Obesity To Blame For 23 Million Americans With Diabetes
October 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a huge spike in the number of diabetes cases in the U.S., and it appears that obesity may be to blame.
The CDC stated that over the past decade, the diagnosis rate for diabetes has doubled. Read more
Combo Treatment Is Best To Help Kids With Anxiety
October 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Researchers have found that the best treatment for kids suffering from anxiety disorders is a combination of cognitive behavior therapy, and the antidepressant sertraline, Zoloft
Researchers from Columbia University in New York carried out a study on a group of 488 children between the ages of 7 and 17. Read more
FDA Urged By Consumer Group To Ban Drug Avandia
October 31, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, has come out and stated that they want the FDA to ban the diabetes drug Avandia.
The Public Citizen is citing adverse health events linked to Avandia as the reason to issue the ban. Read more
Tinker Bell Blu-ray Review
October 30, 2008
Tinker Bell
Blu-ray Review
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Released: October 28, 2008
Tinker Bell is the first feature film to star the legendary fairy that is the favorite Disney character of many boys and girls around the world. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released Tinker Bell straight-to-video, and needless to say it does not disappoint.
The whole idea behind Tinker Bell is to give the whole backstory into the legendary fairy. You see Tink right from when she was born, and moving onward from there at Pixie Hollow in Neverland. Read more
Zombie Strippers Blu-ray Review
October 30, 2008
Zombie Strippers
Blu-ray Review
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Released: October 28, 2008
Zombie Strippers is one of the most unique releases that arrived in our office in quite some time. I have to be honest, at first glance when I looked at the case I did not think this was the type of movie we actually reviewed on our site. With that said though, Zombie Strippers has hit the Blu-ray format courtesy of Sony Pictures, and it actually isn’t half-bad.
Zombie Strippers revolves around an accident that takes place within a government agency. The film has a bit of politics in it at the start, but nothing over the top do not worry. Read more
Far Cry 2 Xbox 360 Review
October 30, 2008
Far Cry 2
Xbox 360 Review
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Players: 1-16
When the original Far Cry released on the PC, it was received with a great deal of hype and praise, as was the next release of Far Cry Instincts on the Xbox. Now, moving forward, we are presented with Far Cry 2, which was developed by Ubisoft and releases day and date on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with the PC version.
Far Cry 2 is a massive game, that has to be put out there right from the start. If you think you are getting into a linear straight-forward first-person shooter then you are in the wrong place. Read more
Far Cry 2 PS3 Review
October 30, 2008
Far Cry 2
PS3 Review
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Players: 1-16
When the original Far Cry released on the PC, it was received with a great deal of hype and praise, as was the next release of Far Cry Instincts on the Xbox. Now, moving forward, we are presented with Far Cry 2, which was developed by Ubisoft and releases day and date on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with the PC version.
Far Cry 2 is a massive game, that has to be put out there right from the start. If you think you are getting into a linear straight-forward first-person shooter then you are in the wrong place. Read more
NASA Messenger Reveals Volcanic Lava On Planet Mercury
October 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - The NASA Messenger spacecraft has provided a much more detailed picture of Mercury overall following its second fly-by of the planet.
The second fly-by took place on October 6th, and had the Messenger spacecraft mapping out a great chunk of the planet. Read more
Microsoft Showing Change With Windows Azure Release
October 30, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Microsoft is clearly showing that they are going to begin to change up in how they do things, as they have announced a new unique OS in Windows Azure.
Windows Azure is the long awaited cloud computing operating system from Microsoft. Read more
Xbox 360, Netflix Users Come Together To Stream Movies
October 30, 2008
Washington (dbTechno) - Microsoft has finally kicked off their partnership with Netflix to allow Xbox 360 users to stream Netflix movies over the Xbox Live service with the announcement that the movies will be available in HD. The service will officially begin November.
Those who have an Xbox 360 with an Xbox Live subscription are going to be able to link that up with a Netflix account. Read more
