Justin Bieber has come out with a brand new single - and it's making every other son on the planet look terrible by comparison.
With Mother's Day around the corner, and with most young men out there calling in for your basic flower or chocolate delivery, this superstar has recorded an actual track for his parent, Pattie Malette.
It's titled "Turn to You" and it's dedicated to the woman who Justin considers "so brave" for having him at such a young age and remaining such a major part of his life. Listen now:
Bieber and his mom are unusually tight. The 18-year old recently finished high school, a feat he says he accomplished because it was important to his mother. We know, we know: awwwwww.
Justin, of course, also has another single out and it's dedicated to another loving female: Selena Gomez. Watch Bieber belt out a version of "Boyfriend" live on The Voice finale now and then prepare to purchase "Turn to You." off iTunes.
On Wednesday afternoon, Google rolled out an update to its Google+ iPhone app. The revamped, redesigned app now looks so stunning it may make you wish the social network itself wasn't such a ghost town.
'I believe he's the greatest player to touch a basketball,' Wayne says of the basketball great. By Rob Markman
Lil Wayne Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Lil Wayne is a known sports nut, and with this year's NBA playoffs in full swing, the Cash Money Billionaire is in all his glory.
Weezy's favorite team are the L.A. Lakers and his favorite player is, of course, the great Kobe Bryant. When Tunechi attended the Lakers' home game against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, he told the L.A. Times that he draws a great deal of inspiration from #24.
"He's inspired not only songs, but he's inspired me in life in general, just the way he attacks things, the way he never backs down, the way he fights through injury," said Tha Carter IV MC. "Not only [does] he fight through injury, and not only do he play through injury, he excel through injury. I take those type of things and I just apply them to my everyday life."
This season alone the basketball megastar has excelled on the court despite suffering with a broken nose and a torn ligament in his right wrist. On Thursday morning (May 10), Bryant missed practice because of gastroenteritis, but Laker coach Mike Brown believes the star will fight through his stomach pains and still play in tonight's playoff game.
Though Michael Jordan is widely recognized as the best to ever play the game, Wayne's vote goes to Bryant. "I believe he's the greatest player to touch a basketball," he said.
And just as the NBA is looking to crown a 2012 championship team, MTV's RapFix blog has been looking to crown the top rap crew in the 2012 Hip-Hop Playoffs. Will Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group be able to claim the #1 spot? Or will Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music win it all? Voting is open now, so head over to Rapfix to rep for your favorite crew!
Do you agree with Lil Wayne, is Kobe Bryant the greatest basketball player? Tell us in the comments!
Are Rihanna's extra-curricular activities becoming a hazard to her health? After partying the night away in high fashion at the Costume Institute Gala at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the pop singer was rushed to the ER and hospitalized. The day after the event, she tweeted a photo of her arm hooked up to an IV drip. What happened to Rihanna between the red carpet and the hospital bed?
There are many types of loans out there, but they can generally be divided into two categories: secured and unsecured loans. Some experts recommend one kind over the other, but most generally agreed that both can be good in certain situations and under certain circumstances. This latter opinion is the correct one, as there are many times when a secured loan is really the best and only options, while there are many others where it?s easier and smarter to just get an unsecured loan. How can you tell the two cases apart and make the right decision that your situation warrants? Hopefully this guide can help you to decide.
What They Mean
First of all, get an understanding of what each of these types of loans will mean for you.
Begin with secured loans: they require you to give some sort of security to ensure that repayment will be made. Oftentimes the security will be something like your house or car, or something valuable to that effect. Gold and jewelry are also used as security.
Secured loans are better in some ways because they offer lower interest rates and potentially longer repayment periods. For that reason, these loans are usually taken out for huge amounts of money and important purposes. They also require a more demanding application process, and not everyone is usually qualified to receive one of these.
Unsecured loans are a different matter. The biggest difference is in the fact that no security is required. You are given the loan because the lender (after looking at your financial history) trusts that you will repay. You don?t have to give them anything.
