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Should We Be Vaccinated Against H1N1?

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:18:43 +0000

Should we be vaccinated against h1n1?

Will the new vaccines be safe or will they be considered as dangerous as the ones for the 1976 swine flu?

As we remember cases of a rare condition called guillain-barre syndrome were connected with the vaccines in 1976.

Many people refused to have the shots after the media started reporting problems.

The new vaccines are being developed in several places, but Vanderbilt flu experts claims they have a successful one almost ready to go public.

Does this mean the vaccination will be safe?

There are still many questions which need to be answered. If people do not feel secure with the shots there are probably lots of good measured reasons why. After all, 1976 was a disaster if a lot of ways.

Will history repeat itself? Will matters be better this time around?

Or are we wise not to have the shots?

Get more answers at Flu experts gear up for pandemic of vaccine worry

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GPS Devices for the Supermaket?

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:55:23 +0000

Inventors are working on a GPS device which will guide the elderly through supermarkets.

As people of all ages know, grocery shopping can be confusing for everyone, not just seniors.

But a GPS device that would guide seniors and give them more confidence as they grocery shop is an invention many of us will be anticipating.

Also underway are sensors for drawers and cabinets which will help seniors, and especially elderly Alzheimer's patients, remember where they left things. The senors will feed the information into a computer.

Frankly, I could use that right now.

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Cars That Can Park Themselves

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:37:22 +0000

Cars that can park themselves are not new. I think Lexus has already developed this.
What's new is that cheaper cars will be available that can park themselves.
The young people over at Buzz Feed think this is a stupid idea from Ford.
I beg to differ with them. I have never really been able to parallel park. I'm not too proud to admit that.
So if Ford or any other car company can come up with self parking technology that's cheaper than Lexus, I'll probably be on board.
Could I make another suggestion?
How about a car that drives itself?
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FTC Strikes Against Bogus Cancer Cures

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:27:55 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission is clamping down on bogus cancer cures.

So far there have been 11 law enforcement actions against companies that have made unsubstantial claims about their services, cures, treatments or products.

The FTC is also getting tough on "scientific proof" or "clinical proof" for products for cancer sufferers.

As all of this is being worked out in and out of court, the FTC has set up a special website about bogus cancer cures which will inform you on how to spot and report false cancer cures.

http://www.ftc.gov/curious
Read FTC Alerts patients of bogus cancer treatments

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