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Who’s Your Baby Mama? [Fertility Notes]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Do I admit that this movie looks, frankly, pretty damn funny? Offensive? I am sure. Inaccurate? Not sure. (I’m guessing yes.) While I am not the biggest fan of Amy Poehler, I hold a soft spot in my heart to Tina Fey, if only because I feel as if we always seemed to be living with the exact same “almost there, but not quite there” haircuts at the exact same times in our lives.I confess, gestational...     2008
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Quote on a Starbuck’s Cup [Astronomy Buff]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- I love coffee.I lurveth it.I slurpeth.Without it, I am a worthless lump of astronomer. I do not drink Starbucks coffee often, as I prefer the local coffee from Columbia Street Roastery in good ol Champaign, IL. With that said, I must share with you this cute-cup quote:Coffeecup photo courtesy of: Shawnblog Share This     2008
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Happy National Poetry Month, Astronomybuffs! [Astronomy Buff]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- http://www.stargazing.net/kevin/poetry.html April is National Poetry Month. What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than to write an astronomy limerick or haiku? Haiku is 3 lines: 5 syllables in first line, 7 syllables in second line, 5 syllables in last line. Okay, here is an example: Astronomybuff, I carry them in my heart, how I love thy blogs. Now, I want to see yours, people.Be cre...     2008
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Oopsie-Doopsies [Astronomy Buff]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- See story summary here: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080417/tod-space-astronomy-germany-us-offbeat-f62056d.htmlNasa Vs. little German boy: who was right, anyway? 1:450, or 1:45,000?One zero, or three? Viva la scientific notation! Where you put the commas and the zeros.makes a BIG difference! It turns out that the German Whizkid boy was wrong about the probability of the Apophis asteroid collidin...     2008
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Religion and Recovery [breakingthemirror.com]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- For many people, religion is comforting; for others, its suffocating.  For me, its somewhere in between. Though my recovery (or path to it) was not precipitated nor assisted by spirituality, I can see where it might be helpful for some anorexics, bulimics and/or binge eaters. In my mind, I imagine that a church or religious community could be a loving, forgiving environment in which to heal.  I en...     2008
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Are there earthquakes on other planets? [Astronomy Buff]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Noor at least not that we know of or have studied in depth.Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has been observed to have active plate tectonic activity in our crust.There is no current evidence of plate tectonic activity elsewhere in the solar system.So, you see, there is no evidence of earthquakeserrrrrrr, what I mean is, marsquakes, venusquakes, moonquakes, moonpies (mmmm, moonpies...     2008
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The Fastest-Growing Disability? [Autism Vox]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Autism is often referred to as the fastest growing developmental disability in the US-but is it (as todays WINK news in Florida says) the fastest-growing disability in the US? Tags: asd, asperger, autism, developmental disabiltiy, Diagnosis, disability, florida, Health, pdd-nos, StatisticsShare This     2008
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The Sunday Sidebar…Green Health. [Healthbolt]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Everyones talking green this week with Earth Day (April 22) on the horizon. So Healthbolt is going to talk green too. Green health that is. Heres our common sense tips to greener health Sleep more - not only is sleep good for your health, its also good for the environment. When you sleep, your energy consumption is significantly reduced.Become a locavore - eating lots of fruit and vegetables will ...     2008
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Become the Hairdresser to the Stars [Baldiness]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- If you have a couple of minutes to spare (ummm 10 min will do) you might want to consider playing around on this site. Hairmixer lets you become the stylist to all of the A-list Hollywood celebrities- you can mix and match their hairstyles-or see what their styles will look like on you.I combined the face of Tom Cruise and the hair of Will Smith, and came up with this. I was looking for a look tha...     2008
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Can magnets provide pain relief? [Help My Hurt]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- In all fairness, I do have to admit Im skeptical, but Im not totally discounting if magnets can help with pain relief. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, has a fact sheet, The Use for Magnets for Pain, which reviews the history of magnets in medicine and what they can be used for. Have you tried magnetic therapy? What do you t...     2008
