Blue Planet II: what have we learned so far?
The documentary ’s marvels are not just new to television – many are new to science as well. From hyper-intelligent fish to the origin of life itself, we round up the series’s biggest discoveriesIt is testament to the number of spectacles packed into Blue Planet II that the strategic change of gender a giant wrasse is – scientifically speaking, at least – one of the least remarkable. Changing gender, or sequential hermaphroditism, is a fact of life for more than 400 species of fish, andhas already been widely studied.But many of the programme ’s marvels are new not just to television but to science itself. Some...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 20, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Elle Hunt Tags: David Attenborough Television & radio Culture Factual TV Documentary Wildlife Environment Source Type: news

To Las Vegas, With Love From Orlando
Dear Las Vegas, You now belong to a club where membership is unwanted. The eyes of the world are upon you, but not because of your shining spectacles of lights and entertainment; no, the reason is far too bleak. Your sister cities, fellow members of the unsolicited club, know what you are going through. We see you. We feel for you. We are here for you. Many will come to your aid in this desperate time of need. You will experience insurmountable amounts of love and strength to push on. Many will also come for the show, and once deadlines are met and assignments completed, they will go on to the next story. But for you, thi...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - October 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ricardo J. Negron-Almodovar Tags: Uncategorized violence Source Type: news

Building a resistance to ignition testing device for sunglasses and analysing data: a continuing study for sunglasses standards - Magri R, Masili M, Duarte FO, Ventura L.
BACKGROUND: Sunglasses popularity skyrocketed since its advent. The ongoing trend led to the creation of standards to protect consumers from injuries and secondary hazards due to spectacles use. In Brazil, the corresponding standard is NBR ISO 12312-1:2015...
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Essilor, Luxotica rebuff EU anti-trust regulators
(Reuters) –Luxottica (NYSE:LUX) and Essilor (EPA:EI) have not offered any concessions to allay EU antitrust regulators’ concerns over their proposed 46-billion-euro ($55.2 billion) merger, increasing the possibility of a lengthy EU investigation into the deal. Italian eyewear maker Luxottica, which owns brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, and French lens manufacturer Essilor had until Sept. 19 to offer concessions after the EU competition enforcer expressed its reservations about the deal to the companies last week. The European Commission recognises if the parties to a merger have made concessions. However, ...
Source: Mass Device - September 20, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MassDevice Tags: Business/Financial News Regulatory/Compliance Essilor Luxottica Source Type: news

Namibia: Special Eyewear for Albinism Sufferers to Be Distributed
[Namibia Economist] The Albinism Sufferers Requiring Assistance (SINASRA) organisation will acquire and distribute special telescopic spectacles and sunglasses to the people affected by albinism all over the country, thanks to the contribution from the German Embassy in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 31, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Carl Sagan ’s Widow Ann Druyan on the ‘Mythic, Biblical Power’ of a Solar Eclipse
Earth is the prettiest little prison ever built. It’s lush, it’s lovely and yet it’s limited. We’re a terrestrial species, fit to live only on a single world in all of space, and yet the entire universe is teasingly visible to us through our picture-window atmosphere. Other Earthly species are just as marooned, but other Earthly species don’t have the insight to know it. We do. The solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21 will be one more opportunity for us to look up and take in the just-out-of-reach spectacle of space. Few people will be more equipped to understand its im...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger and TIME Video Tags: Uncategorized Ann Druyan Carl Sagan eclipse golden records space space 2017 The Great American Eclipse video Voyager 1 and 2 Source Type: news

Meet the chef who ’s debunking detox, diets and wellness
Anthony Warner – alias blogger turned author the Angry Chef – is on a mission to confront the ‘alternative facts’ surrounding nutritional fads and mythsA few minutes into my encounter with the Angry Chef, I begin to wonder if his moniker might be ironic, like the big guy whose friends call him “Tiny”. On the basis ofhis excoriating blog– which exposes “lies, pretensions and stupidity in the world of food” – I had been expecting a bilious, splenetic man with wild eyes, his skin covered in tattoos. Instead, I’m sat across from a mild-mannered nerdy type with a tidy beard and black-framed spectacles. Unl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 18, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Tim Lewis Tags: Food & drink Nutrition Diets and dieting Chefs Health wellbeing Life and style Science Source Type: news

