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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Handheld Device Rapidly Detects Brain Injury
" + __flash__argumentsToXML(arguments,0) + "")); }" When accidents that involve traumatic brain injuries occur, a speedy diagnosis followed by the proper treatment can mean the difference between life and death.
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Laboratory Equipment

What Every Woman Should Know: Breakthrough Physical Therapist Specializes in Women’s Health Issues
Expert in Pelvic Rehabilitation Helps Women Solve Incontinence Issues
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PRWeb

New Device for Rapid, Mobile Detection of Brain Injury
? When accidents that involve traumatic brain injuries occur, a speedy diagnosis followed by the proper treatment can mean the difference between life and death.
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Science Daily

Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People who eat baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis may be improving their brain health and reducing their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of th
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bringing Kinect To Hospitals
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Kinect effect has reached into hospitals and senior centers. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bringing Kinect To Hospitals It has been reported that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Kinect for Xbox 360 is being used to measure and monitor subtle changes in
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Bumpy landing for precision medicine
The FDA, in its approach to companion diagnostics, seems to favor single-assay platforms while the field moves toward multiplexed platforms, says Dr. Marc Ladanyi, here at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with colleagues involved in BRAF mutation testing, Maria Arcila, MD (center), and Laetiti
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College Of American Pathologoists

Preventing pain: Using smart phones wisely
Bethesda, MD—With the holiday season in full-swing and smart phones topping many wish lists, The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is offering some advice for smart use of smart phones.
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AOTA

Physical Therapist Circulates Petition for Improved Pain Education
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Joseph Brence, DPT, facility director at Keystone Rehabilitation Systems, with locations in Pittsburgh and Bridgeville, PA, has posted a petition to help ensure that pain science is incorporated into the curricula of American physical therapy universities.
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ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine

Researchers Design Alzheimer's Antibodies
Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Biocompare

Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
Start Page: 42 End page: 46 Author(s): Arif Mahmood, MD, Subhash Banerjee, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as
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Cath Lab Digest

Coalition Updates Recommendations for Primary Stroke Centers
Patients with stroke who need emergency care should be taken to the nearest certified primary stroke center, which acts as a central point for stroke treatment, according to recommendations from the Brain Attack Coalition (BAC), a group representing medical, scientific, nonprofit and government lead
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Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer
ransmits an image of the inside of the colon onto a video screen so it...While the initial findings are exciting the researchers proved the co... 'Flying Through' and 'Flying Around' a PET/CT Scan: Pilot Study and .
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Bio-Medicine