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Internet Trends over 2014
Those of you that follow Internet trends or are planning an Internet presence may find the slideshow below of interest. Keeping ahead of everything disruptive is the strategy for today and that requires a lot of help. This slideshow helps fill such information gaps. KPCB Internet trends 2014 from Kleiner Perkins
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Suddenly DNA Analysis Just Got Cheaper
DNA analysis is something you would usually associate with a laboratory and a lot of complicated and expensive machinery. This could all be about to change when the miniPCR DNA Discovery System, a small DNA analysis kit generating funds on Kickstarter, is launched early next year. The user-friendly system will enable people to investigate their…
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A Disappointing Guideline on Methadone Treatment
A disappointing ‘guideline’ on methadone treatment. Methadone Safety Guidelines. Methadone Safety: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence, in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society. Chou R, Cruciani RA, Fiellin DA, Compton P, Farrar JT, Haigney MC, Inturrisi C, Knight JR, Otis-Green S, Marcus SM, Mehta…
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Price Waterhouse Cooper Sees 2015 as Good for Pharmacy
Editor’s Note: There are not too many upbeat positives for pharmacy these days anywhere in our global village community. But it’s happening and the trend is following here in Australia with momentum building. It’s the cost that is the main driver, and while US costs far exceed Australian costs, it’s now reaching a level where…
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Perceived Hurdles For Clinical Services Published
Recent reports in various media cited research done in respect cardiovascular disease and pharmacist involvement delivered as a paid clinical service provided from a pharmacy environment. The research was undertaken by the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy which conducted in-depth interviews with 21 NSW community pharmacists, based around the feasibility of a cardiovascular disease…
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Sleep’s Link To Learning And Memory Traced To Brain Chemistry
Almost a century after the discovery that sleep helps us remember things, scientists are beginning to understand why. During sleep, the brain produces chemicals that are important to memory and relives events we want to remember, scientists reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington D.C. “One of the most profound effects of…
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Drug Unlocks Malleable, Fast-Learning, Child-Like State In Adult Brain
Professor Carla Shatz of Stanford University and her colleagues have discovered a way to revert an adult brain to the “plastic”, child-like state that is more able to form new connections quickly. The technical term “plastic” implies the ability to adapt or shape itself to new conditions. The striking results were revealed through experiments on…
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Study shows marijuana’s long-term effects on the brain
The effects of chronic marijuana as stated by this site, use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers for the…
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Vein Viewing Technology Use is an Australian First
Editor’s Note: The following information comes from the Australian Red Cross, who are trialling a device that utilises near infrared light to track blood vessels to improve the blood donation experience. Near infrared light is starting to appear in a range of medical technologies that can provide cheap and accurate metrics for patients for a…
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Marijuana Use Does Not Impact on IQ
A 2012 Duke University study made international headlines when it purported to find a link between heavy marijuana use and IQ decline among teenagers. You can visit this website if you wish to buy medical marijuana! Other researchers questioned the findings almost immediately: Columbia University’s Carl Hart noted the very small sample of heavy users (38) in the…