Viewing the Internet as a free-for-all can be costly
According to a recent study, nearly 94 percent of all electronic mail on the Internet is unsolicited <a href="http://spam.abuse.ne...Viewing Loss Of Virginity As A Social Phenomenon
A new study on how the loss of virginity affects men and women across the spectrum is included in a book called Virginity Lost: An Intimate Portrait of First Sexual Experiences. This is the first book of its kind and // throws light on the changing views regarding one of the most important events in life. We all read and hear the statistics about at what age's men and women begin having sex, but...Viewing TV During Lunch Affects Children's Food Intake
According to a latest research, it has been found that children who have the habit of watching TV during lunchtime are prone to overeat than if they don't watch. // And it has also been found that those children, who are not in the habit of watching TV during lunchtime, ate comparatively less if they are made to watch TV shows. Dr. Lori Francis, assistant professor of biobehavioral hea...TV Viewing Increases Intake of Junk Food
It is said that the main culprit behind childhood obesity is that the amount of junk food youngsters eat is directly proportional to the number of hours they spend// watching television. Researchers analyzed the dietary and viewing habits of more than 162,000 children in 35 countries. It was found that consumption of sweets and fizzy drinks rises with each hour they spend in front of...TV Viewing Might Increase The Risk Of Sleeping Difficulties In Children’
A recent survey was undertaken in Finland to show the increased risk of developing sleeping difficulties in 5-6 year old children after watching many current T.V//. The Finnish researchers randomized population-based study shows that TV-viewing, and particularly exposure to adult-targeted programs, such as current affairs programs, TV series and police series and movies. They also showed that pas...FDA To Reconsider Standards for Reviewing Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives
FDA in documents released Thursday announced it is reconsidering its standards for reviewing the failure rate of new oral contraceptives with lower doses// of estrogen and progestin, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal, higher pregnancy rates in studies of new low-dose oral contraceptives have instigated the agency to reconsider what represents an "acceptable fai...Welch Allyn PanOptic Ophthalmoscope with Cobalt-Blue Filter and Corneal Viewing Lens
Description:The Panoptic ophthalmoscope incorporates an innovative and patented new optical design called axial Pointsource optics. This enabling technology makes it easier to enter small pupils and provides a dramatically wider, more panoramic view of the fundus that's 5X larger than ever before achieved with a standard ophthalmoscope in an undilated eye....A.V.I. Panoramic Viewing System
Description:The was developed in New York, in 1989 by Avi Grinblat, under the surgical supervision of Professor Stanley Chang, MD. After medical trails performed at the New York Cornell Medical Center and later at Columbia University the System was launched on the market and immediately revolutionized the way of visualizing and performing vitreoretinal surgery. Soon, th...BIOM 3 Non-Contact Panoramic Wide-Angle Viewing System
Description:The BIOM 3 (Binocular Indirect Ophthalmo-Microscope) incorporates the principle of indirect ophthalmoscopy in the operating microscope and enables a view of up to 130 degrees of non-contact fundus observation. Under the BIOM 3 the eye may be rotated freely so that the extreme periphery can be easily viewed. Even surgery through small pupils is possible. The SDI erects the inverted image of the...Contact Wide Field Panoramic Viewing
Description:As opposed to the BIOM, the CWF and autoclaveable ADP contact lenses make contact with the eye and require a contact medium such as methyl cellulose. For those surgeons who have someone to hold a contact lens steady, these lenses make a good inexpensive alternative to the BIOM system. These lenses have an available detachable handle or may be used with a sew on contact lens ring. The av...