REPORTING POINT 09/10
HEALTH NEWS
“Live healthy…Live well”
by Larry Kline

PROS AND CONS OF PSA TESTING – before having a PSA test for prostate cancer, discuss the merits of testing with your doctor.  A recent survey in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that only 70 percent of men who had been tested said their doctors had actually talked to them about the test, and of those only one-third said they had been told about the downsides.  PSA screening remains controversial because there is no convincing evidence that it saves lives, …

At ExpressJet we use Adopt for our monthly line bidding. Lots of people have complained they can’t access it via their iPhone or iPad. Well here comes the Atomic Web Browser to the rescue. It is only $.99 and there is even a lite version you can try. One of the features of Atomic is you can change the type of browser information it sends to the web site you are accessing. So in the case of Adopt (and many other sites) if the site sees you are using Mobile …

Whether you have an iPhone, iPad or other smart device DropBox can make your life more productive. You can use DropBox to store bid packets, company manuals, books, photos, whatever you want!
What DropBox does in a nutshell is provide synchronization of files across multiple devices including computers, the iPhone/iPad, smartphones, and now the Entourage eDGe. You place files which you wish to share into a special folder on your PC. Anything placed there gets synced with your  DropBox account. If your device does not have a DropBox …

This ongoing article series will discuss the possibilities of using an iPad on the road instead of a traditional notebook or netbook. We will try to list the benefits and limitations of using the iPad including replacement applications from a traditional computer, cloud based services like Google Docs, and additional accessories to make the iPad more productive.
One big plus and minus of the iPad is lack of a traditional keyboard. When you are consuming content this really is no issue. It makes your media device lighter and more portable. Ever …

REPORTING POINT 08/10
HEALTH NEWS
“Live healthy…Live well”
by Larry Kline
COFFEE DRINKING AND DIABETES – coffee drinkers are at lower risk for diabetes according to a review of 18 studies involving more than 450,000 people reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day were found to have a 25 percent lower risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to those who drink less (or no) coffee – and more consumption lead to a lower risk of the disease.  Because decaffeinated coffee also reduced …