SimMan 3G Patient Simulator Gets a Serious Upgrade
Laerdal Medical (Stavanger, Norway), the maker of the original, and now famous, Resusci Anne CPR training simulator, has recently released a new, much more advanced version of the robot. The SimMan 3G can cry, bleed, convulse, go into cardiac arrest, and have all sorts of medical conditions that are better practiced at first without a human subject. Here’s a very partial list of features of the SimMan 3G: Quality CPR Feedback Laerdal™s Q-CPR technology measures the quality of CPR providing...
Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2010
Food Review: Luna Protein ...
The folks over at Luna did some field research before creating the brand’s new protein bar, simply named Luna Protein . After researching women’s snacking habits, Luna found that women want snacks to keep them full, but that the female snacker often overlooks the filling properties of protein. So the company created a new bar chock-full of 12 grams of the filling macronutrient. The Luna...
Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2010
A Reader’s Countdown...
Check out the latest progress report from Figure Princess , who is training for several National Physique Committee figure competitions. You can read about her entire journey on the OnSugar blog Live. Laugh. Love. Lift. OK, this last Saturday was the 12 week mark. I was really happy with my progress pictures this week and can see my glutes and hamstrings starting to catch up. Like many women, this...
Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2010
Minutes to a Healthier You...
Hi, my name is FitSugar and I am an Internet addict. Not exactly, but between my job, iPhone, and home computer, there are days that I can spend a lot of time on the web. While this may not be entirely bad - surfing the web may slow down dementia , after all - it’s not all good either. As much as I love all the great blogs, online communities, and fun time-wasting websites out there, I know...
Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2010
Molly Ringwald Goes Green ...
I’ve come to accept that I will always get a little choked up during the Oscars . This year it happened during the touching tribute to John Hughes - director of one of my all-time favorites, The Breakfast Club . It was especially great to see actress Molly Ringwald take the stage to honor her mentor. Like me, most of you thought Molly looked stunning in her purple Todd Thomas gown. Looking at...
Posted by admin on 03 11th, 2010
Your Tips on Breaking Thro...
We’ve all been there. You’re working out, running, biking, swimming, or whatever, and you hit a mental wall. All you can think about is wanting to stop and go home. This is a really common problem among regular exercisers, but that doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. Here are some tips from fellow FitSugar readers. “Yeah, if I hit a wall it kind of depends on what that...
Posted by admin on 03 10th, 2010
Food Journals Fail You? Tr...
If you’re trying to lose weight by counting calories and watching your portion sizes, monitoring your daily intake by writing it down in a food journal is really effective. The only problem is, if you’re doing it on your own it can get boring, and you’re more likely to get out of the habit. If you’ve tried food journaling before and never got into it, try food journaling with...