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How to Get the Most of Your Doctor’s Visit
For som... 2007-05-08 20:52:00 How to Get the Most of Your Doctor
’s VisitFor some people, going to the doctor is a stressful action to do. Just thinking about those sharp needles or the bitter drugs can make some of us shiver in fear.Moreover, with the sky-rocketing prices of medicine and medical services these days (as a result of the economic crisis), people are getting more and more reluctant to go to the doctor, especially when they feel that the illness is not the one they think is fatal.These conditions are not the ones that anyone can help. However, you can’t avoid doctors when you really need them. And as a doctor-in-training, I can offer some insider’s tips on how to get the most of your doctor visit. After all, you must want your precious money to get the best medical service it can buy, right?1. Look for a Communicative DoctorIn medical school, we are taught that we should ask as many questions to the patients as we can. Sixty percent of the diagnose of the illness depends on the anamnesis. A good d
Blood Pressure Measurement
What is blood pressure?... 2007-05-07 21:36:00 Blood Pressure Measurement
What is blood pressure?Blood pressure is the pressure or the force of blood flowing against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is constantly changing during the course of the cardiac cycle. Systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure in the cycle. Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest pressure in the cycle. Both pressure readings, the systolic rate and the diastolic rate, are information for the physician to evaluate the status of patients blood pressure. Many factors such as physical activities, anxieties, time of day, can influence one’s blood pressure. Blood pressure is typically low in the morning and increases from afternoon to the evening. It is lower in the summer and higher in the winter.Why is it useful to measure blood pressure at home?Because having one’s blood pressure measured by a doctor in a hospital, or clinic tends to stimulate nervousness in a person and may cause the blood pressure to rise. Also, blood pressure changes in dif
The Misuse of Napza
Phenomena of misuse of napza (... 2007-04-30 20:43:00 The Misuse of NapzaPhenomena
of misuse of napza (narcotic, psychotropica and addictive matter) is very interesting phenomena. That problem is a threat for ourselves, our society, and our country, because the target of the misuse of napza is especially young people.The victims of the misuse of napza always increase. They aren’t just from the high class families, but also from the low class families. There is a curious phenomena about the victim of misuse of napza : the young people who consume napza aren’t aggressive nor or careless person, but on the contrary, the are nice persons who are liked by their friends.It isn’t the same as the theory of psychology that the victims of the misuse of napza aren’t always from a broken home family or crisis of parents, but also from a very harmonious family. So, the influence of surrounding is very strong “to perforate” even to a harmonious family. Because the victims are especially young people, we feel restless that one of our generat
Wood
Wood, nobody thinks much what wood is. We can... 2007-04-29 23:55:00 WoodWood, nobody thinks much what wood is. We can see them everywhere, along the street, in the yard, on mountainside, along the river edge. Almost all plants have their body. That is wood. However, some have no wood such as banana, peanut, even papaya.There are many kinds of wood, pine, mahogany, teak, and so on. They absolutely keep their own beneficial for our life. We take roof so strong with coconut wood. We make strong building with wood.Each of wood has differences in color, line of wood, level of strength concerning weather and insect, and other aspects. Teak is a highest quality that is used to make furniture. To make furniture we can divide teak into recycled teak and new teak. Recycled teak is stronger than new teak. Recycled teak looks brown with little black. It usually has a good line’s wood. It’s great if recycled teak furniture we touch with natural finishing. That product is especially to serve high market.Mahogany has little red with straight line. It’s good to
MARS your second home
Ever since NASA and many sci... 2007-04-28 23:56:00 MARS your second homeEver since NASA
and many scientists were developing theory to accomplish the big ambition to live in outer space, Mars has become the perfect destination. The red planet is Earth’s closest neighbor in this galaxy: 35 million miles (56 million kilometers) away, and the one that seems most able to support human life.Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system; its diameter is 4.216 miles (6.787 kilometers). One complete Martian year is equivalent of nearly two Earth’s years (687 days). It takes more than 24 hours for Mars to finish one rotation. It is believed that this planet has the highest mountain in the whole universe, the name is Olympus Mons, with 15 miles (24 kilometers) in height and 311 miles (500 kilometers) in width. Mars has a big ravine as long as 248 miles (400 kilometers), with 75 miles (120 kilometers) in width, and 4 miles (6 kilometers) in depth. Martian surface is covered with thin atmosphere. The temperature of Mars is very low. Together wi
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Coffee? Why not!
