by Bruce Brown | June 2, 2016 | General News, Health
For many people, the coming and going of various allergy “seasons” can be periodic annoyances. For asthmatics, however, attacks can be debilitating and traumatic, especially when attacks come by surprise. According to the latest (2014) figures on asthma...
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by Bruce Brown | May 18, 2016 | General News, Medical
Urine tests with dip strips — or dipsticks as they’re more commonly called — are an excellent example of what appears on the surface to be very simple technology. You just pee in a cup (or a tube if you have particularly good aim) and dip in a small...
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by Alfred Poor | May 18, 2016 | General News, Health
Our bodies rely on many complex systems, and one of the most important is the circulation of blood. This life-giving fluid delivers oxygen to our cells, while transporting nutrients and wastes in and out of our different tissues. If asked about how this fluid gets...
by Bruce Brown | May 16, 2016 | General News, Health
There are 94 million Americans at risk for lung cancer in the U.S., but only 1.6 million are scanned annually, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics cited by a team of Harvard and MIT students. The team formed a startup called...
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by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
Our kidneys serve the vital function of disposing of dissolved waste products from our bodies such as salts and excess nitrogen. Unfortunately, because the same liquids also include other substances than just urine, the kidneys themselves (we each have two) are...
