the planet, ...
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Salud

nytimeshealth
ELLSINORE, Mo. — Growing up in the rugged foothills of the Ozarks, Tommy Adams always dreamed of carrying a badge. He realized his wish through grim happenstance: the incumbent sheriff, dogged by r...
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Vivienda

nytimeshealth
THE woman’s hips bulged in unsightly saddlebags. Then she had liposuction and, presto, those saddlebags disappeared. Photo after photo on plastic surgery Web sites make liposuction lo...
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Salud

NIOSH
April 18, 2011 NIOSH Update: Contact: Christina Spring, (202) 245-0633 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the release of "Current Intelligence Bulletin 62: ...
 cdc.gov
Salud

el_pais
Un bombardeo de la OTAN ha acabado con la vida del sexto hijo del líder libio, Muamar Gadafi, Saif al Arab Gadafi, y tres de sus nietos, según ha informado un portavoz del Gobierno de Libia.A FONDO...
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Cultura y Espectáculos

nytimeshealth
Sydney, Australia SIX weeks ago, when I first heard about the reactor damage at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, I knew the prognosis: If any of the containment vessels or fuel poo...
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fayerwayer
Airpiano es el último en la larga de lista de instrumentos musicales nuevos generados por avances tecnológicos. Su primera versión apareció en 2008, como una prueba de concepto desarrollada por el ...
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Tecnología

nytimes
Joe Biden. Michele Bachmann. Tim Pawlenty. Donald Trump. Many of President Obama’s friends and foes alike got shellacked — as expected — on Saturday night when Mr. Obama took to the stage at the gu...
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Cultura y Espectáculos

TIME
”We build a school, we build a road. They blow up the road. They blow up the school…We build again, in the meantime we can't get a f---ing school built in Brooklyn." --DONALD TRUMP, real estate mog...
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Cultura y Espectáculos

HuffingtonPost
President Barack Obama waded into the world of digital shorts during his White House Correspondents' Dinner address Saturday, presenting a preview for a satirical movie dubbed "The President's Spee...
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Política

nytimes
Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, faces a crisis of confidence. He is excoriated on the right for debasing the currency, and blasted on the left for failing to stimulate more than he h...
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Negocios

ahier
A vital aspect of participatory medicine is helping patients learn how to participate. This week I saw a great example of someone who’s doing it right. Here’s the story, including the patient aid f...
 e-patients.net
Gente

TIME
Pope John Paul II 1920 – 2005 GIANI GIANSANTI / CORBIS (ROME) — Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve...
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Vivienda

Activismo, Streetart, buscando el tesoro postdigital


El caparazón: Activismo, Streetart, buscando el tesoro postdigital.

Link to El caparazon


Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:42 AM PDT
De uno u otro modo todo lo que os dejo hoy explica sin palabras porqué no tienen sentido las disyuntivas entre tecnología y sociedad, tecnología y realidad, cuando juntas son tan extraordinarias.
El primer vídeo explica las bases de un movimiento interesante.
¿Conocíais el geocaching, la caza de tesoros “reales”, geolocalizados siguiendo mapas y los consejos de la comunidad en Internet?
Me ha parecido una forma excelente de mostrar la complementariedad entre naturaleza y web. Buscad rutas en vuestra población. O creadlas… y esconded un objeto que servirá de excusa a los demás para vivir fantásticas excursiones.


Animación digital proyectada en la realidad de las calles de Sao Paulo, con la firma de MTV. Genial.


Y por último una nueva “metáfora web” sobre el fin de los regimenes totalitarios árabes en versión Angry birds.  Imprescindible…

