Archive for the 'Technology and Health' Category

Kids need Sunblock protection while mowing lawns

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

A child needs protection especially during summer activities and some protective measures like bike helmets, knee pads and sun blockers, can be used to avoid the harmful sunrays. Although during the summer period mowing the lawn might be a daily task for some children just like riding a bike is dangerous if safety measures are [...]

Ban Carbon for better health and environment on World Environment Day

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Environment, since long, has been a debatable topic and a hot issue on the desks of environment scientists. Just like a government policy, the results of the debates are declared in media and newspapers; people listen to it, read it and then get back to their work, completely forgetting about it.
Everyone knows that the environment [...]

Pain-free Laser Hair Removal Surgery at Raleigh Laser Center

Friday, May 16th, 2008

If the pain during the laser hair removal surgeries was scaring you away from taking up the procedure, then stop worrying. You can now have a smooth and hairless body minus the pain.
Yes, that is right because the Raleigh, NC Laser Center has introduced a device that makes the laser hair removal ‘virtually pain-free’. The [...]

Researchers create heart and blood cells from skin!

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a surprising creation – functioning heart and blood cells from skin cells. The stem cell researchers at UCLA modified and reprogrammed skin cells taken from mice to make them similar to embryonic stem cells further developing them into cardiac cells.
It has been found that ‘induced pluripotent [...]

Children can now feel better in hospitals by playing Xbox 360 games

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Who doesn’t like playing games; especially when you are sick and lying on the bed for hours together? Children feel all the more bored when they get admitted in a hospital and as they are kids they tend to get irritated faster as they like to play around with their friends. They like to [...]

Medical Images can now be seen via Cell Phones: Research

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Could you ever imagine that technology advancement could literally reach inside our homes, wherein you can have a simple access to medical centers that has ultrasounds, X-rays, magnetic significant images and other medical imaging technology? The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has researched a new way which would have the potential to achieve all types [...]

Keyboards grimier than Loo seats!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Ever thought of dusting your favorite electronic system - the Computer - as this very computer keyboard which proves to be a boon to all PC users, is actually filled of more harmful bacteria than what even a toilet seat has.
Tests held in London offices found that the bugs present around the computer and the [...]

Smarthroscope for smart doctors to assess tissue damage

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a smart device called ‘Smarthroscope’ to assess the damage done to tissues and cartilages in case of osteoarthritis, sports injuries and other conditions associated to tissue injuries.
The device will help in cutting the costs of surgeries and the need of unnecessary surgeries caused due to [...]

McSleepy - the World’s First Fully Automated Anesthesia System on the Block

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

McSleepy is the latest completely automated anesthesia system developed by researchers at McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). This new, one-of-its-kind system performs the functions of the administration of drugs of general anesthesia and monitoring their effects automatically.
The new system needs no manual intervention and has been already used on a patient who was operated [...]

Bypass Surgery made Healthier and More Economical by Da Vinci Robot

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Researchers have noted that a bypass surgery done by a Da Vinci robot is more beneficial to ones health and pockets than what a traditional bypass surgery is. It has been observed that a bypass surgery by the robot lets patients recuperate faster with very few chances of post-surgical complications, need for transfusions and [...]