MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'electric'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174578&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008260.html If you want to get an electric vehicle (EV) obviously it will cost more due to expensive batteries. Look at the price of the Nissan Leaf at $35,200 USD before tax rebate (and I emphasize costs below before tax credits and rebates because a solution can not scale if it depends on taxes to fund it). One could get a similar-sized compact for half that price. Not cheap. Well, with the forthcoming Ford Focus EV you'll have the option to buy solar panels at the same time. Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 10, 2011 – Ford and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) have teamed up to offer customers a rooftop solar system that will allow Focus Electric owners to “Drive Green for... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174578 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5174578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139634&cid=t_160026_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fadult-cancers-near-overhead-powerlines-interim-report%2F Title: Adult cancers near overhead powerlines: Interim Report Scan or click to download ‘Adult cancers near overhead powerlines: Interim Report’ The Skinny: Interim report that investigates the risk of adult cancers in relation to distance from high voltage overhead power lines. Publisher: DH Published: 04/08/11 Size: 8p. Filed under: Ooops Missed Category! Tagged: Components, Electric cables, Electric conductors, Electrical components, Grey Literature, Hazards, Health hazards, Radiation hazards, Radioactive pollution (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139634 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:32:35 +0100 5139634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130744&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffda-approves-ges-newest-ct-scanner%2F2011.08.15 GE Healthcare has received the FDA OK for its Optima CT660 computed tomography (CT) system. The CT660, which is already available in Europe, Latin America and Asia, distinguishes itself by its compact footprint combined with a modular design and low dose imaging. In addition, it is also one of the most energy efficient CT scanners available and has an “environmental design” that eases refurbishment and end-of-life recycling. The scanner itself is scalable from 32 to 128 slices through purchasable options and features automatic table positioning and a color 12-inch integrated gantry display monitor. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130744 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:05:47 +0100 5130744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062205&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008198.html If electric vehicles are going to become cheaper that change hasn't started happening yet. Nissan raises the price on the EV Leaf in order to add features needed in colder states. Nissan said the 2012 Leaf, which goes on sale in the fall, will cost at least $2,450 more than the 2011 model, but perform better in colder climates, with features like a battery warmer, heated seats and a heated steering wheel. The new price, $36,050 will bring it closer to the new (and lower) $39,995 price for the Chevy Volt. That latter price cut was made possible by cutting out a nav system. Maybe component costs for an EV are falling even as prices rise. Our ability to migrate... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062205 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5062205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028457&cid=t_160026_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fmatthew-israel-founder-of-judge-rotenberg-steps-down-in-disgrace%2F We missed reporting this at the end of May when it happened, but I like to close the loop on stories we’ve discussed in the past, so I thought it relevant to mention here. We’ve previously detailed how the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. has a “treatment” for out-of-control children where electric shocks are given in order to curb their behavior (ala BF Skinner). We’ve also noted the horror of the incident where a former patient was able to make a single phone call and cause the staff to shock two children in its care over 100 times. Now, finally, the founder of the school, Matthew Israel, has agreed to step down from the Center in order to avoid prison time. In an agreement reached with the state’s Attorney General, he will be on pro... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028457 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:50:56 +0100 5028457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911574&cid=t_160026_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F07%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-7-2011%2F Life lessons come in unexpected packages. Take yesterday, for example. I was peering into my nightly stack of “I’m-going-to-eventually-get-to-these-books,” when I came across the yellow covered copy of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. The only reason why I hadn’t finished yet, is that I did what I normally do when I’m infatuated with a book. I read it slowly as if each word were being analyzed with a microscope. I would ponder over an author’s choice of one word over another, for example or got lost in why a particular passage was so magical, so descriptively perfect. When I picked up where I left off, I was enchanted by the beginning of the last chapter, which started with this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “[... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911574 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:32:53 +0100 4911574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4847963&cid=t_160026_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FEzzYaPTI6TE%2F Surely UCEM have peaked with the Defibritazer BP50KV? Not if Dr. Electric joins the team working on the Defibritazer BP50,000,000KV... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4847963 Fri, 20 May 2011 06:03:53 +0100 4847963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813220&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008072.html When do electric cars make sense? A Time magazine piece quotes the company Better Place (that is setting up electric car battery swapping operations in Israel and Denmark as claiming that the Better Place electric battery swapping model makes sense at $9 per gallon. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of electric cars for people paying American or Canadian or Australian gasoline prices. The customers also pay a one-time fee equal to $2,000, but even so, in both Israel and Denmark where gas runs about $9 a gallon, Better Place calculates that the typical customers would stand to save 10% to 20% against a comparable gasoline car — and enjoy most of its satisfactions. Note that a Dane travels many fewer... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813220 Mon, 09 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4813220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742366&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQ5ttBmNNh0c%2F By Trevor BurrusDuring Tuesday’s oral arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut—the global warming lawsuit that Walter Olson recently discussed here and Ilya Shapiro here, and in which Cato filed amicus briefs at both the certiorari stage and the merits stage—the justices concentrated their inquiries on a few technical legal doctrines in order to answer one question: should states even be allowed to sue power companies for the damage that global warming has allegedly done to their lands and citizens? There are multiple ways this question could be answered, and how it is answered in the final opinion could have important ramifications for future environmental litigation. Connecticut and five other states, plus New York City and three land trusts, brought the suit against fiv... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742366 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:10:08 +0100 4742366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734053&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaZoSG5ocmyE%2F By Walter OlsonYesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in American Electric Power v. Connecticut, the massive greenhouse-gas suit. Like the other “big” global warming/climate change suits, this one suffers from a basic and incurable defect: it seeks to undermine the separation of powers established under the U.S. Constitution by inviting the courts to address “political questions” of a sort properly resolved by other branches of government. As Cato’s amicus brief by Ilya Shapiro and Evan Turgeon explained in the case of Comer v. Murphy Oil: “[W]hile it executes firmly all the judicial powers intrusted to it, the court will carefully abstain from exercising any power that is not strictly judicial in its character, and which is not clearly confi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734053 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:35:14 +0100 4734053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696598&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008011.html Early Chevrolet Volt buyers are going a thousand miles between refills. Tony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevrolet Volt, said that early sampling has found that Volt drivers go an average of 1,000 miles before they have to refuel. The company is on track to sell 50,000 cars in 2011. Since the car goes only about 35 miles and then about 340 more miles on gasoline this suggests the users are rarely letting the batteries go all the way down. Only about a third of those 1000 miles would be on gasoline power. So the Volt is cutting gasoline consumption by early adopters by two thirds. Mind you, that's a rough calculation since the drivers might be buying more... