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Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.


Mount Sinai first in nation to ablate atrial fibrillation using new visually-guided balloon catheter

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York became the first in the U.S. to ablate atrial fibrillation using a visually-guided laser balloon catheter. The procedure was performed September 15 by Vivek Y. Reddy, ...


In-home health tracking system to deliver alerts to smartphones

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For those who are caring for elderly parents, peace of mind is hard to come by. And, for their parents, dignity is hard to retain. But a team of University of Houston researchers hopes to ease worries and frustrations by ...


Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center exposes alarming gaps in training hospital residents in "first response" emergency treatment of staged cardiorespiratory arrests in children, while at the same time offering ...


Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human health from fertility to blood pressure; digestion to mental health. This has opened up the potential for discovery ...