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Calvin professor invents lymphedema sleeve
After Ellen Van't Hof survived a bilateral mastectomy, six months of chemotherapy and two months of radiation she thought the worst was behind her. ... ...And then she noticed her right arm was becoming swollen. The verdict: lymphedema, an accumulation of lymphatic fluid. The culprit: the removal of 21 lymph nodes and radiation on her right side as part of the treatment for her cancer.... ...Van'...
Researcher invents new graphing method
Looks can be deceiving and that's one of the problems with today's three-dimensional bar graph. While these graphs may look correct, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health believe they are in fact inaccurate and misleading. ... ...Currently, the 3-D bar graph is used in countless computer programs, scientific journals and newspapers to display financial, medical and...