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What is the Clevermind iPad app?
The Clevermind™ iPad® app is more than just an app. It's an interactive, easy-to-use and interesting way for the elderly and people with decreased cognitive ability to surf the Internet, connect with their loved ones and stay independently entertained while strengthening their cognitive proficiency.
Key Components:
- Cognitive assessment training, tracking and reporting
- Speech recognition and interaction module: "MY Intelligent Robotic Assistant" (MYIRA™)
- Carefully designed for elderly people and people with cognitive disabilities
- Big buttons, large fonts and an intuitive interface
- Multi-function scheduling, driven by the native iOS calendar
- Simplified experience for social connections like Facebook
- The ability to easily contact someone for help
Our Story
As a leader in technology with almost 20 years of experience in system design and network implementation, I am driven by intellectual curiosity to provide a positive impact on society. After my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2009, I began working with my family to keep him constantly occupied and his mind stimulated. Although he never became proficient in using a computer, even before his cognitive impairment, he surprisingly showed great interest in using an iPad. However, he easily became lost and confused on the iPad, which required us to assist him all the time. This inspired me to explore ways to simplify his iPad experience.
After an exhaustive search, I could not find a comprehensive tool that targeted his needs. I used my own experience and knowledge in the IT industry to fill this void by building a multi-functional app that is extremely easy for anyone to use, including individuals with cognitive impairments. With this app, my father would be able to train his brain, maintain a schedule and entertain himself independently.
Much progress has been made over the last couple decades regarding the research of the human brain. Unfortunately, we still do not have a cure for many cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer's or Dementia. According to an article in The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences entitled "The Dynamic Brain: Neuroplasticity and Mental Health", the brain can basically restructure itself when challenged with new stimuli regardless of age. This means that with the proper exercise, the brain has the ability to become more active and efficient. The term that neuroscientists use to refer to this ability is "neuroplasticity", which is continuously being researched to understand how to reactivate or deactivate areas of the brain that are damaged. The Clevermind team is applying this research in the development of our app.
Over the last few months, we have been hard at work designing and building the core foundation of the Clevermind iPad app. This has prepared us to launch our Kickstarter campaign so that we can take our prototype to production with your help.
Our Goal
Imagine a single app that your parents or loved ones, who have shown declining cognitive ability, could interact with using both voice and touch. This app would allow them to stay up-to-date with current events, stay on a schedule, stimulate their brain, play games, read books, watch movies, and easily connect with friends and family. Once your parents or loved ones are set up with this app, it will not only improve their quality of life, it will also improve your quality of life. Everyone's situation is different, but just imagine what you could do with those few extra minutes or hours in your day! This app will give you the confidence of knowing that the ones you care about are exercising their brain and are no longer simply watching TV, or staring out the window while in need of constant attention.
The goal of Clevermind is to create a platform for people who are aging and/or suffering from cognitive impairment diseases such as Alzheimer's or Dementia. Research shows that certain types of mental exercise can enhance brain health and function.
The Clevermind iPad app will offer cognitive therapy, social interaction, patient history and assessment data for trending. It is anticipated that upon final release, the Clevermind iPad app will become a significant part of research studies and clinical trials. The ultimate goal is to improve cognitive health in elderly patients and to potentially supplement the standard plan of care for Alzheimer's patients.
Using an Apple TV and Air Play on the iPad you will be able to project the app to a big screen TV for use in front of a room of people or just to make things even bigger. Here is one of the games that we built into the app!
Our Team
We have a dedicated team based in the Chicago metropolitan area that is hard at work building the Clevermind iPad app. Over the past few months, we have designed, redesigned and re-imagined this app, pouring countless hours into thinking about the unique experience of its users, the technical aspects of the project and the delivery of the app at an affordable price point. We have been working with neurologists, psychologists, general practitioners, nursing home staff, nurses and home caregivers to identify the needs and requirements for the Clevermind iPad app.
Our Timeline
Phase I: Release Date - June 2013
Initial Funding Target of $10,000 will enable us to release the app with this core functionality:
- Core foundation with big button links to popular websites, social connections, movies, music, and games
- Speech recognition and interaction using our custom programmed module: "MY Intelligent Robotic Assistant" (MYIRA™)
- Schedule driven with calendar sharing, medication reminders, games, assessment scheduling, etc.
- User profile setup with password protection for personal data and usernames
- Daily activity exercises such as: Words of the Day, Q&A of current and past events, memory matching, etc.
- Voice-activated Emergency Contact module and app tutorial
What if we exceed our Initial Funding Goal?
The Clevermind iPad app will be available in the App Store™ in June 2013, provided we achieve our initial funding goal. Depending on the extent to which we exceed our initial goal, we will be able to fast-track the phases of development and we would plan to release this app across multiple platforms. Each game and brain exercise that we develop will be its own individual app that we will incorporate into Clevermind. Each phase requires increased design and engineering time and the need to hire more developers. At the same time, we are working with numerous doctors from leading hospitals to establish an advisory board that helps steer the direction of Clevermind iPad app development.
Phase II: Stretch Goal 1 - $50,000
- Progress reporting and graphing
- Basic data collection and tracking stored locally
- Simplified experience of Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- Improved speech recognition and interaction
- Additional cognitive activities and games
- Create MYIRA in 3D with Animation
Phase III: Stretch Goal 2 - (Future Release Roadmap)
- Android, Kindle and Microsoft Windows RT versions
- Multi-language support starting with Spanish
- External cloud-based configuration, data collection and reporting
- Secure data retrieval capability
- Vital signs tracking (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and weight)
We Need Your Help!
With your help, we can bring the Clevermind iPad app to people who want to give their loved ones a simple and fun way to strengthen their cognitive ability all over the world. Thank you for your support and for helping us to accomplish our mission.
Social Media
We have received endorsements from all the following entities who have contributed in some way to help us launch this campaign: BridgePoint Technologies, Taste Media Group, RCS & Associates, DRF Trusted Property Solutions, Gossip Genie, iMiller Public Relations and 3D FigureWorks.
The Rewards
Your pledges will help us make the first release possible and put this app in the hands of research centers for free so that they can help more people like my father at earlier stages of the disease.
THANK YOU: An email personally thanking you for supporting this project. You are helping me achieve my dream of helping my father, as well as many other people, to experience and enjoy a better quality of life. If you share your contribution on Twitter, we'll give you a shout out there as well.
