The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...ys Professor Priori. "We have all the data at our fingertips and can reassess them in a relatively short time. These data are likely to give us important insights into manifestation, treatment and co-morbidity patterns, as well as hints on treatment and response trends, in women as compared to men. I am very...Light-sensitive gloves reduce risk of germ transfer
High technology is now at our fingertips literally. A new type of disposable glove emits chlorine dioxide when exposed to light or moisture, killing potentially harmful microbes and making it ideal for use among health care and food workers, according to a study in the March 15 issue of Cl...... my passage by being strapped into a chair with my fingertips covered with thick plastic and an unwieldy eye-tracking helmet on my head. My job is to repeatedly move a disc fitted with light emitting diodes through a figure of eight, watched all the while by a bank of video cameras. The disc gets pretty heavy ...Surgeons perform nation's first Zeus robotics system-assisted gastric bypass surgery
...left. Go to Position Two." Also at the physician's fingertips is computer access to the hospital information system, allowing patient data to be accessed right in the operating room. The surgeon can upload X-rays and CT or MRI scans for reference, and even log onto the Internet to consult with another physician...Sandia helps public health officials with anti-terror 'decision analysis' tool
...e luxury of having all of the information at their fingertips immediately," said Howard Hirano, a manager in Sandia/CA's Exploratory Systems Department. "What we're doing is creating the situation ahead of time so that - by playing through various scenarios - the involved decision-makers can examine various pro......d Biology. "It's effectively like putting your fingertips inside of the breast and pushing on a small region of about 1 to 2 millimeters," Nightingale said of ARFI imaging. The project's leader, she has been working on aspects of the technique since 1993 when she began her Ph.D. training at Duke. The ot...