May 7th, 2009 by ketyung
Swine Flu (H1N1) has spread pretty rapidly over the globe. World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alert level of this virus to phase 4, which is just one level lower than a flu pandemic.
The scare of the Swine Flu may have put many a halt to traveling. But if you’re a brave geek who still insists on traveling around the globe during the “peak season” of the Swine flu. You shall consider to equip yourself with the iPhone Swine Flu tracker app, to keep you alerted which countries are those high-risk that you shouldn’t step into.
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May 3rd, 2009 by ketyung
NASA has developed a new electronic nose, which its initial purpose is to monitor the air quality on Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station. But scientists have found that it can also be used to differentiate healthy and cancerous cells in human brain.
The NASA e-nose is able to detect contaminants within about one to 10,000 parts per million. With this capability, this e-nose is also able to differentiate odor differences between normal and cancerous brain cells. This e-nose will surely add a new chapter into the medical field. It’s now attracted a number group including Brain Mapping Foundation, City of Hope Cancer Center, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory to start testing this technology.
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April 30th, 2009 by ketyung
Polymertronics is another UK company besides Lumicure that has started developing OLED light plasters, which are claimed to be very useful in skin cancer treatment.
Polymertronics’ OLED light plasters will be used in photodynamic therapy, in which light-sensitive drugs are to be applied as cream to the skin, which can then be activated by red light. Once activated by red light, the drugs will be able to effectively kill tumors on the skin.
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April 20th, 2009 by ketyung
Engineers, clinicians, and the school’s Institute of Aging of University of Virginia have teamed up with AFrame Digital to develop real-time gait monitoring system. The device will be made like a wrist watch that can be worn by patient to monitor gait at real time.
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April 18th, 2009 by ketyung
Prosthetic limbs are very expensive. I’ve heard most of them could cost you a couple of thousand dollars. Only amputees who have thick wallet can afford to regain their ability to walk.
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April 14th, 2009 by ketyung
If you’ve been having hard time to fall asleep at night, a little easy way to get you to fall asleep might be playing some soothing music. Here comes a digital sound player, called Little Sleep machine, which provides you with up to 3 hours of soothing music to help you get into your dreamland in just few minutes
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April 12th, 2009 by ketyung
A GPS-enabled asthma inhaler is being built by Deapartment of Health Sciences of the University of Wiconsin-Madison, which is able to help track the recurring asthma attack outbreaks.
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April 8th, 2009 by ketyung
HD video has been brought into medical use to provide very much better precision than before. The world’s first Surgical system that uses 3D HDTV for remote surgical operation has surfaced, it’s called the da Vinci Si Surgical system.
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April 8th, 2009 by ketyung
FiTrainer is designed like a pair of headphones so the user can wear during exercise to help monitor their heart beat rates. This device has an ear clip that detects the user’s heart rhythm.
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April 4th, 2009 by ketyung
Motion Computing has announced their C5, a Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) that rides on the Verizon Wireless mobile broadband network. The Motion C5 comes with enhanced performance and includes the latest WiFi technology and a new 64GB SSD option.
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