This also means higher interest, shorter durations, but ultimately an easier loan process. Just about anyone can qualify to get?open door loans?or other similar unsecured loans just as long as they don?t have a terrible credit history. Best of all, you can often get the money you need in a matter of days; with some loans like open door loans, that wait period can be just a few hours.
Choosing Between Secured and Unsecured
Which loan you choose depends on what you need the loan for, how big you want the loan to be, and how long you want to go without fully repaying. If you want money for only a short period of time, then get open door loans and other unsecured loans. If you want a big loan for something like an investment or a down payment, stick with the safer and longer-term option. Once you understand these two types of loans, it?s much easier to make your decision.
Third time's a charm... Three's a crowd... She's once, twice, three times a lady Nexus... Three's a magic number... Good things come in threes... or is that sneezes? Okay, so maybe there isn't anything clever we can say to get you hooked, but do we really need to lure you in at this point? The Galaxy Nexus is, arguably, not only one of the best Android phones on the market, but one of the best phones, period. So, there's no reason to expect the Sprint variant ($199 on contract) would be anything short of incredible. Still, there's only one way to find out. Follow along after the break as we put the newest member of the Nexus family through its paces and see how it stacks up against its Verizon and unlocked siblings.
Costs of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweigh its benefitsPublic release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Randi Triant rtriant@tuftsmedicalcenter.org 617-636-9845 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Boston, MA An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, has evaluated the lifesaving benefits and costs of screening programs for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors found that screening can save lives, but that because it targets rare conditions and available tests have limited accuracy, screening for SCD is costly, compared to other life-saving measures.
Although rare, SCD often receives widespread attention because it is unexpected and can occur during childhood. Those factors have prompted many parents and policy makers to support screening programs. To help decision makers and the public understand whether more SCD screening is warranted, the authors, including collaborating clinical researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, compared the potential life saving benefits (measured in terms of life years saved) to program costs. They considered two groups thought to be at elevated risk: school-aged children taking stimulants, which are often used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and adolescents playing organized sports. The research team determined that each year of life saved would cost from $90,000 (to screen adolescents before they participate in sports) to $200,000 (to screen children before they take ADHD medications).
Although there is no hard and fast line separating worthwhile and expensive public health interventions, programs can be compared to get an idea of their value. For example, interventions that cost $90,000 to $200,000 per life year saved are considered expensive, compared to other interventions, which often save life years at $50,000 to $100,000, or even less. The results of this study suggest that finite public health resources might be better spent elsewhere.
The "human cost" of screening suggests its true price may be even higher. Because conditions causing SCD are so rare, even an occasional "false positive" means that for every previously undiagnosed child accurately identified, many children who would never have died from SCD may be labeled as being at-risk.
The research team stressed that the cardiac conditions causing SCD in children are incredibly rare. Many are cardiac conditions are genetic and there may be a family history of early (
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Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, the study involved building simulation models incorporating disease prevalence, ECG characteristics, treatment algorithms, and diagnostic and treatment costs to determine the cost-effectiveness ratios. The research team included health policy, health economics, and decision-analytics researchers from Tufts Medical Center and pediatric cardiologists at Children's Hospital Boston. Additional support for the study was provided by the Tufts CTSI, the John R. Grey IV Cardiology Fellowship Endowment Fund, and the Sean Roy Johnson Fund for Electrophysiology Research. The article is available through the journal's website.
About the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
About Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Tufts CTSI was established in August 2008 with Grant Number UL1 RR025752 from the National Center for Research Resources, now the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A collaboration of organizations, founded by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University, Tufts CTSI accelerates the translation of laboratory research into clinical use, medical practice and health policy. It connects people to research resources, consultation, and education, and fosters collaboration with scholars of all disciplines and with community members, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the public. Website: www.tuftsctsi.org.
About Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center is an exceptional, not-for-profit, 415-bed academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children. Located in downtown Boston, the Medical Center is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Floating Hospital for Children is the full-service children's hospital of Tufts Medical Center and the principal pediatric teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is affiliated with seven community hospitals and with New England Quality Care Alliance, its community physicians' network. For more information, please visit www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
About Children's Hospital Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular Program at Children's is the largest pediatric heart program in the United States. For more than 50 years, Children's cardiac specialists and investigators have played a vital role in the field of cardiac research, pioneering treatment approaches and major advances in the care and treatment of children with congenital and acquired heart defects.
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Costs of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweigh its benefitsPublic release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Randi Triant rtriant@tuftsmedicalcenter.org 617-636-9845 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Boston, MA An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, has evaluated the lifesaving benefits and costs of screening programs for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors found that screening can save lives, but that because it targets rare conditions and available tests have limited accuracy, screening for SCD is costly, compared to other life-saving measures.
Although rare, SCD often receives widespread attention because it is unexpected and can occur during childhood. Those factors have prompted many parents and policy makers to support screening programs. To help decision makers and the public understand whether more SCD screening is warranted, the authors, including collaborating clinical researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, compared the potential life saving benefits (measured in terms of life years saved) to program costs. They considered two groups thought to be at elevated risk: school-aged children taking stimulants, which are often used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and adolescents playing organized sports. The research team determined that each year of life saved would cost from $90,000 (to screen adolescents before they participate in sports) to $200,000 (to screen children before they take ADHD medications).
Although there is no hard and fast line separating worthwhile and expensive public health interventions, programs can be compared to get an idea of their value. For example, interventions that cost $90,000 to $200,000 per life year saved are considered expensive, compared to other interventions, which often save life years at $50,000 to $100,000, or even less. The results of this study suggest that finite public health resources might be better spent elsewhere.
The "human cost" of screening suggests its true price may be even higher. Because conditions causing SCD are so rare, even an occasional "false positive" means that for every previously undiagnosed child accurately identified, many children who would never have died from SCD may be labeled as being at-risk.
The research team stressed that the cardiac conditions causing SCD in children are incredibly rare. Many are cardiac conditions are genetic and there may be a family history of early (
###
Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, the study involved building simulation models incorporating disease prevalence, ECG characteristics, treatment algorithms, and diagnostic and treatment costs to determine the cost-effectiveness ratios. The research team included health policy, health economics, and decision-analytics researchers from Tufts Medical Center and pediatric cardiologists at Children's Hospital Boston. Additional support for the study was provided by the Tufts CTSI, the John R. Grey IV Cardiology Fellowship Endowment Fund, and the Sean Roy Johnson Fund for Electrophysiology Research. The article is available through the journal's website.
About the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
About Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Tufts CTSI was established in August 2008 with Grant Number UL1 RR025752 from the National Center for Research Resources, now the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A collaboration of organizations, founded by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University, Tufts CTSI accelerates the translation of laboratory research into clinical use, medical practice and health policy. It connects people to research resources, consultation, and education, and fosters collaboration with scholars of all disciplines and with community members, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the public. Website: www.tuftsctsi.org.
About Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center is an exceptional, not-for-profit, 415-bed academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children. Located in downtown Boston, the Medical Center is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Floating Hospital for Children is the full-service children's hospital of Tufts Medical Center and the principal pediatric teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is affiliated with seven community hospitals and with New England Quality Care Alliance, its community physicians' network. For more information, please visit www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
About Children's Hospital Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular Program at Children's is the largest pediatric heart program in the United States. For more than 50 years, Children's cardiac specialists and investigators have played a vital role in the field of cardiac research, pioneering treatment approaches and major advances in the care and treatment of children with congenital and acquired heart defects.
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AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
There are many types of loans out there, but they can generally be divided into two categories: secured and unsecured loans. Some experts recommend one kind over the other, but most generally agreed that both can be good in certain situations and under certain circumstances. This latter opinion is the correct one, as there are many times when a secured loan is really the best and only options, while there are many others where it?s easier and smarter to just get an unsecured loan. How can you tell the two cases apart and make the right decision that your situation warrants? Hopefully this guide can help you to decide.
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