Frank Whittemore on September 30th, 2011

Facebook on Friday begins rolling out its biggest ever shake-up, in a move observers say will not only profoundly alter how its 800 million users interact with the site, but will keep them coming back for decades to come… Click here to access the complete report. Click here to learn more about Facebook.

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100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith by Sonia Arrison is a new book with excellent reviews. Click here to learn more about it.

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Frank Whittemore on September 28th, 2011

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Frank Whittemore on September 26th, 2011

In this talk from TEDxBoston, Richard Resnick shows how cheap and fast genome sequencing is about to turn health care (and insurance, and politics) upside down. Click here to learn more about the genomic revolution.

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Frank Whittemore on September 24th, 2011

British drug regulators have granted approval to Advanced Cell Technology to conduct the first trial in Europe of human embryonic stem cells… Click here for the complete report. Click here to learn more about embryonic stem cells.

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Frank Whittemore on September 22nd, 2011

Over the past 10 years, more than 600,000 people have succumbed to this highly preventable and treatable cancer, and over 1.5 million have been diagnosed… Click here to read the entire article. Click here to learn more about colon cancer.

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Frank Whittemore on September 20th, 2011

The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study by Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin is available in both hardcover and kindle editions. Click here to learn more about the project.

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Frank Whittemore on September 18th, 2011

Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according to preliminary data from… Click here to view the entire report. Click here for more on the subject.

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Frank Whittemore on September 16th, 2011

World leaders will meet to agree on a deal curbing health problems caused by bad diet, alcohol and smoking… Click here to access the entire report. Click here to learn more about lifestyle diseases.

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“The results are so remarkable that many believe it could mark the beginning of a major advance in cancer treatment…” Click here to access the entire New York Times report. Click here for more information on cancer treatments.

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