Compress in Medical News

PTI Recycling Systems Formed to Sell/Service Modular, Food-Grade rPET Production System Globally

... the modular LNO(TM)c processing equipment. This includes a grinder that converts rPET flake into extra small particle-size powder, a compactor to compress the powder in pellets and a standard resin dryer. About Plastic Technologies Plastic Technologies, Inc. is recognized worldwide as the ...

Lingraphica introduces the SmallTalk mobile accessory for aphasia

... project by Lingraphica's developers and programmers, the SmallTalk fulfills the company's goal to take the key capabilities of the Lingraphica and compress them into a convenient handheld device. It is built on the Apple iPod touch, but can be ordered directly from the company as an accessory to the ...

West Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

... of currency, slower customer orders, and sales of residual inventories that include relatively higher raw material costs, are expected to continue to compress margins through the second quarter. Second quarter Adjusted Diluted EPS is expected to compare unfavorably to the second quarter of 2008 and, ...

K-State engineers create DNA sensors that could identify cancer using material only one atom thick

... and stretching molecular-junctions between nanoparticles. Berry said that his group has developed a molecular-spring device where they can compress and stretch molecules, which then act like springs, allowing researchers to study how they relax back. He said that this technology could be used to ...

A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries

... of the muscles connected to the shin. Stretching and strengthening can help people avoid this injury, but once it does occur, immediate use of a cold compress can reduce inflammation. Achilles tendinitis: Pain and stiffness in the calf and swelling of the Achilles tendon can result from excessive ...

ALine Honored as Design and Supply Partner for 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award Winner

... prototypes with a typical three to five day turn around. This allowed Osmetech to shorten the development time, resolve critical issues, and to compress the design-fabricate-test cycle so that subtle differences could be observed and incorporated into the next generation design. "Osmetech ...

CDC analysis finds unique social and behavior intervention helps reduce MRSA rates up to 62 percent

... figured out that by quickly sliding out of the gown, inverting it, folding it tightly and precisely stuffing it into a medical glove, he was able to compress the potential biohazard into a wad the size of a baseball prior to proper disposal, thereby eliminating it as a transmission threat. The technique ...

GIVE IT A REST: Delta Dental of Illinois Encourages Routine Dental Exams to Help Detect Nighttime Teeth Grinding

... grinding can be treated. The National Sleep Foundation suggests winding down before going to bed to give muscles time to fully relax. Applying a warm compress to jaw muscles before bed can also help. If necessary, a dentist can fit teeth grinders with a nighttime mouth guard to cushion teeth during sleep. ...

BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) Announces the Appointment of Kenneth I. Moch as President and Chief Executive Officer

... Officer and continue to focus his efforts on building BME's innovative product offerings. BME specializes in nitinol implants that contract and compress bone after implantation, bringing bone ends together to promote bone union. These proprietary implants allow the surgeon to finely control the ...

Migraines: Help for a common problem in children and teenagers

... Professor Sawicki said. Medication for migraine: different therapy for children and adolescents Lying down in a quiet dark room with a cold compress on the painful side of the head and trying to sleep it off will often be enough to get through a migraine attack. If more help is needed, the ...

Inspri, LLC Launches Web Site and Sciata(R) Seating System

... through the system's key components -- namely, the differing foam densities and the Troff(TM). The dual layered foam assures that the system does not compress to the point where one's tailbone contacts the surface beneath the system while the Sciata(R) Seating System promotes seating so as to relieve ...

Study Asks: Are Physicians Overusing an Invasive Cardiac Treatment?

... test reveals a lesion, the physician will perform a PCI. This involves keeping the catheter in place after the diagnosis, inserting a tiny balloon to compress the narrow area in a blood vessel, and then inserting a small stent to permanently hold the vessel open. If blockage is severe enough to require ...

Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views

... density of breasts or a woman's hormonal status. The PEM scanner looks similar to a mammogram scanner. It does immobilize the breast, but doesn't compress it, according to study author Dr. Kathy Schilling, director of breast imaging and intervention at the Center for Breast Care at the Boca Raton ...

Cancer research highlights

... prone while both a dedicated SPECT and CT scan are taken of the breast. Because these are three-dimensional imaging techniques, there is no need to compress the breast (often painfully) as is done during a two-dimensional mammography. To generate the SPECT image, the nuclear medicine technologist ...

Seizures in newborns can be detected with small, portable brain activity monitors

... or four scalp electrodes to detect the brain's electrical activity, instead of the 12 or 20 used with conventional EEG devices. They also filter and compress the raw signals from the electrodes to provide simpler, shorter readouts than conventional EEG monitors. aEEG machines are easier for staff to ...

BME (BioMedical Enterprises, Inc.) Announces U.S. Launch of the Barbed OSStaple(TM) (BOSS) Nitinol Implant

... Implant Controller, the implant is safely heated above body temperature. During this process, the implant's legs and back change shape to compress bone. In addition, the movement of the legs causes the barbs to anchor more securely in bone. After heating, the nitinol structure transforms into a ...

Agito Networks' RoamAnywhere Wins Finalist Award in 8th Annual eWEEK Excellence Awards Program

... 300 technology companies, from industry giants to emerging start-ups, rely on its contextual marketing, content and audience development expertise to compress sales cycles and lower their go-to-market costs. Leading brands include Baseline, CIO Insight, eWEEK, Baselinemag.com, CIOInsight.com, eWEEK.com, ...

