Electronics Inside Your Body?

Nanotech Toilet?

3D Printed Ribs?

The Future of Medicine?

Google: Solve for X : Matternet?

How our food is making us sick?

23 and 1/2 hours?

What happens when the H1N1 virus infects our bodies?

Flu Season just begun and CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Cases and Related Hospitalizations and Deaths from April-October 17, 2009 below.

* CDC estimates that between 14 million and 34 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April and October 17, 2009. The mid-level in this range is about 22 million people infected with 2009 H1N1.

* CDC estimates that between about 63,000 and 153,000 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations occurred between April and October 17, 2009. The mid-level in this range is about 98,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations.

* CDC estimates that between about 2,500 and 6,000 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April and October 17, 2009. The mid-level in this range is about 3,900 2009 H1N1-related deaths.

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What happens when the H1N1 virus infects our bodies? Check out DiscoveryNews video below.

Healthcare US : Pay most and Die youngest?

With all the news about Heathcare Reform in America. One could only wonder what other countries such as UK, France, and Singapore stack up in terms of expenditure on health % GDP, expenditure on health per capita US$, expenditure from private sector, infant mortality per 1,000 live births, and life expectancy at birth? Why American paid the most and have the shortest life expectancy?

Why you should grow your own FOOD?

What you eat is not always what you get! When was the last time you think about the food you and your families eat everyday? How was it grown? How much chemical is in it? How will it affect us 50 years from now? What is Aspartame? Why did the FDA ignore the most widespread neurotoxin? Below is a new films documentary "Here We Grow" hoping to help change the way people think about food and wellness. Check it out!
Read and Learn More HereWeGrow

H1H1 Swine FluTracker?

The World Health Organization just declares the first flu pandemic in 41 year! The Hong Kong flu of 1968 was the last pandemic which killed about 1 million people. Ordinary flu kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people each year. WHO finally decided to raise the alert from 5 to 6 to alert the public about the H1N1 Pandemic as a result of 74 countries had reported nearly 27,737 cases of swine flu, including 141 deaths. Read More

Dr.Henry Niman a biomedical researcher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, using technology provided by Rhiza labs and Google complied map and data to track the H1N1 SwineFlu. Explore Here.

Can Google Flu Trends prevent future outbreaks?

Google now offer Flu Trends. By using search terms Google able to give good indicators of flu activity in the United States or anywhere around the world. For example, Google Search Data show there are more flu-related searches during flu season, more allergy-related searches during allergy season, and more sunburn-related searches during the summer. Also according to Google, the search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems.

Explore Here.

Countries Affected? Influenza History? How Swine Flu Spread?

Countries Affected:


Influenza History:


How Swine Flu Spread:


Follow the link below to see more and trace the H1N1 all the way back to March 28, 2009.

source: news-press

Swine Flu Map?

Map as of April 26, 2009

Swine Flu Map

1. Developed by Google map user niman
2. 20 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu as of April 26, 2009
3. Purple flag is confirmed instance
4. Pink flag is unverified
5. Black dot is non-fatal instance
6. Other tracking options include the Health Map and Google Flu Trends

Track Here

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Red wine-inspired drugs?

Yes, Harvard University scientists led by pathologist David Sinclair, cofounder of Sirtris, found a molecule in red wine which will slow aging in humans. The compound is called Resveratrol and has been shown to slow aging in worms, flies, and mice. Could this be the Fountain of Youth?

GlaxoSmithKline is the world's second largest pharmaceutical company recently paid $720 million for Sirtris.

Sirtris

GlaxoSmithKline

Dr.Online?

American Well

American Well was founded in 2006 by Drs. Roy and Ido Schoenberg in Boston, Massachusetts.

With American Well, you get:

• Immediate Access to a variety of specialists from home, securely, privately, and in real time
• Convenience of getting care on your own terms, using the Web, live videoconferencing, or phone
• Choice of providers based on criteria that matter to you, such as specialty, language, gender, hospital affiliation or zip code
• Quality care from rated physicians who can provide consultations, recommend treatment and write prescriptions online
• Continuity of care with the ability to send detailed care reports to your primary care physician or another care coordinator

American Well will be introduced in Hawaii on Jan 15, 2009.

The Hawaiian health plan’s 700,000 members pay $10 to use the service. The insurer also offers the service to uninsured patients for $45. Health plans pay American Well a license fee per member and a transaction fee of about $2 each time a patient sees a doctor.

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Fish, Shrimp or Pickle Juice for Hangover Solutions?

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

If you're already drunk this will be helpful for you next year.

If you're planning to get drunk this will be helpful for you now!

More info here.

Who's sick with what?

Malaria? Tuberculosis? Cholera? Yellow Fever? Polio?

Time is Brain?

Why Vital Images?

Industry leading advanced visualization tools.

Advanced medical visualization.

Strengthening the ability to non-invasively visualize anatomy and pathology.

Enhancing communication among clinicians and patients.

Improving pre-procedural and pre-operative planning.




The important of time in clinical decision making.

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What's under Sasha Hughes skin?

Sasha Hughes, eight, was bitten by a tick in a field of sheep, which infected her with Lyme disease.
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Nationally it is estimated that Lyme Disease could cost as much as $1.2 billion each year in health care costs.
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