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Ginkgo Biloba No More Effective Than A Placebo
November 19, 2008 – 1:59 pm | One Comment

One of the largest double blind studies on the effectiveness of herbal remedy for memory loss found Ginkgo Biloba medically useless. The collaborative effort of five academic medical centers across the U.S. recruited 3,069 people for the research study. They found a statically insignificant rise in memory degradation in the group that actually took the herbal extract over the placebo group.

Manufacturers of herbal remedies have made ridiculous claims outside the jurisdiction of the FDA for far too long. This latest study now proves that Ginkgo Biloba has no effect on memory loss or on patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease.

Source doc: nytimes

Making Sense this Black Friday
November 17, 2008 – 3:09 pm | No Comment

After reading countless Black Friday store ads, a few things stand out as possibly “good” deals. There are plenty of places to start your search, but Google “black Friday deals” should be sufficient.
Gamers are particularly hyped …

Service Launch 101: What not to do
May 12, 2008 – 7:00 pm | No Comment
Service Launch 101: What not to do

AT&T offered no mention of the new service in its February press release. Reporters in the news then moved towards Starbucks and T-Mobil parting ways.

Ants mimic human personalities
April 16, 2008 – 4:00 am | No Comment
Ants mimic human personalities

When we think of ants, we imagine a line of military like creatures whose only goal is the transportation of that sugar you spilled earlier to their home. What you may not have noticed, …

Tumor cell study leads advances in cancer treatment
April 15, 2008 – 4:00 am | No Comment
Tumor cell study leads advances in cancer treatment

Scientists studying the tumor cells ability to withstand the immune systems “self destruct” instructions, have applied them to strengthen normal cells.

Senate Approved Bill Ignores Consumer Woes
April 13, 2008 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Senate Approved Bill Ignores Consumer Woes

 New legislation made it out of the Senate (rider) on Thursday for relieving some of the turmoil the housing collapse created. The downside is no where in the language does it mention relief for the general …

Newest Wordpress Plugins
April 11, 2008 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

Here are two interesting plugins found after upgrading wordpress:
Plugin Central (compatible up to 2.5)
A byproduct of the native automatic updating in Wordpress 2.5, features includes mass plugin update, install from URL, and mass export to another blog.
Ajax Comments-Reply …

Starbucks lost it?
January 24, 2008 – 4:00 am | No Comment
Starbucks lost it?

It’s not surprising if you’ve heard this already, but Starbuck is testing $1 coffee with free refills. No, the coffee isn’t leftovers, and it’s definitely not a going out of business sale. Starbacks is …

European Union IP Addresses Redefined
January 23, 2008 – 4:00 am | No Comment
European Union IP Addresses Redefined

IP addresses help track users visits to websites and personal settings when available, but they all can be traced back to an identity. For that reason the E.U. privacy regulators want it classified at …

Safeway runs on biofuel
January 20, 2008 – 11:58 am | No Comment
Safeway runs on biofuel

 Safeway has a fleet of more than a thousand trucks that will eventually run on biodiesel fuel. This gradual phase-in will reduce Safeway’s carbon output by an estimated 75 million pounds. More companies are associating …

Prostate Cancer Risk Identified by Genetics
January 17, 2008 – 4:00 am | One Comment
Prostate Cancer Risk Identified by Genetics

What exactly does having 4 or 5 bad genes mean to you? A study found patients with variants of these genes have a four to five times chance of prostate cancer over patients that …