April 2008 Archives
Join us for our last meeting of the semester, at which point we will be holding elections for the upcoming term. If you are interested in an E-Board position, please attend.
Date: Apr. 28, 2008 [Monday]
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: SU 145D
If you have any questions, message us prior to the election.
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
"Walking is easy. It's so easy that no one ever has to teach you how
to do it. It's so easy, in fact, that we often pair it with other easy
activities--talking, chewing gum--and suggest that if you can't do both
simultaneously, you're some sort of insensate clod. So you probably
think you've got this walking thing pretty much nailed. As you stroll
around the city, worrying about the economy, or the environment, or
your next month's rent, you might assume that the one thing you don't
need to worry about is the way in which you're strolling around the
city.
Well, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you: You walk wrong.
Look,
it's not your fault. It's your shoes. Shoes are bad. I don't just mean
stiletto heels, or cowboy boots, or tottering espadrilles, or any of
the other fairly obvious foot-torture devices into which we wincingly
jam our feet. I mean all shoes. Shoes hurt your feet. They change how
you walk. In fact, your feet--your poor, tender, abused, ignored,
maligned, misunderstood feet--are getting trounced in a war that's been
raging for roughly a thousand years: the battle of shoes versus feet..."
Read the full article by Adam Sternbergh, at NY Mag
Event: Habitat for HumanityWe are working with Habitat for Humanity, to build simple, decent, affordable housing for families, in the Greater Buffalo area.
Date: Apr. 24, 2008
Time: 8:30am - 11:30pm, 11:00am - 2:30pm
Location: 44 Brinkman Ave.
"Go Ahead Make a Difference"
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
Volunteer Opportunity: Veterans Affairs Medical Center [VA]Volunteers provide a wide range of supplemental support and financial assistance to programs for our veteran patients throughout the year. If you want to volunteer, or just want more information on how you or your organization can help our veteran patients, please be in touch!
Student Recruiter: Michael Kvassay
Phone: (716) 862 - 7219
Email: michael.kvassay@va.gov
Lend a helping hand to America's Veterans: Be a Volunteer!
"Scientists in Australia have identified a gene
that appears to be linked to blood vessel growth in tumors in mice and
they hope the discovery can pave the way for improved treatment of
cancer in people one day.Current cancer therapies aim to kill blood vessels in tumors, which experts believe feed cancer cells, allowing them to multiply and stopping the immune system from attacking them.
In an article in Nature, the researchers said they identified a gene which appeared to be responsible for blood vessel growth in tumors.
"People now focus on blood vessels in cancer therapy and they try to kill them off. What I am showing is an alternative to just killing the blood vessels. We can modulate ... the blood vessels within the tumor, change the whole tumor environment and make it more susceptible for treatment," said Ruth Ganss at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.
The scientists used genetically-altered mice which developed pancreatic cancer, but half of them had the RGS5 gene missing..."
Event: UB Getting DirtyWe will be working alongside other Academic Clubs recognized by the Student Association to participate in an on-campus community service initiative.
Date: April 20, 2008 [Sunday]
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: South Campus (In front of Crosby Hall)
We need minimum of 10 people for SA participation credit, so try to bring a friend if you can.
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
"It is officially springtime. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and green things are -- yikes! -- blooming once again. While many look forward to a fresh season, those with allergies may
approach springtime with caution and Kleenex. And they might suffer
even more because of their location.The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its annual list of the Top 100 most challenging places to live with spring allergies for 2008 last week.
The AAFA used pollen counts and medication utilization data from last year and the number of board-certified allergists per patient in an area to rank the 100 largest cities in the country.
These criteria counterbalanced each other, according to Mike Tringale, director of external affairs for the AAFA. When the pollen count or medication usage is very high, a city will move up in the ranks. However, if there is a large number of allergists available to treat those affected, the city's ranking will drop..."
Read the full article at ABC News
Event: Debate Series - Health Care & Medical EthicsWe cordially invite you to attend an Oxford-Style Debate, on the topic of Stem Cell Research. This will be followed by an open forum with questions and comments.
Proposition: The potential benefits resulting from stem cell research outweigh moral and ethical implications.
Date: April 14, 2008 [Monday]
Time: 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: SU 330
Please feel free to invite your friends and colleagues. All undergraduate students are welcome to attend and of course there will be FREE pizza.
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
The FDA-approved Universal ECG portable PC-based ECG is the most
compact and precise PC-based ECG on the market. It connects directly to
most desktop PCs, laptops and Pocket PCs running Microsoft® Windows XP
or 2000 and performs resting ECG anytime, anywhere. EKG results are
displayed on the computer screen for rapid assessment.DRE distributes the Universal ECG at a price that is less expensive than most standalone EKG machines. The Universal ECG provides additional cost savings upon use: It allows physicians to print EKG reports on standard computer paper, reducing thermal paper costs by as much as $700 per year. The Universal ECG also requires no calibration or annual maintenance and it draws all power from the PC, eliminating battery costs.
Read the full article at Medgadget
Event: American Red Cross - Blood DriveWe are working in conjunction with the American Red Cross to sponsor an on-campus Blood Drive.
Date: Apr. 7, 2008
Time: 8:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Harriman Hall Rm. 105
"Give Blood, Give the Gift of Life"
Email: pmborders@yahoo.com
"You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and
just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American
Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses
on the victim's chest until help arrives - works just as well as
standard CPR for sudden cardiac arrest in adults. Experts hope bystanders will now be more willing to jump in and help if they see someone suddenly collapse. Hands-only CPR is simpler and easier to remember and removes a big barrier for people skittish about the mouth-to-mouth breathing.
"You only have to do two things. Call 911 and push hard and fast on the middle of the person's chest," said Dr. Michael Sayre, an emergency medicine professor at Ohio State University who headed the committee that made the recommendation.
Hands-only CPR calls for uninterrupted chest presses - 100 a minute - until paramedics take over or an automated external defibrillator is available to restore a normal heart rhythm.
This action should be taken only for adults who unexpectedly collapse, stop breathing and are unresponsive. The odds are that the person is having cardiac arrest - the heart suddenly stops - which can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems. In such a case, the victim still has ample air in the lungs and blood and compressions keep blood flowing to the brain, heart and other organs...."
Read the full article by Stephanie Nano, at Associated Press
"We've seen self-healing materials and artifical arms,
but a team of researchers hailing from UCLA have taken two fabulous
ideas and wed them together to create "an artificial muscle that heals
itself and generates electricity." Put simply, the
contracting / expanding of the material can generate a small electric
current, which can be "captured and used to power another expansion or
stored in a battery." The scientists have relied on carbon nanotubes as
electrodes rather than metal-based films that typically fail after
extended usage, and in an ideal world, the research could eventually
lead to (more) walking robots and highly advanced prosthetics.
Integrate an AC adapter in there and we're sold..."Read The Full Article by Stefanie Olsen, at CNET
