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by Alfred Poor | December 8, 2015 | General News, Health
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of elderly in our population will experience “considerable growth” as Baby Boomers born in the 1940s and 1950s get older. They will also live longer than the generations that came before. The number of people...
by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2015 | General News, Medical
While medicine and health care advance in many parts of the world, there are still large populations with limited or no care at all. Infants are at greatest risk. An estimated 15 million children die each year from vaccination-preventable diseases. Often mothers in...
by Alfred Poor | December 7, 2015 | General News, Medical
Arrhythmia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose, because it can often be intermittent. As a result, patients have to wear a monitor that tracks their heartbeats for an extended period of time. And they also must log notable events when they occur, such as...
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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...
by Alfred Poor | December 4, 2015 | General News, Medical
A typical postage stamp is about 1.0 inch by 0.9 inches. The Swiss company Debiotech has created a miniature pump that is less than one third that size, and about as thick. This device is designed to be implanted under the skin to deliver drugs — such as insulin...
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by Bruce Brown | December 3, 2015 | General News, Health
With an estimated 265 million blind people worldwide, anything that can enhance their safety while at the same time enabling independence and accessibility is welcome. Smartphone GPS directional systems are great for providing step by step and directions and...
