Monday, October 20, 2008

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STD postcards: You've got mail — and more

No one wants to get an e-card like this, which warns that the recipient may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease. But early data shows that the service works. The Internet service inSpot offers people diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases to notify their partners through e-mail postcards, improving awareness and treatment.


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Prescription opiates and kids: One pill can kill

Shayla Davidson is recovering at her Independence, Ky., home a month after accidentally ingesting a single prescription painkiller dropped by her grandfather, Michael C. Jones. Mother Nicolle Jones, left, said the 9-month-old baby required five doses of an antidote to save her life. A rising tide of prescription drug use is threatening unintended users: young children who accidentally ingest the powerful painkillers.


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Magnet device aims to treat depression patients

The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull.

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Woman ordered out of chemical-free ‘bubble’

Elizabeth Feudale-Bowes, who suffers from environmental illness, is photographed with husband Craig Bowes outside of their chemical free structure next to their home in Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday Oct. 8.Ten hours a day, every day, Elizabeth Feudale-Bowes confines herself to a galvanized-steel-and-porcelain shed outside her house. But she's been ordered out.


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Man charged with murder for spreading HIV

A Canadian court started proceedings Monday in the country's first-ever first-degree murder trial involving the alleged sexual transmission of the HIV virus.

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Sunday, October 5, 2008

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candelis pacs for radiology Posted By : Wayne Hemrick

The usefulness of the candelis pacs is apparent from the moment a patient shows up for her appointment. Using the candelis imagegrid, the receptionist or other office staff member can quickly and easily register the new patient and record all pertinent information in minutes using a fully customizable system. Patient information is stored in the front office and can be retrieved easily and quickly with the use of strategically placed pacs workstations anywhere in the clinic or medical facility.

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Cutting Health Costs with an Affordable PACS System Posted By : Wayne Hemrick

The decreased turnaround time for a radiology report is probably the best example of the benefits of affordable PACS systems, such as the Candelis Imagegrid. It's remarkably shorter time helps physicians come to quicker decisions on diagnosis and treatment because of instantaneous display of critical patient information. Candelis PACS can distribute patient radiology information to multiple locations at the click of a button while greatly improving the efficiency of a radiology medical imaging department.

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Forget Worries Before Sleeping Posted By : J. Baad

Modern day life imposes so much stress on us that the fears, anxieties, worries and problems occupy our minds till we go to sleep. Millions of sleeping pills are prescribed every year and millions more are added each year. It would be safe to assume that our modern and advancing lifestyles enforce stress in our lives.

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Binaural Beats - Brain Wave Entrainment Posted By : J. Baad

You must have heard of binaural beat frequencies. Neurophysiologists have used this for cognitive and neurological research. Ordinary people can also benefit from this discovery by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove way back 1839 as youll see in a little while.

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Changing the Medical Imaging Landscape with PACS Workstations Posted By : Wayne Hemrick

This RIS PACS creates not only film-less image but also vastly improves your doctor's diagnosis methods. Doctors and other health professionals now have full accessibility to compare multiple images at the touch of a button thanks to PACS radiology.

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