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Nintendo DSi XL is easy on the eyes

technologyOver the last few years, Nintendo has discovered a whole new market for video games: seniors. Not a demographic that's known for welcoming new technology, the senior-citizen crowd has nonetheless embraced the Wii console, with its intuitive controls and easy-to-understand interface.

 

Nintendo's new portable system, the DSi XL, could find a place on the coffee table next to grandma's Wii remote. Think of it as the electronic equivalent of a large-print novel: You get the same content you would on a DSi, but everything's bigger and easier to read.

 

The XL isn't just for seniors, though. As a game reviewer, I often spend hours gazing at the DSi. (Don't try this at home.) The 3.25-inch diagonal screens on the previous model have led to lots of squinting — and some fierce headaches. The 4.2-inch screens on the XL let me relax my eyeballs a little more.

 

Tanning beds face new taxes and restrictions

healthGrowing concerns about the dangers of indoor tanning beds are leading to new taxes — and possibly new restrictions — designed to curb the practice among young people.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Thursday that the agency consider actions such as requiring that teenagers get parental consent before using a tanning bed or even banning the use of tanning beds among teens. The advisers also recommended reclassifying tanning lamps from Class I medical devices — a category that includes tongue depressors and elastic bandages — to a Class II or Class III device, which would permit the agency to impose greater restrictions.

About 35% of 17-year-old girls use tanning machines, an FDA report says. People under 30 who use tanning machines increase their risk of skin cancer by 75%, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer,

Health bill gains ground but release delayed

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President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders — gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote.

"That's a good sign," said Obama, two weeks after taking personal command of a campaign to enact legislation in what has become a virtual vote of confidence on his still-young presidency.

But Democrats delayed the planned release of formal legislation at least until Thursday as they sought to make sure it would reduce federal deficits annually over the next decade.

At the White House, Obama met with Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO. Officials said the labor leader raised concerns over the details of a planned excise tax on high-cost insurance plans as well as other elements of the as-yet-unreleased legislation.

 

Microsoft provides new Windows 7 phone game and app details

technologyI left GDC this year with a lot of uneasiness about the state of gaming on Windows 7 phones. The selling point for me was the synergy the phones would share with Xbox Live, though the sessions and conversations about Windows phones as a development platform worried me, as it became obvious that gaming experiences would not be identical between platforms despite the services sharing a Live backend. On one hand, you've got to develop to each platform's strengths, but if I earn Achievements, I want it to be for things that I can do on my Xbox 360.

The news coming out of Microsoft's MIX10 is starting to win back my favor for the development platform.

Diabetes Drug's Big Catch? A Fishy Odor

healthThe dead fish smell of a popular diabetes drug may cause some people to discontinue its use.

Metformin, an oral drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, generally has few serious side effects, but gastrointestinal upset and nausea are common. Although these effects have been well documented in studies, researchers say one unique characteristic of the pills may have been overlooked as a potential cause of the nausea: their strong fishy odor.

Researchers say adverse reactions to the smell of metformin (sold generically and under the brand name Glucophage), have not been documented in medical literature, but hundreds of postings to message boards on the Internet note the strong fishy smell of the drug.

In their report, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers describe two cases in which patients discontinued use of generic metformin because of what they described as the nauseating smell of the drug.

Cervical cancer vaccine debate heading to the Legislature

healthThe debate over making cervical cancer vaccines available to young women is coming to the state Legislature today.

A group of anti-vaccine activists plans to attend this morning's Senate Codes Committee hearing to protest a bill that would let health care professionals give the vaccine to women younger than 18 without parental consent.

The measure, sponsored in the Senate by Liz Krueger and in the Assembly by Amy Paulin -- both Democrats -- aims to protect women against preventable cervical cancer. The legislation also notes that Planned Parenthood clinics have been seeing teenagers coming in and requesting the vaccine.

Krueger said such vaccines have a proven track record. "It has a direct correlation to preventing cancer," she said, adding the legislation wouldn't make such vaccines mandatory.

She added that the vaccines have been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for some time. "I never would have proposed this for New York if it wasn't approved by the FDA," Krueger said.

Latest Nokia Phones Are Fantastic Multimedia Phones

technologyMobile Phones have become the best companion of people these days. No one can think of going anywhere without keeping mobile phone. Phones can help one to stay connected with the world. Anytime and anywhere, phones can help the user. One can call, message, chat and enjoy with the phone. Latest Nokia phones which are getting popularity these days are Nokia N97, Nokia 6700, Nokia E71, Nokia E52, Nokia X6 and many more. Lets discuss the feature of some of these handsets to understand them in more better way. Lets welcome Nokia N97 which is one of the fantastic Nokia N-series handsets. Great looks and fascinating feature of this gadget can hold anyone's attention. This phone comes in the list of such handsets which are called as multimedia computers. This is a touchscreen phone through which users can easily navigate internal phone features with ease. Other striking features are 3.5 inch TFT display screen and slide out Qwerty keyboard. One would not find any problem in typing messages through any of messaging options like SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM.

Monroe County plans another H1N1 clinic

healthThe unpredictability of the H1N1  virus has the Monroe County Health Department likely to hold another vaccination clinic this month.

The virus first struck last spring and returned in the fall. "We still don't know whether there will be a third wave," said health department spokesman John Ricci.

For the week ending Jan. 23, the state health department reported that the overall level of flu activity was low and appeared to be stable when compared to the previous week. Also, the number of people hospitalized with flu was low and appeared to be stable when compared to last week.

Nintendo Holiday-Quarter Results Beat Forecasts

nintendoNintendo Co. said year-end holiday sales were "robust," suggesting that its Wii game console had regained its footing after a slowdown in demand, though a strong yen and price cuts continued to push down the company's profits.

Nintendo said group net income was 192.60 billion yen ($2.14 billion) for the nine months ended Dec. 31, down 9% from a profit of 212.52 billion yen for April-December of the previous year. Revenue fell 23% to 1.182 trillion yen, while operating profit fell 41% to 296.66 billion yen.

To cope with slowing demand for the Wii, Nintendo cut prices by 20% to $200 ahead of the holiday shopping season. Revenue also suffered from a strengthening of the yen against the euro and U.S. dollar, resulting in lower overseas income when converted into yen terms.

Higher copays raise health costs in U.S. aged: study

healthThe research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, questions the wisdom of raising co-payments to save money, at least among the elderly.

That might be a way to cut health care costs among younger people, but not for people age 65 and older, Dr. Amal Trivedi of Brown University, who led the study, said in a telephone interview.

"It's a lose-lose proposition for most health plans," Trivedi said.

Older people "have more medical conditions, they spend more on health care, and they usually are on fixed incomes, so they're much more sensitive to the co-payments. And our study suggests that raising co-payments for the elderly would be counterproductive," he said.
 

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