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Google Acquires SocialDeck
 
Google Acquires SocialDeck

Google Acquires SocialDeck

Google has purchased SocialDeck, a company that develops games and application for smartphones. According to SocialDeck’s website, the search engine giant has acquired them and they have joined the Google team. Google’s move seems to imply that the company is serious about making and providing Internet users a gaming platform that will dominate the online [...]

Google Acquires SocialDeck

Google Acquires SocialDeck

31 August 2010

Google has purchased SocialDeck, a company that develops games and application for smartphones. According to SocialDeck’s website, the search engine giant has acquired them and they have joined the Google team. Google’s move seems to imply that the company is serious about making and providing Internet users a gaming platform that will dominate the online [...]

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Diaspora

Alpha Version of Diaspora to Go Online in October

31 August 2010

Diaspora, the “anti-Facebook” website announced that the alpha version of the website will be released by October. This is a clarification made by the Diaspora team amidst the confusion about the release. First, Diaspora will release the open source code and software on September 15, followed by the alpha version set to be on the [...]

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Puffs of Marijuana

Three Puffs of Marijuana Eases Chronic Pain

31 August 2010

Canadian researchers recently found out that three puffs of marijuana helps alleviate pain for post op and injured patients. Mark Ware, MD, assistant professor of anesthesia and family medicine at McGill University in Montreal stated that about 10-15 percent of patients on chronic pain clinic use marijuana as part of their pain management tactics. However, [...]

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Kevin Durant

Durant leads US over Slovenia

30 August 2010

Kevin Durant scored 22 points that played a major role for the US team to win over Slovenia, 99-77, yesterday. The US team played against Slovenia yesterday in group B play at the basketball world championship held at Istanbul. Rudy gay scored 16 points, Kevin Love added 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Andre Igoudala [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be released next week

30 August 2010

Samsung’s newest android tablet Galaxy Tab is creating a buzz as its release date approaches. The tablet is set to be launched in Germany on September 2. The Galaxy Tab boasts of a 7-inch colored screen with multitouch capabilities, runs on Google’s Android 2.2 OS (also known as Froyo), a Swype virtual keyboard, JavaScript.15, SyncML [...]

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Plavix, Brilinta

Plavix, Brilinta Contention Rises with Research

30 August 2010

The rival between the genetically known drug clopidogrel (Plavix) and ticagrelor (Brilinta) raises as issues regarding long-term effect of Plavix tear down its reputation while Brilinta waits FDA consent to market. Plavix, which is co-marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, faces controversies when significant number of users carries genetic variations that may alter drug’s potency.  [...]

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Smoking Cessation for Seniors

Medicare Covers Smoking Cessation for Seniors

29 August 2010

Seniors who wants to quit smoking can now access services covered by Medicare as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare will cover smoking cessation of seniors as consented by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  This act focuses on the prevention of diseases before it can even occur. It also provides comprehensive [...]

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Breast Feeding

Breast Feeding Helps Women Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Says Research

29 August 2010

Latest study discovers that breastfeeding women are at low risk to have type 2 diabetes as compared to those who do not breastfeed their babies. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance or insulin deficiency that results in relatively high blood glucose level.  This is common with obese people. A [...]

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West Nile Virus

Health Officials Report occurrence of EEE, Western Nile Virus in Massachusetts

29 August 2010

Health officials announced yesterday the first occurrence of the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease, and West Nile virus in the residents of Massachusetts. According to Dr. Alfred DeMaria, state epidemiologist, last August 21, a 43-year old Plymouth County Man developed symptoms of the eastern equine encephalitis. The man was immediately admitted to the [...]

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Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner to join Mission: Impossible cast

28 August 2010

Jeremy Renner has been cast to join the cast of the next installment of Mission: Impossible franchise due out next year opposite Tom Cruise. Renner, who starred on the hit movie The Hurt Locker, will star alongside Tom Cruise in the next Mission: Impossible movie that is targeting a December 16, 2011 premiere date. Brad [...]

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