PEN PAL: A thank you postcard in the mail and a stylish Clevermind pen with stylus for use on your iPad or tablet. See FAQ for shipping.
MAIN EVENT: The Clevermind iPad app, complete with access to all future release updates as they become available in the App Store. You'll also receive a thank you postcard and the Clevermind pen with stylus, as well as your name featured on our website as a founding contributor. See FAQ for shipping.
THINKER: The Clevermind iPad app, complete with access to all future release updates as they become available in the App Store as well as a Clevermind 2-1/4" Rubik's Cube and your name featured on our website as a founding contributor. You'll also receive a thank you postcard and the Clevermind pen with stylus. See FAQ for shipping.
CLEVER-TEE: The Clevermind iPad app, complete with access to all future release updates as they become available in the App Store and a Clevermind t-shirt (we will contact you to get your size). You will also receive a Clevermind 2-1/4" Rubik's Cube and your name featured on our website as a founding contributor. You'll also receive a thank you postcard and the Clevermind pen with stylus. See FAQ for shipping.
CLEVERMIND MEETUP: A Meetup.com group event with the Clevermind team. We'll organize an event in the Chicagoland area for the backers of this pledge to thank you personally and provide a forum for you to learn more about the Clevermind iPad app. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided. The number of people attending will determine the most suitable date, time and location for the event. You will also receive everything listed in the Clever-Tee tier.
BETA TESTER: Become a Beta Tester before the first release and for future updates including the subscription service! If you live in the Chicagoland area, I would enjoy meeting you for lunch or spending an hour with you and the user for whom the Clevermind iPad app is intended. I look forward to meeting with you one-on-one to thank you and walk you through the functionality of the app. Note: This is based on a mutually agreed upon meeting time and location within 60 miles of downtown Chicago. You will also get everything listed in the Clever-Tee tier.
BETA TESTER 3D: Become a Beta Tester before the first release and for future updates including the subscription service! Receive a numbered 3D color printed figurine prototype of MYIRA. You will also get everything listed in the Clever-Tee tier. See FAQ for shipping.
JET-SETTER: If you live outside the Chicago metropolitan area and within the continental United States, I will fly to meet you for lunch and/or spend up to three hours with you and the user for whom the Clevermind iPad app is intended. I look forward to meeting with you one-on-one to thank you and walk you through the functionality of the app. Note: This is based on a mutually agreed upon meeting time and location within the continental United States. You will also get everything listed in the Clever-Tee tier.
On which platforms will the Clevermind iPad app be available?
Initially we are developing the app for the Apple iPad 2(or newer) and iPad Mini (versions running iOS 5 and newer); we'll be releasing Android and Microsoft Windows RT versions later this year.
What is the difference between MYIRA and Siri?
MYIRA or MY Intelligent Robotic Assistant, is based on an open-source speech engine developed by a university project. The voice dictionary is stored locally in the app, which does not require an Internet connection to function. The Apple iOS Siri requires an Internet connection to function because the voice dictionary is stored in Apple's cloud servers.
What languages will the Clevermind iPad app support?
Initially we are developing the app in English, but we plan to offer multi-language support, such as Spanish, in a later phase of our development plan.
How does Clevermind deal with privacy issues?
We take privacy very seriously at Clevermind. We want to make it easy to control the privacy of each individual who will be using the app. A portion of the Kickstarter funds will be used to make the privacy controls in our app even more intuitive and robust.
What about shipping for the rewards merchandise?
If you make a pledge for rewards that require shipping, please be aware that there will be an additional charge for shipping the merchandise to you based on your location so please don't forget to add shipping to your pledge.
Disclaimer: The Clevermind iPad app does not cure Alzheimer's disease or Dementia and it may not be effective for seriously impaired individuals.
Risks and challenges
In establishing our timeline we acknowledge the existence of many risks. We are putting the Clevermind iPad app through as rigorous a testing period as possible to eliminate any unexpected bugs before we submit to the App Store.
Another risk is that Apple does not approve the app in a timely manner. And another challenge that we have already faced involves the limitations of the Apple Terms of Service which govern the launching of native apps. Finally, the speech recognition engine presents yet another challenge. It is stored locally and requires much engineering time to make it work within our requirements. Speech recognition engines often have delays in processing the requests and providing responses. We are focusing a significant amount of development time to optimizing both the quality and sound of the speech recognition engine.
We will be providing progress updates on a regular basis to keep all of our Kickstarter supporters well informed.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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Well, I've already told enough people (who read this) that there's no reason to beat around the bush (that's an odd expression..) --
This is GREAT news for many reasons:
1) I had no backup plans
2) It's a paid trip to Russia for a year
3) I can officially put off applying/thinking about grad school for another year
4) I have an answer for when people ask "What are you going to do after graduation?"
In typical Fulbright fashion I've only found out the bare essentials so far. I don't know which city I'll be going to or when exactly I'm leaving, but I do know that I must: complete college, get a very in-depth physical done, and attend orientation in July.
For those who don't know, what I received was the Fulbright ETA (English Teaching Assistantship), which is a highly competitive government-sponsored program that will send me to Russia for 10 months to be a resident English speaker. Basically I help an English teacher by giving presentations on various aspects of American life and by conversing with students...however, from what I've heard from others who have received this, I think I'll be doing a good deal of actual teaching too. In my spare time I'm supposed to get involved in the community, have a personal project, and essentially be awesome and make people love America. I think I can handle that.
Yesterday started out rather, for lack of a better word, "blah". I woke up at 5:45 am to drive Kendra to Nashville for an interview because I'm an amazing roommate. When we left it was dark and so foggy that I could barely see 20 feet in front of me (typical Sewanee weather). To fortify our bodies for the long day ahead, we made a quick stop by the Waffle House. They overcharged me for my eggs and toast, but I let it go since the waitress was new and we were in a hurry. The first hour of the trip was pretty uneventful. Kendra and I listened to bad pop music and focused on staying awake......which was made pretty easy by the next event. I'm always wary of semi-trucks and pieces of big machinery, so I was cautiously (yet hurriedly) passing an oversized construction vehicle (whose purpose I can't even guess at) when all of a sudden I heard "BLAM!!!" and a puff of smoke enveloped the right side of my car. I swerved instinctively to the left (but not too dramatically) and hit the gas. My first muddled assessment of the event was that someone had simultaneously shot a rifle and thrown a brick at my car. In actuality, I had had the dubious luck of passing the vehicle right as one of its 12-18 tires blew out. Luckily the only damage to my car was a tiny chip in my windshield.
