Gleanings of the Week Ending May 18, 2013
/The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles I read this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.
Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest - Will we see more stories like this with climate change?
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #42 - My favorite is last one - the plum-headed parakeet.
How Safe Is Your Medicine Cabinet? - With all the data collecting on computers - why are we not monitoring adverse effects of approved drugs more effectively?
Geologists Study Mystery of 'Eternal Flames' - The surprises out there in the natural world…
I am taking two Coursera course right now: Technicity and Nutrition, Health, Lifestyle: Issues and Insights. The links below were items referenced in the classes during the first week and news items that I paid more attention to because my awareness was increased by the lectures.
The Next Age of Megacities - From Ericsson
How will cities secure their water future? - it is going to be quite a challenge with so many cities already depleting current supplies for part of the year
Fat Hormone Controls Diabetes - Research that could provide more options for the treatment of diabetes
Dietary Guidance Calculators and Counters - From USDA
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 - From USDA
International Food Information Council Foundation 2012 Food & Health Survey (exec summary and full report)
Cronometer tool - Log what you eat and it totals up the calories and nutrients. I learned that I never get enough potassium from food! Screen snap below. Using this tool has tweaked my diet in a positive way.