Gentlemen like coffee. Hard worke... 2007-04-10 21:20:00 Coffee? Why not!Gentlemen like coffee. Hard workers like coffee. Those who work in the evening like coffee. It seems that coffee is one of the most favorite beverages. Why? One of the best reasons is that people believe that coffee can make us stay awake. That might be true.However, they might forget that coffee is not really good for them. In fact, coffee has no real nutritional value! If you want to have the nutritional, then you must add cream or milk to it. In short, coffee doesn’t have any harmful aspects. However, the caffeine in coffee can cause some problems.Coffee raises stress level. Is it something new? Caffeine in coffee stimulates adrenal glands. Adrenal Glands increase someone’s stress level for up to 18 hours. That is why if a person works in stressful environment, he is not recommend that he consume coffee. Why? Drinking coffee can increase anxiety, which in turn can include a plethora or other conditions.Also, coffee increases risk of heart attack. Coffee contains
No title 2008-03-05 13:52:00 Pre-Order of Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player Starts Today!Sony announced at their Las Vegas '06 Open House event that their first Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S1 is available for pre-order starting today March 17th. Besides Sony Style, Amazon.com and other stores are supposed to open pre-order today.At the CES 2006 it looked like the Samsung BD-1000 Blu-ray player will ship in Spring and be the first Blu-ray player on the market. Things changed I guess. I cannot find any store offering the Samsung Blu-ray Disc player.The timing for the announcement is good, as HD-DVD is apparently facing some delays.Although you can pre-order the Sony BDP-S1 for about $1,000 it will not ship until July. It is the hottest gamble for Early Adopters since a long time. HD-DVD or Blu-ray? Who will succeed? Or are we
No title 2008-03-05 13:46:00 'The Radio' from SonySony announces a contemporary designer radio ICF-M1000, simply dubbed The Radio.The Sony ICF-M1000 has a unique white back-lit prismatic LCD display set on top a high-gloss black textured cabinet.The Radio features a FM/AM digital tuner, monaural base reflex speaker, digital tuning control and tone control.Via a supplied cable external audio devices such as MP3 players can be connected. A headset can also be used with the Sony ICF-M1000.The Sony Radio will be available this month for about $150.More details in this Sony press-release.
No title 2008-03-05 13:43:00 Sony MFM-HT205 20'' LCD TV and PC MonitorSony announces a 20" LCD Display that is a TV and PC monitor in one device.The Sony MFM-HT205 features a 16:9 aspect ratio, 1680x1050px screen resolution and 1600:1 contrast ratio. The built-in NTSC tuner, 3W stereo speakers and 5W subwoofer make it a nice dorm room TV.The HT205 will sell for $900 in April.More details are available in this Sony press-release.
No title 2008-03-05 13:38:00 Pioneer DVR-DT100 800GB HD Digital Video RecorderPioneer announced an 800GB High definition recorder in Japan.Pioneer DVR-DT100 can record 92 hours in HD quality. The device can also record on dual layer DVD-R. Of course the Pioneer DVR-DT100 features an HDMI output. The EPG is provided by GemStar.Pioneer will bring the DVR-DT100 in April on the market in Japan. Pricing is not set yet.More details in this Pioneer press-release (Japanese).
No title 2008-03-05 13:32:00 Hitachi DVL-7TV Alarm Clock with TV, DVD, CD and RadioHitachi revealed a ueber alarm clock featuring a DVD/CD player, TV-Tuner and FM-Tuner.The Hitachi DVL-7TV sports a 7 inch wide-screen display and stereo speakers. The alarm clock of course displays time and supports wake-up and sleep modes.This is the alarm clock that actually lets you stay in bed comfortably.More details on AkihabaraNews.The aXbo alarm clock is actually an alarm clock that will get you out of bed and that at your peak performance.
