Medical News
States With Stricter Gun-Laws Have Lower Death Rates Among Young Adults, Study Suggests
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 23:34
A study conducted in Washington D.C. showed that states with stricter gun laws have a lower mortality rate among their young adults. The states that did not require a background check had higher rate of gun-related death...
Survey Says Outsourcing Key to Lower Health Costs
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 23:33
News Outsourcing has been one way of reducing costs in many industries, and this practice will be key in the health care industry the next few years. That's the conclusion of a user survey by Black Book Research that pol...
Man Has Eye Cancer Misdiagnosed As Migraine Causing Him To Lose Half Of His Face
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 22:50
A with eye cancer was misdiagnosed as having a migraine, due to the misdiagnosis he had to have his right eye and a part of his face removed. The man had a lump next to his eye that went unnoticed before it was too late.
How A Virus Called HTLV-1 From 1500-Year-Old Mummies Infected 40 Percent of Adults In Rural Australia
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 20:11
A study has confirmed that the HTLV-1 virus has infected 40 percent of adults in a region in rural Australia. Researchers are trying to determine the cause behind the spread of it.
Teenagers Consuming Sports Drinks Instead Of Water Are At Risk Of Health Problems Such As Diabetes, A Study Suggests
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 18:46
A new study that was conducted suggests that though teenagers have stop drinking soda, they are still at risk for severe health problems. This is due to the amount of sports drink they consume daily.
Doctors Save Woman Suffering From Severe Peanut Allergy Mid-Flight
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 18:10
During a flight to Cleveland, two doctors came to the rescue of a woman suffering from anaphylactic shock due to peanut allergies. Pilots were forced to land the aircraft for the safety of the passenger.
Low Carb Diet Foods May Help With Type 1 Diabetes Treatment By Improving Blood Sugar Level
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 17:30
A new study suggested that people who suffer from type 1 diabetes could follow a low-carb diet. The diet could possibly help improve blood sugar levels and lessen complications that stem from the disorder.
Fly Infestation In Los Angeles VA Hospital Causes Cancellation And Postponement Of Dozens Of Surgeries
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 17:22
A look into the conditions of a VA hospital in California shows that surgeries had to be canceled and postponed due to insect infestation. Some insect traps were located inside of the operating room.
Revealing The Remarkable Nanostructure Of Human Bone
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:55
News Using advanced 3D nanoscale imaging of the mineral in human bone, research teams have shown that the mineral crystals of bone have a hierarchical structure integrated into the larger-scale make-up of the skeleton......
Adeunis And ARC Informatique Create BMS Solution Integrating IoT Universe At Hospital
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:00
News The Grenoble Alpes University Hospital's technical teams wanted to be able to instrument and control various equipment quickly, inexpensively and without cabling. The Hospital expressed the wish to do this with thei...
Purdue Researchers Develop Device To Enable Pregnant Women To Detect Health Complications
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:00
News Purdue University researchers are developing an app and wearable technology to enable pregnant women to use a smartphone to detect whether they have or are susceptible to a condition that could lead to serious healt...
Task Performance May Improve With Robotic Arm That Plays Tic Tac Toe
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:00
Videos Researchers from Ben-Gurion University have created a robotic system that can play Tic Tac Toe with rehabilitation patients to better improve their everyday task performance... Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: H...
COstatus Monitor Provides Direct Measure Of Neonates' Cardiac Output
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:00
News Clinicians at Children's National Health System hypothesized that COstatus monitors could offer a way to directly measure cardiac output among neonates... Contributed Author: Children's National Health System Topics...
Medtech Profits are Crashing: Three Ways to Save Them with Blockchain
Medical Design Technology - 7 May 2018 15:00
Article Blockchain cannot change the medtech industry alone. However, the potential for unquestionable data integrity and effective systems interoperability make it a valuable resource for doing so... Contributed Author:...
Health Experts Push To Prescribe Exercise As Part Of Routine Treatment For Cancer Patients
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 13:23
The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia are calling for exercise to be prescribed to people with cancer. What are the benefits of including exercise in routine cancer treatment?
More Than One Hour Use Of Social Media Daily May Harm Women's Self-Esteem
Tech Times - 7 May 2018 13:18
Spending more than an hour daily on social media may result in low self-esteem in women. It is, however, possible that insecure women are also drawn to social media, which they use to to make themselves feel better.
Karger Publishers partners with BenchSci
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(Karger Publishers) Karger Publishers, a globally active medical and scientific publishing company, partners with BenchSci, a life science machine learning startup, to help scientists find biological product data include...
HSS researchers launch study to measure bone effects of new rheumatologic agent
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(Hospital for Special Surgery) Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have launched a pilot study to see how a drug that treats several related autoimmune disorders affects the skeleton.
C-Path receives COA qualification from FDA for the non-small cell lung cancer SAQ
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(Critical Path Institute (C-Path)) Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Consortium announces its second clinical outcome assessment (COA) qualification from the US Food and Drug Administratio...
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Eye inflammation and uveal effusion develop among patients taking anti-cancer immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
HKU AIDS Institute invents universal antibody drug for HIV-1 prevention and immunotherapy
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(The University of Hong Kong) A research team led by scientists at AIDS Institute and Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) invents a universal antibody drug aga...
Oilseed crop's waste product yields compounds that protect skin from the sun
EurekAlert! - 7 May 2018 06:00
(Oregon State University) Meadowfoam, a native Pacific Northwest plant cultivated as an oilseed crop, has emerged as a potential new source of protection against the sun's harmful effects on the skin.