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Nanotechnology-enabled High Resolution Digital Tomosynthesis for Screening and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Lecture by Otto Zhou, PhD David Godschalk Distinguished Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Curriculum in Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Batteries are changing. Solid state batteries permit units to be miniaturized, standalone, and portable. Solid-state batteries have advantages in power and density: low-power draw and high-energy density. They have limitations in that there is difficulty getting high currents across solid-solid interfaces.
Power delivery is different in solid state thin film batteries, - there is more power per given weight. The very small and very thin size of solid state batteries helps to reduce the physical size of the sensor or device using the battery. Units can stay in the field longer. Solid state batteries can store harvested energy. When combined with energy harvesting solid state batteries can make a device stay in the field almost indefinitely, last longer, power sensors better.
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Why Acupuncture is a Truly Holistic Form of Medicine and How You Can Benefit
Kathy at Frisco Acupuncture describes how Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is a holistic form of medicine. She also explains how that could benefit people with chronic health problems. Kathy at Frisco Acupuncturer serves the Frisco, Breckenridge areas of Colorado with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Be sure to visit her website at http://www.FriscoAcupuncture.com
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Mechanisms and Diagnostic Criteria for Pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine
This 20-minute lecture was streamed to the Acupuncture Promotion and Welfare Society of Pakistan at their January 23, 2013 meeting.
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How often do you clean out your medicine cabinet?
Doctors say you should go through your medicine cabinet a couple of times a year and look for old and expired medications.
Over time, the chemical makeup and potency of medications changes.
Dr. Chad Jarrah, a pharmacist with Sacred Heart Hospital Health Care System said, "Taking an expired medication is very risky. Expired medications are not only less effective but they could be toxic."
Dr. Jarrah is a busy man this time of year with cold and flu season in full swing. He sees how much medications cost, even over the counter ones, but he also sees what can happen if people aren't careful.
"I understand certain drugs might be expensive and people try to keep them as long as possible, even though taking one wrong drug could cost your life. But I really feel saving a few dollars is not worth risking your life," he added.
Also,look at where you're storing your medicines. Heat, cold, and moisture can affect a medication's potency.
Jarrah says, "A medicine cabinet should be in a controlled climate which means it should not be in the bathroom, should not be in the kitchen. They tend to be hot and humid."
Try a bedroom or foyer closet he says. Never save antibiotics. Create a child-proof area that can be locked and keep medication lids tightly closed. Keep your medications in the container they come in. Avoid mixing different pills in one container.
Keeping your medication in the original container helps insure that you are taking the medication you intend to take and in the dosage recommended. Be aware that taking older medications that aren't expired might not be safe for a person a year later.
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SOUTH BEND -- Indiana University School of Medicine students soon will have the opportunity to earn a joint M.D./master's of science in global health degree in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health.
The new integrated dual degree program will begin in August.
Here's how it works: Students will take a leave of absence during their third year of medical studies to join M.S. in Global Health students at Notre Dame for a 12-month program. Upon completion of the master's in global health degree, students will resume their medical degree studies with the option of finishing at the IU School of Medicine-South Bend campus for their third and fourth years. That campus is just south of Notre Dame's main gate.
The one-year supplemental training program consists of 30 credit hours over two semesters and summer involving a six- to eight-week field experience in an international resource-poor location. All students must complete a master's research project.
Although other leading universities offer similar five-year programs, this degree program will be the first dual degree of its type from two collaborating universities, according to the organizers.
For information, contact the Eck Institute for Global Health at 574-631-5617.
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Ideal for every student of clinical transfusion medicine, those who deal with transfusing blood on a daily basis and need a handy reference, or practitioners just looking for an informative resource on the subject matter, Practical Guide to Transfusion Medicine, 2nd edition, has been updated and expanded to provide guidance in the day-to-day clinical aspects of transfusing blood. This is the book clinicians and nurses wish they had in the wards, and emergency room or operating room doctors wish they had in their residency and fellowships.
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As far as children are concerned, to medicate or not to medicate is the big question. When it comes to the health of their offspring, the worry for parents is sometimes overwhelming. With so many in-your-face ad campaigns promoting health insurance for children, parents who have signed up for such plans often think they should "maximise" the benefits by taking their child to hospital every time they so much as suspect an illness. Many doctors in this country are inclined to prescribe remedies for the mildest symptoms and if this happens often enough the excessive medication can have negative effects on a youngster's health.
