ZetrOZ has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the marketing of its ultrasound pain management device sam, a wearable, long-duration, ultrasonic diathermy device for use in applying deep ...
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A small band of upstarts is chipping away at Google's mighty Android, hoping one day to overthrow the system that runs eight in 10 smartphones sold worldwide. Mozilla's Firefox OS and the Samsung-promoted Tizen staked a small claim to the ...
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Ordinary fishing line and sewing thread have joined forces in the lab to create incredibly strong artificial muscles. The new artificial muscles could someday lend superhuman strength to robots and wearable exoskeletons for humans. The ...
(AP)—Sony unveiled a new waterproof phone that can take ultra-high-definition video. Nokia introduced three Android smartphones aimed at emerging markets. And Lenovo announced one with an all-glass exterior. Yet most of the ...
February 17, 2014 Sophie Langley An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, research shows Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and ...
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To develop correctly, baby hearts need rhythm...even before they have blood to pump. "We have discovered that mechanical forces are important when making baby hearts," said Mary Kathryn Sewell-Loftin, a Vanderbilt graduate student working ...
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UPDATE: After three and one-half hours of public hearing Thursday, Senate Bill 1337 was sent to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives by the Agriculture Affairs Committee with a "do pass" recommendation. The quick-moving ...
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Urinary incontinence affects up to 13% of Australian men and up to 37% of Australian women. There are several types of urinary incontinence, and each has different treatment options. In the latest edition of Australian Prescriber, Shannon ...
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Team sees change in set point in neuromuscular synapses Scientists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found a clue as to why muscles weaken with age. In a study published Feb. ...
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TUESDAY Feb. 10, 2014, 2014 -- The science isn't convincing enough to say that naproxen -- the key pain reliever in Aleve -- is safer for the heart than other popular anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), U.S. health ...
Fractals—patterns defined by their scale-invariance that makes them look the same on large scales as they do on small scales—are found in nature everywhere from snowflakes to broccoli to the beating of the heart. In a new study, ...
"Bacon by Brad Smoliak" bacon spread sold in Alberta is being recalled due to potentially permitting the growth of clostridium botulinum, the bacterium which casues botulism, according to CBC News. The problem was detected through testing ...
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If frigid weather is making you shiver, there's an upside -- it might also help you burn calories. Both moderate shivering and moderate exercise may convert bad white fat into healthier brown fat, a new study says. White fat stores ...
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InControl Medical, LLC, a women's health company focusing on female urinary incontinence, has received FDA clearance for their proprietary, patented, InTone®MV, providing women who suffer with vaginal atrophy a smaller, more comfortable ...
PMI Nutrition,LLC,of Arden Hills,MN,has initiated a voluntary recall of its 20-lb.bags of Red Flannel?Cat Formula cat food for possible Salmonella contamination,according to a U.S.Food and Drug Administration announcement issued ...
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