Low-energy bulbs 'cause migraine'

"These bulbs do trigger migraines for some of our members - it's either the flickering, or the low intensity of the light, causing eye strain."
I think the report might be right. Sometimes I can notice that the fluorescent has a "flickering" effect and it is very uncomfortable.
The “flickering” might cause eyes tired and near-sighted.
However, it is come into conflict when we want to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and minor the bad influence of low-energy bulbs.
When I read this kind of report, I always feel sad about my vision. I hate near-sighted.

Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Smoking link to hearing problems

“Teenagers who smoke, or whose mother smoked in pregnancy, are at higher risk of hearing problems and understanding what is being said, a US study says.”
It is an interesting discovery that may warn people not to smoke.
I always think smokers are a crowd of wired eccentrics; cigarettes are difficult to smell and the smoke will cause breathing difficult.
It is a kind of air pollution, but there is no rules ban against smoke strictly. It is very strange.
Even in the campus, there are many smokers “enjoy” it, not only workers but many teachers…
I hate the smoke strongly. It is really a poison…

Thursday, 3 January 2008 BBC

Teaching good habits to last a lifetime

This is an opposite style against the McDonald example.
Children in some kindergartens eat healthy and their parents notice that it should care about kids’ habit and exercise.
This is a good phenomenon that there are more and more parents care about the obese problem. This is a good start.
If I have children one day, I would not let my baby get fat. There are many terrible diseases because of obese. I can’t image why the parents from the article which we read in class would think their baby is “sweat”. I think the photo in that article is very discussing.

Friday, 4 January 2008 from BBc today

Down's gene boost fights cancers

"The life expectancy of people with Down's has risen sharply, and now averages 60 years."
This sentence has some problems. Because the relation between life expectancy and cancer seem to be ignore, because person who has long lived than the other might has higher risk to get cancers than the other one.
"People with this genetic disorder have higher risk of leukemia, but seem to have lower risk of some other cancers"
It means the method is not good enough, so this news is meaningless for me.
"The study suggests that a gene which offers protection against the development of certain tumors may increase the risk of cancer spread.
I think it might be good news for modern technology. For my department, although we are discovering new therapies rather than prophylaxis, I think prophylaxis is more important than cure. Cancers are new disease for we modern human beings. I think this disease is produced by modern technology. Because the chemistry product and nuclear technique, the environment is filled with many dangerous molecules.

Friday, 4 January 2008 from BBC today