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Our Overuse Of Antibiotics.
Apr 07 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Health
"The U.S. is leading the world in the overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming. We use more antibiotics per kilogram of meat produced than any other nation in the world and we use 12 times as much as the country using the least, Norway. In do...
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Google + Jnj = Minimally-Invasive Robotic
Google, Johnson & Johnson Team Up for Surgical Robots. Robotic technology has been gaining popularity in operating theaters, . . . as more and more patients now choose “minimally-invasive” procedures, . . . which require doctors to make smaller in...
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Co-Life: Clean #water
Clean-Water from Co-Life: . . . . . . Cheap, low manufacturing cost, . . . . . . Simple, low part count, and . . . . . . Coca-Cola bottles, available anywhere in the World. Co-Life, forces dirty water through the ceramic filter, . . . from one bottle,...
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#dementia Is Preventable
A Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study, . . . takes a look at diet, and . . . brain health (cognitive abilities) in older adults. Brain-healthy ones: . . . . . . green leafy vegetables, . . . . . . other vegetables, . . . . . . nuts, . . ....
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Wound Monitoring #app
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs), . . . are the leading cause of hospital readmission, . . . following an operation. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, . . . have developed an experimental app known as . . . "WoundCare". In...
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How To Control Health Care Costs
50% of all health costs, are caused by only 5% of the people. The way to cut costs, is to detect those cases, . . . before they become expensive to treat, . . . but that requires monitoring by health care professionals. But hiring that many profession...
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#hurricanes
Savage hurricanes, and record rains, . . . have struck around the world, . . . bringing chaos to many countries, and regions, including: . . . . . . Bangladesh, . . . . . . India, . . . . . . the Caribbean, . . . . . . China, and . . . . . . the US. Ea...
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Winner Red Dot Award: Affects Survivors Health
Designed with the survivors of natural disasters in mind,
. . . this heat-collecting garment transforms into a blanket,
. . . that provides heat during the night.
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Pain Killers In Your Kitchen
May 02 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Health
7 superfoods that fight arthritis, backaches, and more.
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Tire Patch For People
Unexpected and uncontrollable bleeding during surgery . . . poses a significant challenge to surgeons, and . . . in some surgical procedures . . . can raise the patient's mortality rate to 20%. J&J's EVARREST™ Fibrin Sealant Patch Approved...
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Rolling Healthy Food
Toronto has its share of food deserts, . . . those areas have the highest levels of poverty and . . . the poorest access to fresh food. That's where this mobile food market comes in; . . . it now brings fresh produce at good prices to the people mo...
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Can Technology Fix Medicine?
After decades as a technological laggard, medicine has entered its data age. . . . Mobile technologies, sensors, genome sequencing, and . . . advances in analytic software now make it possible, . . . to capture vast amounts of information about, . . ....
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Fish Farming In Africa?
African companies produce 2 tons of fish per person employed, . . . Norway is 172 tons, . . . China is 6 tons. Aquaculture is one of the most efficient ways of producing animal protein. . . . This industry is beginning to bud in Africa. . . ....
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#health: Self-Driving Ai Clinic
Integrating passive monitoring technologies in the home, a smartphone app, AI diagnostics and a self-driving clinic, the system combines a variety of innovations for a new spin on healthcare. 6-26-2017 Source: #Health: Self-driving AI clinic
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Inexpensive Skin #cancer Detector
A new device called the sKan . . . 2017 James Dyson Award winner, . . . makes heat maps of the skin, to . . . identify anomalies associated with melanoma, . . . the most deadly form of skin cancer, . . . to enable earlier detection. https://www.youtube...
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Health: "basis" And "scout"
Two New ways to help you be Healthy, . . . but which one is best for you? With millions of Baby-Boomers World-Wide, retiring daily, , , , these typs devices may be the answer to control Health Care Costs.
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Health: App's For Apple
When Steve Jobs, was in the hospital, he was interested in: . . . what tests were being taken, . . . where they went, and . . . how long they took to get results back. He made notes, saying "Apple could do that better." Now, Digital health comp...
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A Cheap, Accurate Cancer Sensor
Detects pancreatic, lung and ovarian cancer: 28 times faster, 100 times more sensitive, 90% accurate. 28 times faster, as well as cheaper.
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Running Out Of Drinking #water
All living things need water? Humans can live longer without food, . . . then they can without water? Cape Town, South African, . . . is the first major city to face the threat of . . . running out of drinking water. Despite covering about 70% of th...
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Single Dose Cure For Malaria
This “super pill” could potentially cure millions of people every year, and save the lives of over one million people from around the world each year. This “cure” will most likely save health care systems throughout the developing world billions of dol...
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Age-Related #memory Loss
A new study from UC Berkeley, . . . has uncovered a mechanism explaining age-related memory loss, and . . . it all has to do with sleep. It has long been understood that sleep plays a vital role in the process of, . . . consolidating memories from sho...
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Uk Renovagen: Roll-Out #solar
'Rapid Roll' Solar panels, . . . are easy to roll out of a truck or trailer, and . . . accessible to areas in need to power quickly, . . . specifically those damaged by natural disaster. https://www.youtube....h?v=LBWB79NWcJ4
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New York City Disaster Apartments For Homeless
If another Sandy hits, . . . some New Yorkers may be living inside, . . . stackable apartments that offer all the amenities of home, . . . FEMA shipping containers. Source: the-perfect-disaster-apartments
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Low-Tech Bicycle-Powered Blood Centrifuge
Jack Trew, a design student at Birmingham City University in the UK's answer, . . . consists of just a handful of parts, that form a single unit, . . . for holding a patient's blood sample, . . . attached to the spokes of a rear bicycle wheel,...
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American Medical Association & Climate Change
Climate change already is affecting global health. . . . The good news is that clear health benefits are immediately available, . . . from low-carbon strategies that today could result in cleaner air, . . . or to more active transport options that can...
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