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Mechanical Advantage Tourniquet (MAT) Prevents Tissue Damage
If we talk about the aftermaths of a war or a natural calamity, one of the major issues of concern is the amputation. And the main reason behind this is the blood loss due to injured limbs. The Mechanical Advantage … Continue reading
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Tagged Amputation, Army, Blood, Limbs, Navy, Technology, Tourniquet
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Cancer Drug Gleevec May Lead To Heart Failure
Dr Thomas Force, who teaches medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, has revealed that the cancer-fighting drug, Gleevec can also be a cause of heart failure in leukemia patients under treatment. Force urged the doctors … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Cancer, Gleevec, Heart, Leukemia, medicine, Novartis, Technology, Texas
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Ultra-Sonic Diagnostic Equipment Integrates Contrast Agent Technology
A joint venture of Hitachi’s Central Research Laboratory and Schools of Engineering and Medicine, University of Tokyo, led to the development of Contrast Agent Technology for ultra-sonic diagnostic equipment. The technology works by transforming the contrast agents made of nano-sized … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Diagnosis, Equipmant, Hitachi, Technology, Tokyo, Tumor, ultra-Sonic
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Beckham Capsules: The Tranquil Pain Reliever
The Beckham Capsules are gaining good name and fame in Japan. In actual, the Beckham Capsules are a kind of high-pressure tents that are being used to relax your body. It has just thrown away the notion of having a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beckham, Blood, Capsules, Oxygen, Technology, Tent
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FDA Approves AbioCor: First Self-Contained Artificial Heart
Most of the times, many heart patients are deprived of the heart transplants because of their age factor or critical conditions. The critically ill patients have a reason to smile now since FDA has given the Humanitarian Device Exemption approval … Continue reading
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Tagged AbioCor, Battery, Blood, Heart, Lungs, Technology, Transplant
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Video: The AbioCor In Functioning
The video illustrates the working of the First Self-Contained Artificial Heart, the AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart developed by Abiomed Inc. The AbioCor is developed from titanium and advanced forms of medical polymers. The AbioCor’s bio-compatible pump allows the blood to … Continue reading
Hemcon Bangades: An Effective Blood Clotting Solution
Most of the times, the normal bandages are not so much effective in controlling the blood flow caused by the cuts, wounds and penetrating injuries. An effective solution to the problem is FDA-cleared HemCon® Bandage that is made from a … Continue reading
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Tagged bandage, Blood, Hemcon, Injury, Technology, Wound
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Eyezone Eye Massager To Revive Your Tired Eyes
In this high-tech world, you need to sit in front of the computer for long hours. And when you stand up, you are caught with the eyestrain. I just stumbled upon the EyeZone Eye Massager that comforts your exhausted eyes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Acupunture, Blood, Computer, Eyes, EyeZone Eye Massager, Technology
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LeadCare II Blood Lead Test System
FDA has made the first portable LeadCare II Blood Lead Test System developed by ESA Biosciences, a Chelmsford, Mass. Company available to the 115,000 certified point-of-care locations nationwide. The new system will ease the testing and treatment of the lead … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Children, Lead II System, Lead-poisoning, Technology
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Oxycyte: Artificial Blood better than the real blood!
Artificial blood? Yes, I am talking about the artificial blood that will sometime in the near future replace our blood. Oxycyte is a man-made pure white compound that has the ability to carry oxygen 50 times more efficiently than our … Continue reading