Anna Nicole Smith. Heath Ledger. Michael Jackson. And now, Whitney Houston. On Saturday, the music superstar was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel, reportedly in a bathtub with her “face below the water and legs up”, according to the Hollywood gossip website TMZ. The website RadarOnline also said that numerous pill bottles were found [...]
A massive eruption on the sun on January 22 has created the strongest solar radiation storm since September 2005. The coronal mass ejection (CME) and fast-moving, highly energetic protons are headed straight toward Earth in something known as a “solar energetic particle” event, according to NASA’s Goddard Space Weather Center. “The CME is moving at [...]
Listen to preview: (Editor’s note: Since we first aired this story on a live broadcast in January 2011, we learned that Mrs. Arlene English passed away on April 8 at the age of 89. New details about English’s quality of health care, provided by her son, Neil Roe, have been included in [...]
Computer company Apple, in a move described by executives as “taking it to the next level,” on Tuesday announced its latest product innovations with the launch of iPhone 4S, iOS 5, and iCloud. “Today we’ll remind you of the uniqueness of this company,” said new Apple CEO Tim Cook, “as we announce innovations from our mobile operation [...]
The season’s first major hurricane, about a third the size of the entire U.S. East Coast and growing in fury and size, is headed towards the North Carolina coast on Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph as of 11 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday night. “The threat is for North Carolina to have the [...]
An electronic device consisting of tiny, snake-like filaments and circuitry that can be applied to the throat, forehead or chest to monitor the body’s electrical activities is redefining how scientists measure the functions of living systems. A team of researchers led by John A. Rogers, Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois, released their [...]
A five year investigation by the Internet security company McAfee has revealed that a “single actor” – motivated by a hunger for secrets and intellectual property – has perpetrated electronic intrusions on the computers of at least 72 global targets, including U.S. and world government agencies, defense, communication, commerce and other industries. Dubbed Operation Shady [...]
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Health IT “incentives” reward doctors & hospitals that adopt electronic patient care records
The doctor was hunched over his laptop, a slight wrinkle forming on his forehead. He stared at the screen for a few seconds and then raised an eyebrow with a perplexed look on his face. “What’s wrong, Doc,” I asked nervously. Sitting in the examination room at the local physician’s office for my annual checkup, [...]