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...repackaging snacks and other bulk foods into small plastic bags. The visual cues from the filled bags can lead families, especially children, to think that a smaller-than-normal serving was a satisfying full serving. The paper, titled "Bottomless Bowls: Why Visual Cues of Portion Size May Influence Intake,"...Study: Level I trauma centers boost head injury survival
...opaedics, neurosurgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, gynecologic surgery, and head and neck surgery, immediately available. They also must have immediate availability of resuscitation, neuroradiology and hemodialysis technology, and they're required to annually treat 1,200 injured persons or 2...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...will put a drop of a patient's blood on a piece of plastic about the size of a coin. Within minutes, a full d... imbalances, even cancer. That remarkable piece of plastic is called a lab-on-a-chip and it is one of the revolutionary products and processes currently emergi...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...will put a drop of a patient's blood on a piece of plastic about the size of a coin. Within minutes, a full d... imbalances, even cancer. That remarkable piece of plastic is called a "lab-on-a-chip" and it is one of the revolutionary products and processes currently emer...Smart plastics change shape with light
...asive surgery. Imagine, for example, a "string" of plastic that a doctor threads into the body through a tiny incision. When activated by light via a fiber-optic probe, that slender string might change into a corkscrew-shaped stent for keeping blood vessels open. What about staples that open on command, or p...Mesotherapy not proven as a safe alternative to liposuction
...eed to know a lot more about this procedure before plastic surgeons can endorse mesotherapy and recommend it to patients."...Learning software developed by Rutgers-Newark scientist helps 450,000 students with reading
...ng, convinced that developing brains are much more plastic than has been generally believed by educators. Independent tests at Stanford University have demonstrated that developmental skills in language and reading can be dramatically improved through the intensive use of these six- to eight-week programs in...Patients swallow 'camera-in-a-pill' to help doctors check for diseases of esophagus, GERD
...two hours before swallowing the camera. The smooth plastic capsule is easily swallowed with a glass of water while the patient lies on his back. The patient is raised by a 30-degree angle every two minutes over a six-minute period until he is sitting upright. The capsule makes its way thought the esophagus i...Arm lift surgery generally safe, minor risks need to be considered, Mayo Clinic finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic plastic surgeons report that surgery to remove excess skin...e of," says James Knoetgen, III, M.D., Mayo Clinic plastic surgeon and lead study investigator. "Overall, the complication rate is relatively low, and the larg...University of Manchester launches new anti-MRSA product
...tal wards. The cabinet is made from a polyethylene plastic impregnated with an antibacterial agent proven to ...temperature-stable to well over 500C. The Biokab's plastic structure has been shown to kill MRSA, E Coli, Salmonella and many other harmful bacteria which come...Mayo Clinic study determines surgery is best remedy for hammer hand
...g surgery, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic plastic surgeons. "In the past, treatment of hypothenar hammer syndrome has been controversial, and physicians have been searching for some way to treat it," says Craig Johnson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic's Division of Plastic Surgery and lead study invest...Changing medication packages could help patients follow prescriptions, study suggests
...ndars." Like traditional pill calendars usually a plastic box with individual compartments that can hold pil...e cards in which individual pills are put in small plastic bubbles, and then backed with foil. A person pushes on the bubble, forcing the pill through the foil...Facial trauma may cause significant social and behavioral problems
...John Persing, M.D., professor and section chief of plastic surgery in the Department of Surgery. The subjects had lacerations slightly over one inch or larger and/or a fractured facial bone that required surgery. "Emotionally, these patients are reporting higher levels of depression, anxiety, and discomfor...Mayo Clinic creates 'Office of the Future'
... the concept of activity.* Employees can strap on plastic carpet skates, and slide from meeting to meeting for a change of pace.* All keyboarding, phoning and thinking are done during some form of motion.* Coffee and healthy snacks are available nearby, but staff must walk to get them. The Desk, Revisite...Breast cancer uses growth factors to lure stem cells
...s cannot stand alone," says Dr. Edmond Ritter, MCG plastic surgeon and senior co-investigator. "Tumors have s...s of Drs. Bieberich and Adam. He plans to pursue a plastic surgery fellowship after completing his surgery residency. A significant part of the initial w...Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics
... a material called 'myelin' that is similar to the plastic coating around electrical wires. Nerve cells also have shorter and more numerous fibres or processes called dendrites with many fine branching processes similar to the root system of a tree that allow them to 'talk' with neighbouring neurons, ofte...New footwear reduces falls in the elderly population
...e American Geriatrics Society. Yaktrax Walker is a plastic netting sized to conform to the bottom of a boot or shoe. Participants in the study were asked to wear the device outdoors over their normal winter footwear and kept a diary of any falls. A total of 43 outdoor falls were reported by participants in t...Paramedic training challenges highlighted by University of Pittsburgh study
... trained medical personnel place a clear, flexible plastic tube into a patient's windpipe to deliver oxygen to the lungs. Paramedics collectively perform approximately 12,000 intubations every year in Pennsylvania. Using patient data from the Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Patient Care Report from J...Reconstructive technique provides option for difficult nasal plastic surgery
...ch as cleft palate, pose a particular challenge to plastic surgeons, according to background information in t...earance and the airway passages of the nose. Usual plastic surgical techniques often prove insufficient for reliably correcting severe septal deformities, the ......ure as eating a salty diet. Wearing face masks and plastic eyeglasses is enough to protect workers who are hi...f 7.0% in the second group. Wearing face masks and plastic spectacles for four days caused the mean systolic blood pressure of workers from the first group to ...