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Tag: "digital" at medical news

The 'Chip' in Your Brain!

...pplications apparently also works very much like a digital computer according to psychology Professor Randall...cortex and basal ganglia function very much like a digital computer system. Although many modern researchers refrain from the very idea of attributing a lik...

High-Speed Internet2 Link Revolutionizes Global Medical Education

...ng high-resolution, multipoint video conferencing, digital microscopy, 3-D imaging and other unique e-learning tools. Source-Newswise SR...

16 Common Myths About Breast Cancer

...ff to that bit of discomfort. Don’t think having a digital mammogram will get you out of it either. Digital mammography works the same as standard mammography by requiring compression. 12. If I have a breast biopsy, the surgeon might continue during that operation to remove my entire breast without telling...

Big Bus, the ￡1.5m Cancer Bus Hits the roa

... The unit will conduct the high-speed transfer of digital breast screening images to the head offices of Action Cancer. Besides this, health check ups for men and support services will also be offered on board the unit, the first of its kind in Europe. According to Action Cancer chief executive Robin McRob...

Raising Awareness of Prostate Cancer

...ests used by doctors to detect prostate cancer are digital rectal examination (DRE) and a blood test called the prostate - specific antigen (PSA) test. The American Cancer Society recommends that both the PSA and DRE should be offered annually, beginning at age 50, to men who have at least a 10-year life e...

Dying for Data

...it's called, will replace paper-based files with a digital record containing your complete medical history, which your health-care provider will be able to access almost instantaneously wherever you seek treatment. The potential advantages are enormous: having a cradle-to-grave view of a patient will allow...

Prostate Biopsy pain minimized

...pain during prostate biopsy.// Men with abnormal digital rectal exams or elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ( both appear for prostate cancer), usually get prostate biopsies done. Nearly 16% pf the patients suffer a moderate or higher level of pain during their biopsy, according to a new study ...

New System Monitors Tiny 'Earthquakes' in Bones to Prevent Fractures

...tion data, which could be downloaded to a portable digital assistant, or PDA, for review by medical professionals. Such a device could immediately alert the person by sounding an alarm, and the data could then be scrutinized by a doctor. "All of the technology is available, and the sensors exist off the sh...

Targeted Anesthesia Can Minimize Pain During Prostate Biopsy

...re commonly performed on men who have had abnormal digital rectal exams or elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, both of which seek prostate cancer. The researchers explained that for this study they had engaged 243 men who were on schedule for undertaking a prostate biopsy. They were assigned to...

Leeds Hospitals to Outsource Medical Transcription Work to India

...areas, we are now looking to introduce third party digital transcribing. "This is part of a wider initiative to increase efficiency and make the best use of our staff skills and experience. Taking away the burden of time-consuming administrative tasks will enable medical secretaries to focus on patient con...

Avoid "BlackBerry Thumb"

...r BlackBerry devices. "The use of PDAs (personal digital assistants) is no longer limited to the eight hours spent in the workplace," said Margot Miller, president of the APTA's Occupational Health Special Interest Group. "More and more, people are depending on these devices to stay in touch with friends a...

Madras Medical College to have a Centre for preventive cardiology

...tients from the very first day at the college. A digital souvenir was released on the occasion by Dr. Anbumani. Rs.100 crore would be sanctioned after the state government sends a proposal for the conversion of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Chennai to a Centre of Excellence, he announced. ...

Stroke Rehabilitation Through Modified Video Games

...nsive. The Rutgers hand rehabilitation system uses digital therapy with conventional stroke rehabilitation. Virtual rehabilitation gives therapists new tools to do their jobs more effectively and engages patients who may otherwise lack interest or motivation to complete normal exercise regimens. The Rutg...

Latest Enhancements to the Free Access Grid Toolkit Now Available

...rators, and visualization of simulations and other digital information in great detail (millions of pixels). ...t enable participants to share experiences through digital media. Many of the underlying technologies have been updated or re-engineered to conform to standard...

SWAN system for navigation

...nsors including GPS (global positioning system), a digital compass, a head tracker, four cameras and light sensor, and special headphones called bone phones. The researchers selected bone phones because they send auditory signals via vibrations through the skull without plugging the user's ears, an especiall...

New Screening System For Early Detection Of Dental Caries in Toddlers

A new screening system combining digital photography with Internet has proved to be a simpl...he problems become severe. A specially outfitted digital camera is used to take photos of children's teeth by a Child Care Center health assistant. The photo...

MDCT Compared to Digital Radiography in Orthopedic Patients

...ed complete fusion. In 27 patients (63%), MDCT and digital radiography were concordant with regard to the ext...the results were not concordant. In eight patients digital radiographs underestimated the extent of bone healing, while in another eight patients they overesti...

Research into Blindness Cure Goes Digital

...sgow University have used technology developed for digital cameras to develop electronic implants to cure two... is based upon the technology which is used in any digital camera. Dr James Morrison from the university's neuroscience and biomedical systems department is ...

Now art comes as a remedy and aid to GPs.

...hat the benefits are. I am also doing workshops in digital photography and creative writing. But I am concentrating, as much as anything else, on helping people to have fun and building up their confidence. The GPs at the practice have identified people who have conditions that are caused or aggravated by st...

Café Coffee Day Plans To Open 500 Outlets By 200

...outhful and lively and includes a state-of-the-art digital jukebox. --Edited INS...

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