Gleeman's Daily Dozen-10/07

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Robert Gleeman Posted: 10-07-2008 9:24 AM

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Gleeman's Daily Dozen-10/07

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OCR still struggles with handwriting?

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/05/1554219&from=rss

Gleeman: This article regards already written script, no ‘training' possible.

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Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients

http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docID=620005

However, treatment does not slow disease progression, researchers say.

Gleeman:I quit smoking partly due to reading about CO

PD.

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Gleeman: many would argue with this study, there are children drinking at certain religious ceremonies, true? But alcohol is an addictive drug in liquid form, also true.

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Salmonella Reported in Frozen Chicken Dinners

Norovirus Outbreak Strikes Georgetown University

Leading Psychiatrist Allegedly Failed to Disclose Pharma Payments

Chicken Soup Offers Stress Relief for Pandas

27 Bus Riders Sought in Canadian TB Probe

Kids' Breakfast Cereals Way Too Sweet, Report Says

http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docID=620061

Gleeman: this is a group of short articles which may be of interest. Did you ever hear the one about the old lady at the funeral who yells out, "Give him some chicken soup!" She is told it wouldn't help. "It wouldn't HURT!" she yells back.

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Healthiest Diet? Might just be Mediterranean!

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/whats-the-healthiest-diet-of-all/?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Different diets abound, many even promoted by physicians. But it's a mistake to think of a diet as a temporary measure; instead, it is a lifetime commitment to healthy choices.

Gleeman: sounds and looks very good, photos here will make you hungry! By the way, my famous Peanuts and Grapes Diet is still working for me, I have lost about thirty pounds so far, but I am going for 10 more.

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Self-adjusted Dosing for Hay Fever?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081001093452.htm

...during the course of the study, all patients saw improvement in their nasal symptom scores...

Gleeman: this seems so practical-let the symptoms dictate the dose. I feel many drugs work best this way, making it difficult to be a good patient sometimes!

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Obama's Health Plan Vs. McCain's-in case you missed it somehow

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=93168

The cost of McCain's health care plan over a decade was projected to be $1.3 trillion, compared to $1.6 trillion for Obama's plan.

Gleeman: they are close in cost, and both see the problems. Good thing we have all this money! Right.

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Canadian Study: Pine Beetles as a source of new antibiotics

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=1ece8d27-a2f6-430a-84a2-0d24f8ef5b6a&k=32101

Coming to the rescue is a bacterium also carried by beetles that wields an antibiotic compound called mycangimycin, which protects the insect's fungus by inhibiting the growth of the enemy fungus.

Gleeman: and Canada has all the pine trees they need to study this!

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Musicians really do use their brains differently!

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124098.php

One possible explanation the researchers offer for the musicians' elevated use of both brain hemispheres is that many musicians must be able to use both hands independently to play their instruments.

Gleeman: is that why I can play the trumpet but not the piano? Only one side of my brain is musical?

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Caffeine's Main Target In The Body Proves Many Drug Models Are False?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/124091.php

Many receptor models used in drug design may not be useful after all

Gleeman: they discuss something about "super caffeine"-yum yum!

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Does health care need a bailout too?

http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2008/10/please-can-we-n.html

I respectfully disagree with my friends and colleagues who believe that the recent financial crises will make it more difficult to reform health care.

Gleeman: Nice beard and nice blog by David Kibbe.

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Spanish solar power station will produce 50 MW in the dark

http://spectrum.ieee.org/oct08/6851

Heat from the solar thermal power station's 510 000-square-meter field of solar collectors will be stored in 28 500 tons of molten salt-enough to run the plant's 50-megawatt steam turbine for up to 7.5 hours after dark.

Gleeman: they melt salt during the day and generate power with the heat all night long. Spain is ahead of U.S. in this? I can't believe it!

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