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Obama: New pollution rules will reduce asthma, heart attack
2014-05-31 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Press: US President Barack Obama said Saturday, May 31, that his administration's proposals to cut carbon emissions will prevent thousands of asthma and heart attacks each year. Obama's prediction came during his regular weekly broadcast address as he discussed proposed guidelines designed to "cut down on the carbon pollution, smog, and soot." The administration will release the guidelines in the coming week. Some 40% of the country's carbon pollution comes from power plants and while there are...
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Microsoft plans smartwatch to measure heart rate - report
2014-05-30 12:04:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft is developing its first wearable device, a smartwatch that measures heart rate and syncs with smartphones, Forbes reports. The device will draw on optical engineering expertise from Microsoft's Xbox Kinect division to measure heart rate continuously, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the company's plans. It was unclear when the device would be launched. The watch will work with Windows phones, as well as Android and iOS devices. The watch will look similar to the Samsung Gear Fit and feature a full-color touch screen positioned on the inside of the wearer's wrist, to make it easier to view notifications and more private. The company has created a software platform to go with the smartwatch that will correlate data from the device's sensors, giving a more accurate read on heart rate and fitness, the report said.
Shale and non-Russian gas imports at heart of new EU energy strategy
2014-05-28 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Europe will need to tap more diverse sources of gas and develop more supplies of controversial shale gas within the continent, amid concerns over the Ukraine crisis, according to a new energy security strategy unveiled by the European commission on Wednesday. But green campaigners pointed to a change from earlier proposals for the strategy in favour of more emphasis on gas at the expense of green fuels and reducing demand. They slammed the published strategy for promoting fossil fuels too heavily...
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Frequent in-person home visits can reduce both readmission and death for patients with heart failure
2014-05-28 17:18:54| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Home-visiting programs and multidisciplinary heart failure clinic interventions can reduce hospital readmission and improve survival for patients with heart failure, according to research from RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
New York's 'new heart'
2014-05-27 08:26:22| Apparel - Topix.net
It was once a gritty stretch of Manhattan known for rail yards, warehouses and aging industrial buildings, so desolate it was dubbed "The Wild, Wild West."
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