Siemens creating portable sensor to warn about asthma attacks, breathe deeply until it ships
February 16, 2011 No Comment
We all wheeze a little from time to time, at least we do when we’ve fallen off the fitness wagon and are trying desperately to climb back on. For some it’s a little more serious than that, and for those prone to dangerous bouts of asthma Siemens AG has a bit of hope. It’s developed a portable sensor that can detect minute increases of nitric oxide in a patient’s breath, particles that serve as a sign of an impending asthma attack. The user can then use that information to ingest the correct amount of anti-inflammatory meds. The device is said to be about the size of a cellphone, though unfortunately Siemens didn’t specify a model. Like, are we talking a Veer here or a king-sized Nexus S ? Inquiring minds want to know. Continue reading Siemens creating portable sensor to warn about asthma attacks, breathe deeply until it ships Siemens creating portable sensor to warn about asthma attacks, breathe deeply until it ships originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A strange little piece of crowdsorcery called “A Sequence of Lines Consecutively Traced by Five Hundred Individuals” provides a sharp illustration of the magnification of transcription errors and the way that extreme mutation can proceed from small changes. A Sequence of Lines Consecutively Traced by Five Hundred Individuals is an online drawing tool that lets users do just one thing – trace a line…. Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 16/02/2011 22:40 Number of articles : 5
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A Somali pirate who kidnapped and brutalized the captain of a US-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison. (Feb. 16)
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Herman Miller Archives That’s DJ Depree, the man behind Herman Miller, trying out a standing desk from the action office of 1964. Why did they build it? Designer Bob Probst wrote in 1968, in The Office: A facility based on change: The most serious health problem in offices is the sedentary nature. Compelled by lack of choice, we are forced to conduct most office activity in a sitting position. The result, as medical studies and insurance data make clear, is a steady decline in vitality, energy, and general body tone. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A 10-year-old Florida girl whose badly deteriorated body was discovered in her father’s pesticide truck is the twin of a boy discovered hours earlier in the vehicle, critically injured after being doused in acid by his father, officials say. (Feb. 16)
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Police in Texas have released dash-cam footage that shows an officer crashing his vehicle to stop what they believe was a drunken driver going the wrong way on a freeway near Dallas. (Feb. 16)
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Israel warns Iran is preparing to send warships through Suez Canal into the Mediterranean
February 16, 2011 No Comment
ISRAEL has warned Iran and its ally Hezbollah not to test it, charging that Tehran was preparing to send warships into the Mediterranean as the Lebanese militia…
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thrashers (trimmed) Aleksandr Burmistrov drills Matt Gilroy Jay Rosehill drills Andrew Ladd Thrashers -Coyotes preview | Atlanta Thrashers Next for Thrashers Who: at Coyotes When: 9 p.m. Thursday TV; radio: SPSO; 680 AM, 93.7 FM * The Thrashers are coming off Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the. Dustin Byfuglien Commits to Thrashers , Even as Their Future Is … “It comes into play,” he said of the rumors that the Thrashers could be sold and relocated. “But it’s out of my control.” Atlanta Spirit, LLC slaps Thrashers fans in the face again … Ya know…it is seriously tough being a Thrashers fan. I mean, here we are celebrating the great news that Dustin Byfuglien has just signed a contract extension. Hello/goodbye? Byfuglien stays, but the Thrashers could leave … Mark Bradley of the AJC notes the plight of the Atlanta Thrashers : Hours after Dustin Byfuglien re-upped, a team owner says the club could be sold and moved. Atlanta Thrashers Ownership Claims 'Sense Of Urgency' As … Atlanta Thrashers co-owner Michael Gearon says that there’s a “sense of urgency” surrounding his groups effort to find an investor or a buyer for the team in the Atlanta area. If that doesn’t happen soon, relocation could become a … inaneenglish says: Listening to Gearon talk out his…excuse me, talk about the Thrashers on 680 The Fan.
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