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Health Facts That You May Not Know
Posted by admin in General Health, Health Program, Healthcare, Heath Info on December 24, 2011
Let’s face it; it can be overwhelming out there with all of the information about health. As a society we are constantly worried about the latest health crazes and we trust our doctors to give us the correct information. After all, they went to school, not us. This thought can be a little misleading though. Research any medical condition and you will find professionals divided about practically all issues. So who is right? The truth is, we may never know. It is important to live your live to its fullest and protect yourself. This article will look at some topics that are important to talk to your doctor about. Along with staying healthy and living a long life, make sure you protect yourself and your family. Life insurance is in place to make sure that you are protected.
One health topic to discuss with your doctor is your diet. I am not talking about a fad crash diet that you may do every few months. You need to discuss your eating habits and make sure that you are getting proper nutrients. It is possible that you could be missing key nutrients in your body or you can be overdosing on others. Discuss your diet and your doctor will be able to help guide you in the right direction.
One of the major organs that keeps us functioning is our heart. Heart conditions are on the rise and continue to be the leading causes for death in adults, especially women. Talk to your doctor at the different stages in your life and make sure that you hormones are balanced properly so that you can keep heart problems at bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Smart Health And Wellbeing Program
Posted by admin in Health Program on December 23, 2011
The National Science Foundation, often known as NSF, is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is drastically in charge of financing research and education activities in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
The work of the NSF will always be carefully guided by their overall agency mission, which is to “To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.”
In line with this, the National Science Foundation has constituted the development of the Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program wherein they want to tackle scientific and technical issues that will pave the way towards the transformation of the healthcare process from being rather reactive and hospital centered into becoming preventive, proactive, evidence-based, patient-centered and focused on the wellbeing of the person instead of his/her disease.
The program tries to do this by addressing issues that are connected with sensor technology, networking, information and machine learning technology, system and process modeling, modeling cognitive process and lastly, social and economic issues. Read the rest of this entry »