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696598 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4696598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4693267&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpH6INmUyxng%2F By Daniel IkensonThe angry Left has been calling for President Obama to fire Jeffrey Immelt from his position as head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. I think that would be a good idea, but for different reasons. Sen. Russ Feingold, Moveon.Org, and the regular scribes at the Huffington Post see Immelt, the chairman and CEO of General Electric, as unfit to advise the president because GE invests some of its resources abroad and, despite worldwide profits of $14.2 billion, paid no taxes in 2010. No illegalities are alleged, mind you; GE — like every other U.S. multinational — responds to incentives, including those resulting from tax policy and regulations concocted in Washington.  But there are more substantive reasons for why Immelt is unfit to advise ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4693267 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:30:21 +0100 4693267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610798&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnOK001C_VOY%2F By George Scoville What are Republicans doing to stop ObamaCare? Not much. Conflating the Taliban with al Qaeda isn't helping our foreign policy dialogue. "Sitting in a Volt that would not start at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, a GM engineer swore to me that the internal combustion engine in the machine only served as a generator, kicking in when the overnight-charged lithium-ion batteries began to run down." The new issue of Regulation looks at price gouging, soda taxes, the Durbin Amendment, and more. Who should decide when we tap into strategic oil reserves: The president? Or market forces?  Friday Links is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610798 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:46:11 +0100 4610798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549724&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007946.html Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford does not know how fast electric car technology will develop and doesn't believe anyone else knows either. "We still don't know what the winning technology is going to be... Ford continued: "We've made a big bet on electric... but the pace at which that develops, I think anyone who can tell you that is lying." I'm with Bill Ford on this one: We do not know. One can certainly find confident claims of rapid electric battery cost reductions. Even the White House makes claims of coming rapid battery cost reductions. But the people who make the most confident statements are too often those who know the least or have motivations to deceive. How about... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549724 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4549724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464464&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007895.html You won't have to replace many parts in a pure electric car because they won't be there: Here are the top 25 items that usually require inspection, maintenance or replacement during the 10-year, 150,000-mile life of a conventional car that the driver of a Ford Focus Electric will never have to worry about: Air filter Alternator Battery Clutch Fuel filter Fuel injectors/fuel pump Motor mounts Motor oil Muffler Oil filter O2 sensors Power steering fluid Radiator Radiator hose, lower Radiator hose, upper Serpentine belt Spark plugs Spark plug wires Starter Thermostat Timing belt Transmission adjustment (automatics) Transmission filter (automatics) Transmission fluid or oil Water pump Things you do not use can not cause you to break down. How much have... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464464 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4464464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450279&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPnQYX822xdQ%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs Congress debates cap-and-trade, new fuel standards, and subsidies for "green" companies, some still feel that political solutions to global warming are not moving fast enough. In the present case, American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, eight states and New York City sued several public utilities (including the federal Tennessee Valley Authority), alleging that their carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming. This is the third major lawsuit to push global warming into the courts (another being Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, in which Cato also filed a brief). All of these suits try to use the common law doctrine of nuisance—which, for example, lets you sue your neighbor if his contaminated water flows onto your land and kills your lawn—to attack carbon emitt... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450279 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:22:34 +0100 4450279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382728&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007844.html Faced with China's increasing restrictions on rare earth elements exports (which aren't really that rare, but I digress), both Toyota and its supplier Aisin are developing electric induction motors that do not use rare earths. Aisin’s research, being conducted jointly with its research unit IMRA Europe in Brighton, England, is separate from Toyota’s own in-house development of an induction motor that doesn’t need rare-earth minerals, Toyama said. General Motors is also working on induction motors and Continental AG says it has a motor going into a European electric car this year that contains no REEs. Continental AG of Germany, one of the world's largest auto parts makers, said it already has developed a rare-earth-free motor that will be used in... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382728 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4382728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337885&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007821.html The recent Detroit Auto Show and Consumer Electronics Show provided the settings for a number of auto company announcements about future electric car plans. First off, General Motors announced it plans to offer pluggable hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) for every GM brand. Note that GM calls these extended range electric vehicles. So if you see GM talking about extended range EVs they are really talking about hybrids that can run purely off of electricity, switch to gasoline when the battery gets low, and get recharged when you get home. GM is also going to bring out pure EVs. Ford announced hybrid and PHEV versions of both the Focus and the C-Max (from Europe) models as well as a pure EV... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337885 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4337885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272274&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007759.html Olivier Chalouhi can only get the claimed 100 mile range at lower speeds. After picking up his car on Dec. 11 and taking it to a press conference at San Francisco City Hall, Chalouhi said he brought the Leaf home and plugged it in -- the battery was running low. He said the car's mileage varies wildly. Chalouhi said he can get 100 miles per charge in slow city driving, but only 50 or 60 miles at 75 mph on the freeway. Still, even if you commute 25 miles each way at high speeds the car would still work for you if you could charge it every night. If you are commuting more than that you have my sympathy. Ford's... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272274 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4272274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245269&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007733.html Check out this piece in the Wall Street Journal: The trucks, which have a top speed of about 50 mph and can carry 16,000 pounds, cost about $30,000 more than a diesel, but Staples expects to recover that expense in 3.3 years because of the savings inherent in the electric models, Mr. Payette said. Staples said the annual maintenance cost of a diesel delivery truck is about $2,700 in most years, including oil, transmission fluid, filters and belts. For an electric truck—which has no transmission and needs no fluids, filters or belts—the cost is about $250. A 3.3 year payback is pretty impressive. A delivery truck for stationary stores such as Staples might be one of the best cost fits... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245269 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4245269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4237856&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007723.html US Energy Secretary and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu says electric cars are going to become competitive with internal combustion engines real soon now. "It's not like it's 10 years off," Chu said at a press conference on U.S. clean energy efforts on the sidelines of the climate talks. "It's about five years and it could be sooner. Meanwhile the batteries we do have today are soon going to get better by a factor of two." That's a pretty optimistic statement. Is it realistic? Note that electric cars will not become competitive for all drivers at the same time. There's a sweet spot in terms of daily miles driven, access to a garage for parking and charging, and other considerations that... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4237856 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4237856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179340&cid=t_160026_101_f&fid=36535&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbackboardsandbandaids.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fupdate.html Unless you've been living under a rock for the com honda motorcycle a 3 Series, but good enough. The first thing you'll notice once you get a more dynamic stance, width has increased by 20 per cent go to the electric honda motorcycle and 2.0-litre i-VTEC with its revised valve lift and timing and better gas flow. Or there's a large blind spot created by the electric honda motorcycle and the honda motorcycle suzuki be laid off, with all receiving full pay for the electric honda motorcycle at the electric honda motorcycle of that particular field. BMW's SMG has come a long way and Ferrari's F1 `box is a British success story with this generation Accord was a very real chance of the art facility features two productions lines with three shifts, turning out up to snuff, buyers will laugh at it... Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179340 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:45:00 +0100 4179340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899363&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fthe-sound-of-silence-electric-cars-will-hit-you%2F image via Dvice Toyota just released a new noisemaker for the Prius, like a lot of hybrid car manufacturers are. Yes, people are paying to make their electric cars louder. Apparently, the cars are so silent that pedestrians won’t hear the car coming and could get hit. The noisemakers are basically speakers that go under the hood of a car that make a sound like a gas powered car. The kind of car you just paid big money to not drive. Don’t electric cars come with horns? Don’t they have breaks? We’re pretty sure they don’t inhibit the drivers’ vision at all. So…why do you need those $150 noisemakers again? Then again, maybe Toyotas should have these. They don’t really have the breaks thing down yet. via Dvice Post from: BlissTree The Sound of Si... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899363 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:47:35 +0100 3899363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899366&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fif-you-dont-have-an-electric-car-you-hate-america%2F photo: Thinkstock Well, that’s kind of what Department of Energy’s Assistant Secretary David Sandalow said. He said that electric cars are patriotic, quiet and cheap to drive. Hummers are expensive to drive and really loud — does that make them un-patriotic? Wait, I think I saw a Hummer near Ground Zero today! Get Glenn Beck, stat! We do like Sandalow’s idea of electric cars becoming the norm, though. We’d love to plug our car nightly rather than stop for gas every few days, and our wallets would like it as well. Would you buy an electric car? via Huffington Post Post from: BlissTree If You Don't Have an Electric Car, You Hate America (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899366 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:00:37 +0100 3899366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885317&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Feco-friendly-transportation-finlands-green-highway%2F photo: Thinkstock Finland would like to create the world’s first “green highway.” It would have service stations with charging ports for electric cars and gas pumps with biofuel made of waste and other local resources. “Smart” lighting is also an idea that would be incorporated — lights would be switched off at entryways that are empty of cars, and lights along the highway would adjust to weather conditions. The country wants to create a model for a green highway that could be copied around the world. What other eco-friendly elements would you like to see incorporated into the highway? via Yahoo! Green Post from: BlissTree Eco-Friendly Transportation: Finland's Green Highway (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885317 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:39:00 +0100 3885317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845079&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007389.html Electric Vehicle (EV) viability depends on a big decline in battery prices. An approximate halving of prices in 5 years? Prices could drop to between $350 and $400 a kilowatt-hour in five years, according to a projection from Ron Iacobelli, chief technology officer at Azure Dynamics, a supplier of drive technology for commercial electric and hybrid vehicles. Anyone reading this in a position to judge the likelihood of such a price drop? Will the price of EV batteries fall in half in 5 years? The price point to allow EVs to compete against conventional gasoline-powered cars is reported by the article as somewhere around $300 per kilowatt-hour. To put that in perspective, that's enough battery capacity to push a compact... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845079 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3845079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822871&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Ffew-comments-on-ge-radiation-debacle.html Due to my being busy with my HIT-related injured mother, Roy Poses beat me to posting about the General Electric CT over-irradiation debacle (GE: Don't Know Much About Radiation Safety, Don't Know Much About Physics).I am going to add two points:Point 1:The National Research Council in its 2009 report on health IT warned that "current approaches to healthcare IT are insufficient", and one of the major caveats was that:... greater emphasis should be placed on information technology that provides health care workers and patients with cognitive support, such as assistance in decision-making and problem-solving.In fact the lack of cognitive support for clinicians was one of the report's major themes."Cognitive support" by definition means producing devices (whether physical or virtual) that ar... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822871 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:39:00 +0100 3822871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822872&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fge-dont-know-much-about-radiation.html Don't know much about historyDon't know much biologyDon't know much about a science bookDon't know much about the french I took.(Wonderful World, sung by Sam Cook)This is becoming the theme song for executives of health care corporations.  We have posted about a series of cases in which major health care corporations suddenly seemed unable to carry out their core business functions, a phenomenon I am going to start calling "core business incompetence."  Some recent examples:-  Baxter International apparently failed to check the purity of heparin it bought from a foreign supplier; the contaminated heparin resulted in approximately 81 deaths. (See post here.)-  A major Genzyme manufacturing facility had multiple quality problems, resulting in the production of a very expe... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822872 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:41:00 +0100 3822872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794734&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007362.html Want to spend (before tax credit) about $16k more than a Toyota Prius to get a pluggable hybrid that can go about 40 miles on electric power? Early adopters with moderately deep pockets please get in line. General Motors began taking orders for the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt on Tuesday, pricing the plug-in hybrid car at $41,000. A US federal tax credit of $7500 lowers a buyer's cost to $33.5k. A Volt fits well with a future full of parking lots covered with photovoltaic solar canopies. My expectation is that such solar canopies will become commonplace in 20 years along with electric cars. So why buy a Volt? If you normally spend $50k or more on SUVs but want unusual bragging... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794734 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3794734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750018&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007337.html Nissan finds bureaucratic obstacles for home electric power upgrades pose problems for the roll-out of their all electric Leaf car. But if you want to use the full range of your electric car, it could take over a day to recharge using a standard 110-volt power outlet. The point was driven home Monday in an article in The Wall Street Journal, which described Nissan's efforts to break through bureaucracy to make it easier for homeowners to get special electric vehicle charging stations installed. Nissan, which is coming out with an electric vehicle this year called the Leaf, is concerned that customers will be put off from buying the car by the 20 hours required to recharge it from a standard... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750018 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3750018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3733041&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007315.html Hydro still accounts for over half of renewable energy in Europe. In 2009, and in absolute terms, about 19.9% (608 TWh) of Europe's total electricity consumption (3042 TWh) came from renewable energy sources. Hydro power contributed with the largest share (11.6%), followed by wind (4.2%), biomass (3.5%), and solar (0.4%). With regards to the new capacity constructed that same year (27.5 GW), among the renewable sources, 37.1% was wind power, 21% photovoltaics (PV), 2.1% biomass, 1.4% hydro and 0.4% concentrated solar power, whereas the rest were gas fired power stations (24%), coal fired power stations (8.7%), oil (2.1%), waste incineration (1.6%) and nuclear (1.6%) (see figure1). Sounds like big growth for renewables, right? But since the wind does not always... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3733041 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3733041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635711&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007228.html Government incentives for electric cars in China will be slightly larger than similar $7500 per electric car subsidies in the United States. According to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, consumers in those urban areas will be able to get up to around $8,785 off the price of a battery car and about $7,320 off plug-in hybrids. The money will be paid directly to carmakers, which will reduce the vehicle price accordingly, the government said. Since China's car market is now bigger than the US car market (yes, more cars are sold per year in China than in the United States) this incentive represents a large increase of incentives for development of better electric car batteries. One of the biggest... