Monday, 18 November 2013


More Americans should take cholesterol meds (via AFP)

More Americans should take cholesterol-lowering medication, according to new guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association. "This is a dramatic change from the 2002 federal cholesterol guideline," said the AHA in a statement, noting…


5 Supplements You Can’t Live Without (via Honey Colony)

By Maryam Henein, HoneyColony Original When I first started my health journey many moons ago, I thought that GNC was a good place to buy supplements. That was in the ’90s before I got hit by an SUV. I was 26 and pumped weights at the gym, popped diet…


Media's global warming fail (via CNN Video)

Philippe Cousteau & Andrew Revkin join Sesno to discuss the media's lack of interest in covering global climate change.


Salesforce Revising Mobile Strategy Yet Again (via slashdot)

As part of its Dreamforce conference this week in San Francisco, Salesforce is revamping its whole mobile strategy—not an unusual move for a company that’s always done its best to align with the tech industry’s latest trends. As part of that revamp…


US, UK enlist spy agencies to fight online child porn: PM (via AFP)

Britain and the United States will enlist the help of spy agencies to track down paedophiles who share images of child sex abuse online, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. A joint US-UK taskforce will work with encryption experts at Britain…


The security breach heard ’round the Web: Adobe’s hacking highlights the human problem with passwords (via Pando Daily)

By Nathaniel Mott On November 18, 2013I can’t remember the last time I used a password that didn’t resemble the few that I already use on everything from Facebook and Rdio to Netflix and Amazon. It’s too hard to imagine and remember complicated…


European stocks surge after Wall Street hits records (via AFP)

European main stock markets opened the week higher and the euro advanced against the dollar on Monday as dealers took their cue from a record early session on Wall Street. London witnessed some huge gains and losses for individual shares, with Aberdeen…