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 'heating'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:54:23 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372050&cid=t_202049_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FTBjRzRfBDmc%2F aka Trauma Tribulation 009 An ambulance crew have radioed through to the emergency department. They are en route with a patient who has sustained a ‘microwave injury’… Questions Q1. What are the 3 main mechanisms of ‘microwave injury’? Answer and interpretation expand(document.getElementById('ddet2103826644'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink2103826644')) The most common source of microwaves in day-to-day life is the microwave oven. [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372050 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:35 +0100 4372050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013120&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007528.html A Prius is so 5 years ago as a way to signal your dedication to energy efficiency or the environment. The German Passivhaus extremely high efficiency home design standard represents a far bigger dedication to energy efficiency. It is so cool (er, warm) that I'm tempted to move somewhere cold to justify building one. The 106F temperature in my town on Monday makes that an even more appealing idea. A so-called passive home like the one the Landaus are now building is so purposefully designed and built — from its orientation toward the sun and superthick insulation to its algorithmic design and virtually unbroken air envelope — that it requires minimal heating, even in chilly New England. Why mess around... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013120 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4013120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702921&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007280.html Michael Kanellos of GreenTechMedia reports on The development of a small yet highly efficient technology for heat exchange and heat pumping which captures over 90% of waste heat expelled in a home's expelled stale air. Heat pumps and heat recovery systems will then be able to drop power consumption to 435 watts, Luukkainen said, by pre-heating incoming air to 14 Celsius or more and ejecting air at -17 degrees. In other words, the incoming air only will only require 7 degrees of heating (21 degrees minus 14 degrees), and a good portion of that energy will come from heat absorbed from outgoing air that is 38 degrees cooler (21 degrees minus -17 degrees) than it would be without this sort... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702921 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3702921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248526&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006926.html MIT's Technology Review reports on paraffin wax capsules could use the cold of evening to cool rooms in the day. Building materials that absorb heat during the day and release it at night, eliminating the need for air-conditioning in some climates, will soon be on the market in the United States. The North Carolina company National Gypsum is testing drywall sheets--the plaster panels that make up the walls in most new buildings--containing capsules that absorb heat to passively cool a building. The capsules, made by chemical giant BASF, can be incorporated into a range of construction materials and are already found in some products in Europe. This won't help much so much where the difference in day and night temperatures... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248526 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3248526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029779&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F006744.html An Oak Ridge National Laboratory program to do deep retrofits of housing for energy efficiency comes up with an average $20k price tag. How can this pay itself back? Deep energy retrofits are renovations to existing structures that use the latest in energy-efficient materials and technologies and result in significant energy reductions. Jeff Christian, the ORNL buildings technologies researcher heading the project, said at least 10 homes across the region will be sought to participate. The home selection process is yet to be finalized, and homeowners will have to pay most of the costs—about $10 per square foot of living space—and agree to allow their post-retrofit energy consumption to be monitored. But Christian said costs can be recovered in as... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029779 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3029779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067427&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005826.html The idea of extremely well insulated houses which need little heating is not a new one. But advances in design made at an institute in Darmstadt Germany are making so-called... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067427 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2067427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067426&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005827.html Bad news for the environment: Burning coal at home was once commonplace, of course, but the practice had been declining for decades. Coal consumption for residential use hit a low... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067426 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 2067426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788641&cid=t_202049_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F12%2Fsupporting-vulnerable-people-during-cold-weather-advice-for-health-and-social-care-professionals%2F is part of the national Keep Warm Keep well programme, which aims to reduce chronic and acute health risks associated with cold weather. It contains advice for people working in primary care or social services, and for home care providers detailing the dangers of cold to vulnerable people. It will help you plan before and during winter, or for any particularly cold period.  Guides for vulnerable people to offer useful tips on heating homes effectively, financial support available, preparing the home for the winter and advice on staying healthy are available below. Keep Warm, Keep Well: A guide for people over 60 Keep Warm, Keep Well: A guide for families Keep Warm, Keep Well: A guide for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788641 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:15:38 +0100 1788641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1709139&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F005457.html Ground sink heat pumps are surging in popularity in the United States as the alternatives become much more expensive. Though no comprehensive survey of the heat pump sector exists, Energy... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709139 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1709139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1046685&cid=t_202049_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F004810.html The US federal government isn't doing much to improve home heating furnace energy efficiency. Under the new rule, the US Department of Energy (DOE) in 2015 will require nonweatherized gas-fired... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1046685 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100 1046685