Archives for December 2008
Lab in your cellphone
There are many healthcare problems in the developing countries, like lack of medical staff and equipment, and this is why I helped start the openECGproject. Now, a great concept to try an fix these problems is to utilize devices that are already present and hack them to be useful for patients. Devices like cellphones are […]
iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer
iBreath Alcohol Breathalyzer is an iPod and iPhone accessory that lets you take your own alcohol breath test before deciding to drive. Anything that could stop even one drunk driver is fine by me. I am amazed by all these iPod accessories people are creating. Take a look at the promotional video.
Bill Bailey’s Foreign Ambulance Sirens
Bill Bailey, is a popular English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. In 2007 he was voted number seven on UK Channel 4’s hundred greatest stand-ups. Here is his joke about ambulance sirens in different countries. Here are the lyrics and English translation of the song he sings at the end. English translation: Attention We are […]
Top 10 Most Read Medscape Articles by Medical Students
Medscape is a part of WebMD Health Professional Network and they offer specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals integrated medical information and educational tools. They also have a portal for medical students called Medscape Med Students, which I highly recommend. For the end of this year they published a list of top 10 […]
Dr. Awesome, Microsurgeon M.D.
This is a game for the iPhone for which I wanted to do a video review, but I see that others have already done it, so I will just embed their video. Here is a description of this game: Prepare to go micro! You are Dr. Awesome, the world’s most popular microsurgeon. A deadly strain […]
Buy a video game console for your grandparents
The research paper which will appear this month in the journal Psychology & Aging suggest you should buy your grandparents a video game console, or a PC loaded with games. This study found that adults in their 60s and 70s can improve a number of cognitive functions by playing a strategic video games. “When you […]
