Scientists harness the power of pee
...ing the battery unit between a pair of transparent plastic films through a heating roller at 120C. The final product has dimensions of 60 mm x 30 mm, and a thickness of just 1 mm (a little bit smaller than a credit card). Writing in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Lee describes how the b...Ways to detect, thwart terrorist acts scrutinized during ACS national meeting
...and effective method for detecting and identifying plastic explosives and other non-metallic weapons. The technology, called active millimeter-wave imaging, relies on high-frequency radio waves to form a high-resolution, three-dimensional image of a person. The images reveal hidden explosives and other weapo...Artificial cervical disc replacement offered for neck and arm pain problems
...y) endplate, and a lower metal endplate to which a plastic (polyethylene) spacer is attached. The endplates are designed to bond with the neighboring vertebrae. The interface between the two halves is like a ball and socket, allowing the upper half to slide and rotate forward and backward relative to the lo...Jefferson scientists design method to fight artificial implant infections with antibiotics
...r other antibiotics and other implants. "There are plastic devices bladder catheters, implants for kidney di...new approach. This can be used for every metal and plastic implant, with every antibiotic." While the current work is proof-of-principle for binding titanium t...Mouthguards: Rolls Royce of mouthguard line provides maximum injury protection
... custom-made mouthguard made with double layers of plastic protection, offered double defenses and the extra layers did not reduce comfort or wearability. High-school athletes that participate in soccer and basketball may want to consider this type of custom-made mouthguard, recommends Dr. Kenyon. "However,...Consensus panel calls for expanded role of needle biopsies, MRI and less invasive procedures
...s train in oncoplastic surgery, the combination of plastic surgery and cancer surgery, to help avoid poorcosmetic results and increase the number of women who can be treated with breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy. "We hope this consensus encourages doctors to review the methods they currently ...Altering time of breast biopsy may improve mastectomy reconstruction process
...ns in discussion with the radiation oncologist and plastic surgeon, to determine whether or not the patient will need radiation after the mastectomy. This in turn will influence whether or not the patient should have immediate reconstruction," Klauber-DeMore said. "We also know definitively if the patient ne...Cold treatment protects against infant disability and death from oxygen loss
... The infants were cooled by placing them on a soft plastic blanket through which water circulates. The blanket's temperature is regulated by computer. For the study, the blankets were set at 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit). The infant's temperatures were lowered to 33.5 degrees Celsius (92.3 deg...Study finds new type of silicone implant offers more natural looking breasts, low complication rate
...h breast shapes and chest dimensions. For example, plastic surgeons can use a patient's breast measurements to custom select an implant specific to each breast. Beyond the cosmetic advantages of the more cohesive implants, these implants have a low complication rate. In the study, only 3.4 percent of the 11...Floyd E. Bloom wins 2005 Sarnat Prize in Mental Health
...ed clinical social worker, and Bernard Sarnat is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and researcher. The Sarnats' concern about the destructive effects of mental illness inspired them to establish the award. Nominations for potential recipients are solicited every year from IOM members, deans of medical sc...Growth hormone illegal for off-label anti-aging use, study warns
... Medicine; Dr. Neal Reisman, clinical professor of plastic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and associate chief of plastic surgery at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, who is also an attorney; and S. Jay Olshansky, professor o...... requires placement of a nasogastric tube (a small plastic tube inserted to drain the contents of the stomach and its gastric juices), intravenous rehydration and prolonged observation to see if the obstruction will spontaneously resolve. Often surgical intervention is necessary to relieve the obstruction. A...Men, check your blood pressure before checking in for plastic surgery
...ay luxury, many people give themselves the gift of plastic surgery. But before men opt for a holiday facelift...ely interfere with final results if addressed by a plastic surgeon within 24 hours. If a hematoma occurs and is addressed quickly, it does not impact healing t...Technology for successful aging shown at White House conference
At first glance, the blue, plastic container marked with letters representing the days of the week looks like an ordinary pill dispenser many seniors use to keep on schedule with their medication doses. It is, indeed, a pill dispenser, with its seven individually marked compartments,...A little telomerase isn't enough
...A that protect chromosomes in much the same way as plastic tips on shoelaces prevent the fabric from fraying. Each time a cell divides, its chromosome ends get a little shorter, and eventually the cell can no longer divide because its critical genetic information is exposed. In stem cells, however, a protein...Smoking while pregnant causes finger, toe deformities
... while pregnant. In the largest study of its kind, plastic surgeons found smoking during pregnancy significantly elevates the risk of having a child with excess, webbed or missing fingers and toes, according to the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the Ameri...Patient safety monitoring at Hopkins Hospital finds law of unintended consequences at work
...f fluids and medications into a patient's vein via plastic tubing, is considered superior to previous models ...luids and act as a source of infection. An opaque plastic cover did not allow hospital staff to see through it to ensure that fluids were effectively flushed ...Anesthesia duration not an indicator of adverse outcomes for patients having plastic surgery
...ts spend under anesthesia during outpatient facial plastic surgery procedures does not appear to be linked to...everal high-profile patient deaths in office-based plastic surgery facilities have led state regulatory agencies and medical boards to develop policies regardi...Complications in plastic surgery are unrelated to duration of anesthesia
...time patients spend under anesthesia during facial plastic surgery procedures does not appear to be linked to...everal high profile patient deaths in office-based plastic surgery facilities have led state regulatory agencies and medical boards to develop policies regardi......plantation-ASPS/ASRM Guiding Principles, to assist plastic surgeons considering participation in facial trans.... "This is truly a remarkable and historic time in plastic surgery," said Bruce Cunningham, MD and ASPS president. "The ability to help restore some hope to a ...