No title 2008-03-04 15:22:00 mCubed HFX mini: heatsink case for Pentium M Dual CoreAt the CeBIT, the Austria manufacturer mCubed will lauch the new HDX mini heatsink case for power saving processors like Pentium M or AMD Turion.The HFX mini is supposed to be the world’s first noiseless high-end entertainment computer case, combining silent technologies with power saving features and connectivity for audio and video devices. With about 9cm of height, it will fit into every living room. Enjoy DVDs, CDs, photographs, MP3 and games and switch from CDs to internet without getting up from your sofa.The price is approximately 335 Euro (external power pack incluced).More info in the Heise article (German) and the HFX product page.
No title 2008-03-04 15:17:00 LG.Philips Develops 100-inch LCD PanelLG.Philips announced today that it has developed a 100-inch TFT-LCD panel. They're billing it as the world's largest LCD panel currently available (82-inches), similar in size to the largest plasma display panel (PDP).It's a wide screen (16:9) with a screen width and height of about 2.2m and 1.2m, with a response speed of 5ms. LG.Philips is claiming a resolution of 6.22 million pixels, 3000:1 contrast ratio, color reproduction of 92 percent, and an omni-directional, 180-degree viewing angle.It is unclear wether LG.Philips makes a commercial product at this size soon, but wouldn't it be nice?More info in the LG.Philips press release
No title 2008-03-04 14:57:00 DVDO iScan VP30 1080p Video ProcessorThe DVDO iScan VP30 Video Processors answers to all your HD resolution needs.The DVDO iScan VP30 has 4 HDMI inputs allowing you to connect all your HD sources. All in all the VP30 has 11 video inputs.The iScan VP30 allows you to precisely match your display’s native resolution to any resolution between 480p and 1080p, including 720p or 1080i.The VP30 provides also pan and zoom capability to position and/or stretch your image on the screen with overscan, underscan, and border controls to eliminate “black-bars” and fill the entire screen.DVDO’s video processor also functions as an audio switcher and router, featuring four digital audio inputs and one analog that can be assigned to any of the video inputs to allow one button switching of both audio
No title 2008-03-04 14:53:00 Sharkoon 5.1 Dolby Surround Headset with DecoderSharkoon will introduce a new 5.1 Dolby Surround headset with a Dolby Digital Decoder.The Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 supports stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0.Dolby Surround headsets are becoming more common. We reported a while ago about a wireless Dolby Surround Headset by Pioneer.They also start to look better compared to early models.The Sharkoon Headset is supposed to come on the market in March for 119 Euros ($143).More details in this story on Heise (German). See also the Sharkoon Technologies company site.
No title 2008-03-04 14:48:00 TiVo KidZone Comes in JuneTiVo will announce today a new service that lets parents control what their kids are watching with TiVo.Parental controls have been available for a while in TVs and cable boxes. They are not easy to use and really flexible. Additionally kids usually figure out how to circumvent them.TiVo's KidZone software uses ratings issued by Common Sense Media and the Parents Television Council.Kids will only be able to watch approved programming by either of those organizations based on the age range the parents configure on their TiVo. Parents can also proactive record recommended shows for their kids.TiVo will update existing TiVo boxes for free with KidZone in June. More details in the New York Times.TiVo is supposed to hold a press-conference today in New York to announce
No title 2008-03-04 14:43:00 Digital Audiophile Delight: Olive OPUS stores 1,100 CD losslessUS based Olive adds another high-end digital music player to its line-up. The new Olive OPUS features a 400GB hard-drive.The digital-to-analog conversion is powered by four Burr-Brown 24-bit/192 kHz DACs with 8X oversampling. A separate temperature-compensated crystal oscillator provides the DACs with an ideal clock reference, and virtually eliminates jitter.Like the other Olive music centers, the OPUS allows you to record, tag and archive CDs with a simple button, using an ultra-quiet hard drive that holds up to 1,100 CDs in lossless quality.The Olive OPUS sells for $2.999. Being an audiophile has its price.More details on the Olive site.See also this review of the Olive Symphony.
No title 2008-03-04 14:39:00 New Sony Net Juke 40GB Hi-Fi NAS-D5HDSony introduces in Japan a new Net Juke Hi-Fi system with a 40GB hard-drive dubbed NAS-D5HD.The Sony Net Juke NAS-D5HD allows uses to directly load music downloaded from the web onto portable music players without the need of a PC. The NAS-D5HD features a 4.3 inch color display to browse stored music and shop for new tracks on Sony's music store. The system supports ATRAC and MP3 music file formats.Sony will ship the NAAS-D5HD in March.More details in this Sony press-release (Japanese).Last year in October Sony introduced the Net Juke NAS-M7HD that also has a 40GB HDD.
