‘Medical’ Archives
Sperm count lowered if cell phones carried in pockets says new report
Men who carry their cell phone or Blackberry on their belt loop or in their pocket may be posing a risk to the health of their sperm and their fertility. A major health advocacy group released a new report on the potentially harmful effects of cell phones on sperm. The [Read More]
3D animation uses real scans to show fetal features forming
#3D scans show #fetus features forming. The reason your face looks like it does all comes down to one feature you probably ignore most your life: the groove between the nose and upper lip. Fascinating time-lapse video shows a series of 3-D animated scans of a face captured [Read More]
U.S. Army turns to virtual reality to treat post traumatic stress disorder
Researchers in California have come up with a new way of treating post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans – virtual reality. (#USArmy, #virtualreality, #posttraumaticstressdisorder) While it may look like a video game, the digital treatment is no toy. It is part [Read More]
Kids opt for tablet computer cartoons instead of sedation when receiving cancer therapy
#Kids opt for #tabletcomputer cartoons instead of sedation when receiving #cancertherapy It has been reported that Tom Baker Cancer Centre has introduced a new project, which allows these young patients to watch movies and cartoons on tablet computers, while they are [Read More]
Pharmaceutical companies and healthcare turn to games to help sick kids
Meet Roxxi – a feisty and fully-armed virtual nanobot. Billed as “medicine’s mightiest warrior”, she’s fighting an epic battle deep inside the human body where she launches rapid-fire assaults on malignant cells. Or, if it’s not cancer [Read More]
Got neck pain? Doc looking for volunteers for virtual reality treatment
The University of Queensland (UQ) is seeking volunteers to investigate the effect of a virtual reality device for neck pain. Developer Dr Hilla Sarig-Bahat of the University of Haifa, Israel, will bring the device to the University of Queensland next month (July 2012). She [Read More]
U.S. Military using virtual reality to treat post traumatic stress disorder
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and a Pasadena counseling center for first-responders are experimenting with a new way of treating PTSD: virtual reality. Imagine the most realistic war game of all time, in which soldiers experience the sights, [Read More]
The Internet and mobile fueling addictions says study
With the advent of high-speed, always-on Internet, people suffering from addictions are finding that the innocent-looking computer sitting on a desk means instant gratification on an unprecedented scale. And the advent of mobile devices, which more people now use to log [Read More]
Pfizer vows to continue social media for clinical trial recruitment
Pfizer has vowed to continue to use social media and the internet to boost patient recruitment rates in its clinical trials despite the failure of a ‘virtual’ study pilot. The REMOTE trial of Pfizer’s overactive bladder drug Detrol LA (tolterodine tartrate) began [Read More]
Tucking your cell phone into your bra could put you at risk for breast cancer say doctors
Can Your Cell Phone Cause Cancer? One interesting case that can serve as an illustrative warning of the cancer-causing potential of cell phones is that of a young woman with no other predisposing risk factors for cancer who came down with multi-focal breast cancer. The case [Read More]