Then, in Nashville we discovered that mapquest's directions were completely wrong. Just so you know, exit 46B doesn't even exist. We eventually corrected the first step, only to find that the second step was also wrong (should have taken a left instead of a right). To confuse matters even more, in the center of Nashville there are two roads: Rosa Parks Blvd and Rosa Parks Ave. As far as I can tell, they intertwine at random. At one point the road literally looked like this: --\__ (with a stoplight in-between). In keeping with our usual luck, the only person that we found to ask directions from was from out of town. However, he did give us a cute, but completely useless, map of downtown Nashville. We should have arrived 15-20 minutes early, but instead Kendra finally made it to her interview 2 minutes late.
On the way back I decided to be productive and get my oil changed. I stopped by Wal-mart figuring that I could get lunch and do a little shopping while I waited. Wrong. Apparently I chose oil change rush-hour and the current wait was 2 hours. That was definitely more time than I could handle loitering in an unfamiliar Wal-mart on 3.5 hours of sleep, so I skipped the oil and shopped instead. There was a small glimmer of good fortune when, as I was holding the first aloe-containing lotion that I found (to treat my sunburns from my last regatta), and elderly lady gave me a coupon that she had for it, since she didn't plan to buy it. Saved me 55 cents.
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Out of habit I checked my mail again today, and now I have a mystery package. I'm a little skeptical though, last week I had a mystery package too, but it turned out that it was for Adams Conrad and not for me. Seriously, how does a 2000-something school have another person whose name is so close to mine?
Comps (comprehensive exams to graduate) are in a couple of weeks, I need to write my honor's thesis, write some other papers, and do a whole lot of paperwork and studying.....................but instead I'm blogging. At least I did laundry tonight.
Well, I've already told enough people (who read this) that there's no reason to beat around the bush (that's an odd expression..) --
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Speaking of.....did you know that spring break starts tomorrow? Yeah, I can't really believe it either. I've known that it was so soon, but it seems that I've mostly just ignored that knowledge since I'm not prepared at all. I need to do laundry, and pack....and study for my last midterm and eat dinner and go to orchestra. Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day. Good thing I have a washing machine at home!
I reluctantly took my Art of Diplomacy midterm today. I apparently ignored the fact that midterms are upon me as well, since I only allowed myself an hour to study (even though I'd had all of last night and all day today). I think I did alright. Not spectacular, but hey, who cares? IT'S PASS/FAIL!
I'm still debating on if I want to take my french horn home or not. As far as practicing goes, I need to, but as far as traveling goes, I have no desire to deal with the hassle. I also don't think it would be monetarily worth it -- the size is just unusual enough that it wouldn't fit in an overhead bin, so I would have to check it, pay another of those ridiculous fees, and risk damaging my instrument. My french horn isn't the grandest model ever, but it's still a good $800. Am I just trying to find another excuse not to practice? Probably. I guess I'll just go to orchestra tonight and see how it goes. Maybe someday if I ever get rich and I still play the french horn then I'll get one of the fancy ones with the bells that screw off (meaning that the case is square-ish).
I wish that the year would just chill out a little. I'll be glad to graduate, but I'm not ready to do all the work that's waiting for me between now and then. We are now beginning the perilous slide into the end of the year: finals, comps, and papers -- OH MY!
I'm still waiting to find out any news about the Fulbright. I've heard from various sources that most people either find out in March or April, so we'll see.
I thought about this thing called "5 second movies" today....
Here are some good ones: Titanic, Rocky I-V, Star Wars II
This is just a very brief blurb since I absolutely must leave in 15 minutes, and there's no way that I can speed blog anything meaningful.
I just tried an experiment: Can one practice the french horn in one's dorm room without feeling self-conscious.
Necessary materials:
1 french horn
1 mute
1 down winter coat
1 mid-weight cotton coat
1 set of music
1 laptop
Place mute inside french horn. Wrap bell in (down) winter coat. Repeat with mid-weight coat. Use laptop as a music stand.
Blow air into the french horn at 1/3 pressure. Play tentatively. Question whether the sound is piercing all surrounding walls. Question whether french horn playing is louder than a hypothetical itunes selection. Play Russian music on itunes slightly louder than usual while simultaneously practicing Yoda's Theme song. Mentally compare. Feel uncomfortable. Put french horn away and write a blog (quietly) instead.
Answer: It is impossible to play the french horn in a dorm room without feeling self-conscious....unless one suffers from a general lack of embarrassment.
It also doesn't help that I absolutely HATE when people listen to me practicing. Practicing is for myself, concerts are for other people.
So anyway, we're playing music from Star Wars in our next concert, which turns out to actually be challenging. I think I may just have to take my french horn home for spring break. Great.


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Case Study in Service Desk Optimization: Trowbridge planned and managed an ITIL-based, structured improvement of Enterprise Service Desk services for a Federal client. We trained Service Desk staff on standardized procedures and implemented a technical mentor relationship to improve collaboration, technical capabilities, closure rates, and customer satisfaction. We also expanded tool usage. Together, these new capabilities allowed us to significantly shorten time-to-close and increase resolution rates far beyond performance requirements.


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Earth Log
Earth Log: Reaction to new water rules: Confusion, crankiness, compliance
I have driven, bicycled and walked some neighborhoods in the last two weeks to see how people are reacting to the tougher yard-watering restrictions in Fresno.
Two words describe some folks: Confused and snarky. Others are onboard. Many lawns are not quite green anymore.
Due to the drought, the city on Aug. 1 began limiting yard watering to twice a week, instead of three times a week.
Odd-numbered addresses get Tuesday and Saturday. Even-numbered are Wednesday and Sunday. You can't water on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
The fine is $45, but the city is skipping the fine on the first offense and trying to educate people.
I have seen a lot of dry gutters that were routinely filled and flowing with water last month. But timing is everything. You can't water between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
That's where someone found a loophole.
"I water four times a week now instead of three," he told me when I asked him about his very green lawn. "I water at 5 in the morning and 8 at night on my two days. It's legal."
I wrote a story about one of my jaunts. A frustrated Maria Dominguez of east central Fresno called me and invited me to see the city's own sprinklers going at 10 a.m. She had called three times with no success to get the illegal watering stopped.
