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Many Americans want health care via smartphone

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By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds — though the nation has a way to go before we’re all consulting Dr. Smartphone. In a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey released Tuesday, more than one-third of respondents who are online said they were “very” or “extremely” interested in using smartphones or tablets to ask their doctors questions, make appointments or get medical test results. Continue reading →

Lots of Americans Want Health Care Via Their Smartphone

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By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds — though the nation has a way to go before we’re all consulting Dr. Continue reading →

NASA Visitor Centers Launch New Passport for Space Tourists

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Earth-bound space tourists hitting the road this summer to tour NASA’s historic launch pads and mission controls, as well as see the retired space shuttles on display, now have their own passport. The “Passport to Explore Space” is now being offered by the official visitor centers for NASA’s nationwide facilities and the museums that display the space agency’s former orbiter fleet. Guests to the 14 locations in nine states can get the passports stamped with commemorative markers representing each of the centers, earning them offers and discounts in the process. Continue reading →

Apollo Spacecraft Paraglider Deployment (Rogallo Wing) 1963 NASA Langley Research Center – Video

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Apollo Spacecraft Paraglider Deployment (Rogallo Wing) 1963 NASA Langley Research Center more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/ “A 1963 video of paraglider deployment research conducted in NASA Langley Research Center's 16-Foot Transonic Dynamics… By: Jeff Quitney Continue reading →

Quick Look at One World Trade Center / Freedom Tower 5/31/2013 construction progress part 2 – Video

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Quick Look at One World Trade Center / Freedom Tower 5/31/2013 construction progress part 2 At this point I am moving out of Newport and into Jersey City. As I continue through town we can see One World Trade Center and Four World Trade Center chang… Continue reading →

Space Station Live: FLEX in Space for Safer Combustion – Video

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Space Station Live: FLEX in Space for Safer Combustion Flame Extinguishment Experiment (FLEX) Principal Investigator Mark Hickman, from Glenn Research Center, discusses why scientists study flames in space. One reason is to create a safer environment… By: ReelNASA Continue reading →

Yemeni journalists training: freedom of expression 1/4 – Video

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Yemeni journalists training: freedom of expression 1/4 From 25 to 27 February 2013, UNESCO and the Aljazeera Media Training Development Center trained more than 35 Yemeni journalists on the principles and stand… By: hawerunecso Continue reading →

Mayo Clinic Launches Individualized Medicine Consulting Clinic

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Released: 5/30/2013 11:00 AM EDT Source Newsroom: Mayo Clinic Newswise ROCHESTER, Minn . — You have a serious medical condition, but the conventional tests fail to find an answer. You still have no diagnosis and no effective treatment Continue reading →

Equity

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Equity Choice in Health Care Access: Welcome and Introduction Neil B. Guterman delivered the welcome remarks for the Equity and Choice in Health Care Access conference in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Center for Health Administration Studies… By: UChicago Continue reading →

Summer of Innovation (2010) DLN Webcasts – NASA Johnson Space Center – Video

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Summer of Innovation (2010) DLN Webcasts – NASA Johnson Space Center Guest Expert: Crew Habitability Trainer Scott Weinstein highlights how astronauts must be trained to adapt to the environment of space. By: NASAgovVideo Continue reading →

Always On – Roving the Moon and Mars in NASA’s concept space explorer – Video

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Always On – Roving the Moon and Mars in NASA's concept space explorer http://cnettv.cnet.com/always-on/ Jeff Cannata lives out a childhood dream with a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center and checks out the coolest, far out space vehicle you'll ever see. By: CNET Continue reading →

NASA JSC, Univ Of Texas At Arlington Team To Enhance Environmental, Health, & Safety Training

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NASA Johnson Space Center and The University of Texas Arlington’s Division for Enterprise Development are partnering to develop best practices for enhancing environmental, health and safety training in support of current and future missions and initiatives. UT Arlington will gain insight into training offered at a Voluntary Protection Programs certified site, while JSC hopes to better understand industry-focused training as the agency prepares for increased partnerships with commercial companies in the future. William “Bill” McArthur, Jr., director of Safety and Mission Assurance at JSC, and John Hall, UT Arlington vice president for Administration and Campus Operations, signed a Space Act Agreement in a ceremony at Space Center Houston May 23. Continue reading →

Strike at UC San Diego Medical Centers: Health care workers push for new contract – Video

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Strike at UC San Diego Medical Centers: Health care workers push for new contract Thousands of health care workers at UC San Diego Medical Center and University of California hospitals across the state began a two-day strike Tuesday, walki… Continue reading →