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QUEZON City, Philippines (September 23) – People join social networking sites to connect and strengthen ties within our relationships. But as we indulge ourselves more in these SNS, the less we care about the real world. People get drowned by the idea of reconnecting in the cyber world, forgetting the real essence of having friends. As this generation gears up for the digital age and adapts with newest technology, we can now do things that seemed […]
Keeping calm and alert behind the wheel could get a lot easier… thanks to this intelligent car seat. Developers Faurecia says their “Active Wellness” seat is the world’s first health-monitoring car seat. Its bio-metric sensing system detects if the driver has a drop in energy levels or is under stress, and responds with on the move therapy. Olaf Biedermann, Director Innovation Europe, Faurecia Automotive Seating, saying: “The Active Wellness seat is Faurecia’s vision on the […]
South Korean researchers have developed a machine that could read the minds of the disabled and transform their lives. When used in combination with an exoskeleton that enables movement, the brainwave interface measures EEG signals and decodes them into motion control orders. Professor Lee Seong-whan and his team at Korea University are behind the development. “The exoskeleton robot reads the brainwaves of the user and removes unnecessary external noise through the signal processing system. Then, […]
The Department of Health (DOH), MERCK, and the Philippine Thyroid Association (PTA) on September 16 sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to implement activities in increasing awareness among Filipinos with thyroid disorders as the 2013 National Nutrition Survey showed that about 5.8 million Filipinos are now afflicted with thyroid disorder in different clinical presentations. Under the said MOA, the partnership of DOH, MERCK, and PTA will also strive to improve the capacity of health care professionals […]
As the Philippines is one of the ten countries in the world with a high incidence of rabies cases, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is encouraging local chief executives (LCEs) to actively support the World Rabies Day (WRD) celebration on September 28, 2015 with the theme, “End Rabies Together”. This year’s celebration, which will be held in conjunction with the observance of the Animal Welfare Week spearheaded by the Department of […]
Colonies of tiny Antarctic marine creatures are thriving in response to a reduction in sea-ice cover, according to new research. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) report suggests the filter-feeding bryozoans may be responsible for transporting millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere to polar sea beds. Their research was published on Monday (September 21) in the Cell Press journal Current Biology. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) investigation study into biological change on the seabeds […]
A first-of-its-kind hack attack hits Apple. iPhone and iPad users are vulnerable to malware embedded in popular Chinese apps from Apple’s App Store. WeChat – one of the most popular messaging apps in China – is among dozens of legitimate apps infected with the malicious code. Rather than using the official release of the developer code from Apple’s U.S. servers, developers downloaded the hacked code – dubbed XcodeGhost – from a server in China because […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 18) – Having your tasks done in your office feels very great, and the thinking that you will be able to finally proceed to your next office task feels good! Nevertheless, having quality time for your work will never make you healthy forever. Yes, you might get incentives that you could probably use in buying things that can make you look healthy but eating healthy foods or buying healthy products doesn’t mean […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 18) – Having a career always comes with great responsibilities, sleepless nights, overtime work, hardcore activities and a lot of deadlines that might have burned all of your eyebrow hair into ashes. Yes, you might complete and successfully comply with every tasks that you have however, focusing too much on your work will eventually make you feel unhappy and stressful. But since one of your major investments in your career is your […]
A cafe in the Philippines is helping its customers understand that it is “A-Ok” to be different. Most of the waiters at the Puzzle Cafe in downtown Manila have autism — a neurological disorder that makes it difficult for them to understand and express their emotions. The brightly colored cafe, with mismatched decor and a puzzle motif symbolizing the international sign of autism, has nine special-needs waiters working in hourly shifts. Each of these servers […]
(PIA 6) – There are several ways in which a person can respond and reach out to people who have suicidal tendencies, according to the Department of Health (DOH)-6. Dr. May Ann Sta. Lucia, DOH-6 Medical Officer for non-communicable disease cluster, during a press conference held at the Forest Park here, said those who have suicidal inclination can be referred to mental health facilities. She said if the person is violent, he or she must […]
Forgetting to charge your phone before heading to the beach need not mean social isolation anymore. This is Beachill – a beach mat that uses solar power to revive dead batteries. It also has a small in-built fridge to keep drinks cool. Beachill was originally a university project by Lebanese student Antoine Sayah. But after his tutors advised him to go into business he sold 60 Beachills in just two weeks. Inventor of Beachill, Antoine […]
