Category Archives for Medical News
Breakthrough Technology: Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention Now Portable
Tampa, FL — (SBWIRE) — 01/29/2014 — A remarkable new portable vascular compression system weighs only one pound and offers a 17-hour battery life. Typically, vascular compression devices applied to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are 10- to 15-pound calibrated…
Tags: Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT, Greg Grambor, Long Term Care Facilities, nursing homes, Triple Play, vascular compression, Vascular PRN
Is It Fattening? Believe It or Not, Your Nose Knows!
A recent eye-opening study by the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia discovered that people can detect the fat content of food via their sense of smell. The same test was conducted three times; once in Philly with people of…
Tags: Diet, Health and Nutrition, Health Research, Medical Research, nutrition
Why We React to Pain in Different Ways
Ever wondered why some people are much more sensitive to pain than others? Your sister might react intensely to a pin prick, while you would barely blink. There are those kids that stumble and bump themselves, and get up with…
Tags: controlling pain, Pain itensity, pain sensitivity
New Technology Addresses Sleep Apnea Head On
With 18 million Americans losing sleep at night due to sleep apnea, a new pacemaker-like device that stimulates the nerve in the neck that controls those muscles that keep the airway open is sure to bring relief to many. While…
Tags: Long Term Care for Sleep Apnea, Medical Technology for Sleep Apnea, sleep apnea, Sleep Apnea and Heart Problems, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disorders for Seniors
Rise of Orthopedic Rehab Specially Geared Towards Children in Response to Increase in Sports Injuries
More than 3.5 million children receive treatment for sports injury annually, with high-school athletes accounting for an estimated 2 million of them. With a growing year-round emphasis on competitive sports – especially single-sport concentration and intense training regimens – medical…
Tags: ACL surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, orthopedic rehab, pediatric rehab, rehab for children, sports injuries
Hope for All You Spring Fever Sufferers
Until now there were only 2 options to make the season more bearable to all those with pollen allergies – either take an antihistamine or get regular injections of immunotherapy. A new breakthrough treatment is just starting to make waves…
Tags: antihistamine, immunotherapy, pollen, Spring Fever
Can a Cup a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
Seems there are some more benefits to that daily cuppa coffee than just that shot of caffeine. Mayo Clinic Researchers have just uncovered a link between drinking coffee and a lower risk of PCS – a rare autoimmune liver disease…
Tags: Alzheimer's, autoimmune diseases, coffee, Cognitive Impairment, diabetes, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Mayo Clinic, PCS
Higher Mortality Rate Post-Heart Surgery for Cancer Survivors
They’ve survived cancer only to be felled by heart problems years later. According to a recent study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, individuals having undergone radiation to treat cancer in the past may have a worse prognosis…
Tags: American Heart Association, Cancer Patients
Is There Such Thing as “Too Much” Care?
Among the many dilemmas faced by physicians in today’s healthcare system, one of the trickiest is deciding how much care is enough – and how much is too much. Armed with ever evolving technology and treatment options, and without clear…
Tags: healthcare accountability, Home Care, hospice, Hospitals, Long Term Care, Palliative care
Your “Off Day” May be the Day to Get to the ER
What can you do to detect a heart attack early on and prevent fatal results? Too Many symptoms of a heart attack go unrecognized or are often overlooked by the patient as an ‘off’ day. Innocuous looking symptoms include, indigestion,…
Tags: exercise, health care, heart disease, Heat Attack, Hospitals, research, seniors