Links for 2006-12-16

• Smart Elevators - New York Times
  Instead of a button to call the elevator, there's a keypad. Punch in the number of the floor you want, and the computer will direct you to a particular elevator.
• 300,000 in the USA afflicted by [arteriovenous malformation], most don't know it - USATODAY.com
  Sen. Tim Johnson is one of about 300,000 people in the USA with the congenital defect called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Most people don't realize they've got the problem until they suffer a seizure or an episode of internal bleeding.
• Favorite Books of 2006 | Salon Books
• MineZone Wiki | GettingThingsDone
• Monogenic Forms of Low-Renin Hypertension -- Medscape
• Cascading Next Actions (Getting Things Done) : MarkTAW.com
• PREVAIL: VTE Reduced With Enoxaparin vs Heparin in Stroke
  Results of a randomized trial show a significant reduction in venous-thromboembolism (VTE) events in stroke patients receiving the low-molecular-weight (LMW) heparin enoxaparin (Lovenox, Sanofi-Aventis) vs unfractionated heparin, without a significant inc
• Survival Better With Short, Daily Dialysis Than With Conventional HD
  Survival among 117 patients treated by short, daily hemodialysis was 61% better than that of the US population on conventional hemodialysis.
• SCAI Publishes Recommendations for Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
  The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has published recommendations to assist in the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
• Renal Week 2006: American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting -- Medscape
• 10 Reasons to Buy a DSLR Camera - TheTechLounge
• Breath Capture
  Breath Capture is a patent-pending method and apparatus for collecting human breath as a keepsake display.
• Gothamist: There Is No Exchange Policy On Kidney Donations