Massage Chairs Promote Comfort and Happy Dads for Father's Day

... backrest, seat, and footrest inflate and deflate in predetermined sequences, working with adjustable rollers to mimic human hands as they gently compress and stretch muscles throughout the back, legs and feet. "This chair leaves a recliner in the dust," says Frank Nordt, a Portland, Ore., biochemist ...

Football Can Shrink Players

... makes for temporary height loss, study says FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Repetitive blocking and the weight of helmets and pads may compress the spine enough to result in a temporary loss of height for some football players, a new study finds. Previous research has suggested that ...

ECRI Institute Issues Priority Alert About Two Infusion Pumps

... healthcare settings. Engineers at ECRI Institute's medical device laboratory tested Curlin pumps and found that doors on the pumps do not fully compress tubing during operation, which may result in intermittent gravity flow, releasing medication too quickly. ECRI Institute emphasizes that there may be ...

The Heritage Group Selects AccuNurse(R) to Improve Efficiency and Deliver Proactive Care

... president of Vocollect Healthcare Systems, "Voice-assisted care will enable much better collaboration, as well as enabling the direct care team to compress competing tasks and direct this saved time back to resident care. This, combined with New York State's Medicaid reimbursement policy for capital ...

Merging discovery with therapy: Second generation memory care debuts

... them and what does not. Our approach to memory care is on the fast track because by eliminating the distinction between the lab and the clinic, we compress the long timeline traditionally needed to go from discovery to treatment. For us and for those we treat, who are both those with memory problems and ...

Researchers at BMC find disability does not necessarily follow disease in living to old age

... had age-related diseases for 15 or more years (age of onset prior to the age of 85). We expected to find that nearly all centenarians have to compress the time they are sick towards the very end of their lives, otherwise how could they get to such old age" asked senior author, Thomas Perls, MD, MPH, ...

11 Minutes or 90 Seconds?

... physicians are challenged to provide more comprehensive documentation and better management of charting and procedures. Doctors can effectively compress 11 minutes of paperwork, required to create and store a patient record in the traditional way, to 90 seconds per patient. "ChartLogic is dedicated ...

Anyone can save a life: Penn researchers lead national efforts to improve CPR quality

... are at circulating blood through the body. The machine coaches physicians through the process, urging them to use harder or softer compressions, or compress faster or slower. In a hectic hospital environment, doctors say this automated coaching can be invaluable. The MRX Q-CPR technology also provides ...

Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines

... a difference," explained Dr. Shukri David, chief of cardiology at Providence Hospital of St. John's Health System, in Southfield, Mich. "When you compress the chest deep enough, you create a vacuum that pulls in air as you release." However, David and other experts caution that in the case of ...

Figure Skater Peggy Fleming, HealthSaver Says: Take Pains For Back Strains, 2nd Most Common Doctor Complaint

... osteoporosis, which can lead to fractures. Treatment Options -- As soon as possible after a back injury or the onset of pain, apply a cold compress to numb the affected area several times a day for up to 20 minutes. After two to three days, switch to heat to relax tight muscles and ...

Teens can Perform CPR as Well as Adults and Should Be Taught from an Early Age

... compression on a manikin. No year 5 pupil (age 9-10) was able to compress the manikin’s chest to the depth recommended in guidelines – one and a ... studies. Although the younger children were not strong enough to compress the chest sufficiently, they learned the theory of the technique (correct ...

Neoprene Sleeve in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

... sleeves are also made by several different companies and have different looks. Rather than providing rigid support, they are only intended to gently compress the area around the knee and improve neuromuscular control. The study was large enough and had enough statistical power to detect even ...

Cancer Drug Induces HDAC Inhibitor and Enhance Long-term Memory

... drug enhances long-term memory and strengthen neural connections in the brain. A protein complex called chromatin causes genomic DNA to compress much like a telephone cord shortens as it coils. When chromatin loosens, genes associated with memory can activate more easily. Previous studies have ...

Risk of Hemorrhage Increased in Vaginally Born Babies

... skull can shift and frequently overlap each other during vaginal delivery, to allow the baby's head to fit through the birth canal. This shifting can compress the brain or cause blood vessels to tear, which causes bleeding. Most of the bleeds identified were very small subdural hematomas—bleeding ...

New Imaging System Surpasses Mammography In Detecting Breast Cancer

... the ribs and outer breast toward the armpit, where 50 percent of cancers are found and also takes 360-degree views of breast anatomy, with no need to compress the breast between cold glass plates. This pilot study concentrated on 20 volunteers who were tested with CBBCT scanner after they had normal ...

Shaking Legs Syndrome Is Curable

... available." Sharma's advice for relief is to improve sleep schedule and reduce the intake of alcohol and tobacco, besides medication. A cold compress and massage of the affected parts can also help ease the painful sensation. For those seeking help, the US-based Restless Leg Syndrome ...

Angioplasty death risk reduced by doubling drug dose

... the procedure is the answer. Angioplasty is a procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into an artery. The balloon is inflated to compress plaque in the artery and unblock the vessel. A small synthetic tube - stent is used to hold the vessel open, but arteries often re-close if blood ...

Angioplasty death risk reduced by doubling drug dose

... procedure is the answer.// Angioplasty is a procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into an artery. The balloon is inflated to compress plaque in the artery and unblock the vessel. A small synthetic tube - stent is used to hold the vessel open, but arteries often re-close if blood ...