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635711 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3635711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633436&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007227.html The California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO), the organization which manages most of California's wholesale electric power grid, has a page where you can watch recent electric power demand in California. Note the second graph on the page which shows wind power output in California. For the latest day I see on that page wind power output rises and peaks about 4 hours later than overall electric power demand. You will probably see a later day's data by the time you read this post. You can also load the Daily Renewables Watch PDF file for a picture of all types of renewable electric power output for the previous day. Hydro can be used to back up less predictable and controllable... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633436 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3633436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625587&cid=t_160026_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F03%2Fthe-ghost-of-stanley-milgram-and-the-game-of-death%2F Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. — Martin Luther King, Jr. From August 7th, 1961, through the end of May 1962, in the basement of a classroom building at Yale University, Stanley Milgram conducted more than 20 variations of his infamous obedience to authority experiments. He shocked the world with data on how readily people would punish others when cajoled or intimidated by an experimenter. This was a pivotal point in psychology because it was empirical evidence of man’s inhumanity to man — something no one, then or now, really wanted to hear. The experiments began only months after the start of the trial of German Nazi war criminal Adolf E... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625587 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:52:07 +0100 3625587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617813&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmake-your-bike-electric-video-of-the-day%2F We all love riding our bike for exercise and errands, but wouldn’t it be great if we could ride our bike to farther destinations that we would normally need a car for? Check out this video on how to make your bike electric: Post from: BlissTree Make Your Bike Electric: Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617813 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:14 +0100 3617813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607459&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007207.html Michael Kanellos takes a look at the obstacles to the Project Better Place proposal to use swappable leased batteries in electric cars. This is America, after all. We hate renting. Graduating from renting an apartment to buying a home has become enshrined as hallmark of adulthood. And if there's one thing we hate more than renting, it's sharing stuff with strangers. Who had this battery before me? Is that smoke coming from the hood? The first time someone gets in a bad accident or the car conks, watch them blame it on some stranger's battery. He lists 5 obstacles, including resistance of car companies to standardize on a single battery factor. I see this as a very big obstacle for... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607459 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3607459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560181&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007171.html Dexter Ford drives a converted plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius. Driving on the batteries alone requires a modicum of practice. I managed to run the rolling Pacific Coast Highway north of Malibu in the all-electric setting for about 35 miles, after burning a significant part of the auxiliary battery’s charge in blended mode on the way north from Los Angeles. The speed limitation of 52 m.p.h on battery power gave me just enough margin to stay with traffic. The full 10-kilowatt-hour system in the car I tested costs $11,995 with the battery pack, or $6,995 without batteries. A 4-kilowatt-hour system is $6,995 with batteries, $3,200 without. Estimates for installation from several of the 20 dealer-installers around the country started at $1,000.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560181 Wed, 12 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3560181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526712&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007140.html Writing in the New York Times Matthew Wald reports that lots of interest groups are making common cause against a big US national electric power grid whose main purpose is to bring wind electric power from the plains states toward where the demand lies. After several years of debate, a coalition has emerged around the idea of a strong national electric grid, centrally planned and broadly financed, that would promote renewable energy. The group includes giant investor-owned utilities, public power entities, influential elected officials of both parties and state energy officials, and they speak with a single voice. And they oppose it. I have been wondering if or when this was going to happen. Really big bucks are at stake.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526712 Sat, 01 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3526712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440750&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007076.html Pricing electric power dynamically in respond to demand would incentivize users to shift their demand toward off hours. This would reduce the amount of less efficient peaking electric generation plants used and should overall lower the cost of electricity. But at least in Connecticut the highest price for electric power would be quite steep. The proposal, based on their Plan-it Wise Energy pilot program, calls for a 10 to one ratio in off-peak to critical peak pricing. In the pilot, participants were paying up to $1.60 per kilowatt hour (kwh) during critical peak time, which totaled 40 hours over 10 different days. 40 hours over 10 days is 40 out of 240 hours or about one sixth of the time.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440750 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3440750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437677&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fphoto-of-the-day-no-cars-or-nissan-cars%2F This eye-catching ad campaign in New York City seems to be urging consumers to ditch their cars, but the slick “Journey to Zero” campaign is actually put on by Nissan. With the help of Richard Saul Wurman (founder of TED), Nissan’s year-long stunt aims to educate the public about carbon dioxide emissions – just in time for the release of Nissan’s first electric vehicle next year. At the very least, it makes for a good photo. Nissan's clever Journey to Zero ad campaign in New York City. via StreetsBlog Post from: BlissTree Photo of the Day: No Cars, or Just Nissan Cars? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437677 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:33:15 +0100 3437677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437672&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007072.html An article on the Technology News World site puts expected electric power demand of electric cars in perspective. Owners are likely to pay a premium to purchase electric cars, and they will immediately become one of the top electricity consumers in their homes -- in some cases, more than the summertime power draw of the air conditioner and water heater combined, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a utility-funded organization. The upcoming Chevy Volt, for instance, is expected to increase the energy draw of the average U.S. home by 13 percent. The Nissan Leaf comes in at 19 percent, according to EPRI, which didn't provide figures for the Focus. That would come to an annual cost of between US$190... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437672 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3437672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432842&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007067.html Michael Kanellos of GreenTechMedia.com reports on the price of batteries in the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. Right now, lithium ion batteries for cars cost around $900 per kilowatt hour. The Leaf has a 24 kilowatt hour battery. Under that math, a Leaf battery--if it were more like a regular electric car battery--should cost around $21,000. A battery is a third of the price of an electric car. Thus, the Leaf, if it had an ordinary battery, should cost closer to $60,000. However, if Nissan has dropped the price to $500 a kilowatt hour, and rumors say the company is already close to that, the battery pack only costs about $12,000. Regular readers will recall that in January Boston Consulting Group... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432842 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3432842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424805&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007064.html Want to free yourself from dependency on gasoline for getting around? Look at the costs below. If you intend to buy an electric car in the next 2 years please post in the comments. The 100 mile range pure electric Nissan Leaf gets a price in Japan and in the United States. Nissan Motor Co. said its new electric car, the LEAF, will be sold for 3.76 million yen ($40,000) in Japan, less expensive than other zero-emission vehicles but still out of reach for many drivers who may also balk at its limited range. A tax credit in Japan will lower its cost to $31,808.00. In the US the Leaf price tag will be only $32,780 and a US federal... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424805 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3424805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374087&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007023.html Thinking about building a new home? Consider a home electrical installation that supports high amp 220 Volt electric vehicle (EV) charging. Upgrading later is more expensive. Depending on the age of a house and quality of existing wiring system electrical upgrades to support fast EV recharging can run into the thousands of dollars. But as is often the case, the answer to the question, “How much will they cost?” is more complex. Because of the challenges in homes with what can be very outmoded electric service, a Nissan spokesman, Mark Perry, said that the cost of adding home charging is one-third hardware (the box itself) and two-thirds installation and labor costs. Mr. Perry said that homes built in the 1990s... