Mind and Body - Page 747

November 20, 2014

New Cell Phone Can Check Pulse, Send Ambulance

A cell phone developer in Singapore is taking a leap in medical technology with a cell phone that can check your pulse and send an ambulance if needed

November 20, 2014

FDA Criticized Over Device Approvals

Congressional Republicans criticized the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday over medical-device approvals, saying the clearance process has become so slow and unreliable that device makers are moving to Europe and taking jobs with them

November 20, 2014

Gastric Bypass Results Exceed Lap-Band: Study

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent in those treated with Allergan Inc's Lap-Band device

November 20, 2014

NYC Couple Files $5M Lawsuit After Adopting Baby With Neurological Condition

A Brooklyn couple filed a $5 million lawsuit against its attorneys for failing to warn them about their adopted baby's serious medical conditions

November 20, 2014

Pa. Doc Sanctioned After Botched Prostate Cancer Treatments

A doctor, who performed nearly 100 botched prostate cancer procedures at Philadelphia's VA Medical Center, has been sanctioned by The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

November 20, 2014

In Elective Surgery, U.S. Doctors in Regions Hold Sway

When it comes to elective surgery in the United States, where patients live and which doctors they see play a big role how they are treated

November 20, 2014

Stent Blood Clot Risk May Be Higher in the Morning

For people who have recently had a stent implanted in a blocked heart artery, the risk of developing a blood clot may be higher early in the morning than other times of day

November 20, 2014

Study Shows Many Locked-In Syndrome Patients Are Happy

A new study has found that those with locked-in syndrome—being unable to move or talk, but aware of your surroundings—are not necessarily unhappy

November 20, 2014

U.S. Study to Track Health of Gulf Spill Cleanup Workers

The U.S. federal government next week will launch a massive study to determine whether workers who helped clean up last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill are getting sick as a result of those jobs

November 20, 2014

U.S. May Pay for Sex Disease Tests for Elderly

U.S. health officials are considering including tests for sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and hepatitis B for the elderly and disabled covered under Medicare