MassDevice.com +5 | The top 5 medtech stories for May 19, 2017
Say hello to MassDevice +5, a bite-sized view of the top five medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 5 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry. Get this in your inbox everyday by subscribing to our newsletters.   5. The key components of a well-designed wearable: Sense, analyze, act One of the earliest uses of a wearable technology was recorded during Emperor Nero’s rule over the Roman Empire from 54 to 68 AD. A brutal leader, the empero...
Source: Mass Device - May 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 5 Source Type: news

The key components of a well-designed wearable: Sense, analyze, act
One of the earliest uses of a wearable technology was recorded during Emperor Nero’s rule over the Roman Empire from 54 to 68 AD. A brutal leader, the emperor enjoyed watching his gladiators fight  in crowded stadiums. As Nero watched his fighters battle, he was confronted with a problem – the glaring sun made it difficult to see. He was fashioned a pair of spectacles made out of a polished green gem to protect his eyes and to make it easier to watch the bloody fights unfold. Fast forward to modern day and wearables look a lot different – from the FitBit to smart watches, wearables and digital health ar...
Source: Mass Device - May 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Big Data Patient Monitoring Wall Street Beat Fitbit Google Inc. smartcaptechnologies Upright Technologies Vert Source Type: news

South Africa: Garden Route Towns Still Without Public Optometry Services
[News24Wire] Public health facilities in several Garden Route towns have been unable to provide eye tests and spectacles because of a lack of interest in these tenders.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Republicans Got A Big Laugh Out Of Voting To Take Away People's Health Care
WASHINGTON — As millions came to grips with the fact they could soon be left without health insurance, President Donald Trump and House Republicans gathered in the Rose Garden of the White House to celebrate what they view as a victory for the American people. On Thursday afternoon, the Republican-led House narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace significant parts of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, a 2010 law that expanded coverage to about 20 million people. And, as the pictures show, it was all fun and games for GOP leaders. That deliberate spectacle — Republican lawmakers chuc...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Jane Austen poisoned with arsenic? Not so fast, experts say
Three antiquated pairs of spectacles displayed in the British Library are causing pulses to flutter clear across the globe.
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Automated vision occlusion-timing instrument for perception-action research - Brenton J, M üller S, Rhodes R, Finch B.
Vision occlusion spectacles are a highly valuable instrument for visual-perception-action research in a variety of disciplines. In sports, occlusion spectacles have enabled invaluable knowledge to be obtained about the superior capability of experts to use...
Source: SafetyLit - February 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Drinkers much less likely to notice responsible drinking messages in pub environment, says new study
Drinkers are much less likely to notice responsible drinking messages on posters displayed in a busy, cluttered pub environment than in a plain and simple room, show results of a study published today by psychologists at London South Bank University (LSBU) and Alcohol Research UK. [Read the full report here] Results of the research trial show that responsible drinking messages displayed on posters positioned inside LSBU’s dedicated ‘Pub-Lab’ research facility received only 16 per cent of the number of glances directed at the same poster when placed in a comparatively sparsely furnished, plain environment. On average...
Source: Alcohol Research UK - February 14, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Julie Symes Tags: News responsible drinking Source Type: news

This Is What The World Looks Like When You're Colorblind To Green
Many of us don’t think twice about the color of, say, trees. However, it’s an entirely different world to those who experience red-green colorblindness, a condition that affects as many as 8 percent of men and .5 percent of women of Northern European descent. And as the viral PlayGround + video above shows, it’s a world with a lot less vibrancy. Take, for example, this nature comparison outlined in the video. The left image shows how people with red-green colorblindness might see a grass field, and the right picture shows what the patch really looked like: Luckily, eyewear brands like...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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