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"JDI"

By Janet Evans
Wednesday, Dec 3 2008, 11:44 AM


That's text messaging short hand for "Just Do It."

And just do it is what a doctor volunteering in the Congo did when he performed a very complex amputation by receiving his instructions via text message. 

GR8 job doctor!


"A doctor volunteering in war-torn Congo performed a complex amputation to save a boy’s life by following instructions sent by text message from a colleague in London.

David Nott, 52, a vascular surgeon, was working for a Medicins Sans Frontieres hospital in the eastern town of Rutshuru, an area ravaged by bloody battles between Congolese and rebel troops.

Among the hundreds of wounded soldiers and civilians brought into the hospital in October was a 16-year-old boy who had been caught in the midst of a gun fight between advancing combatants in a forest in the Nyanzale region. "

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O.K., Now You Can Buy This

By Janet Evans
Wednesday, May 21 2008, 06:40 AM




A woman demonstrates Nintendo's "Wii Fit"
game console.  REUTERS





Remember how I mentioned Wii Fit might not be the nicest gift to give for Mother’s Day?  I mean, no mom wants to be reminded that she may need to lose weight.

Well, Mother's Day is over, and Father's Day is just around the corner.

Dad would love this!





REUTERS   

 



 

When you first step onto the Wii Balance Board, a sturdy platform that comes with the system, it asks for your age and height and figures out your body mass index (BMI). Sensors in the board detect a user's weight and balancing skills, too, because you are given a balance assessment. Once you get past the assessment, you can pick a trainer -- male or female, and then choose from aerobics, strength training, yoga or balance. Each segment (there are more than 40) is only about three to five minutes -- not enough to break a sweat in a serious gym rat, but okay for the person who wants to have some fun and start an exercise regimen. "     

Read more about it

Wii Fit Gives Kinder, Gentler Workout   ç  here




 


 

Do I Need A Gym Membership For That?

By Janet Evans
Sunday, May 4 2008, 08:45 AM



No?

Good…

How about a “set” of exercises you can do anywhere....

You won’t even break a sweat.

And the older you are, the better it is for you to do them, unlike many other exercise programs.

What’s that?

You think I must be losing my mind?

That’s the whole point….

I’m talking about doing brain calisthenics.

Because, I don’t want to keep losing my marbles.


Find out what I mean on The New York Times




Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll ... Uh ...
  
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