"We've got people who are letting their lawns go brown on this street," said Dominguez. "I'm pretty upset. Why don't they get fined?"
City spokesman Mark Standriff said the problem has been fixed. He said officials are not willfully breaking the rules. He said the city has 1,300 individual systems to maintain and needs residents to let them know when the sprinkler timing is wrong.
"We want people to call us," he said. "And this is not about the collection of fines. We want to work with people in a transparent way."
If you want to call the city with a concern, these are the phone numbers: (559) 621-5480 and (559) 621-2489.
Many people do seem to be working with the city. Some joggers have called in many addresses where people are watering on the wrong day or at the wrong time, according to the city.
These rule tweaks may prove to be a big water-saver, depending on how the community reacts. But this is just the first month, and some people can't help being suspicious of government.
One neighbor told me: "I don't like the idea of the city watching my house, and my neighbors ratting out each other."


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It's the same plot (that used to be interesting) exploited again and again. This is spoof material.
It's the same theme that people got used to 9 years ago. Move on! That plot is SO 1999.
It's a lame execution of a lame loser story.
Napapa-English ako dahil sa sobrang galit sa aking puso!
Me & My Friend: *Yawn*
Dalawang Baklang Cross-Dresser Sa Likuran Namin: AY! AY! AY! AAY! AAAY! AAAY! AYYYIIIEEE!
Sucky movie!!! Enough said.


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Rather than purchasing SSL I would create a SSL certificate. Of course my SSL certificate will not be useful that browsers show "Un-trusted SSL". Can I use Self Signed SSL to my mail server to send and receive emails? By using self signed SSL do it interrupt users work saying "you are using un-trusted SSL certificate"?
Will it be useful?
And I believe that adding SSL to mail server for email exchange will change my port numbers from 25, 110, 143 to 465, 995, 993 Am I right?


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AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum
Re: Intro, Links, FPOC & Surnames NC
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Hi Carolyn,
Mecklenburg County, Virginia & Halifax County, NC are very close in proximity, only across the river. As I researched my family from Mecklenburg Co. I found some of my relatives had migrated to Halifax Co. The X-slaveowners (Alexander families)had extended families living in Halifax, Warren,and Granville Counties. It is my assumption thus far that my family worked for the extended Alexander families either on their farms or some other business.
Your Evans family must have lived in the same area as the Alexander's of Meckelnburg Co. that is, Boydton, Palmer Spring, Flat Creek, Buckhorn, South Hill areas.
I live in New Jersey. Coincidently, my next door neighbors "Evans Family" are from Mecklenburg Co. Va. as well.
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Understanding Teleradiology
It's more than just a business model.
In this column, we will examine an issue that has energized — and divided — radiology and the ACR: teleradiology.
Many spirited debates at recent ACR Council meetings have focused on the merits and drawbacks of teleradiology. Proponents maintain that teleradiology benefits patients and the profession. They regard teleradiologists as pioneers who have brought sophisticated, high-quality care to hospital systems and academic medical centers requiring 24/7 coverage they cannot obtain from incumbent radiology departments. Supporters emphasize that teleradiology delivers imaging to remote areas that lack the proper technology and workforce. They also praise teleradiology's productivity and lifestyle advantages.
Conversely, many radiologists believe that teleradiology commoditizes the profession and has deteriorated radiologists' vital relationships with clinicians as well as patients. In the opposition's view, teleradiology's relentless focus on productivity increases the risk that a teleradiologist will miss a finding and thus jeopardize patient care. Skeptics also criticize teleradiology because those who practice it cannot communicate in person with those who depend on it, such as emergency department physicians. Teleradiology providers tout their quality assurance programs. However, some question the bona fides of a program that depends on verifying the credentials of practitioners whom a hospital cannot assess directly.
ACR members do agree that, as a clinical and economic paradigm, teleradiology carries legal obligations — and some unforeseen consequences. For instance, interpreting studies in another location implicates equal, if not higher, medical liability risk than if a radiologist reads a study down the hall from a patient. One teleradiology company had to settle a malpractice lawsuit alleging that its contracted out-of-state teleradiologist misdiagnosed a study.1 The patient's estate claimed that the teleradiologist failed to detect changes in a patient's aneurysm, which led to his death. Although the company denied any negligence, it paid $500,000 to avoid going to trial and placing its teleradiology platform at the mercy of a judge or jury.2
State Boards Have a Say
Courts represent one forum for adjudicating a claim of negligent care that involves teleradiology. Where else could a teleradiology-related claim land? Would you guess a state board of medical examiners? State medical boards might investigate and resolve teleradiology-related disputes. The ACR Legal Department has communicated with members who have indicated that certain state boards have targeted teleradiologists. Our members describe a "snowball" environment in which one board imposes a settlement that leads other boards to take disciplinary action against a teleradiologist across the United States.
State regulators reportedly have taken this type of approach:
First, a state medical board and a teleradiologist reach a single malpractice settlement. Next, the board issues a formal public admonition or reprimand. The board then reports its public reprimand to the federal National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Under the NPDB regulations, a reprimand of a physician qualifies as an action "based on reasons relating to a physician's professional competence or conduct." An insurer or other health-care entity that makes a payment to settle a medical malpractice claim or judgment against a physician must also report that action to the NPDB.
Besides reporting to the NPDB, the state medical boards in question have also reported teleradiologist-based settlements to all boards of states in which the physician is licensed. Subsequently, those other states begin formal inquiries into their licensee's conduct. Many states' licensure requirements impose a reciprocal form of automatic discipline of the physician's license. Consequently, one state board settlement may launch numerous state board investigations and sanctions. For a teleradiologist who holds many state licenses, this domino effect is troubling. A single settlement can result in multiple, automatic state board disciplinary actions, each of which is a separate reportable event. Members note that this process can last up to two years with teleradologists incurring sizable legal costs.
What is ACR doing to address this situation? Although it cannot intervene in individual state medical board cases, ACR has established a new Task Force on Teleradiology Practice to shape best practices for quality care. The task force will develop standards to attain ethical, open competition for safe, high-quality teleradiology practice for radiologists, their groups, their patients, and companies that primarily serve as contractors to hospitals. A prior ACR Task Force on teleradiology focused on international teleradiology practice. It issued a white paper that recommended members resolve key legal considerations such as medical liability, licensure, and hospital credentialing.3 Similarly, this new task force will delve into current forces affecting teleradiology, including regulatory issues of credentialing, licensure, and physician supervision. ACR will give members who engage in teleradiology — and those who do not — guiding principles for a topic that will remain at the crux of imaging debate.
