Shanbhag Labs

Niacin is useless in reducing heart attack risk

Arun Shanbhag — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:42:51 +0000

A quick way to save a billion $ from US healthcare – Axe Niacin! Sorry Abbot Labs shareholders.
Niacin Drugs Don’t Reduce Heart Attack Risk, Study Says.

Tagged: Niacin

Medtronic’s Infuse can make men sterile

Arun Shanbhag — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:34:39 +0000

This is scary stuff! And more insidious is how researchers who got funding from Medtronic report positive results and essentially turn into sales representatives for Medtronic. True ‘agency effect.’

http://nyti.ms/k6zODW

Tagged: Infuse, Medtronic

See my question and response on NYTimes

Arun Shanbhag — Sat, 21 May 2011 00:22:02 +0000

See my question and response on NYTimes regarding the Mayan Civilization. http://bit.ly/jFPBHs

Maya Collapse & Modern Society

Arun Shanbhag — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:04:15 +0000

What a fascinating piece!

Maya Collapse and Modern Society – NYTimes.com.

Reproducing here my comment I placed on the article:

Fascinating account of the Mayans. I was particularly drawn by Prof Inomata’s hypothesis that building the large pyramids helped the Mayans’ build their society.

We can see a parallel here in the US with Kennedy’s goal to place an American on the moon. Then we did not have the technology to get it done, but aspiring for this goal, helped plump our creativity, and coordinate our intellectual and fiscal resources. David Gergen explains this beautifully in his book: Eyewitness to Power.

And once the US got to the moon, the commercializations of the related technologies (video cameras, to Mylar sheets, to materials and wireless technology) helped power the US to an unprecedented boom in development and economic prosperity.

Rightly, we did not reach the moon because we had the technology, but aspiring for the moon, helped us develop the resources to reach the moon and helped society.

Certainly this has happened ALL over the world.

Important question for the Professor: Who or what was their Kennedy?
And, what big pyramid should we build next.

Thank you for a stimulating piece. So much we can learn for archeology.
Arun

Tagged: Mayans

Anna Hazare – A true hero!

Arun Shanbhag — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:26:48 +0000

We need more of such people. Importantly, what can WE do in our lives? Can we fast for ONE day to support aNNaa Hazare.
Anna Hazare our one big hope and why he can do it.

Did you check the neurotoxin in your ‘soft’ drink today?

Arun Shanbhag — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:20:51 +0000

Why are we being fed with increasing amounts of neurotoxins in our diet, in the name of processed foods, when the rest of the world is moving away from them?

Indians need good nutritious foods, not chemical laden slosh dumped on us by multinationals. Longish article, but worth going over.

Did you check the neurotoxin in your ‘soft’ drink today?.

10,000 Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan

Arun Shanbhag — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:39:40 +0000

Women Entrepreneurs making jam and pickles in Afghanistan. And employing other women! Awesome!

Have You Tried Ghazni Pickles? An Afghan Food Producer Ponders Packaging and Branding.

Is Google Stuck in ‘Perpetual Beta’?

Arun Shanbhag — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:30:05 +0000

Google’s challenges as it extends its “beta” model to consumer electronics like smartphones and tablets.
Is Google Stuck in ‘Perpetual Beta’?.

Can India Build, or Import, Its Own Ivy League?

Arun Shanbhag — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:06:46 +0000

Long, but well worth reading.
The future of education in India.

Kangaroo Care

Arun Shanbhag — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:56:33 +0000

The best way to treat premature infants is to keep them close to the mother; no fancy incubator necessary!

The Human Incubator.

Tagged: Incubators