No title 2008-03-04 14:34:00 Blu-ray Movie Launch Date SetSony Pictures announces that the first Blu-ray disc movies will start shipping May 23rd in the United States.The only Blu-ray disc player available at this date will be the Samsung BD-1000. The BD-1000 is supposed to be followed shortly by a Pioneer BD player, Sony BD player along with a BD compatible VAIO PC from Sony.The Toshiba HD DVD is going to be available already in March. This is 2 month for early adopters to either jump the gun on HD or wait for Blu-ray and decide then.It also looks like that the HD DVD Players are going to be considerably cheaper than Blu-ray players. On top of that the Sony PS3 is no where to be seen at the Blu-ray launch.There will be 12 Blu-ray titles available on May 23rd. A second wave of Blu-ray disc releases follows June 13th.M
No title 2008-03-04 14:21:00 Sony 80GB HD Photo Player HDPS-L1Sony announced a high definition photo player with a 80GB hard-drive dubbed HDPS-L1.The Sony HDPS-L1 features a HD Component (720P) and Analog Component (Y/Cb/Cr) output, but no HDMI interface.You can view your photo collection with background music and choose between 8 slideshow styles. The HDPS-L1 hard drive photo storage supports 7 types of flash media cards: Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, CompactFlash, Microdrive, SD Card and xD Picture Card slots.Roku already launched a HD photo player already back in 2003 called the PhotoBridge. The Roku PhotoBridge does not have a HD, but has a network interface.Somehow the Sony HDPS-L1 is just missing some critical features to make it really a worthy investment. Wi-Fi or at l
No title 2008-03-04 14:09:00 Invisible Loudspeakers by Sound AdvanceSound Advance a division of Sonace offers a loudspeaker solution that is hidden inside walls.Once installed the Sound Advance SA2 can be covered with latex paint or water-soluble wall coverings which make them literally disappear entirely into the room surfaces.The Sound Advance SA2 flat-panel loudspeaker features a flat panel, expanded-polystyrene foam diaphragm driven by dual, specially developed voice-coil assemblies. The arrangement yields both extended low-frequency reproduction and very wide dispersion of mids and highs.Basically the Sound Advance flat-panel loudspeaker work by acting as a transmission line, radiating vibrations from its entire surface so they can radiate naturally balanced sound over a wider area, enveloping the surrounding are
No title 2008-03-04 14:07:00 Sharp SD-SP100 and SD-SP10 1-Bit Amplifier Home Theater SpeakersSharp introduces two new home theater speakers featuring an integrated 1-bit amplifier.The Sharp SD-SP100 and SD-SP10 consist of a subwoofer and stereo speaker box. Surround sound is simulated in this compact home theater system.Sharp highlights the quality of the high frequencies in this new speaker system.Sharp plans to sell the new SD-SP100 and SD-SP10 on March 25th in Japan. Pricing is still open.More details in this Sharp press-release (Japanese).
