Good Ideas Health

Scientists estimate that winds on planet HD 209458b (150 light years from earth) reach 4500 miles per hour. CS Monitor http://bit.ly/a411PV

Design an alarm clock that monitors weather and traffic so it knows at what time it should wake you up. An "idea a day" top ten idea. http://bit.ly/7Uho5Z

Turning a subway stairway exit into a piano keyboard encouraged people to take the stairs. From TheFunTheory.com.http://bit.ly/5i7nRP

Researchers modeling outbreaks of zombie attacks find that quarantine or vaccines don't work -- only eradication. http://www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/#z

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 10 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 10 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 10 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 15 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 15 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

2012 Copenhagen Convention top 16 idea http://bit.ly/K9iuSU

Researchers use search engine data to identify drug side effects more quickly than the FDA. http://nyti.ms/YcTG3V

A new diet craze - supposedly with solid scientific evidence - calls for fasting twice per week. http://nyti.ms/15WZJRe

A nursing home connected to a pub will promote more frequent visits (just take Grandpa next door!). Will work especially well with Alzheimers patients.

Process being developed to drain a patient's blood, cool the body for a few hours, but then revive them. Weird. From New York Times Magazine http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/11ideas_section4-21.html

New research shows that stretching before running doesn't prevent injuries. NY Times http://nyti.ms/ac5m4l