Asia Medical Tourism & Healthcare Conference, 9-10 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
As most of the Western countries such as United States, Canada and other European countries have staggering healthcare related issues, such as high medical costs and long waiting lists, it is becoming a trend...
Everyone's been writing about the new state-by-state*health rankings*released yesterday by the United Health Foundation. The best 5-word summary of the*2012*American Health Rankings*might be "Americans are living longer, sicker." It seems Gen X, Gen Y and the next few generations will be the...
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that degradation can occur in silicone-urethane plastics that are often considered for use in medical devices. Their study, published in ACS' journal Macromolecules, could have implications for device manufacturers considering use of these...
I need the following ebooks. Somebody please tell me where I can download them?
"ANATOMY"
1-Gray's Anatomy by prof. Susan Standring 39th edition, Elsevier
2-Clinical Anatomy for Medical Students by Richard S. Snell
3-Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore
4-Clinical Anatomy by R. J. Last...
Cook Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing approval for the first devices in its Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent portfolio, company officials reported today. It's the first time the FDA has approved a drug-eluting stent to treat blockages in a...
Electrical engineers at Oregon State University have developed new technology to monitor medical vital signs, with sophisticated sensors so small and cheap they could fit onto a bandage, be manufactured in high volumes and cost less than a quarter. A patent is being processed for the monitoring...
I few months back I was perusing the internet I found a wiki while on reddit and some links to various sites while going through these links. I found a site with DVD ISOs containing documentation on important skills related to Agriculture, Medicine, Welding, Civil Engineering, Water...
FIRST I DO NOT NOW WHAT CATEGORIZE THIS QUESTION UNDER! Anyway, how long does it take to change your address on medical cards? I still get letters from my gp, but on the actual card, it says me first address. Can someone tell me how long does it take to update it and how much does it cost? If...
Medical technology is relying more and more heavily on computational power to streamline the healthcare process. But there's a problem: computerized medical technology is increasingly vulnerable to malware infections, and nobody's doing anything about it. More »
...opportunity frm my dad to buy a new? i am a medical student,for now i am using nokia symbian phone .now i had a opportunity frm my dad to buy a new phone which phone shall i choose,whether s3 or iphone 4s
A nanotech material containing an extract from liquorice can be used to sterilize and protect medical devices and implants which include biological components, and protects these functional bio-components during the sterilization process. Publishing their findings in the latest issue of...
While the common house spider may be creepy, it also has been inspiring researchers to find new and better ways to develop adhesives for human applications such as wound healing and industrial-strength tape. Think about an adhesive suture strong enough to heal a fractured shoulder and that same...
A technique that uses acoustic waves to sort cells on a chip may create miniature medical analytic devices that could make Star Trek's tricorder seem a bit bulky in comparison, according to a team of researchers. The device uses two beams of acoustic - or sound - waves to act as acoustic...
Compassion in Dying and the award-winning patient information website http://www.healthtalkonline.org are holding a seminar Towards shared decision making at the end of life on Thursday 20th September. New research entitledHow do people approach decision making at end of life? will be launched...
Many survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers avoid routine medical care because it's too expensive, despite the fact that most have health insurance. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The...
Arijit Guha's 'Poop Strong'*campaign just got his colon cancer bills paid, but more importantly for the rest of us: It got Mark Bertolini, the CEO of Aetna, to publicly admit that the health insurance system is broken, and his company is at least partially responsible for fixing it. More »Post...
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) explore the ethical dimensions of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) in a new position paper published by the Journal of General Internal Medicine: "The Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Ethical...
The veins in my neck are pulsating and feel like the blood is having a hard time pumping through. I'm a 42yr old female about 40 lbs overweight (I know that does NOT help matters), have asthma almost all my life, and diagnosed a few years ago with Mitro-Valve Prolapse. This does NOT feel like...
The online version of the British Journal of Sports Medicine reports that the curriculum for physical activity in UK medical schools is "sparse or non-existent." This gap in knowledge means that future doctors will have insufficient knowledge to effectively promote physical activity to their...
The city of Los Angeles has put themselves in yet another controversial spot after announcing that they plan to ban some 900 marijuana dispensaries due to certain neighbors feeling that their community was being overrun with pot-smoking hoodlums. It's a move that, understandably, leaves some...