A
new study reveals that 20 million Americans see their dentist more
often than their doctor, and that has some suggesting that dentists
could be a first line of defense against chronic illness. A routine
dental examination could include a patient’s health history, a blood
pressure check and other observations to detect the risk for conditions
such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Source Link
Whether
it’s a Kindle or a Nook, there were plenty of affordable e-readers
under the Christmas tree this year as prices dropped to all-time lows.
But while the prices for e-reader devices have been falling, the price
of e-books has been rising. And now the U.S Justice Department is
investigating possible anti-competitive practices involving e-book
sales. Source Link
What’s
in the crystal ball for the year 2016? The folks at IBM think we’ll see
a world where mind reading is no longer science fiction. It’s on their
annual list of five predictions that could come true in five years.
Among the other predictions is that passwords could become obsolete as
biometric devices will be able to identify you without the need to
remember those strings of numbers and letters. Source Link