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2008 Lobby day for You’re the Cure- Save a life! [A Hearty Life]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Kids, parents, adults, advocates, researchers, heart and stroke survivors will make a personal plea on capitol Hill for lawmakers to help them save livesYoure the Cure! Youre the Cure advocates call on Congress to step up the fight against heart disease and stroke. Nearly 600 advocates, including American Heart Association President Daniel W. Jones, M.D., President-Elect Tim Gardner, M.D. and othe...     2008
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Baldness - The Disability? [Baldiness]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Image details: Judge with Gavel served by picapp.com Big news in the world of baldiness this week.A teacher by the name of James Campbell lost his claim against the Falkirk School Council.He claims that his baldness caused him to not complete his duties of a high school teacher.It appears that his students were bullying him because he was bald.They called him names such as baldy, and felt that his...     2008
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Flu resevoir in Southern Asia source of flu virus evolution and dispersal [Genetics and Health]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- H3N2 flu virus (Courtesy www.primidi.com)  Each year, somewhere between five and 15 percent of the world’s population becomes infected during influenza A epidemics. These flu outbreaks are linked to as many as a half a million deaths annually, according to WHO. While vaccinations can be effective, influenza viruses often evolve so rapidly that creating effective vaccines can be difficult. WHO’s Gl...     2008
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Titan - Earth’s twin is of interest to new life-hunters [Genetics and Health]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Saturns moon Titan - three different viewsCourtesy NASA Titan, one of Saturns moons is like a genetic twin to Earth.  It enjoys many of the geological features of the Earth - volcanism, tectonics, erosion, deposition and atmosphere.  The rivers flowing across these plains are formed of a hydrocarbon soup with methane as its main ingredient. However the one main difference is that it is so cold so ...     2008
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The Guy With No Hair [Baldiness]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- This is a man who has a fantastic attitude about living sans hair.I have to be honest, I have a bit of a crush on him now.You have just been awarded the bald man of the week prize! Tags: alopecia, Bald Man of the Week, baldness, fresh prince of bald air, parody, the guy with no hair, youtubeShare This     2008
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Flies get ’sex swap’ from a pulse of light [Genetics and Health]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- Drosophila flies I just loved this article along with accompanying videos appearing in the BBC news website. Scientists have managed to give genetically modified fruit flies a sex-change just from a pulse of light to group of 2,000 brain cells responsible for directing courtship displays. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7350403.stm Oh that it was so easy in humans! Elaine Warburton  www.geneti...     2008
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Non-invasive heart valve replacement- Wow! [A Hearty Life]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- How cool is this? A minimally-invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure has been developed and tested for patients with congenital heart disease. And guess what?It doesn’t involve open heart surgery. Many times patients that are born with such congenital heart diseases as right ventricular outflow tract and they face many procedures and surgeries, which usually consist of opening the ches...     2008
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Personalized heart plan from the AHA [A Hearty Life]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- There is a great service offered by the American Heart Association, Heart Profilers. You or a loved one can become more involved in your care by reviewing treatment options, possible side effects, success rates and questions to ask your healthcare provider.You also have access to medical journal articles and research studies written in an easy-to-understand format. It is a personal game plan and e...     2008
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Journal from camp 4/20/08 [A Hearty Life]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- I went camping for earth day this weekend with my daughters and the Girl Scouts. Oh what fun, haha. Actually, it was not that bad and they learned many lessons about recycling, reusing and all else that goes along with being green. So…. my diet was for the birds. I had a lot of peanut butter apples, grapes, oranges and don’t forget the camp made spaghetti. Yum, lol! Anyway, I am letting myself get...     2008
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Fight heart disease for your unborn child [A Hearty Life]

b5media Science and Health Channel Feed -- I am going to share this with yall over here at A Hearty Life as well. I wrote about it at Diabetes Notes but it pertains to heart disease as well and since Spring seems to be the time when so many of my friends are sporting bigger bellies, and rightfully so, here you go To all my pregnant friends and readers… remember your baby is what you eat. Seriously, it all starts within the womb. It is well...     2008
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