What to consider about weight-loss surgery

Options include gastric bypass, banding or a gastric sleeve, with most surgeons reserving a more drastic step only for the most obese.

Read this interesting article in the LA Times

‘De iPad 2 wordt een tegenvaller van formaat’

De tweede iPad zal teleurstellen en toch zal Apple er opnieuw in slagen de beste tablet van het moment te hebben. Al wordt de concurrentie groter en beter dan ooit.
Lees verder...

Why Twitter is Like a One-Night Stand | Social Media Today

A must read article!

Why Twitter is Like a One-Night Stand | Social Media Today

UK clinical obesity levels rise 10-fold over 10 years.

Official figures reveal a ten-fold increase since 2001 in the number of Britons who are clinically obese and require treatment to lose weight.

http://news.carrentals.co.uk/uk-clinical-obesity-levels-rise-10-fold-over-10-years-34240479.html

Connect Your Personal Data Pipes Together With Ifttt

To learn more about the new Ifttt service, read the article of Drake Martinet... Interesting service to connect all your social media stuff together!

Read it here!

Exclusive Apple Ipad2 Hands-on Review (via @dkeyjon)

Check out this pre-release Apple Ipad2 review ! Another Apple leak...

Click here to watch !

Thanks to @dkeyjon for the tip !

Life as a Healthcare CIO: Securing your iPad and iPhone4

Life as a Healthcare CIO: Securing your iPad and iPhone4: "I'm often asked how IT departments should advise users to secure their iPads and iPhone4's. Here's the process suggested by my security tea..."

Medical Monday: 5 Surprising Things Healthcare Apps Can Do

App fever is everywhere and healthcare certainly hasn’t been immune to its effect. Early apps in the healthcare space tended to focus on dumping huge amounts of data into searchable dictionaries for everything from drug names to conditions and symptoms. Those were useful a small number of times, but for the average person they offered fairly little. Fast forward to 2011, and there are plenty of examples of a bright future for using apps in every aspect of healthcare, from taking a small role in treatment, to mobile screenings, to joining a network of people skilled in providing healthcare so you can be “on call” at any moment to save another life.

Read more on:
Medical Monday: 5 Surprising Things Healthcare Apps Can Do

New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users

The dangers of being a hacking victim are growing for smartphone and laptop users at Wi-Fi hot spots, who may not realize that their browsing is being watched.

http://nyti.ms/eflcpa

Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter

Long-form blogs were once the outlet of choice, but now sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are favored.

http://nyti.ms/gaIV4B

Google Launches Google Weddings To Facilitate Wedding Planning

Following the launch of Google Art Project, today the Internet giant introduced its latest service—Google Weddings to help modern-day couples deal with the stress caused by so-called wedding dash: endless ‘to-do’ lists, calculating and correcting wedding budgets, settling on the design for save the dates, guest list preparation, etc.

Read more on Popsop

Twitter for Doctors Giving it Consideration

Twitter, like most social media, is evolving rapidly. Even though most physicians are not directly familiar with Twitter, more are building an awareness and curiosity each month.

Read more on http://bit.ly/dW4JbV

Obama wil 10,7 miljard voor draadloos zorgnetwerk - Actueel - Skipr

President Obama wil 10,7 miljard dollar uitgeven aan een high-speed beveiligd draadloos netwerk waarop zorgprofessionals patiëntinformatie kunnen uitwisselen tijdens noodsituaties. Dit is onderdeel van een18 miljard-plan waarmee Obama draadloze internettoegang voor 98 procent van de Amerikanen wil realiseren in de komende vijf jaar.

Obama wil 10,7 miljard voor draadloos zorgnetwerk - Actueel - Skipr

4 Important Tips for Ensuring a Successful Lap Band Procedure

http://bit.ly/gB8iBu

FDA Approves Expanded Use of LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System for Obese Adults

Obese Adults with a BMI of 30-40 with at Least One Obesity Related Comorbid Condition Now Qualify for LAP-BAND® System Procedure When All Other Conservative Weight-loss Therapies Have Failed


Read more about it on the website of Allergan :
http://bit.ly/LapBand

Healthy kids, healthy adults

"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased drastically over the past 20 years. Now, more than one-third of children and two-thirds of adults across the country are either overweight or obese. Major factors that contribute to the epidemic of overweight and obesity in this country are poor diet and physical inactivity which is why the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans now more strongly emphasizes decreased calorie intake and increased physical activity."

Read more on:

Healthy kids, healthy adults | The Pittston Dispatch, Pittston, PA

Facebook, Android, China and More at Mobile Conference

Several major themes threaded their way into many of the announcements and panels at the Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona.

http://nyti.ms/dKBjED

A Less Virtual Keypad for the iPhone

A new iPhone accessory makes typing on the phone's virtual keyboard considerably more accurate.

http://nyti.ms/fItNqU

The Digital Lives of Babies

With the proliferation of images of babies and children online, the idea that anyone might deserve protection from the digital lens has become an aberration.

http://nyti.ms/dT0A6V

Wat te doen bij verkeerd gestuurde emails?

