by Bruce Brown | June 4, 2019 | Medical
Depression is a primary cause of disability globally, according to the World Health Organization, which tallies more than 300 million people suffering from depression worldwide. For a person with clinical depression, the search for an effective pharmaceutical solution...
by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2019 | Enabling Tech
In the summer of 1985, Alfred Poor and I tested and reviewed the first HP LaserJet printer for the IBM PC. I’m sure neither of us suspected that 34 years later – or ever – we’d write about HP printers turning out 3D color renderings of human...
by Bruce Brown | May 31, 2019 | Health
Migraine is a neurological disease that affects 12% of the population, worldwide according to the Migraine Research Foundation. Pharmaceutical treatments for migraine range from over-the-counter acetaminophen to antidepressants. We’ve written several times about...
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by Alfred Poor | May 31, 2019 | Health
If you have been admitted to a hospital recently, there’s a good chance that your lower legs got wrapped in plastic contraptions hooked up to a pneumatic device at the foot of your bed. These wraps apply rhythmic pressure to maintain good circulation in your...
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by Alfred Poor | May 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
One of the challenges facing science fiction writers is coming up with ways for alien species to understand each other. One fictional device is a machine that reads the individual’s thoughts and then converts that into audible speech. And now this is coming...
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by Alfred Poor | May 29, 2019 | Medical
Pop quiz: assuming that you could get the same level of care, would you rather be in a bed in a hospital or in your own bed at home? Most people would prefer to be at home in familiar surroundings, and now technology is making that a viable option. Contessa provides...
