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From CNet:

Prausnitz adds:

The dissolving microneedle patch could open up many new doors for immunization programs by eliminating the need for trained personnel to carry out the vaccination. This approach could make a significant impact because it could enable self-administration as well as simplify vaccination programs in schools and assisted living facilities.

Basically, PogoPlug provides almost all of the features of something like Dropbox, except that it uses storage media that’s under your control rather than “in the cloud”. For a one-time fee of $299 you can buy the PogoPlug Biz, which includes lifetime PogoPlug service. Not too shabby.

Yesterday, I used my HERMs (Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash System) brewing stand to make beer for the first time.  I made an Extra Special Bitter (ESB).

Adding the grain to the mash tun.

After making beer, Wife and I made pizza on the grill.  It was a good way to end the day.

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From CNet:

The ultimate goal is threefold: To develop treatment methodologies that are personalized; to simplify how health care is delivered; and to create new incentives and models that help evolve health care into a system that rewards based on patient outcomes rather than simply volume of care.

“Improving the quality of health care requires more than just digitizing health data,” says Chalapathy Neti of IBM Research. “Enabling greater coordination between care providers and transforming data into clinical decision intelligence could improve patient outcomes and help lower costs of health care today.”