Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Interested in the safety of Gulf seafood, relief efforts for victms of flooding in Pakistan, or the Affordable Care Act? Keep up on the latest news from the White House at the White House blog.

Recently launched,  HealthCare.gov is a new consumer website that provides unprecedented transparency into the health care marketplace.  Through HealthCare.gov, individuals will have more control over their health care as informed and empowered consumers. This “first-of-its-kind” website is simple and easy to use, and provides one-stop shopping access to a wealth of information, including new consumer [...]

I just finished reading Chapter 1 of Suzy Welch’s book: 10-10-10, which lays out an easy-to-use method for making decisions based on their short, medium and long term consequences.
In a nutshell, when making decisions, one needs to:

pose the question, crisis or challenge in the form of a query
collect data and given the question, explore the [...]

Many of us think of the Library of Congress when we think of national treasures in print and digital format. In addition to the Library of Congress, the United States has two other national libraries, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Agricultural Library (NAL). I will explore NLM in this post and [...]

Take some time to watch this inspiring video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao
It’s amazing how one person can change the lives of others for good. In our personal and professional lives, we remember those who make us feel good about ourselves in a genuine way. Let’s make the world a better place by validating others. It takes little effort, but [...]

Take a few minutes to read this short article in the New York Times “Small Business” section and see how you measure up. What the author describes can easily happen to small business owners and entrepreneurs who are busy running their businesses. It’s a reminder to look after ourselves.
http://tinyurl.com/yc7nz2d

Ever find a pill that you cannot remember why you have it or what it is? The national Library of Medicine has a new tool to help identify those mystery pills:Pillbox Beta:http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/
One can search based on physical criteria: imprint (characters or number printed on a medication), shape, color, size, and scoring. Users are shown thumbnail [...]