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Dermatologist explains whether dietary changes could impact skin health

They say you are what you eat, but it's not quite that simple when it comes to healthy skin.

27 Jul 2018

LifeSignals receives FDA clearance for wireless LP1100 Life Signal Patch

LifeSignals announced today that it received FDA clearance for its wireless LP1100 Life Signal Patch for enabling the next generation of wearable, healthcare monitoring devices.

26 Jul 2018

Physician discusses role of telehealth in disaster response

Telehealth, the use of TV and computer monitors to deliver healthcare remotely, is proving to be a valuable addition to many practices.

25 Jul 2018

Profiles for sale: How bits of captured data paint a valuable picture of your health

Here's a fun activity. Let's look at my credit card statement from last month. Among other things, I paid for a pair of athletic leggings, four movie tickets, and two beers and a plate of nachos at a nearby restaurant.

24 Jul 2018

Exposure to mobile phone radiation may negatively impact memory performance in adolescents

The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies goes along with an increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in our daily life.

20 Jul 2018

Novotek to showcase control and monitoring systems at the Water and Wastewater fair, Sweden

Industrial IT and automation expert Novotek will be exhibiting at the Water and Wastewater fair, at the Elmia Exhibition and Conference Centre in Jönköping, Sweden from 25–27 September, 2018. Visitors are invited to meet with Novotek at stand B01.100 to find out about the company’s control and monitoring systems for water and wastewater facilities.

From Novotek AB 17 Jul 2018

FDA warns consumers about criminals sending fake warning letters

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about criminals forging FDA warning letters to target individuals who tried to purchase medicines online or over the phone.

16 Jul 2018

Study assesses patient and family attitudes in voicing concerns about care

Previous studies have shown that when all members of the clinical care team feel comfortable speaking up, team performance improves.

13 Jul 2018

Internet filtering tools are ineffective in stopping teens from seeing explicit sexual content

The struggle to shape the experiences young people have online is now part of modern parenthood. As children and teenagers spend increasing amounts of time online, a significant share of parents and guardians now use Internet filtering tools (such as parental controls) to protect their children from accessing sexual material online.

12 Jul 2018

Researchers identify factors associated with cell phone-related distracted driving in parents

A new study from a team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that in the previous three months, about half of parents talked on a cell phone while driving when their children between the ages of 4 and 10 were in the car, while one in three read text messages and one in seven used social media.

12 Jul 2018

Internet-based support system found to be effective in improving weight loss

In a randomized long-term lifestyle change trial, an Internet-based health behavior change support system was effective in improving weight loss and reduction in waist circumference for up to 2 years. The findings are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

5 Jul 2018

Robotic exoskeleton helps disabled people to carry out daily activities on their own

Researchers of the Biomedical Neuro-engineering group of the Universidad Miguel Hernández of Elche, Spain, have developed a worldwide pioneering robotic exoskeleton which, attached to a robotic wheelchair, helps people with varying degrees of disability carry out daily activities on their own, including eating, drinking or washing.

4 Jul 2018

Poor sleep quality may be important risk factor for atrial fibrillation

Poor sleep quality appears to be an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, report scientists in the first study of its kind to demonstrate a relationship between poor sleep quality independent of sleep apnea and a higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).

26 Jun 2018

Using machine learning to make proactive industrial maintenance more effective

Over the past five years, the industrial sector has begun to see the value in digitalization and has invested more in adopting it. With this has come a cultural shift from reactive equipment maintenance to proactive maintenance that pre-empts problems.

From Novotek AB 22 Jun 2018

Relaxing 'brain tingles' may have benefits for both mental and physical health

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements - may have benefits for both mental and physical health, according to new research.

21 Jun 2018

Lifestyle intervention could normalize unhealthy behaviors that lead to cancer, chronic disease

Does this sound like someone you know? He or she spends too much time in front of screens, gets little exercise and eats a diet high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables.

19 Jun 2018

Investigating Enamel Nanostructure with Nanoindentation

In this interview, Dr S. Amini, post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interface, talks to AZoM about his work involving the structural properties and mechanical responses of teeth enamel.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 15 Jun 2018

That ‘living will’ you signed? At the ER, it could be open to interpretation.

"Don't resuscitate this patient; he has a living will," the nurse told Dr. Monica Williams-Murphy, handing her a document.

14 Jun 2018

Emergency physicians seek to correct myths, misinformation surrounding 'dry drowning'

Parents have been reading - and sharing - alarming reports of children who died or nearly died due to "dry drowning" over the past year. However, the use of that incorrect, nonmedical term has contributed to confusion about the true dangers of drowning in children and led to serious and fatal conditions being ignored after a "dry drowning" diagnosis was made, according to a special report in the June issue of Emergency Medicine News, published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

7 Jun 2018

FDA warns nine online networks to stop illegal marketing of unapproved opioids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has warned nine online networks, operating a total of 53 websites, that they must stop illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved and misbranded versions of opioid medications, including tramadol and oxycodone.

6 Jun 2018