emergency stockpile Get Ready Day National Preparedness Month Preparedness Red Cross Get Ready Day 2012 a success Sept. 18 was the sixth annual observance of APHA’s Get Ready Day. Held during National Preparedness Month, Get Ready Day helps Americans rai... By apit nursing Monday, September 24, 2012 Comment
technology The Antikythera Mechanism The 2,000 Year Old Astral Computer Now I know that on occasion I may wax rapturous about certain things, but I like to think that it is not without reason. Typically was a rec... By apit nursing Friday, September 21, 2012 Comment
LACK OF SLEEP LINKED TO MORE AGGRESSIVE BREAST CANCER For the first time, lack of sleep has been associated with more aggressive breast cancers, according to findings published in the August is... By apit nursing September 21, 2012 Comment
immunization vaccinations Universal childhood immunizations Public Law 2009-595 went into effect on January 1. This law reinstated the universal status of childhood immunizations in Maine. As part of ... By apit nursing Thursday, September 20, 2012 Comment
Get Ready Day hurricanes National Preparedness Month personal stories Preparedness severe weather My Get Ready Story: Knowing the importance of preparing for hurricanes As a part of National Preparedness Month, APHA’s Get Ready campaign asked people to share their preparedness stories with us. Our first stor... By apit nursing Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Comment
Follies Landmarks Towers Water Towers Preposterous After ten years of gestation it has suddenly run up and tapped me on the shoulder. It seems so long ago now when I said to the person who wa... By apit nursing September 18, 2012 Comment
diet hyperphagia overweight More Thoughts on Macronutrient Trends I had a brief positive exchange with Gary Taubes about the NuSI post. He reminded me that there's an artifact (measurement error) in th... By apit nursing Friday, September 14, 2012 Comment
Lyle's Black Treacle Tin Magic Markers Maltesers Old Spice Seeing Red In 1979 I had the idea of creating a red poster, just for fun. It was simple; all I had to do was collect anything that was red of a conven... By apit nursing September 14, 2012 Comment
9/11 Bush Iraq Kurt Eichenwald’s "500 Days" And the 9/11 Neocon Disaster I can't even begin to parse this twenty minute Democracy Now interview with author Kurt Eichenwald, I would be typing forever. Suffice t... By apit nursing Thursday, September 13, 2012 Comment