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  • Blood sugar testing game and accessory coming for the Nintendo DS

    Blood sugar testing game and accessory coming for the Nintendo DS

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Childhood diabetes sucks, there's no way around it. Testing is annoying and uncomfortable for adults, much lets kids, and the testing technology isn't exactly what you'd call fun or interesting. Bayer is trying to make it better though, by creating a fun way to test blood glucose levels using a Nintendo DS.

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  • Tactile vest helps patients recover balance

    Tactile vest helps patients recover balance

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Researchers at UCLA are working on a new device intended to help patients who have lost their sense of balance. The device will help the patient to recover and learn how to move normally again.

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  • Shrimp shells may be used to repair spinal injuries, glass can help rebuild bone

    Shrimp shells may be used to repair spinal injuries, glass can help rebuild bone

    Posted on April 16, 2010 | No Comments
    A report released in the Journal of Experiment Biology today talked about how scientists have discovered a way to use chitosan to repair nerve damage. Keep in mind that chitosan is a material made from the shells of shrimp, and is not that far from the shells of insects.

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  • Hey, Doc, looking for an iPad for the ER?

    Hey, Doc, looking for an iPad for the ER?

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Barco, makers of high-end medical displays, just launched the CliniScape and ProScribe tablets. The screens are 10.4-inches and 12-inches respectively and are ruggedized and drop resistant. They are also, presumably, blood-proof. The devices run an Intel Core Solo and Windows XP. The devices also come with a cool-looking aluminum dock and, most important, they are “easy [...]

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  • Doctors learning how to operate using robots

    Doctors learning how to operate using robots

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    You probably haven't heard about the Da Vinci surgical robot, but it's been out for a little while. I had the chance to see it last year (and even try it out a little bit) and it's an amazing piece of machinery. It's also extremely expensive and in high demand, so it's difficult for doctors to find time to train in it's use.

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  • Dentists to replace drills with plasma jets

    Dentists to replace drills with plasma jets

    Posted on February 7, 2010 | No Comments
    I can't believe how great this idea sounds. Instead of using the old-school (as in patented in 1887) drill technology to remove cavities, researchers are developing a method of using something called cold plasma to destroy the bacteria. I love the idea because I absolutely hate the sound of that damnable drill.

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  • Review: 911 Medical ID Card features USB connection, fits in your wallet

    Review: 911 Medical ID Card features USB connection, fits in your wallet

    Posted on February 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: A $40 digital ID card that fits in your wallet and holds all of your emergency medical information on a 1GB flip-out USB stick. Review: Aside from the implied use for the 911 Medical ID Card — namely as something for medical professionals to reference in the case of an emergency — having all of [...]

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  • Wireless EKG becoming a reality

    Wireless EKG becoming a reality

    Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Everyone is familiar with the traditional EKG - you lie in the hospital bed, the leads connected to your body, and recording your heart rate and other vital statistics. But what if it was all wireless? What if you didn't need to be in the hospital stuck in bed to be monitored?

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  • VIDEO: Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard uses UV light to kill germs

    VIDEO: Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard uses UV light to kill germs

    Posted on October 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Short of just building a keyboard entirely of Purell, this is probably the next best thing. Priced at $899, you’ll probably never see the Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard in your own home (unless you’re really a stickler for cleanliness) but it may find a home in various laboratories or other locations where proper disinfection is a top priority.

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  • Implant can help sleep apnea patients not frighten their partners

    Implant can help sleep apnea patients not frighten their partners

    Posted on September 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Sleep apnea sufferers have long had to use the dreaded CPAP mask, but there may soon be an alternative. Medical researchers have discovered that a small implant, attached to the hyperglossal nerve, is capable of ending your sleep apnea and probably saving your marriage.

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  • It’s a bed! It’s a wheelchair! It’s a Panasonic!

    It’s a bed! It’s a wheelchair! It’s a Panasonic!

    Posted on September 18, 2009 | No Comments
    What will they think of next? Panasonic has developed a Transformer-like electronic bed that converts to a wheelchair while the person is in it.

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