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374087 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3374087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370363&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007021.html Smart charging stations are coming to market for for recharging electric cars (e.g. Nissan Leaf) and pluggable hybrid electric cars (e.g. Chevy Volt). This spring, GE will start selling a line of "smart charging stations," devices that communicate with utilities to optimize charging, for electric vehicles. The technology could be key to ensuring that electric cars don't strain the power grid, and it could cut down on consumer electricity bills. Eventually, because the charging stations could help stabilize the grid, they could allow utilities to rely more on intermittent renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind power. Electric cars recharged with smart charging station will especially make wind more viable since wind is less predictable than sun. For... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370363 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3370363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366167&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007016.html Alexis Madrigal of Wired reports on compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems which will store compressed air deep underground. Electric power generated from wind blowing during times of low electric power demand gets used to compress air. Then the compressed air gets used to generate electric power when the demand is highest. “CAES is the least cost, utility-scale, bulk-storage system available. If other factors such as its low environmental impact and high reliability are considered, CAES has an overwhelming advantage,” one Department of Homeland Security physicist concluded in a 2007 paper in the journal Energy (.pdf). In the last four months, four projects have gotten new funding. In December, the rights to a long-awaited project in Norton, Ohio, were purchased... (Source: FutureP... FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366167 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3366167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363636&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007014.html Looking thru a press release from Ford about the electric version of their Transit Connect delivery vehicle (going into production late 2010) a couple of interesting things stand out: 80 mile range and aimed at commercial fleets where each vehicle always returns to a central place to make recharge easy. Transit Connect Electric is well-suited for commercial fleets that travel predictable, short-range routes with frequent stop-and-go driving in urban and suburban environments and a central location for daily recharging. The vehicle, which will accelerate at a similar rate as the gas-powered Transit Connect and will have a top speed of 75 mph, has a targeted range of up to 80 miles on a full charge. Owners will have the option... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363636 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3363636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363637&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007012.html You might expect that in Europe the percentage of electricity coming from fossil fuels would be dropping. That's what I expected, with with the Kyoto Accord and aggressive green energy policies. But a comment on the Oil Drum led me to an interesting pair of pie graphs of European electric power sources in 1997 and 2005. Bottom line, EU electric power percentage from fossil fuels shows an increase of 4% of total market share: In 1995: 10% (natural gas) + 31% (coal) + 13% (oil) = 54%. In 2007: 21% (natural gas) + 30% (coal) +  7% (oil) = 58%. How did this happen? My guess is that as total demand increased political opposition to the expansion of nuclear (24%... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363637 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3363637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3272997&cid=t_160026_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fxmww43wvlsw%2F (Editor’s Note: contributor Scott Barry Kaufman recently interviewed Daniel Tammet, one of the 100 known prodigious savants living at the present time. Their in-depth conversation –summary and links follow Scott’s reflections below– provoked a powerful reaction in Scott’s mind, as you are about to read). Last night I was eating dinner with my parents back in my hometown in Philadelphia. I was telling them about my interview with Daniel Tammet, and how I was working on a post about my reflections on the interview. My father, who reads everything I write (which can be awkward sometimes!), looked at me and said, plainly and simply, “I see a lot of similarities between you and Daniel, Scott.” Those words were a kind of crystallizing moment for me. I su... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3272997 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:13:06 +0100 3272997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269671&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006944.html Chuck Squatriglia in Wired reports on how to get a Nissan Leaf all-electric car and the likely cost. Nissan has given up on separately leasing the battery. Nissan won’t say what the car costs until April, but it is shooting for a price in the $26,000 to $33,000 ballpark. The latest word is the car could be in the mid-20s after the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. That would seriously undercut the Volt, which General Motors is widely believed to be trying to keep under $40,000 before the tax credit, and make it competitive with the Toyota Prius hybrid. Suppose it costs $33k before tax break. Will Nissan sell at a profit or a loss? To put it another way:... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269671 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3269671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163743&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006862.html The challenge in computing has shifted from making them faster to make them do more work per unit of energy used. Hardware no longer costs as much as electricity in some computer server farms. Over the next couple of years, balancing performance, reliability and energy will grow trickier because of shift in data center economics. It’s expected that at least half of the Fortune 2000 companies will spend more on electricity than on purchasing new hardware by about 2010, according to Hewlett-Packard executives. I picture a future with lots of server farms combined with solar photovoltaic installations straddling the equator in low cloud, high insolation regions. Since the computers will cost less than the electric power fiber optic cables connecting... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163743 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3163743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153341&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006854.html A much debated topic in the comments section of FuturePundit posts on energy is the current price and future prices for pluggable hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and pure electric vehicles (EVs). A Bloomberg article about the future of Nissan and Renault sheds some light on the economics of EV batteries. The forthcoming Nissan Leaf pure EV compact car will go 100 miles per charge. Ghosn’s first electric car, the Leaf, can travel only 100 miles (160 kilometers) without recharging -- putting him in competition with hybrid vehicles that have no such limits. The car will be sold without a battery which will be leased. But what's the cost of the battery? Would you believe over $15k? For Rod Lache, a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153341 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3153341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149011&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006852.html More electric bikes are sold in China than in the rest of the world combined. The cycles in question, known as “e-bikes”, are battery-enhanced machines that are the darlings of the modern, urban Chinese. More than 20 million were sold this year, putting a vast army of commuters, unable to afford cars or motorcycles — and without licences — on the roads at a sedate maximum speed of 12 km/h (7½ mph). If the rules stay as they are, analysts say, e-bike sales may rise to 25 million next year. If they change, as seems possible, the ramifications will stretch far beyond the streets of Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou. The article discusses a proposal in the Chinese government to... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149011 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3149011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136617&cid=t_160026_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FRZOwa-VXi0s%2F Anyone who has experienced chronic lower back pain knows that there are many treatments to try, but it may be difficult to find one that works for your specific problem. Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is technique that many doctors and physiotherapists have been using to treat pain, including lower back pain. It’s a painless procedure that uses electrical currents to try to interrupt the pain signals from reaching the brain. Electrodes from the TENS machine are placed around or on the painful area and the machine is then turned on. Electrical currents are sent through the electrodes and into the body tissue. The currents don’t cause any pain, but some people do feel a bit uncomfortable. Now, new guidelines, published at the end of December 2009 in the journal ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136617 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:26:14 +0100 3136617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111686&cid=t_160026_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FKIikRK8ALng%2F Last month, European medical regulators recommended that anybody who needed an MRI scan should be given a check to ensure their kidneys are healthy if they were to be given General Electric’s Omniscan or two similar contrast agents. And the FDA is conducting its own review. But Henrik Thomsen isn’t talking about it, even though he heads the department of diagnostic sciences at the University of Copenhagen and is part of a small group of clinicians credited with alerting patients and regulators to the potential risks of Omniscan for renal patients. Why? A talk he gave last year prompted GE Healthcare to sue him for libel, The Times of London writes. GE has already racked up costs of more than $600,000 pursuing Thomsen, who has authored or co-authored nearly 400 papers and will ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111686 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:46:17 +0100 3111686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108462&cid=t_160026_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Flares-extends-no-lube-option%2F Chico, CA: December 18, 2009— Lares Research has extended its no-lubrication ceramic bearing model option to its entire highspeed product line, including the non-swivel 4H and 5H FO backend configurations. The handpieces do not need lubrication, which saves time and money, and eliminates the risk of handpiece lubricants getting on the cavity prep and diminishing bond strength. Two head sizes are available in these new backend configurations: compact (Model 557) and full size (Model 757). The new Lares handpieces do not require user lubrication. They feature ceramic bearings, which significantly extend bearing life. The company’s proprietary Debris-Shield™ Bearing Shield System minimizes debris accumulation in the bearings. Lares highspeed handpieces feature higher cutting power, comp... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108462 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:54:12 +0100 3108462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100759&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006799.html A study by the US National Research Council finds that substantial production of plug-in hybrids lies a few decades in the future. Will battery costs really fall so slowly? The mass-introduction of the plug-in hybrid electric car is still a few decades away, according to new analysis by the National Research Council. The study, released on Monday, also found that the next generation of plug-in hybrids could require hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies to take off. The study claims battery costs are huge and therefore the fuel saved using pluggable hybrids take too long to pay back the added costs. GM will start selling the Chevy Volt pluggable hybrid in November 2010. Toyota will start selling a... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100759 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3100759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092672&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyR_ZdpqKy8Y%2F By Tad DeHavenA couple of weeks ago I wrote about a story in Wired regarding the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. The gist was that government subsidies to particular manufacturers are putting non-recipients at a competitive disadvantage in obtaining private capital. The author, a former Tesla Motors official, noted that “this massive government intervention in private capital markets may have the unintended consequence of stifling innovation by reducing the flow of private capital into ventures that are not anointed by the DOE.” An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal builds on this theme by detailing the political shenanigans surrounding the DOE’s awarding of a loan to Finnish high-end automaker, Fisker Automotive: When tiny ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092672 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:52:47 +0100 3092672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071205&cid=t_160026_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fthinking-about-electric-vehicles.html Electric vehicles reduce noise and local air pollution, such as nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and ground-level ozone, but do they simply relocate the carbon tire-tracks to fossil-fired power stations or are there benefits on the global scale? Fundamentally, an electric engine can achieve 85 to 90% energy conversion efficiency, which contrasts starkly with the internal combustion engine, which can achieve at most 20%, requiring the conversion of oil-derived fuel (diesel or petroleum) into mechanical motion. So, there it might just be possible that electric vehicles could be greener, but only if the carbon tire-tracks are smaller when all energies and emissions are added into the equation. Åsgeir Helland of Think Global AS (manufacturer of the Think City electric car), based in Snaroy... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071205 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:45 +0100 3071205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039747&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006751.html For those unaware, Dan Neil of the Los Angeles Times writes excellent car reviews. He's got one up from his own test drive of the forthcoming Chevrolet Volt pluggable hybrid electric vehicle. It accelerates with a big husky twist of its electric motor. Actually, you can even chirp the front tires if you push the go-button hard enough -- very unlike a golf cart. It corners confidently and brakes crisply and, if it's no Ferrari, it certainly won't embarrass itself on the 110 Freeway, otherwise known as the Pasadena Grand Prix. It's comfortable, practical and -- graded on the curve of five-seat family hatchbacks -- reasonably attractive. Think German-made-dishwasher pretty. The big appeal of the Volt is it that if... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039747 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3039747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3035962&cid=t_160026_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2F15-rebate-oral-b-professionalcare-electric-toothbrush%2F Oral-B is once again in the giving mood this holiday season because they’re offering a $15 mail-in-rebate for each of their Oral-B ProfessionalCare electric toothbrushes. These toothbrushes make great Christmas gifts! The $15 rebate applies to each of the following: 1. Oral-B Pulsonic Toothbrush 27,000 pulsations per minute Thin Precision bristles Professional timer Two customized brushing modes: clean & precision Custom brush head design Rechargeable Limited warranty Additional Information Purchase the Oral-B Pulsonic Toothbrush now. 2. Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 4000 40,000 pulsations per minute Indicator® bristles – reminds you to replace brush head every 3 months Professional timer Replace brush head alert Pressure sensor Digital timer 4 customized brushin... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3035962 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:38:43 +0100 3035962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883000&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006619.html A recent comparison of electric power generation costs by a big bank illustrate just how much more expensive solar is than other electric power sources. For instance, HSBC estimates costs... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883000 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2883000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2875991&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006607.html Capture capture and sequestration is still just one big research project. "Until there is a market, the technology won't take off," says Howard Herzog, principal research engineer with the MIT... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2875991 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2875991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814384&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006554.html Dr. Robert Wilder describes the charging of his Tesla Roadster's battery. But before you knock the Roadster for increasing our energy demand, remember: We're not paying a penny for gasoline.... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814384 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2814384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712104&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Flessons-unlearned-health-it-failure-act.html The following appeared on the HISTalk site on 8/14/2009 from a writer with the screen name UCSFWatch:From UCSFWatch: “Re: UCSF CIO’s e-mail. The GE Centricity Enterprise project is in full stop mode.” The attached and unverified e-mail from CIO Larry Lotenero says this: “The medical center’s Senior Management Group has engaged Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA) to assist us with a review of our IT clinical strategy. We are doing the review because we are dissatisfied with our progress to implement clinical applications to support the care of our patients. KSA will arrange interviews with many of you to capture your insights for the strategy planning. They will be on-site to begin their interviews on August 18. If KSA contacts you, I ask that you be as flexible as possible with your sch... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712104 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0100 2712104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598217&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006366.html Kevin Bullis of MIT's Technology Review takes a look at arguments against building a massive and expensive continent-spanning electric power grid. What's more, advances in technology could change the economics... