Frank Whittemore on February 28th, 2010

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Frank Whittemore on February 27th, 2010

The description “rare” is often a misnomer — although an individual might have a one in a million disease, there are some 7,000 recognized rare diseases… Click here for the complete article found on ABC News. Click here for more information on rare diseases. Share

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Frank Whittemore on February 26th, 2010

People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse… Click here for the complete MSNBC article. Click here for more information on Interval training. Share

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Frank Whittemore on February 25th, 2010

Many Americans believe they have lactose intolerance and thus avoid dairy products, but no one really knows whether they are damaging their health, experts told a national conference on Wednesday… Click here for the entire article found on the Reuters website. Click here for more information on lactose intolerance. Share

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Frank Whittemore on February 24th, 2010

Eric Topol says we’ll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine’s future — all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds. If you like Blogging Life Extension, please remember to bookmark it for future [...]

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Frank Whittemore on February 23rd, 2010

High blood pressure is a “neglected disease” and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must do more to fight it by helping Americans eat better and encouraging doctors to treat it more aggressively, an expert panel said on Monday… Click here for the entire article found on the Reuters website. Click here for [...]

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Frank Whittemore on February 22nd, 2010

MISSION STATEMENT – “The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards the Singularity. Lifeboat Foundation is pursuing a variety of options, including helping to accelerate the development [...]

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Frank Whittemore on February 21st, 2010

Aspirin may help fight breast cancer and why an extra hour of sleep could save your life… – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Click here for more information [...]

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Frank Whittemore on February 20th, 2010

The U.S. government broadened the definition of a human embryonic stem cell on Friday, helping qualify several corporate and academic experiments for federal funding… Click here for the complete article found on the Reuters website. Click here for more information on stem cell policy. Share

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What if it were possible to go to the store and buy a kit to quickly and accurately diagnose cancer, similar to a pregnancy test? Click here for the complete article. Click here for more information on detecting cancer. Share

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