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You want to talk about colonoscopies?

You want to talk about colonoscopies?Is it a full day procedureIf it doesn't require being knocked out for half a day and not in good shape for the rest, it IS a LOT better. Presumably the whole process is a lot quicker as well?Not all want to lose a whole...

Tags: Colon Cancer

Discussion threads 2008-12-24

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How a software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device

A CREDIT TO ENTREPENEURSThis is the stuff of history; Thomas Edison, Alexander Fleming, John Logie Baird.I lost my sister to cancer at age 36yrs so he has my heartfelt sympathy and utmost admiration Robert Goldman is the kind of person who should be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine.RE:...

Tags: software, GoldMan, breakthrough medical device

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Media divides politically on Gardasil

Hold on there, tigerTo come out as questionable as to whether Gardisil significantly reduces the cancer risk and is worthwhile, you label such opinions as fear-mongering. But a not-so ringing endorsement of "seems to work", the equivalent of an literary shrug, should be taken as bible? Followed up...

Tags: Gender and diversity, HEALTHCARE, Gardasil, vaccine, HPV, women

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Aspirin really is a drug

There are a lot of drugs we take so reflexively we don't even know they're drugs. One such drug is aspirin. The natural substance from which it was first derived was known to Hippocrates. The first aspirin tablets were sold in 1900. An aspirin...

Tags: Aspirin, Tablets, Strategy, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-14

What does a Palm Pre cost? Apparently, 1 Million Scoville Units.

What does a Palm Pre cost? Apparently, 1 Million Scoville Units.Another reason to eat curryhttp://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42699/181/Curry could cure Alzheimer'sRE: What does a Palm Pre cost? Apparently, 1 Million Scoville Units.When are we going?...it's on me!At the cost of inducing colon or rectal cancerAt least with the former, I'll be able to...

Tags: Phaal Curry, Scoville Units, Palm Pre cost, Palm Pre, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Who are the real swine here?

Who are the real swine here?Glad to see this getting some pressIt's about time that the meat industry gets called on their part in the evolution of viruses and other diseases. Their industrial production techniques lead to a homogeneous gene pool. This condition is ripe for the propagation...

Tags: Containment, swine, real swine, meat

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

Have an idea that can change the world?

Have an idea that can change the world?Trust this contest for what it isJust keep in mind that a company called Apple Computer held their "I Changed the World" contest back in '92 for the same reason. I know of one acknowledged/awarded idea that changed their entire platform to...

Tags: Google Inc., RFID

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Virtual colonoscopy as good as the real thing?

Virtual colonoscopy as good as the real thing?colonoscopyJust to be clear about when to repeat a screening colonoscopy: If you have had a normal colonoscopy without polyps, and you do not have a family history of colon cancer first degree relative, the recommendation to for the next colonoscopy...

Tags: colonoscopy, real thing, Virtual colonoscopy

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

Dx/Rx: Prostate Cancer (DxRxPrCan) (Mobile)

Dx/Rx: Prostate Cancerpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Prostate Cancer disease is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer diagnosed in both sexes, surpassing lung, breast, and colon cancer. The diagnosis and management of this disease have become considerably more complex over the past few years with the...

Tags: Mobile, Cancer, Skyscape Inc., PDAs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-06-16

Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer Drugs and Treatment (PktColCan) (Mobile)

Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer Drugs and Treatmentpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. This reference reviews the current status of the management of colon and rectal cancers, including: a review of the incidence, epidemiology, and trends; staging and primary surgical management; adjuvant therapy; and treatment of advanced...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2008-06-04

How healthy is John McCain?

Here's a late Friday news dump and question for you. Just how healthy is John McCain? To hear the U.S. press write it, after getting a three-hour look at over 1,200 pages of documents, pretty good: A clean bill of health,...

Tags: John McCain, Medication, Vertigo, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-30

ACS Guidelines 2008 for Palm 1.12 (Mobile)

ACS 2008 ACS 2008 American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer Updated for 2008. Free for Palm OS 3.0 - 6.1. New Updates Include: All sections Updated Added MRI section to Breast Screening with Criteria regarding MRI Usage Prostate Screening now recommends all African American men start...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Mobile, Palm Inc., Pace Medical Applications, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Memory, Flash Memory, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Internet, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Software downloads 2008-03-19

ACS Guidelines 2008 (Mobile)

ACS 2008 ACS 2008 American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer Updated for 2008. Free for Windows Mobile OS 5.0 - 6.0. New Updates Include: All sections Updated Added MRI section to Breast Screening with Criteria regarding MRI Usage Prostate Screening now recommends all African American men...

Tags: American Cancer Society, Mobile, Pace Medical Applications, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-03-17

A camera in a pill to detect cancer

This is not the first time that the idea of swallowing a pill with a camera inside to detect early signs of cancer has been tried read this article for example. But now, researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a device specifically designed to detect esophageal cancer,...

Tags: Device, University Of Washington, Resolution, Pill, Image, Camera, Cancer, Fiber, UW, Casing, Endoscope, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-25

3-D pictures of a cancer-promoting enzyme

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have built a 3-D picture of an enzyme which can promote many types of cancers after mutation. This enzyme, known as PIK3CA, "is mutated frequently in many cancers, including colon, brain, stomach, breast and lung." According to the researchers, the new details discovered about the enzyme...

Tags: 3D, Researcher, Protein, Cancer, PI3K, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-06

Detecting individual cancer cells with silicon

Take a silicon MEMS device as large as a business card.  (For more on MEMS technology click here.) Coat it with tens of thousands of microposts, and coat the posts with antibodies which detect a molecule only found on cancer cells. Then run blood...

Tags: Silicon, Blood, Cell, Cancer Cell, Semiconductors, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-20

Windows, Linux, and the Kyoto Climate Protocols

Windows, Linux, and the Kyoto Climate ProtocolsAh the zombiesNice report from Bali:http://nzclimatescience.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178&Itemid=1]Fortnight%20of%20the%20undeadHmm, Windows v. Linux AND Global Warming?All in one post? You must really need hits :)Parallel world?Obviously a dimensional rift has opened up and swallowed you Rudy. A world where MS client server doesn't work and Unix...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, God, Kyoto Climate, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-12-19

How radio waves really can kill cancer

When I first read this I thought it was crazy, but it's not. Scientists at Rice University and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston are injecting carbon nanotubes into tumors, then hitting the tumors with radio waves. Lead scientist Steven Curley of M.D....

Tags: Rice University, Nanotube, Radio, Scientist, Carbon Nanotube, Cancer, Nanotechnology, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Dx/Rx: Prostate Cancer (DxRxPrCan™) (Mobile)

Dx/Rx: Prostate Cancerpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Prostate Cancer disease is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer diagnosed in both sexes, surpassing lung, breast, and colon cancer. The diagnosis and management of this disease have become considerably more complex over the past few years with the...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc., PDAs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-10-02

Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer Drugs and Treatment (PktColCan™) (Mobile)

Pocket Guide to Colorectal Cancer Drugs and Treatmentpowered by Skyscape Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. This reference reviews the current status of the management of colon and rectal cancers, including: a review of the incidence, epidemiology, and trends; staging and primary surgical management; adjuvant therapy; and treatment of advanced...

Tags: Mobile, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2007-09-17