How it all Ends 

This video made me truly think about the, in my opinion, great issue of "Climate Destabilization".  It is true that many people arguing about this topic, as to whether it is true or not, are missing the big picture: regardless of what we do, there will be consequences.  The real question is, which consequences are worth the trouble of avoiding a potentially harmful risk? Is bickering over the topic in the end going to make any significant changes? No. In that case, I believe that action, in some form, should be taken to help prevent the further destabilization of our climate, whether it be caused by humans or through natural means.  In my opinion, I think that the risk of having a poor economic time period is much more managable than the risk of changing lifestyles and altering means of survival when the climate begins to truly affect our lives.  But hey, I'm just one person, and this is just MY thoughts on the topic. What are yours?

Google has announded that it will be developing 3-D maps for use on the Andriod, and later the iPhone. These new mas also have the potential to be pre-loaded, so that if you do not have internet connection, you can still view the map that you saved in 3-D.  How cool!

3-D Maps

Simon, D. (2012, June 06). Google to offer 3-d maps. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/06/tech/web/google-maps-update/index.html

Blood Tests

According to this interesting article, doctors may now be able to detect if patients who were dianosed with early-stage breast cancer, and had the tumors removed, are again developing tumors.  This is a great breakthrough since it has the potential of saving lives, by warning doctors that specific patients needs higher dosages of chemotherapy.

Falco, M. (2012, June 6). Blood test maysignal breast cancer's return. Retrieved from http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/06/blood-test-may-signal-breast-cancers-return/?hpt=he_c2

Phone Therapy

Technology is once again helping in the medical field! Studies have shown that persons suffering from depression that recieved therapy treatment over the phone, rather than attend a face-to-face appointment, displayed a decreased number of drop-outs. Phone therapy is an easier way to achieve treatment for those who have depression. the only negative is how those who recieved treatment through this method showed a drop in the benefits of treatment in the months after it ended.  Regardless, this is an amazing and interesting treatment for many mental disorders.  

Wade, L. (2012, June 5). Phone therapy helps with depression, study says. Retrieved from http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/05/phone-therapy-helps-with-depression/?hpt=he_c2

Waist Size and Diabetes Risk

According to recent studies, the size of one's waist may have a connection to how at risk someone is for developing Diabetes.  This s an amazing study since it found that waist size has a greater connection to Diabetes than BMI does.  The results from this study can help doctors to recognize red flags for patients at risk for deveoping Type 2 Diabetes. 

Gardner, A. (2012, June 5). Waist size signals diabetes risk. Retrieved from http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/05/waist-size-signals-diabetes-risk/?hpt=he_c2

Americans' Skull Size

According to the article, the size of Americans' skulls in present times may be larger than the size of the skulls of ancestors just a few hundred years ago.  Research says that the size of the human skull has increased by the size of about a tennis ball...hopefully that means the brain inside the skull has increased as well, but it has yet to be proven.  

Landau, E. (2012, June 5). Americans' heads have been growing, scientists say. Retrieved from http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/05/our-heads-may-be-getting-bigger-literally/?hpt=he_c2

Better Breast Cancer Drug?

This article is interesting because it describes how a new experimental drug works whith the patients and the drugs in which they are already taking for treatment.  In a clinical study, the use of this drug increased the time of tumor-free living over the time without tumors while on the usual medications.  

Falco, M. (2012, June 4). Experimental drug offers new way to battle certain breast cancer. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/health/breast-cancer-drug/index.html?hpt=he_c2

Immune System Test

This article is aprticularly interesting because scientists have discovered that a particular molecule in the immune system can be detected, and if the molecule is in high levels in a particular person, that person has an increased chance of dying within the next 13 years.  Its crazy what science can predict now!

Gardner, A. (2012, June 4). Immune-system test may predict early death. Retrieved from http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/04/immune-system-test-may-predict-early-death/?hpt=he_c2

In the article linked here, the topic of raising the minimum age of Facebook from 14 to 21 is discussed through comments made mostly by parents.  This article is particularly interesting due to how most individuals I personally know, beginning at age 12, have a Facebook account.  It is interesting to think about how an age restriction that is set at 21 for Facebook and enforced would affect our daily lives. 

Facebook Age Increase

Sutter, J. (2012, June 5). The big idea: Facebook's minimum age should be 21. Retrieved from http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/05/the-big-idea-facebooks-minimum-age-should-be-21/

Colic An Early Sign Of Migraines? 

This aricle is about how some scientists believe that colic, which has an unknown cause but is believed to be related to gas pains, may be related to early signs of migraines in babies. Studies show how mothers with a history of migraines had babies with colic. 

Rettner, R. (2012, April 27). Colicky babies may be having early migraines. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/27/colicky-babies-may-be-having-early-migraines/?

Heart Repair

This article is about how scientists will be able to repair the hearts of cardiac arrest victims with the use of microRNAs. By using this molecule, scientists will be able to repair the damaged heart tissue without the use of stem cells. 

Crees, A. (2012, April 27). Repairing the heart without using stem cells. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/26/repairing-heart-without-using-stem-cells/

As it turns out, as this article explains, the obesity rate in America could be far worse than it actually is, due to inconsistencies in BMI measurements. In a world full of fast food and minimal exercise, this is a scary thought. 

Obesity Rate Article

MacMillan, A. (2012, April 3). Obesity rate may be worse than we think. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/health/obesity-rates-maybe-worse/index.html?hpt=he_c1

Most of the time, whenever there was a blog post made on the Mr. M blog, I would be notfied of it through my reader. Unfortunately, given the vast amount of posts made to the blog, it was difficult to stay on top of the videos and blog posts that needed to be brought to my attention, for reasons such as due dates.  Also, I found that during the time given during class, I did not have enough time to view the multiple-minute long videos on the specific topics due to the amout of assignments that required my full attention.  The idea of having videos to teach student s about the topic is a great one, but I feel that under some of the circumstances in this class, they were not as productive as they could have been.  

 This is about our field trip to the Ladacin School, a special school for students with cerebral palsy.

This article is about how a young infant was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease that could change his life forever.

Rare Disease

Park, M. (2012, March 15). A rare disease in the smallest of patients. . Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/14/health/medical-mystery-brantley/index.html?hpt=he_t3

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Finding Unseen Damage of Traumatic Brain Injuries

This article is about how scientists have deveoped a scan that is able to better determine the damage traumatic brain injuries have caused on patients. Though it is still being tested, this scan would pinpoint nerve fibers in the brain that were missing or injured after an injury, allowing doctors to better predict outcomes and plan the patient's recovery. 

Finding unseen damage of traumatic brain injuries. (2012, March 02). Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/02/finding-unseen-damage-traumatic-brain-injury/

Medicine-Releasing Microchip 

This article is about a microchip, which was implanted into patients, that was invented to administer drugs several times each day.  Though it may not be available for everyday use for another four years, it an interesting idea that can alter how medicine is administered for years to come.  

Harding, A. (2012, February 16). Drug-releasing microchip passes first test in humans. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/health/drug-releasing-microchip-passes-test/index.html?npt=NP1

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