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Managing Multiple Sclerosis on your i-Phone
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31 Dec 2009 1:31 PM
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Yet another example of innovative mobile software for patients has hit the App Store shelves. Aimed at people who have to manage injections, including Multiple Sclerosis patients, i-Inject enables individuals to track details of their treatment on a three...
Hand-held screen promises radical 3-D views of medical images
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29 Dec 2009 9:59 AM
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How does it feel to hold and tilt a small screen to find the exact medical image you need? Researchers at Tokyo University have the answer. They have developed a new technique for viewing slices from a three dimensional model of medical images called...
Web service targets Facebook generation with virtual medical alert system
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23 Dec 2009 7:38 PM
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People with diabetes, asthma and a host of other conditions have carried information about their condition in case of an emergency for decades. Now the American Ambulance Association, the largest network of emergency medical service providers in the US...
Early days, but nanontechnology for healthcare starting to show its potential
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23 Dec 2009 1:57 PM
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While nanotechnology still has some way to go before it is used to treat cancer patients, new research is starting to give an insight into how it might be applied in years to come. A good example is work being carried out at the Northeastern University...
Google Android apps join queue for the doctor's surgery
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21 Dec 2009 3:37 PM
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2009 might have been a busy 12 months for iPhone medical applications, but 2010 is already shaping up to be the year that the Google Android operating system starts building a credible medical user base. Out of the blocks this week comes mobile clinical...
Bluetooth and USB glucose meters make the diabetes connection
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19 Dec 2009 3:33 PM
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USB and bluetooth technology feature heavily in two new handheld glucose meters for diabetes patients. Bayer's CONTOUR USB not only provides on the spot analysis of blood samples using simple test strips, it can be plugged directly into a computer...
Using the web to predict risk of second strokes
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18 Dec 2009 3:56 PM
A new web-based tool may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first episode, according to research published in the online issue of Neurology , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Scientists...
iPhone app helps you find your doctor on the run
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18 Dec 2009 12:51 PM
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If you get sick while travelling or if you're in the middle of an emergency, the last thing you want to do is waste time looking up the nearest doctor covered by your health insurance company. Now customers of UnitedHealthcare in the US can download...
Cutting calories for longer life: MIT scientists make a new link
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17 Dec 2009 12:18 PM
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Although the connection between reduced calorie consumption and longer life has been known for many years, scientists are still finding new ways in which the body responds to a change in diet. A good example comes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Mobile texting helps combat malaria and save lives in Tanzania
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16 Dec 2009 12:53 PM
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For most people it's an easy way to keep in touch. But mobile texting is now being used to combat Malaria and save lives in Tanzania. Called "SMS for Life," the initiative uses a combination of mobile phones, SMS (Short Messaging Service...
Pandemic pictures: Data visualisation helps communities prepare for outbreaks
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15 Dec 2009 4:00 PM
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have created a Pandemic Influenza Planning Tool to model the spread of a disease through various age groups and geographic populations. It also allows decision-makers to...
iPhone stethoscope takes the pulse of mobile health apps
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14 Dec 2009 5:32 PM
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It costs 59p, runs on your mobile phone and you aren't likely to see it in a hospital in the near future. But the iStethoscope demonstrates the limitless appetite for mobile medical applications and the potential of portable devices in healthcare...
Does a century-old farming experiment hold the secret to innovation in healthcare?
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11 Dec 2009 1:17 PM
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Can we solve the challenges facing healthcare by studying the history of agriculture? A report published in this week's The New Yorker magazine says we can. Atul Gawande's wide roaming article looks at the US farming sector at the start of the...
Video games take on molecular science
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9 Dec 2009 3:24 PM
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Not everyone thinks that video games are bad for education. Certainly not The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), which has developed the video game Immune Attack to help 12-17 year olds to better understand the microscopic world of immune system...
Getting to grips with the first bionic fingers
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9 Dec 2009 2:38 PM
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One of the more limiting factors of prosthetic hands has been the inability of users to manipulate individual fingers to accomplish simple tasks such as picking up a mug or turning a page. Now, a new device from Touch Bionics promises to improve the quality...
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