by Alfred Poor | July 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Patients with chronic lung disease often have difficulty clearing their airways. Secretions build up in the smaller passages, reducing lung effectiveness. Under normal conditions, a person can cough to dislodge this material, but many patients lack the strength or...
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by Alfred Poor | May 26, 2016 | General News, Health
As many 15 million people in the U.S. have one or more food allergies, with reactions that can range from inconvenient, to uncomfortable, to life-threatening. Even though the food service industry is becoming more and more aware of these problems, someone in this...
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by Alfred Poor | May 17, 2016 | General News, Medical
The road to recovery for stroke victims or patients who have suffered some other sort of brain injury can be long and arduous. Therapy requires repetition and practice to help patients learn again how to speak or perform other cognitive functions. And it would seem...
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by Alfred Poor | April 27, 2016 | General News, Medical
The HealthPatch MD From Vital Connect is a wearable sensor patch that we’ve covered before at Health Tech Insider. It has FDA clearance and CE approval, and is able to monitor eight vital signs and biometric measurements: Single-Lead ECG, Heart Rate, RR...
by Alfred Poor | April 1, 2016 | General News, Medical
Why is the ocean blue? And what does that have to do with premature babies? The ocean is blue because water acts like a color filter, absorbing the red portion of the spectrum, and reflecting back shades of blue. The fact that different substances absorb different...
