Scientists may have hit the wall when it comes to reading articles. A 35-year trend of researchers reading an increasing number of scholarly manuscripts appears to be leveling off, accompanied by the bottoming out of time taken to read each article.
Health Highlights – August 5th, 2008
August 5, 2008 | by
Health Highlights is a biweekly summary of particularly interesting articles from credible sources of health and medical information that we follow & read. For a complete list of recommeded sources, see our links page.
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Cancer Research Blog Carnival, 12th Edition | nosugrefneb
Did you catch the latest edition of the Cancer Research Blog Carnival? Hosted by Ben Ferguson, it’s by far the best edition yet.
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Dial ‘C’ for Cancer | Bayblab
Do you use a cell phone? Kamel reviews the scientific data on cell phones and cancer.
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New Media Medicine | Scan Man’s Notes
Remixes, mashups and now microblogging. Vijay has created the Medical Microblog (MMB), a group blog for short medical update messages inspired by Twitter. You can follow MMB on Twitter here.
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Web Buoys Doctor-patient Communication | Canadian Medicine
If patients are online searching for health information, doctors should join them.
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It’s Not All About Wii Fit | Hi Tech Endorphin Pumpers that Make Fitness Fun | Obsession Fitness
Obsession Fitness reviews several new gadgets that use technology to make fitness fun.
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The Trans Fat Ban – Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Next? | Brain Blogger
In the wake of California’s ban on trans fat, Nirupama Shankar describes the harmful effects of high-fructose corn syrup on health.