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598217 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2598217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2194866&cid=t_160026_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F17%2Fdoes-propranolol-erase-memories-still-no%2F Cool, a new memory erasing drug! At least that’s what you’d think if you read the health news headlines plastered over the ‘net over the past few days about propranolol’s magical memory erasing abilities: Blood Pressure Drug May Erase Fearful Memories - WebMD Common drug eases memories of fear - Boston Globe Could a blood pressure drug dim bad memories? - Scientific American How could so many respectable publications get the basic facts of this research so wrong? How wrong? Well, first of all, you’d think the new study studied memory. But you’d be wrong, of course. What the research actually looked at was the startle response and an artificial fear connection made to a picture: When those in the placebo group were given a series of electric shocks,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2194866 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:42:11 +0100 2194866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2001029&cid=t_160026_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fdentalheroes%2F%7E3%2F469983321%2F A couple of weeks ago, I posted a $15 mail-in-rebate from Oral-B for their fantastic new Pulsonic™ Electric toothbrush. That’s a pretty awesome discount considering the Pulsonic™ retails for around $70. Apparently Oral-B is in the giving mood this holiday season because in addition to the pulsonic rebate, they’re now offering a $15 mail-in-rebate for each of their 4 Oral-B ProfessionalCare® electric toothbrushes. The ProfessionalCare® line consists of the 7400, 8850, 8900 DLX OxyJet Center and the Triumph 9400. Oral-B® ProfessionalCare 7400 3D Cleaning Action Compact round brush head Comes with two dentist-inspired attachment Professional timer Pressure sensor Replace brush head alert Rechargeable Full- and low-charge indicators Limited Warranty For additional infor... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2001029 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:17:35 +0100 2001029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811366&cid=t_160026_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F397216663%2F It’s a very busy thing, this not having of electrical power. It gives you a full day’s agenda. Attack power company workers. Try to get paid for their rotted food. Call 911 a lot. Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@www.white-pebble.net so we can take legal action immediately.Plugin by Taragana (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811366 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:24:08 +0100 1811366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1811367&cid=t_160026_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F397203286%2F It would seem that (and thanks to Electric Venom for reminding me) today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. We take language seriously over here on this blog, so we shall go around saying “Arrrrrh!” to all our friends today. I hope that they can deal with it. Fair disclosure: I am not doing this solely to pretend I’m a pirate today, although that certainly has its charms. I simply want to distract Cincinnati people’s attention away from the fact that I do have electrical power at our house, and we have had power since Monday. Saying something like that around here now can cause a riot. So go about your business. Nothing to see here! And, “Arrrrrrrrrrrh!” Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you a... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1811367 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:04:49 +0100 1811367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454293&cid=t_160026_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6998 Bill O’Reilly :G.E. continue to do business with Iran Howard Kurtz chronicles the blood feud between Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and their superiors. But, he doesn’t answer the question: Why is General Electric, the owner of NBC News, continuing to do business with the terrorist state of Iran? Well, Flap is waiting for an answer. Update: The White House has a bone to pick with NBC News as well in an unprecedented criticism. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454293 Mon, 19 May 2008 21:07:36 +0100 1454293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331368&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fsmoked-out-funding-lung-cancer.html A few weeks ago, we posted about conflicts of interest affecting a widely publicized study of using CT scans to screen for lung cancer. The study, basically a large case-series, was susceptible to multiple kinds of study bias that challenged its validity. Yet its authors used this limited and flawed data to strongly advocate such screening. Two lead study investigators, Dr Claudia Henschke and Dr David Yankelevitz of Weill Medical College of Cornell University, held multiple patents on technology used for the screening, and had licensed one patent to General Electric, a manufacturer of CT scans, and exchanged another for rights in a start-up manufacturer of lung biopsy devices. They did not disclose these conflicts in the articles they published describing study results, including one in t... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331368 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:36:00 +0100 1331368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292216&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fcancer-screening-ct-scans-and-patent.html We are getting to this story a bit late, but perhaps can provide some new insight.In 2006, an article that supported the value of CT scans to screen for lung cancer caused quite a stir. [The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators. Survival of patients with stage I lung cancer detected on CT screening. N Engl J Med 2006; 355: 1763-1771. Link here.]The article reported a case series of over 30,000 patients who were entered into a program using annual CT scans to screen for lung cancer. Over 10 years of enrollment, 484 patients were found to have cancer. The investigators estimated the10-year lung-cancer specific survival of these patients was 80%, concluding "annual spiral CT screening can detect lung cancer that is curable."A few days later, the article's lead author, ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292216 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:19:00 +0100 1292216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1288949&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005056.html Fear of carbon taxes has helped drive cancellation of many new proposed coal electric plants. Utilities canceled or put on hold at least 45 coal plants in development last year,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1288949 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1288949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1223666&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fge-we-bring-more-conflicts-of-interest.html A news story in Forbes described how one manufacturer of high-tech imaging equipment, GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric, (whose current slogan seems to be "imagination at work," but whose slogan used to be "we bring good things to life,") has cranked up its marketing efforts. It included this case:GE has spent $1 million to build a Web site and run a conference that offers architectural, legal and financial advice to anyone mulling a new imaging center.When Mark Grossman, the head of Jefferson Radiology, which owns seven imaging centers around Hartford, wanted to buy TV advertising from cbs' Hartford affiliate, GE roped its NBC station there into giving him a better deal. The station Web site also plugged his radiologists in its 'ask an expert' service. GE gave Grossman free ma... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1223666 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:15:00 +0100 1223666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1212063&cid=t_160026_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F06%2Flucky-break%2F I know that I’ve been a bit quiet lately. Have lots to say but not much time to put it to paper. And then there is the stuff that I want to write about but am afraid that to do so, would invoke those dreaded mockas. A couple of months ago, having gone way past the point of frustration, I had a mini breakdown and starting obsessing about making Moo mobile. My back hurts every second of every day. I may not live with a permanent grimace on my face, but the pain is there continuously. And it does mean that I loose my temper very easily. The mear thought of lifting something heavier than 5 kilograms is enough to make me grump. I help Moo because he needs me and his needs are more important then my pain. So my obsession lead to a wizzybug styled project that my poor Dad was to implement. ... Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1212063 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:32:20 +0100 1212063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1155929&cid=t_160026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F217842824%2F A key legislative committee in Massachusetts is weighing a bill to significantly decrease the use of electric shock in “aversive therapy” at the Judge Rotenberg School (JRC) in Canton, according to WWLP. Senator Brian Joyce says that the treatment is “barbaric” and that it should be limited to those who present a clear risk of injury to themselves or others. A state investigation into the JRC was called for after an incident last summer in which two former students telephoned in and ordered shocks on a student still at the center. Some parents have spoken in support of the school as “saving the life” of their children, some of whom have autism, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities. Other serious administrative lapses and questionable practi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1155929 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:01:17 +0100 1155929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1121743&cid=t_160026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F208142141%2F Public outcry over the Judge Rotenburg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has focused on the school’s use of “shock therapy” for special needs students who have self-injurious and other “challenging” behaviors. The December 25th New York Times reported on some parents who defend the use of this type of “therapy” and About.com asked if such “aversive therapy” is a “tool for good or evil”? It was recently reported that, back in August, a former JRC student made a prank phone call to the JRC staff; the former student pretended to be a supervisor and directed a staff member to administer a number of shocks to two current students. Beyond the use of shock treatment, the prank phone call incident points to serious lapses in administ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1121743 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:44:48 +0100 1121743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1115364&cid=t_160026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F206005362%2F Holiday greetings several times over to all. A note about what follows: This post, which references a New York Times article on the JRC, is not exactly, the most “Christmas-y” of posts—but it is ultimately more about light than darkness. Midway through a Christmas Eve party, Charlie—-who had had his fill of nah mai fan (sticky rice), a bit of prime rib, and a can of ginger ale (shared with Jim)—-sat on a chair by the front door and started crying and keening. My parents sat with him, I saw with him, Jim pulled on his coat and took Charlie on a walk. Holidays mean a break from routine and numerous indulgences—no school, visits with relatives, traveling far from home, lots too eat, lots and lots of different faces to see and voices to hear—and I... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1115364 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:06:36 +0100 1115364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1104372&cid=t_160026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F202553815%2F Mention what kind of “therapy” is done to treat students with autism, emotional/behavioral problems, and mental retardation at the Judge Rotenburg Center in Canton, MA—-aversion therapy that uses electric shock transmitted by a device called the Graduated Electronic Decelerator—-and most people will (at least) shudder and express their own shock that this kind of “treatment” goes on in the US, and that it is performed upon individuals with disabilities. As noted in the Examiner.com, Derrick Jeffries, who has Asperger Syndrome, and University of Delaware professor Nancy Weiss have started an online petition to call on the American Psychological Association to condemn the JRC’s shock therapy and other “aversive” treatments. More than 250 individu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1104372 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:43:12 +0100 1104372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097460&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004858.html A Bloomberg article mostly about prospects of increased sales by GE of natural gas electric generator turbines highlights a shift away from new coal electric plants due to fears of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097460 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1097460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084427&cid=t_160026_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F198159559%2F Gray skies on a busy Monday can only mean one thing - a break is in order. Whether you have time for a normal lunch or can merely break away for a cup of something hot, here are a few of the latest developments to keep you primed for whatever lies ahead… Reckitt Benckiser To Pay $2.3B For Adams Respiratory (Yahoo/Reuters) Judge Rules Splenda False Ad Claims Suit Can Proceed (CnnMoney.com/Thomson Financial) Kraft And Heinz May Bid For Bristol’s Mead Johnson Unit (The Financial Times) Glaxo’s Requip Fails To Win FDA Approval For Parkinson’s (Bloomberg News) GE And Novavax Collaborate On Pandemic Flu Vaccine (Yahoo/Reuters) Share / E-mail (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084427 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:41:47 +0100 1084427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=933229&cid=t_160026_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F166716549%2F The agency has been “investigating reports of deaths and serious cardiopulmonary reactions” in patients given ultrasounds and, as early as this week, may issue Black Box warnings since docs use the imaging agents to enhance diagnosis of heart problems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The warnings are expected to be issued for Definity, which is made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Optison from General Electric. The drugs, known as contrast agents, sharpen the pictures of the heart during a procedure called echocardiography. The ultrasound exams help doctors diagnose heart defects and malfunctions. The FDA has also asked the drugmakers to update their product labeling, which they have agreed to do, the FDA spokeswoman tells the paper. The warnings will caution docs not to use the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=933229 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:49:16 +0100 933229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918141&cid=t_160026_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F163760614%2F As midday nears, here are a few of the latest items that may be of interest… US Supreme Court Rejects Pfizer Appeal On Norvasc Patent (Yahoo/AP) GE And Lilly Sign Diagnostic Research Pact (Yahoo/Reuters) Next Acquisition Target? Shire, Lundbeck And Sepracor? (The Financial Times) Bioenvision Shareholder Still Oppose Genzyme Offer (TheStreet.com) Share / E-mail (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918141 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:41:22 +0100 918141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811207&cid=t_160026_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F146204026%2F On this vacation at the beach 2007, my son Charlie has become such a good swimmer that for the first time ever, Jim and I can (for a time) stand on the sand and watch him swim in the mighty waves: This is the first major difference from last year’s visit. The other? Charlie is no longer head-banging regularly. Charlie’s self-injurious behavior lessened gradually over the past year of being in a highly structure school setting that uses ABA. Both his teachers at school and his therapists at home did a functional analysis and figured out “replacement behaviors” to teach him to do, that would not involve him hurting himself. Sensory needs as well as some wish for escape were among the reasons—head-banging used to be one of Charlie’s strongest ways of commun... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811207 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:21:15 +0100 811207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=761499&cid=t_160026_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004423.html Over at The Oil Drum Robert Rapier argues biomass energy has a very limited role to play as compared to solar photovoltaics. The fundamental problem here is that photosynthesis is... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=761499 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 761499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726289&cid=t_160026_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F132389245%2Fthe_shocking_courtship_of_elec.php tags: electric fish, Brienomyrus brachyistius, mormyrids, fish, behavior, evolution Image: JEB Biologists As they swim through their muddy riverine homes in east Africa, the African elephantfishes use a special organ at the base of their tail to produce weak electrical pulses that enable them to sense their surroundings, detect prey, communicate with each other and, as it was recently discovered, to find a mate. Surprisingly, after listening to their electrical "buzzes", scientists discovered that these fishes engage in behavior that is remarkably similar to the courtship duets that songbirds sing. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726289 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:35:32 +0100 726289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623525&cid=t_160026_140_f&fid=35479&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarhousewife.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fnew-pet-peeve.html Now, this is one of the worst things about the automotive industry right now:So, then it must make sense that we have alternative fuels, right? That must be my new pet peeve. Well, no, as a matter of fact. My new pet peeve goes to the automotive industry and automobile manufacturers.What are the new solutions we're given for higher gas prices? Hybrids. Yeah, they still need gas, but it's less. Whoop de doo! Isn't it still just a half-measure, after all? Isn't it? Let's really think about it. It's just because they are afraid to fully commit to something new that they come up with a semi-solution like this. And let me point out that I think electric cars will be the way of the future, and I'll explain why in a moment. So why just make a hybrid? And they resist the idea of a plug-in hybrid b... The Bipolar Housewife Experiment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623525 Sun, 20 May 2007 17:03:00 +0100 623525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462326&cid=t_160026_82_f&fid=34665&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wakingupcosts.net%2F553 The Tesla Motors Blog, this entry by marketing chief Darryl Siry, sums up their business plan: "We have just announced that we will build an assembly facility in Albuquerque, N.M., to build our WhiteStar sports sedan in the future. We will establish company-owned sales and service centers where our customers can get their vehicles serviced. We have the plans, the management, and the access to capital to achieve our vision of being the leading designer and manufacturer of the most desirable electric vehicles in the world. We expect to grow into a multi-billion dollar company selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles. It might take some time but that is what we are going to do." (Source: Waking Up Costs) Waking Up Costs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462326 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:28:47 +0100 462326