Vlaams Minister Ingrid Lieten flaterde door een vertrouwelijke e-mail te versturen naar de mensen waarvan ze brandhout maakt in de mail. Maar wat kun je het beste doen na zo’n e-mail?

Lees verder op ZDNet

Study of Breast Biopsies Finds Surgery Used Too Extensively

Doctors say a needle biopsy is safer, less invasive and cheaper, and estimate that more than 300,000 women a year are having unnecessary surgery.

http://nyti.ms/gz2JiU

Mystery of Obama’s Dinner with Tech Execs

The Internet was buzzing Friday after a mystery dinner with top Silicon Valley executives and President Obama.

http://nyti.ms/ejytSI

Google Search Results Get More Social

Google is taking its biggest step yet toward incorporating links from people you know into search results.

http://nyti.ms/fgGQ3G

Apple Is Weighing a Cheaper iPhone

To broaden the appeal of the iPhone, Apple has been exploring ways to make the popular device less expensive.

http://nyti.ms/hB9XAf

Checking Out a Lot of Beers, Without the Hangover

Several apps, including some good ones that are Android only, let you figuratively tap into the world of beer.

http://nyti.ms/fr1e78

Google Announces Payment System for Digital Content

A day after Apple stirred up online publishers with its digital subscription plan, Google announced a service that aims to be more publisher-friendly.

http://nyti.ms/enTbnw

Huawei Wants to Woo the U.S. With Cheap Tablets

Huawei, the giant Chinese manufacturer, wants to sell tablet PCs in the United States and will do it with one for about $300.

http://nyti.ms/fK3UNp

Wariness on Surgery of the Mind

A recent paper argues that a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has not been sufficiently tested, and that even calling it "therapy" raises people's hopes beyond what is scientifically su

http://nyti.ms/hC3l8v

Gimmick or Not, Vibrating Platforms Have Joined the Gym

Researchers say that standing on a platform that vibrates 50 times a second seems to slightly improve performance in the few minutes immediately after.

http://nyti.ms/eSOMLH

The Dirty Little Secrets of Search

How a campaign of paid links on all kinds of unrelated Web sites pushed one retailer to the top of Google results for various products — from curtains to skinny jeans.

http://nyti.ms/hFtw1L

Turning Your Company Into a Social Animal

Social media can enhance your company's brand by connecting with customers and potential customers. But careful planning is a must.

http://nyti.ms/dGE5Ca

Success of Spina Bifida Study Opens Fetal Surgery Door

Babies in a study were more likely to walk and have fewer neurological problems if operated on before birth.

http://nyti.ms/fQgTAc

Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care

For about 20 percent of breast cancer patients, removing cancerous nodes, a painful measure that can cause complications, does not improve survival or prevent cancer recurrence, researchers say.

http://nyti.ms/ed7Vuy

Original article in the New England Journal of Medicine can be found here:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1008108

Global Obesity Rates Doubled Since 1980

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/global-obesity-rates-doubled-1980/story?id=12833461

Childhood: Obesity and School Lunches

A study of more than 1,000 sixth graders in Michigan found that those who regularly had the school lunch were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home.

http://nyti.ms/h9yizL

No iPad to Read The Daily? No Problem

The Daily is putting its articles on the Web for ease of sharing, but there is no one place to see them all outside of its app. An unauthorized site is fixing that.

http://nyti.ms/hUSfWP

How obesity is reshaping our world

Ambulances are the latest vehicles to face up to one inarguable fact - as a nation, we are getting bigger and that poses a huge design headache.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12354738

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New Service Lets Voices From Egypt Be Heard

Callers are using a new social-media platform to evade attempts by the authorities to suppress communications.

http://nyti.ms/fdpkfi

Google Hotpot adds new flavour to your local marketing recipe

Google Hotpot is a new addition to the Google Places local search application. Many of you will be familiar with Google Places, which lets you search for businesses based on location. Google Hotpot spices it up by allowing you to discover and rate local businesses that you and your friends love (or hate).

http://bit.ly/f8ZxkQ

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The end of Quora?

The Quor-gasm shakes the social web

De 7 meest geeky gadgets van MacWorld

MacWorld, een overzicht van de geeky stuff...

http://bit.ly/mac_geek

Google Takes Street View Into Art Museums

Google on Tuesday announced the Google Art Project, a new Web site, which allows people to virtually navigate over 17 major art museums and see thousands of paintings up close.

http://nyti.ms/g1HoH0