1. Shields B and Hoffman T. "Little Images Can SpellBig Trouble." ACR Bulletin 2009;64(7):26.
2. Ibid.
3. Moore, AV, et al, "Report of ACR Task Force onInternational Teleradiology." JACR 2005;2:121–125.
By Bill Shields, JD, LLM, CAE, and Tom Hoffman, JD, CAE


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UnderExposed Theatre presents
UnderExposed Festival
Preconceptions of different 'types' of people exist across the wide spectrum of our population and yet we mostly only question those most abhorrent and offensive. But what about those generalisations that don't get met with immediate disdain, where the stigma does stick and which in many cases fly under the radar of what is considered unacceptable and in poor judgement?
This outing of short plays explores the underexposed theme from many perspectives, pushing the boundaries even further and presenting a diverse range of high quality writing.
Some more serious and others more light-hearted; the vastly varying voices of the contributory writers will have you recognising, questioning and in many cases laughing out loud at the preconceptions that you never really thought you might have.
From a social outcast seeking love to a young composer seeking inspiration, from workplace battles to household disputes, from matters of the heart to trouble of the mind, UnderExposed Take Two has something for everyone.
How About Cannons!
Written by David Vasdauskas and Directed by Jonathon Carr
Taking the Rap
Written by Anni Swinburn and Directed by Gary Beadle
For the Love of Noodles
Written by Joe Starzyk and Directed by Justin Murray
Written by Charles Leipart and Directed by Monique Touko
The Pit and The Pretender
Written by Charlotte Stanton and Directed by Sonnie Beckett
Coming To America
Written and directed by Theo Hristov
The Petal and The Orchid
Written by Clare Langford and Gabrielle Curtis, and Directed by Cat Robey
Gun Jr.
Written by Stanley Toledo and Directed by Jodi Burgess
A La Carte
Written by Richard Woulfe and Directed by Clare Langford
Written by Robertino Patilea and Directed by Alistair Wilkinson


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First a disclaimer, I am a bit of an outlier when it comes to the use of physician and other health services. I firmly believe that, at least in the U.S., if we have good insurance, we are overmedicated and generally overtreated for many illnesses and pseudo-illnesses.
An excellent book on this subject is Overtreated by Shannon Brownlee. Ms. Brownlee presents an at times disturbing look at the U.S. health system. We spend more on health care per capita than any other country in the world, but our health care outcomes are worse than many other countries. Part of the problem is our large population (48 million) of uninsured. But, as Ms. Brownlee points out, for those with the resources to pay for care themselves or through their insurers, we are an overtreated population. Too much medical care, according to her, is making us sicker and poorer.
I have spent my entire career in the health care system as a researcher, administrator and consultant. I have worked closely with many of the health system stakeholders that Ms. Brownlee criticizes in her excellent book. I could find very little to dispute. She points out that the amount of care that we receive depends less on our health status than in does on where we live. She describes the work of Dr. Jack Wennberg of Dartmouth who over a 30 year career has vividly pointed out the differences in patterns of care in various parts of the country. In Vermont, for example, he found a wide disparaty between two cities in the percentage of children who had had their tonsils removed. The differences could not be explained by differences in health status. The populations of these two cities were economically homogenous. The difference turned out to be that in one of the cities there was a physician group that was very aggressive in removing tonsils. Over the years Dr. Wennberg has pointed out that variations in physican practice are dramatic as you move around the country.
Our health system has become a Medical Industrial Complex driven by several economic factors. One is Medicare. Hospitals and physicians have become expert at designing their services to maximize reimbursement from Medicare and the Carriers. Rates of reimburseement are high for cardiac procedures so Cardiology has become the biggest money maker for many hospitals. This has led to a dramatic increase in the number of Angiograms, Cardiac ByPass surgeries and Stent implantations. To make matters worse, there is evidence that many of these procedures are not only overused, but do not improve the long term health of the patients who receive these treatments and may even harm us. Ms. Brownlee points out in disturbing detail how our health care system has become focused on revenue generation and only secondarily on patient welfare. A prime example is the pharmaceutical industry, which, over the past 10 years or so has moved into direct-to-consumer marketing of prescription drugs. This has led to huge increases in the number of prescriptions that physicians write and, not surprisingly, shocking overuse of medications that not only do not improve health, but often contribute to deterioration of health.
This is not to take away from the wonderful improvements in medical technology that we have seen over the past few decades. Many people have benefitted from life-saving procedures, devices and medications. But the economics of healthcare lead to overuse of these services which not only contribute to fast growing national health care expenditures, but also poorer health for many patients.
To Brownlee's credit she finishes the book with a prescription for fixing our ailing health system. Political candidates wishing to reform health care would do well to read this book.
What does this mean to health consumers? It means that we have to educate ourselves, be willing to get second opinions from trusted sources and be sensitive to the fact that our physicians and hospitals may have profit-making motives that may trump their concern over our health and welfare. We need to be on guard all the time when encountering the business of healthcare delivery.
I will be writing much more about this topic in future posts. I am firmly convinced that understanding the serious flaws in our health system and educating ourselves as best we can about various treatment options when we need care makes us wiser consumers. Being a wise consumer of health care services is an important component of a healthy lifestyle.


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GARY : Earphones & Cables Automatic Organizer
Before we decided to make GARY we had it on our minds for quite a while.
Living in a busy city of London , I , as millions of other people of every age and occupation traveled in public transport at least 2-3 times a day.
In order to get away from the noise and spend some quality time listening to a favorite song or an audio book , I of-course used earphones. And every time I hopped on a train or a bus and reached in to my pocket I found my earphones tangled . I bought few average winders over the next few months and couple of Chinese automatic winders with triggers and even branded once ( That actually were same Chinese winders with logo printed ) . Non of them made satisfied : average winder still felt messy in the pocket - automatic winders broke in few weeks , scratched in few days and looked horrible. What they all had in common was low quality and lack of style.
