Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have higher rates of prostate cancer recurrence
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...the MIT $50K business plan competition and shortly afterward started the Boston-based company Myomo (an acronym for "my own motion") to develop a new class of medical technology they call NeuroRobotics. "NeuroRobotics noninvasively helps people suffering from neurological trauma regain mobility by facilita...Xylitol reduces risk of cavities
...ucing bacteria was down by a third, but six months afterward the values had returned to the original levels. Despite the relatively high dose of xylitol used, no negative effects were reported, such as stomach troubles. Products with xylitol as the sole sweetener are uncommon on the Swedish market today. I...Emergency-room visits dip during key Red Sox games
...only during the hours of the games themselves, not afterward when drunken fans might be driving. It also examined all categories of visits, including routine health visits. The hospitals analyzed were Children's, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Cambridge Hospital, Somervil...Special scalpel reduces blood loss, facial nerve trauma in salivary surgery
...calpel reduced blood loss during surgery, drainage afterward and facial nerve trauma, says Dr. Gourin, corresponding author on the study. In the 13 patients who needed total parotidectomy, no significant differences were noted between the four who had conventional surgery and the nine who had harmonic scalpel ...