Medical News
FDA Approves Clinical, Personal Use Of Indego Exoskeleton
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 08:48
Indego exoskeleton receives approval from FDA for clinical and personal use in the U.S. People who are paralyzed below the waist can stand up and walk using the Indego exoskeleton.
Playing Video Games May Have Positive Effects On Kids: Study
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 06:00
New research discovered that high usage of video games translated to higher odds of better intellectual functioning and overall competence in school among children. It also found that gaming may help improve kids' cognit...
Bacteria That Regulates Mouth PH May Pave Way For Anti-Cavity Pill
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 03:36
A new probiotic pill could prevent cavities. Scientists have identified a beneficial strain of bacteria in the mouth that can kill the harmful bacteria responsible for oral cavities.
Daylight Saving Time 2016 Starts Sunday: How DST Affects Your Health
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 15:27
Many Americans have grown accustomed to resetting their clocks during daylight saving time, but some continue to struggle to let their internal clock adjust to the time change. Here are a few tips on how you can keep you...
Raising Vaping Age May Increase Teen Smoking
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 14:29
Age restriction on vaping may actually increase teen smoking rate. Adolescents in states that don't impose age restrictions on purchasing e-cigarettes have been found to be likelier to quit traditional smoking because el...
Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange Likely To Develop Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 12:08
An updated Agent Orange report showed that exposure to the herbicide came with higher risks for bladder cancer or hypothyroidism. The new report will enable thousands of Vietnam War veterans to get the service-related tr...
Younger Sibling Linked To Lower Obesity Risk In Children
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 11:55
Becoming a big sister or big brother before reaching first grade can reduce the child's obesity risk, a new study found. Here's another reason to love your younger siblings.
FDA Okays Pfizer's Lung Cancer Drug Xalkori For Expanded Use
Tech Times - 12 Mar 2016 08:42
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Pfizer's Xalkori for the treatment of a rare mutation of lung cancer. The therapy is the first of its kind.
Can we predict aggressiveness of prostate cancer before surgery with a blood test?
e! Science News - 12 Mar 2016 01:42
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, with 400,000 new cases every year in Europe. The success of surgery depends on a variety of factors. Now a new study from scientists in Milan has shown that for local prost...