Health System

Join the Obama Admin discussion about health care

Change.gov is the website set up by the “Office of the President Elect” to get citizen input about all the issues facing the Obama administration. One of them is what should be done about the health care system. You can put in your two-cents-worth (an old expression) by going to: http://change.gov/page/s/healthcare Here’s their invitation: Health Care — Of the People, ...

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Realtime gene sequencing gets closer

Back in the video Jeans…or Genes? I mentioned that Pacific Biosciences was claiming it was working on technology to sequence a whole human genome in 15 minutes! Sounded a lot like a boast to entice VC funding. But they’ve gotten a step closer to making the thing a reality. According to Technology Review they now have a video of the ...

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Games to Teach Health

I have been writing a lot about games and their potential for engaging kids in healthy behaviors. I just received a note from a friend about Playnormous – a new game designed to help kids learn about healthy lifestyle choices. Although Playnormouse is a free game, it seems like it is has not been released yet. On their site they ...

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Games That Move You

In the Netherlands there is a new gaming system that gets kids up and moving outside and indoors too. Swinx is a device that have downloadable audio profiles that organize and direct kids in fun games anywhere there is some open space. Players wear RFID wristbands to help Swinx determine position and activity level of each player.

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