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by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
Amputees often report that they can feel a “phantom limb” where theirs used to be. One of the great challenges is not just to create prosthetic replacements that the patient can control, but that also provide sensations as they are used. This closing of...
by Alfred Poor | June 22, 2016 | General News, Medical
Today I learned that the “fundus” is the rounded back of the eyeball, opposite the pupil. And I learned that the thing that a doctor uses to peer into your eyeball is called a “funduscope.” It turns out that this is an important diagnostic...
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by Bruce Brown | February 12, 2016 | General News, Health
Not everyone agrees that meditation can improve one’s quality of life. Last year’s study of studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that meditation worked about as well as prescription drugs for relieving...
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by Bruce Brown | December 4, 2015 | General News, Health
We all live with stress. A moderate amount of stress is good for us as it gives us a reason to hop out of bed in the morning and boosts our immune system. Too much stress, however, overloads our systems, breaks down our immune system, and basically spoils what could...
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by riddhi | November 11, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Elderly patients suffer from walking disabilities after a stroke, brain trauma, or celebral palsy. Re-Step Rehabilitation System from Step of Mind is a non-invasive, portable system that is easy to use by patients either in rehab or at home under supervision. The...
