Fans & Bananas: Viagra Ads in Japan
Hat tip to my friend @blogaceutics (Miguel Tovar) who tweeted about a "novel twist" on Viagra advertising in Japan: paper fans that promote Viagra (see above).As reported by RocketNews24 (here), hand-held fans like these -- emblazoned with commercial messages and logos -- are popular in Japan when it gets hot. Personally, I'd rather die of heat exhaustion than use these fans in public! (although I'd love to get my hands on one :-)According to RocketNews24, "while many applauded the creativeness of these fans, many net users wrote it off as 'gay' or 'just for fujoshi.'" According to wikipedia, fujoshi is a self-m...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - July 29, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Diddies and Spoofs Pfizer Viagra Source Type: blogs
Preventing Heat Stroke in Young Children
It is important for parents to take precautions to prevent heat stroke in young children.Contributor: Cheryl E PrestonPublished: Jul 27, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - July 27, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Beat Heat Exhaustion
Have you ever suffered from heat exhaustion? Learn how to avoid this condition with a few simple lifestyle adjustments.Contributor: Stephanie ModkinsPublished: Jul 02, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - July 2, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Diving In
Sorry folks, for all of you now spoiled by outstanding guest posts: the Crab is back from vacation.
And yes, this means yet another self-indulgent photo-packed ramble! Expect the usual miscellaneous musings, tiresome tips, blog-related blather, annoying alliteration and ridiculous rationalizations, all dressed up and masquerading as post about health and fitness. Complete with a Theme That Doesn't Always Fit the Contents!
D'ja miss me?
Oh. Okay. Well, anyway, let's Dive In!
Leap of Faith
First off, it felt weird for me to stay away from blogging the entire time, though I can't claim I was totally offline. ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - April 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
Pregnancy’s Best Season
Is it better to be heavily pregnant in waning days of summer or the dead of winter?
A colleague and I were discussing the million-dollar question just yesterday. She hasn’t had any kids. And I’m well into my second pregnancy.
She really wanted to know. And it’s something I’ve thought about an awful lot. So I unloaded…
Well, I said, both my pregnancies took place in the burning, shimmering, sidewalk-melting heat of summer. It’s true that it’s hot and sweaty. Most of the time you just want to lay under an air conditioner and stay still. Waiting for a subway in a hot tunnel can be overwhelming. The...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 20, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: Cord Blood Source Type: blogs
I Want To Get Better - at Everything!
I ran on Saturday and since I was dreading the treadmill so much, I decided to run outside and just hoped it wasn't too icy or snowy. I knew there was no way I could add on 5 minutes to my run on the treadmill - it was too awful.It was SO much easier running outside! I think it just gets very boring on the treadmill and I just stare at the numbers, like how much time I have left, how far I've gone, how many calories I've burned, how fast I'm going (slow). Sure, I have my music and there's a television in the gym with closed captioning, but it's miserable for me.It was pretty cold, but I've run in that col...
Source: bipolar.and.me - February 25, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs
Core Body Temperature Pill Helps Aussie Brush Firefighters Stay Safe
According to Australian Associated Press, some of the firefighters battling brush fires on the continent this summer are using a new wireless ingestable pill coupled with the Hidalgo‘s Equivital belt to watch their core body temperature and prevent heat related illnesses. Once swallowed, the Equivital EQ02 capsule transmits temperature readings to the Equivital belt that additionally measures pulse and respiration rate, as well as skin temperature. This is the same belt used by Felix Baumgartner in his brilliant Red Bull Stratos jump, which we we covered in a great interview with the medical team.The Australian fi...
Source: Medgadget - January 23, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Diagnostics in the news... Military Medicine Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