It is then when I thought : This has to be solved ! Millions of people have the same problem every single day. Same as me , thousands of people want to carry a good looking , stylish and quality built device that is easy to use. And everything market has to offer today is a "cheap" looking , glossy plastic winders.
Rest is the history - I got together with my Friend and we did some drawings , Imagined how the " Earphones best friend " should look like and feel like, a friend of everyone's earphones. So we tested different materials and spoke to several manufacturers ,found a the right one for us , sen't them prototype drawings and agreed upon everything.
So here we are now - presenting GARY to the world !
Risks and challenges
There are risks and challenges in all hardware projects, but we are mitigating them by working with some excellent manufacturing consultants.
There are also risks in manufacturing , this is why we will be managing quality control throughout production process.
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Leech Lake
Leech Lake is nationally recognized as a world-class game fish lake, and regarded as a walleye factory. It is a favorite of anglers searching for trophy walleye, northern pike, bass, muskie and pan fish. Contact Leisure Outdoor Adventures (www.leisureoutdooradventures.com) for a fishing experience that will not be soon forgotten!
History (From leech-lake.com):
The Leech Lake area was originally settled by the Sioux Indians, who were driven out of the territory by the Chippewa (Ojibwe) in the 1700's. The first Europeans to settle in the area were French fur traders. The Northwest Company established trading posts on Ottertail Point and Oak Point in 1785 and started an influx of settlers to the area in the 1800's.
The Army Corps of Engineers built Federal Dam on the Leech River in 1882. It was originally built to control river flows at the lumber and flour mills in Minneapolis. The dam was only the second one built in the federal system and is also has the longest span in the system at 3500 feet bank to bank. The dam raised the water level on the lake approximately four feet and made for easier navigation into Walker Bay. This was also beneficial for floating logs to the railroad in Walker.
The Battle of Sugar Point in 1898 between U.S. Federal troops and the resident Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indians was the last true Indian battle in the United States. This is largely ignored in history, quite likely because the Indians won the battle. The battle began a chain of events that eventually led to government control of national forest lands and the creation of the Chippewa National Forest.
The town of Walker was founded in 1896 after the railroad came to Leech Lake from Brainerd. Walker then supported a booming logging industry until 1925. Hotels were also built when the railroad came to town and camping facilities and a public launching area were provided in 1909. The early 1900's saw the beginning of tourism in the area. The early resorts and cabins that were built laid the foundation for the tourism industry that still flourishes today, with many generations of visitors continuing to make Leech Lake an annual destination.
Leech Lake's prominence as a premier vacation destination was highlighted in its hosting of the annual Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener in 1968 and 2007. Click here to view original


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Quick pick up and play
Light learning curve
Lower tiered weapons seem better than some of the higher ones.
Ridiculous Fishing is simple, just takes a lot on concentration! The goal is to first avoid all of the fish on the way down, let your line finish, and on the way up… hook as many as you can! The best part… once your line returns to the surface, the fish are all tossed up into the air! Here is where the best part comes… HUNT YOUR FISH! Shoot them all and collect your bounty. This game uses your devices gyroscope to navigate down to the depths of the sea, and then it uses your touch screen to blast the fish!
A must have for any mobile gamer! At $2.99 it is a bit for a game, but honestly…it is well worth it, you'll have a blast playing this. The game eases you in with just a few meters of reel at start to work your way up into buying additional reels, and power ups. The shop consists of clothing which increases the value of the fish, reels which let you fish deeper, new weapons to gun down the fish faster, a saw which lets you zip on down faster, and the most important are the life savers which grant you an extra life. On the way down you might hit a fish, and items such as a blow dryer or a toaster come to rescue you from having to reel back up when you hook a fish.
I've been playing this for a while and the greatest challenge is reaching the bottom, all of the levels (except for the last) has an end fish worth a lot! So catch it and kill it! Oh and avoid the jelly fish…they will charge you for killing these, so DO NOT…capture them, they are painful.
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Foot health experts say that, overall, women are less enthusiastic about high-heeled shoes and smarter about wearing them in moderation. But those who still feel the need to wear heels in professional or social situations can benefit from clinicians' advice and, at times, footwear modifications.
By Lori Roniger
Although many women no longer feel compelled to wear high heels for work or socializing, a check of the headlines indicates there are still instances in which women are required or pressured to wear them.
At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, multiple women—some with medical conditions—were famously turned away from screening events for wearing rhinestone flats rather than heels.1 Cocktail waitresses at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, complied with their employer's 2-inch heel requirement for decades until their union successfully quashed it in 2013.2 A similar 2015 case in East London, involving a receptionist sent home for failing to wear shoes with a 2- to 4-inch heel, led to union involvement as well as scrutiny of prime minister Theresa May's well-known fondness for kitten heels.3,4 And in 2013, the US Defense Intelligence Agency—helmed at the time by Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, president-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security advisor—included a "no flats" policy among its dress-code requirements for women.5
The good news is foot care experts say that, overall, their patients and the general population have become more savvy in recent years about the risks of high-heeled shoe wear and are prioritizing foot comfort and health more than in the past.
"I think people are becoming smarter about their shoes nowadays," said Naleen Prasad, DPM, who is in private practice at Bay Area Foot Care in Castro Valley and Dublin, CA. "They are choosing comfort."
Nevertheless, some women still do prefer to wear heels for work or play—whether they are pressured to do, feel certain styles are more appropriate in the workplace or at formal social events, or simply like the aesthetics of a higher heel. These footwear choices can negatively affect ankle strength and Achilles tendon structure, contribute to the development of bunions and other forefoot deformities, and alter gait mechanics in ways that can increase the risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis (see "High heels: Elevating the discussion," October 2014, page 16).
Women who come to see foot care practitioners after developing foot pain and problems due to wearing high heels are more likely to be ready to make a change than in the past, practitioners say. But practitioners also know that footwear trends related to heels and other attributes come and go and that, although they say the popularity of high-heeled shoes seems to have receded in recent years, they could come striding back.
That's one reason why some practitioners avoid banning heels completely, instead advising moderation with regard to heel heights, styles, and time spent wearing them.
"Treat it like dessert," said Jane Anderson, DPM, who practices at Chapel Hill Foot and Ankle Associates in North Carolina, of the advice she gives her patients.
Style sensibility
Anderson said she sees some professionals, such as lawyers and salespeople, who feel that high-heeled styles are the most appropriate for their work.