No title 2008-03-04 14:03:00 CeBit 2006: Chi Mei Optoelectronics 56 inch LCD TV with QuadHDTV ResolutionTaiwanese Chi Mei Optoelectronics is one of the largest LCD panel supplier. The company is going to display at the CeBit in March its 56 inch LCD panel with a resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. This is four times the resolution of full HDTV, that why it is called QuadHDTV or Quad Full High Definition (QFHD).Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) challenges the competition not just with size but with resolution on this LCD panel.A QuadHDTV sure finds its application in science. On the other hand high-resolution digital cameras can fill those pixels as well. I suppose Chi Mei is not going to market the screen by itself and will need to get a Sharp or Sony to OEM it.More details on Gizmag. The Chi Mei QuadHDTV appeared first in Se
No title 2008-03-04 13:59:00 Marantz Opsodis Theater 3D Speaker in the WorksMarantz offers in Japan a 3 speaker surround sound system dubbed Marantz Opsodis Theater ES-150. As you can see in this customer photos you need quite some space under your TV to place the system.Nikkei.Net (Subscription) reports that Marantz (D&M Holdings) is planning to release a single 3D sound box that integrates all three boxes of the ES-150 so to speak this fall.The size of the Marantz Opsodis Theater 3D box will be around 40 inch in length.Opsodis stands for optimal source distribution technology which is aimed to provide realistic sound including clear high-pitched tones.The new Marantz 3D box might compete with the Yamaha YSP-1/1000/800 sound projectors.I actually just ordered a Yamaha YSP-1000. So stay tuned for a review of it coming
No title 2008-03-04 13:56:00 Toshiba REGZAToshiba also felt the need to introduce a sub-brand for its large-sized flat panel TVs: REGZA.Sony gave us BRAVIA last summer and now Toshiba counters with REGZA.The best thing is that both companies found words to make the brand an abbreviation for something.Decide for yourself which one is a bigger brain fart:Sony BRAVIA: "Best Resolution Audio Video Integrated Architecture"Toshiba REGZA: "Real Expression Guaranteed by amaZing Architecture"Toshiba says REGZA is derived from the German word regsam. Regsam means alert or active in English. REGZA will be a global brand for Toshiba, which is the only good aspect about it.The new Toshiba REGZA TVs feature minimal design (photo) with a sleek black, with superfluous decoration smoothed away.More details in this Toshiba press-releas
No title 2008-03-04 13:52:00 First Look at the Disney MovieBeam Set-top BoxDesigntechnica has published a report taking a look at the new Disney MovieBeam box.Quote:"MovieBeam, a venture formerly funded by just The Walt Disney Company, but now with backing as well from Intel, Cisco and several venture capital firms, is a new set top box ready to join the array of boxes already cluttering home entertainment systems across America. This latest unit though provides some of the most interesting promise: wirelessly downloaded movies from virtually every major Hollywood studio, including 20th Century Fox, NBC/Universal Studios, New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers Studios.The MovieBeam set top box is priced at $199.99 after an introductory rebate. It comes preloaded with 100 mainstrea
No title 2008-03-04 13:47:00 World's Largest 1080p LCD HDTV - Sharp PN-655Sharp announces the world's largest full HDTV resolution LCD HDTV dubbed PN-655.Sorry, Sharp is targeting this 1080p 65 inch monster LCD panel just for professional use and not for home theater use. There are Plasma HDTV with full HDTV resolution that are much larger though. Panasonic showed a 103 inch 1080p Plasma HDTV at the CES 2006. It is obvious that it is still much easier to make large Plasma panels.The Sharp PN-655 is designed for presentation rooms or video conference applications. This new Sharp LCD HDTV panel features a brightness of 400cd/m2, a 700:1 contrast ratio and 170 degrees viewing angle. DVI and RGB input interfaces are available on the PN-655.Sharp has actually the LC-65GE1 65 inch LCD HDTV (Thanks Stephane W.) on the market
No title 2008-03-04 13:35:00 P2POD - P2P HDTV Media PlayerAHT International based in the Netherlands will demonstrate at the CeBit 2006 the P2POD - a P2P media streaming box.The P2POD box uses software technology developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Their peer-to-peer based solution allows not only content distribution, but also live video streaming over peer-to-peer networks.Because of this technology, with every added P2POD (or P2POD software client) the quality and speed of the services increases further.Users of the P2POD should not only be able to receive video and audio content from premium and free content sources, but also be able to distribute their own videos to other P2POD users.The P2POD features a maximum video resolution of 1920x1080 (full HDTV) and features a HDMI port.It supports
No title 2008-03-04 13:16:00 Cool Pandora Personal Radio Available on the Slim Devices SqueezeboxSlim Devices announces the support of the Pandora personalized radio stream on the Squeezebox audio streaming device.I just tried the Pandora music service that is based on the Music Genome Project, and it is amazing. You type in a song or artist and it will generate automatic a set of songs similar to your query. It even gives you a sentence or two on why it recommends the selected titles. One funny thing is that it will not play your selected song right away due to license limitation at least on the free player on the Pandora site (see screenshot below). Give it a try, it really is great way to find new artists and songs that match your taste.Squeezebox CEO says about Pandora: "The first time I used Pandora on my Squeeze
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