by Alfred Poor | March 16, 2018 | General News, Health
Incontinence is a problem for the very young and the very old, as well for patients with certain conditions or following surgery (such as removal of the prostate). Infants don’t notice it for the most part, but it can be a frustrating and embarrassing problem...
by Bruce Brown | March 15, 2018 | Fitness, General News, Health
Patient noncompliance with prescribed medication or recommended health plans threatens recovery and health improvement programs all too often. According to a Johns Hopkins University study of adherence and health care costs, between 25% and 50% of patients do not...
by Alfred Poor | March 15, 2018 | General News, Health
Stroke victims and patients with spinal injuries often have to learn how to walk all over again. Their muscles may not be strong enough to let them move about, and the brain/body connection may have been disrupted so that normal walking behavior is not possible. A lot...
by Bruce Brown | March 14, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
The concept of stretchable biometric sensors presents a wide range of exciting “What if we could measure….?” possibilities. We’ve written previously about the noninvasive, durable, potentially low-cost aspects of stretchable sensors for...
by Alfred Poor | March 14, 2018 | General News, Medical
Eyes are sensitive organs, yet they are exposed to dust and germs on a daily basis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), corneal infections are the cause of one in four cases of vision loss worldwide. Often, the cause is microbial keratitis, which can be...
by Bruce Brown | March 13, 2018 | General News, Medical
The opioid epidemic currently causes more than 40,000 deaths annually in the U.S. While the majority of abusers were not treated for chronic pain, according to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than a third of the abusers received the drugs...
