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...even speculate on it. The number is certainly in the millions. A full epigenome map will require major advances in computing power. When completed, the Human Epigenome Project (already under way in Europe) will make the Human Genome Project look like homework that 15th century kids did with an abacus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Your DNA Isn't Your Destiny | 1/6/2010 | See Source »

...paradoxical that employers need to provide incentives for people to improve their own health," says Michael Follick, a behavioral psychologist at Brown University and president of the consultancy Abacus Employer Health Solutions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Good Health Easy | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...behavioral psychologists from Abacus Employer Health Solutions advised Amica to create a separate wellness program for its diabetic employees, based on their specific needs and unique barriers to care. Today Amica covers all co-pays on necessary diabetes drugs but only for patients who attend five key annual preventive-health checkups, including an eye exam and a foot exam. Within eight months of the program's launch in 2008, about half of Amica's diabetic employees were enrolled. It was a win-win situation: members had saved nearly $35,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, and Amica's health-care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Good Health Easy | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...that Apple computers can run Windows, even graphic designers and college kids are not safe from the horrors of Windows Vista. If you leave your computer alone for just a moment, it could be running Vista when you return. To prevent this from ever happening, switch to an abacus or slide rule. 3. The environment Desktop computers are full of noisy, power-hungry moving parts, and they release toxic chemicals into the soil when put in landfills. Before the liberals take over our government and send your desktop the way of the incandescent light bulb, smash your computer to deny...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Reasons to Smash Yr Computer | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

Calliope 33 Brattle Street (617) 876-4149 Abacus, $12.50. Cheaper than...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BARE ESSENTIALS | 9/20/2006 | See Source »

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