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Healthcare
SmartPlanet stories related to the diagnosis, treatment and medical prevention of disease, injury or impairment, as well as the institutions, systems and policy that enable and deliver it.
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Not Pfizer? No problem. You can fund science research too
With crowdfunding, the masses could help spur development of a cure for the cancer that killed Steve Jobs.
2 | October 25, 2012 8:30pm |
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New alliance could make cable a catalyst for cleaner power
Dean Kamen is teaming up with telecom to work on commercializing an alternative-energy machine that can run on virtually any type of fuel - from hydrogen, to methane, to beer.
4 | October 24, 2012 3:07am |
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A Florida aerotropolis bets on intelligent infrastructure
A 25,000-person planned community in Orlando, Florida hires Cisco to connect healthcare, real estate, retail, education and transportation with networked infrastructure.
2 | October 23, 2012 10:48am |
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Where Google Ventures is putting its money
Google Ventures stood apart from its investing brethren in the third quarter, putting capital into more startups, and early-stage ones, at that.
1 | October 22, 2012 4:39pm |
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For American architects, is India the new China?
Architecture firms are looking at India's emerging economy for help climbing out of the post-recession slump.
1 | October 17, 2012 8:00pm |
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We now have tools to manage health like a stock portfolio: scientist
The rising 'Quantified Self' movement encourages self-awareness and analysis through a new generation of health monitoring devices.
October 17, 2012 8:36am |
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Drug giant's full disclosure will aid healthcare, restore trust
GlaxoSmithKline will make raw data underlying its clinical trials available to researchers. Can this commitment to openness restore trust in the pharmaceutical industry?
1 | October 16, 2012 10:43pm |
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World's top 20 cities of opportunity
New York and London top this year's list compiled by PwC, but Beijing is catching up fast.
October 15, 2012 6:27pm |
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SmartPlanet alumni are taking over the Internet
SmartPlanet alums have gone on to some pretty great places. Here's a look at who's where.
October 15, 2012 7:51am |
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The Internet2 experiment goes global
Can advanced networking initiatives like Internet2 fuel a global renaissance?
1 | October 10, 2012 3:07am |
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The Morning Briefing: Drug regulation
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about drug regulation.
October 10, 2012 1:00am |
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Turning the threats of new technology into new business models
At an unusual panel at The Economist's Human Potential conference, speakers shared thoughts on technologies that threaten entire industries, from retail to education--and how to embrace them.
September 27, 2012 7:51pm |
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A cure to superbugs lives in your eyes
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, may have stumbled upon a new class of antimicrobial drugs by synthesizing proteins that keep bacteria from taking up residence in our eyes.
6 | September 26, 2012 8:12pm |
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The best news you'll read all week about cancer
Why cancer rates will likely fall dramatically in the coming years.
3 | September 25, 2012 6:43am |
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Q&A: Victoria Plaut, social and cultural psychologist at Berkeley Law
In a new tale of two cities, social and cultural researchers examined how our home base can affect the way we think about ourselves and our well-being.
September 24, 2012 3:00am |
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Study: New York's high cigarette tax hurts poor smokers the most
New York State's hefty excise tax doesn't deter low-income smokers, as they spend 25 percent of their income on cigarettes.
13 | September 23, 2012 5:43pm |
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The 5 best cities to raise a child in the U.S.
Which cities are the most family-friendly?
September 23, 2012 4:14pm |
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Most Americans will be obese by 2030, report finds
If America's obesity trends continue as they are today, 39 states will have obesity rates of 50 percent or more by 2030.
September 22, 2012 5:17am |
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How much will you be fined if you don't buy insurance?
When Obama's healthcare overhaul goes into effect in 2014, nearly 6 million uninsured Americans will face a penalty.
4 | September 20, 2012 9:18am |
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Drugs-on-the-cob: growing new meds in corn
Scientists have found a way to use transgenic maize to produce an expensive drug for a rare, life-threatening disease.
September 19, 2012 10:02pm |