"Usually I will try to guide them to find something that is better for their feet," she said. "There are some options out there and certainly sensible ways to wear high heels."
Shoes contribute to the problem in many of Anderson's female patients who consult her about foot pain. They may have conditions such as metatarsalgia, neuromas, or bunions. She spends a lot of time talking to her patients about the kinds of shoes that they wear.
Patients will come into her office in heels, and she advises, as do other foot-care practitioners, that they wear shoes no higher than 2 inches.
"Two inches and lower is the safest way to wear heels," Anderson said.
She'll ask her patients to take off their shoes and measure them in her office, and she's found that many of them believe their heels are shorter than they are.
"People are usually off by an inch," Anderson said.
Anderson advises patients to look for shoes with soft flexible uppers and a round toe box. A chunkier heel can be more stable than a narrow stiletto type, she said. For women with ankle instability and high arches who want to wear a heeled or dressy shoe, Prasad recommends a thick strap that wraps around the ankle.
Anderson noted that there are now many European brands and some American ones that are well made, good for feet, look polished, and come in a variety of widths and heel heights. Many are available at online stores that offer free returns to help customers find the best fit.
Moderation and modifications
Grace Torres-Hodges, DPM, who practices in Pensacola, FL, also helps women wear heels in ways that are better for their bodies.
"For healthy feet, my constant mantra for women regarding heels is moderation," she said.
Anderson also recommends wearing heels for only limited periods and alternating heeled shoes with flats. Otherwise, an individual's musculature can shorten6 and it can become difficult to wear flat shoes. Some of her patients can't wear athletic shoes because they have worn heels so much.
"It's important to switch it up," she said.
Shoe modifications, including foot orthoses, are another trick practitioners use; such modifications can help adjust a shoe to better fit a foot, rather than forcing the foot to adjust to a shoe, Torres-Hodges said.
"If a pair of shoes is causing neuroma pain or is exacerbating the bad biomechanics already associated with bunions and hammertoes, many times a modification in the shoe can be made directly or an orthotic can be used to hold the foot in a different position," she said.
If a patient with metatarsal pain brings in a heeled shoe to wear at a special event, Prasad may place padding in the shoe. She thinks women are being smarter about how they're wearing heeled shoes, like taking them off to dance at a wedding rather than wearing them all night.
"It's not like you can't wear those high heels," she said. "You can be smart about it."
Likewise, Torres-Hodges said, there are some people who like to wear heels socially regardless of the pain or physical problems they cause. And, if a bride, say, has a shoe that she absolutely wants to wear, Torres-Hodges will adjust it to the patient with padding or orthoses. In some cases, a metatarsal pad can help.
But some shoes—those with a 3- to 5-inch heel, for example—simply won't make the cut.
"My advice would be that it's not the best designed shoe for them," Torres-Hodges said.
And there are also times when Torres-Hodges will recommend a patient take a break from heels altogether.
"When a patient comes in for treatment, it is usually the result of pain," Torres-Hodges said. "If the shoes that they wear at work, such as heels, are causing their problem, I am quite frank with them that, in order to heal, they would have to discontinue wearing them for either a period of time or for good. My priority is protecting the health of the foot."
Platform strategies
Prasad recommends platform-type heels or boots with a little wedge and said they can work well for women who want or are required to dress up.
"I am not against heels completely because there are certain high heels that will work," she said.
She explained that the ratio of heel height to platform height is key. So, if a shoe has a 1-inch platform and 3-inch heel, it will balance out to a heel elevation of 2 inches.
"There are many brands that make very good heels," she said.
Torres-Hodges will also recommend platform styles for patients who feel the need to wear heels.
"Perhaps because I live in a beach community, I have not had an instance where a patient was required to wear high heels and not given options or an opportunity for modifications," she said. "However, if their job encourages them to have a specific look, I try to work with their requirement to look for a platform shoe rather than a steep angle in a high heel."
With her patients who prefer to wear heels, Prasad likes to look at the shoes herself.
"I ask them to bring their dressy shoes to me so we can decide what will work and not work," she said.
Prasad recommends examining the angle of the heel of a shoe, noting that, in her clinical experience, a heel that is oriented perpendicular to the floor can contribute to back pain.
"If the heel is pointed straight up and down, it's not going to be comfortable," she said. "We all have back issues. It really puts pressure on our backs."
She said that a block heel that is angled forward slightly and gradually tapered at the bottom will work better.
"Those shoes are much more comfortable," she said.
The opposite extreme
Prasad said she doesn't see high heels as the biggest type of shoe problem in women.
"I'm not as against heels as [I am] against ballet flats," she said, referring to the type of flat shoes that lack arch support, which can affect biomechanics.
Torres-Hodges agreed that wearing flats, including flip-flops, can also be a problem.
"If you go to extremes with high heels or flats, you're begging for some issues to occur," she said.
While helping women find better footwear or at least modifying existing problematic shoes can prevent or improve foot problems in women, some practitioners also recommend exercises. Torres-Hodges suggests stretching and conditioning ankle exercises to all her patients.
"Because heels shorten the Achilles tendon, any exercise that stretches it is helpful," she said. "This can include static dorsiflexion at the ankle. Toes raises and dips allow contraction and lengthening of the tendon. The medial and lateral aspects of the ankle joints can also use conditioning. Some exercises include drawing the alphabet with your foot, ankle circles clockwise and counterclockwise, and using a wobble board."
Choosing comfort
Overall, practitioners said the number of patients wearing heels and coming in with problems related to them has been waning.
"We've harped on it for a long time," Torres-Hodges said.
While in the 1990s, women in New York City and other urban areas were just starting to commute in athletic shoes and keep dressier shoes in the office to wear during the day, practitioners said some of their patients now will slip on their heels just for business meetings.
Torres-Hodges said the lawyers and bankers among her patients do wear sensible shoes.
"That's the one part where they'll compromise," she said regarding what they wear.
She said that girls have now grown up having the importance of healthy feet and comfort emphasized and without the stereotype that women must wear heels. Around five or six years ago, she said, she was seeing tweens wearing higher heels, but that trend has abated.
Prasad, who sees many pediatric female patients, agreed, noting that a few years ago, girls were also wearing flat sneaker-type shoes that didn't have a lot of support.
"They are choosing comfort these days," she said.
Torres-Hodges noted she will push her recommendation for proper footwear harder in tween and teen patients than in adults. Wearing platform shoes or heels at that age may not allow the foot to develop properly and can have other negative effects,7 she said.
