Moments of Awareness

We (usually) listen to music and talk to people. Watch on cable channel 11 in the Boise area or on-line at TVCTVOnline.org ( http://bit.ly/9Y1PGm) . Watch previous shows on YouTube at http://bit.ly/cudJlT , and check out the backgrounds at http://bit.ly/i6RcqN . Join us at MOA's Facebook page ( http://bit.ly/9ADQv3) for discussion throughout the week. :) The control room at TVCTV is down this week, which means we won't be comin' to you live, *but* since tonight's show will be a pre-recorded event the scrolling DDR won't be an issue and you'll finally get to see the video while we bring you this awesome music *one MORE time*, so again: Just finished remastering some old live videos of BMR (well, from '08/'09; an eternity in entertainment :D ) for some fans and will be airing them this weekend for your viewing and listening pleasure (MOA-style, of course :D ). Look for cameos from members of Actual Depiction, as well as Sam Casady, Nicole Alspach, Sco...

We (usually) listen to music and talk to people. Watch on cable channel 11 in the Boise area or on-line at TVCTVOnline.org . Watch previous shows here , and check out the backgrounds here . Join us at MOA's Facebook page  for discussion throughout the week. :) The control room at TVCTV is down this week, which means we won't be comin' to you live, *but* since tonight's show will be a pre-recorded event the scrolling DDR won't be an issue and you'll finally get to see the video while we bring you this awesome music *one MORE time*, so again: Just finished remastering some old live videos of BMR (well, from '08/'09; an eternity in entertainment :D ) for some fans and will be airing them this weekend for your viewing and listening pleasure (MOA-style, of course :D ). Look for cameos from members of Actual Depiction, as well as Sam Casady, Nicole Alspach, Scott Long, Mary Prisco, Hannah & Emma Pawek, RD Ayres (RIP), Dr. Maitland and his lovely assista...

Researchers say physical inactivity has become a global pandemic. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, series of studies in Lancet say Researchers suggest public health officials treat inactivity as a pandemic Inactivity often rises with age and is higher in women as well as in high-income countries Studies: Exercise events and better public transportation help improve physical activity (CNN) -- Physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, according to a series of studies released in British medical journal The Lancet, putting it on par with the dangers of smoking and obesity. The results also suggest that public health officials treat this situation as a pandemic. Specifically, Harvard researchers say, inactivity caused an increase in deaths from coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breast and colon cancers and caused more than 5.3 million deaths in 2008 worldwide. If physical inactivity rates were to go ...

Should you get scanned when you are pregnant? (Susan Farley for The New York Times) Pregnant women are exposed to twice the amount of radiation from medical scans as they were a decade ago, a new study has found. Although the total amount of radiation exposure to pregnant women is still relatively low, the doubling effect in just a decade is the latest indicator that medical scans are exposing patients to record amounts of ionizing radiation, a type of radiation that can alter cells and lead to health risks, including cancer. Researchers from Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School looked at the [...] Full article at  well.blogs.nytimes.com   Posted via email from Moments of Awareness

A new scanning device that emits significantly more radiation than conventional methods is gaining popularity among dentists despite the potential risks to young patients, an examination by The New York Times has found. Designed for dental offices, the device, called a cone-beam CT scanner, provides brilliant 3-D images of teeth, roots, the jaw and even the skull. This technology, its promoters say, is a safe way for orthodontists and oral surgeons to work with more precision and to identify problems that otherwise might go unnoticed. But there is little independent research to validate these claims. [...] Full article at  well.blogs.nytimes.com   Posted via email from Moments of Awareness

In 2009 Professor David Nutt caused controversy for the UK government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs after stating the cannabis should be declassified to a Class C (rather than Class B) illegal drug.  During his time on the Council, Prof. Nutt had also claimed that recreational use of ecstasy is less dangerous than horse-riding. He was sacked from his government-advice post by Alan Johnson, the then Labour UK Home Secretary, who wrote to Nutt, “ I cannot have public confusion between scientific advice and policy and have therefore lost confidence in your ability to advise me as chair of the ACMD .” By that logic, Johnson must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when three more scientist experts on the Council soon resigned. [...] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Post by Natasha Bray Full article at  thebrainbank.scienceblog.com   Posted via email from Moments of Awareness

Denis Poroy / AP file A sign offers military financing at a used car lot in Oceanside, Calif. on Oct. 12, 2006. The lot is one of many businesses in downtown Oceanside that offer credit to Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton. By Bill Briggs, NBC News contributor Nearly 36,000 active-military members who hold security clearances have recently sought urgent financial advice or aid because heavy debts and delinquent bills threatened to void their classified status, according to a nonprofit that helps troops and veterans solve money problems. “You can lose that security clearance if you have credit or debt issues,” said John E. Pickens III, executive director of VeteransPlus . “If you lose that clearance, you can become un-promotable or you can be taken from your assignment. And, ultimately, you can even receive a bad-conduct discharge. [...] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow US News from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook Full article at  usne...

American Heart AssociationAn angiogram of a 49-year-old man with unstable angina. A common iodide contrast agent given to millions of patients who undergo medical scans every year raises the risk of thyroid disease, a new study shows. Iodide, a form of the chemical element iodine, is widely used as a radiocontrast agent to allow doctors to see blood vessels and tissues in medical imaging tests. In a typical year, about 80 million doses of iodinated contrast agents are administered worldwide, largely for CT scans, cardiac catheterizations and other angiograms, and their use is growing as the technology spreads to developing countries. [...] Full article at  well.blogs.nytimes.com   Posted via email from Moments of Awareness