BIBLIOTECA MEDICA


BIBLIOTECA MEDICA



Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:59 PM PDT
Toxina Botulínica Tipo A para el tratamiento de la migraña crónica. El Botox fue aprobado para tratar una aguda y discapacitante forma de dolor de cabeza llamada migraña crónica que afecta, en su mayoría, a las mujeres. Había sido aprobado en Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y más recientemente en la Argentina. Buenos Aires (Argentina).- Se dio a conocer la aprobación, por parte de la
Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:59 PM PDT
Quizá parezca un poco exagerado, pero esa es la argumentación básica de la mayoría de asociaciones que se mueven en el entorno de la pretendida “libertad de vacunación”. Su principal reivindicación es relajar la política pública de vacunación infantil e incluir otras alternativas como la homeopatía o el naturismo, aduciendo que las vacunas no sirven para nada y se practican exclusivamente
Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT
El consumo de plantas medicinales no siempre resulta beneficioso, sobre todo, cuando se toman medicamentos a la vez En los últimos años, el consumo de plantas medicinales ha experimentado un notable incremento. Algunos estudios han puesto de manifiesto que uno de cada cinco pacientes que está en tratamiento con medicamentos consume a la vez hierbas
Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT
El traumatólogo Juan Pablo Guyot señala que las hernias de disco “se diferencian por una cantidad de factores entre los que se encuentran el tamaño, la ubicación anatómica en la columna o las estructuras que pueden llegar a estar comprimiendo” De acuerdo al tamaño, la ubicación anatómica, y al hecho de que exista o no deformidad o inestabilidad, es posible clasificarlas y evaluar su

Salud


Dr. Marc E. Agronin, a geriatric psychiatrist and mental health director for Miami Jewish Health Systems, spoke with Edward Newman, 90.
James Estrin/The New York Times
Dr. Marc E. Agronin, a geriatric psychiatrist and mental health director for Miami Jewish Health Systems, spoke with Edward Newman, 90.
Dr. Marc E. Agronin is unusual not just because of his specialty but because he is immersed in patients’ lives.

With Liposuction, the Belly Finds What the Thighs Lose

A study on liposuction confirms the patient’s worst fears: that weight loss is temporary.
Former sheriff Tommy Adams was arrested last month on charges of distributing methamphetamine.

Drugs in Ozarks Town Infect Even Sheriff’s Dept.

In Ellsinore, Mo., where a sheriff was caught up in a methamphetamine case, many see a hopeless fight.
SLIPSTREAM

Data Privacy, Put to the Test

A case before the Supreme Court is ostensibly about medical privacy, but it taps into a much broader debate about consumer protection and informed consent.

Court Lets U.S. Resume Paying for Embryo Study

Two federal appeals court judges ruled that the syntax of the law restricting such research left room for financing of work on stem cells created from embryos that were destroyed in the past.
PATIENT MONEY
Pokie, a pit bull mix, ran up a $2,300 vet bill after swallowing some Advil and going into renal failure. While pet insurance is available, some owners prefer to set aside money for unexpected expenses.

Containing the Costs of Pet Care

Americans will spend $12.2 billion on veterinary care this year, but pet owners can control some costs without compromising care.
Dr. Claudia Henschke led a study that backed cancer screening.

Review Casts More Doubts on a Lung Cancer Study

A confidential review of a continuing lung cancer study involving more than 50,000 patients found that doctors could not locate 90 percent of the patients’ consent forms.

Indiana Bill Cuts Funds for Clinics for Women

Gov. Mitch Daniels, who said he would sign the measure, is expected to announce a decision soon about running for president in 2012.
RECIPES FOR HEALTH

Red Coconut Rice Pudding With Mango

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
This dish is inspired by a classic Thai sweet made with sticky rice.
Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban the use of food stamps for soda.

Soft Drink Industry Fights Proposed Food Stamp Ban

An array of food companies and antihunger groups are lobbying against a request by New York City to ban the use of food stamps to buy “sugar-sweetened beverages.”
The federal guidelines proposed Thursday include restrictions on many forms of marketing, including fast-food children's meals.

U.S. Seeks New Limits on Food Ads for Children

The Federal Trade Commission’s plan seeks to restrict the marketing of products like sugary cereals and fast-food meals to help stem childhood obesity.

Cheaper Drug to Treat Eye Disease Is Effective

The trial said that Avastin is just as effective at treating a form of macular degeneration as the more expensive Lucentis.

Earnings Rise for Procter and Colgate

Procter & Gamble and the Colgate Palmolive Company said they anticipated rising costs for commodities, and ultimately for consumer products.

Armadillos Can Transmit Leprosy to Humans, Federal Researchers Confirm

About a third of leprosy cases each year in the United States are a result of contact with infected armadillos.