Seiko ThumBoard TB5000 Powers Palm V Typing Speed
A Dallas Morning News review notes the ThumBoard TB5000 for Palm V speeds thumb typing. The device fits over the Graffiti area, adds shortcuts for Palm apps, and requires a stylus for some tasks. It costs 50 dollars and adds about one inch depth, with similar models for Palm m500 and Handspring Visor planned for September.
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Dallas Morning News
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Air pollution linked to heart attacks in Boston study
Researchers interviewed 772 Boston area heart attack patients about onset timing and matched this with city pollution data. They found strong correlation with fine particles under 2.5 micrometers that bypass lung defenses. Dr. Murray Mittleman notes it is too early to determine effective interventions.
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Boston
Journal of the American Heart Association
Murray Mittleman
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chicago Tribune
Overweight Linked to Earlier Heart Attacks Says Mayo Study
A Mayo Clinic ten year study finds overweight individuals experience heart attacks earlier than normal weight peers. somewhat overweight individuals face about 3.6 years earlier onset while obese individuals about 8.2 years earlier, even after adjusting for other risk factors. Dr. R Scott Wright reports in Clinical Cardiology.
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Mayo Clinic
R. Scott Wright
Clinical Cardiology
Tomorrow's Accent: Food and Fitness Tips for Health
A health column urges lifestyle changes to cut diabetes risk citing a NIH study showing diet and exercise halves risk. It advises modest steps, classes, tracking portions, and regular activity, and includes tips on fishing as gentle exercise and snack portioning to control calories.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
Big baby big problem in birth injuries and repair
Obstetric brachial plexus injury linked to large babies and difficult deliveries. Dr. Kumar Kadiyala and colleagues discuss risk factors, incidence, and the need for early evaluation by a hand microvascular/nerve surgeon for the minority requiring repair. Most babies heal without surgery.
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Free Lance
Ig Babies
Kumar Kadiyala
University of Iowa
Curtis M. Steyers
Arnold Menezes
Kadiyala
Iowan girl’s birth choice leads to successful arm surgery for Michaella
Jennifer Ferns of Gibson recounts how a high risk pregnancy due to diabetes and a later reconstructive micro arm surgery for Michaella, born March 22 1996 at University of Iowa Hospitals, produced a marked improvement. With home therapy Michaella, now five, gains near normal arm use.
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Jennifer Ferns
Gibson
Ferns
Michaella
University of Iowa
Kumar Kadiyala
Michaela
Michaella Ferns
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