I was pleased when my 10-year-old daughter said recently that heels should be worn only occasionally, for special events. She has, after all, grown up with a mom who writes about biomechanical issues and rarely wears heels these days.
But might the high-heeled footwear choices of prominent women, such as British royal Kate Middleton or Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, influence future fashion trends? Torres-Hodges doesn't think so.
"I don't predict it in my neck of the woods," she said.
Lori Roniger is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.
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Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has awarded the title of honorary doctor to Hamid Aït Abderrahim, Director of the MYRRHA project and Deputy Director-General of SCK•CEN. This honorary distinction is a recognition of this efforts since 2001 in the field of ultrasonic visualisation applied in MYRRHA. Under his impulse, work conducted by Belgian and Lithuanian researchers has given rise to major scientific and technological advances.
Hamid Aït Abderrahim (55) is a nuclear engineer and reactor physicist. A graduate from South Paris University, he chose to conduct his doctoral research at the Belgian Nuclear Resaerch Centre in 1984. He has stayed in Belgium ever since. In 1996, he set up the MYRRHA project to develop an innovative research infrastructure in close collaboration with various research centres and European universities. In 2006, he became director of one of the scientific institutes of SCK•CEN before being appointed as Deputy Director-General in 2010.
Hamid Aït Abderrahim is also a professor at the Roman Catholic University of Leuven and member of the federal council for scientific policy in Belgium. His expertise has earned him a place on the board of various scientific councils worldwide, notably in Japan with J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex) in France, with the Permanent Group of Reactors (GPR) of the ASN (Authority for Nuclear Safety), and at P2IO (Institute of Nuclear Physicas at Orsay). In April 2014, Hamid Aït Abderrahim was made a High Officer in the Order of the Crown by King Philip.
Research conducted in Mol under the management of Hamid Aït Abderrahim has led to the development of an innovative research infrastructure with a view to proving the transmutation of nuclear waste, that is to say the drastic reduction in the volume of nuclear waste and the reduction of the duration of its radiotoxicity. One of the special features of this research infrastructure is the utilisation of a liquid metal to cool the reactor, namely lead-bismuth. Ultrasonic visualisation provided the best solution for detecting any object through such an opaque liquid metal.
Early in the new millennium, Hamid Aït Abderrahim contacted the Barsauskas Ultrasonic Research Institute of the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). Kaunas is the second city of Lithuania and is also the major river port of the Baltic countries. Formed in 1960, its Barsauskas Institute is renowned for its expertise in ultrasonic technology, especially sonic applications developed for Soviet submarines during the Cold War. Together, they managed to develop detectors which are resistant to very extreme temperatures, operating in the liquid lead-bismuth and withstanding strong irradiation.
Hailed by the visit of King Albert II and President Valdas Adamkus in 2006, this partnership has been a showcase for this institute all over the world. Since then, the Barsauskas Institute of the KTU has concluded several agreements with NATO and the European Commission with regard to the use of ultrasound in the fields of medical imagery and the study of steel or concrete structures.
'"Kas skaito raso, duonos nepraso." This national Lithuanian saying could be translated as "Those who can read and write will never be forced to beg for their food." I've learnt this saying in my visits to my Lithuanian colleagues and observing their application to the work, their devotion to our joint project, and their total commitment to achieving the set goal. During the course of this decade of collaboration with our colleagues from Kaunas, we have published fifteen or so scientific publications in the field of ultrasonic visualisation which are now points of reference in the work on reactors of the fourth generation, which are found in France, India, Russia, China, or even in South Korea. But, beyond scientific advances, techniques, and forms of technology, research is, above all else, a human adventure for those who are also capable of appreciating it from this perspective,' testifies Hamid Aït Abderrahim.
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Can Ginger Make You More Nauseous?
Ginger root effectively counters the nausea of motion sickness and morning sickness and relieves common gastrointestinal discomfort. If you're not accustomed to the spicy heat of fresh ginger, a piece of raw root could be too strong for your tender stomach. Tea brewed from several thin slices of fresh root delivers a milder dose. Large doses of ginger could irritate your stomach and cause diarrhea.
In the United States, the most familiar use for ginger is as a flavoring in candies, drinks and pastries. In other parts of the world, Zingiber officinale, or ginger, has a long history as medicine. The plant probably originated in Asia where farmers in both China and India first cultivated it thousands of years ago. Traditional uses for ginger root include treating an upset stomach, relieving the pain of toothache and rheumatism and calming diarrhea. Physicians in ancient China also prescribed ginger for cholera. Scientific testing confirms ginger's effectiveness in treating many gastrointestinal problems, including the relief of nausea.
Volatile oils in ginger create the herb's flavor and its medicinal effects. Testing on both animals and humans shows the oils in ginger relieve the nausea of morning sickness and motion sickness as well as nausea from chemotherapy and anesthesia, according to Dr. Kathi J. Kemper of the Longwood Herbal Task Force. Testing does not confirm ginger as an effective treatment for stomach ulcers or flatulence. In laboratory testing, ginger demonstrates antibacterial and anti-fungal effects. Ginger contains significant amounts of the anti-oxidant zingerone and could protect body tissues from oxidation damage. Many traditional claims for ginger's effects lack scientific validation.
Too much ginger root could increase stomach upset. The amount needed to treat nausea depends on body mass. If you weigh 150 lbs., don't take more than 4 g of ginger in one day, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The daily total includes ginger in food. If you take standardized ginger extract, use up to 2,000 mg daily, in small doses taken with food. Take no more than 1 g of powdered ginger root at one time, up to four times daily. Tea made from 2 tbsp. of fresh ginger safely relieves head colds and flu symptoms, but drink only three cups in one day.
Too much ginger could temporarily disrupt the layer of mucous that protects your stomach wall from digestive juices. Children under 2 years of age should not take ginger root treatments. For older children, scale the dosage according to body weight. A 50 lb. child needs only a third of the dose appropriate for a 150 lb. adult. Since ginger could prevent blood from clotting normally, don't take ginger with any medications that thin the blood, such as aspirin or warfarin. Using ginger for more than 4 days could cause diarrhea and irritate sensitive tissues. To be safe, consult your physician before using ginger as medicine.
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A nine-year-old from Heath Charnock is the first official member of Inspire Youth Zone.
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