While taking an incorrect dose or other improper use of over-the-counter medicine can be harmful for adults, it can be potentially fatal for very young children, warned Dr Terapong Boonyaleephun, a Bangkok-based paediatrician. He pointed out five common mistakes that parents make regarding the treatment of their kids' illnesses with drugs.
MEDICINE IS THE BEST ANSWER
Although first-time parents tend to get alarmed at the slightest sign of illness in their child, every single sneeze and cough doesn't have to be treated with drugs. Dr Terapong pointed out that some symptoms go away naturally without the need for medication.
One example he gave was using a cool, damp cloth to bring down a child's high temperature; he said this can sometimes be more effective than a pill.
"While medicine needs time to get absorbed and start its job, a cool washcloth works instantly. What's more, it can be used as frequently as you want, whereas fever-reducing medicine can only be re-administered at intervals no shorter than four hours."
Sometimes it is better to let nature run its course, he said, because medicine does not always cure an illness. Some illnesses need to be seen off by the body's immune system and taking medicine only serves to alleviate the symptoms.
Mild cases of sickness, like the common cold, can be treated with plenty of fluids, rest and lots of TLC, he said, while more severe conditions like dengue fever may need immediate attention.
"You shouldn't use medicine to fight every symptom. It doesn't solve the real problem. Some illnesses have many symptoms and if you are going to give your child one type of medicine for each symptom, the child's body certainly cannot take that amount of medication."
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Personalized health planning integrating medicine, exercise and diet
MONTREAL, Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The president and co-founder of MEXA Preventive Medicine Centres, Dr. Andr de Villers, is very pleased to announce the opening of a first centre in Montreal, in the heart of the healthcare district. Located 1029 Saint-Denis, this centre will also be the network's head office.
MEXA is notable as the first centre in Canada to provide "personalized health planning" that integrates three componentsmedicine, exercise and dietusing state-of-the-art tools such as genetic biomarkers and sophisticated measurement instruments.
For Dr. de Villers, this approach, which uses such methods as nutrigenomics, holds great promise. "The analysis of genetic differences will make it possible to determine the type of diet or exercise that will give the best results for each person, so it is an additional tool in planning optimal health," he says.
The new 14,000-square-foot centre houses all the services needed to get into shape and manage weight under medical supervision. In addition to metabolic profiles and genetic testing, MEXA also offers fitness assessments, exercise sessions in small groups supervised by kinesiologists and nutritional consultation.
"Our experts support participants at every stage of the process, from diagnostics to taking action, and thereby help them achieve realistic health goals, and, above all, maintain them, over the long term," explains Dr. de Villers.
About MEXA
Founded in 2011, MEXA is a network of specialized preventive medicine centres that also support patients living with chronic pathologies. In addition to its new centre in Montreal, centres are located in Greenfield Park on the South Shore and in Vaudreuil-Dorion. Dr. Andr de Villers, MEXA's president and co-founder, has been very active in research in Quebec over the past two decades. In 1993, drawing on his experience in the field of metabolics, he founded Theratechnologies, which went on to become a leading Quebec public biotechnology company.
By moving away from the classical approach to curative medicine and closer to preventive medicine based on lifestyle, Dr. de Villers and the MEXA team contribute to finding solutions to public health issues in Quebec.
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Dean Valerie Parisi of Wayne States School of Medicine, along with six other deans of major medical schools in Michigan, signed her name to an opinion piece on Congresss recent efforts to manage the budget Dec. 21.
These efforts have the potential to implement significant reductions in operating funds in Michigans health care system.
We know that cuts to providers are likely to be part of any discussion about the future of Medicare and Medicaid, the document says, according to The Detroit News. We do not expect that health systems will be spared while all other sectors are cut. However, we hope that Congress can foresee that disproportionate cuts to health systems, asking them to take more than their share of the budget reduction, will result in fewer doctors, less access to care and layoffs. Michigan, as well as other states, is at the forefront of what many are calling the nations most important legislation since Franklin D. Roosevelts expansive New Deal: The Affordable Care Act.
This legislation aims to reform unsustainable systems (such as Medicare) that have plagued taxpayers with massive amounts of accumulated debt. Hospitals, especially those working with medical schools utilizing cutting-edge technology, depend on Medicare payments for residency positions, and a large portion of their revenue may come from clinical care services provided by faculty.
Research institutions, such as WSU, that lead the way for medical breakthroughs will indeed suffer a short-term loss, but the new plan could also create potential for long-term rewards.
We are examining the potential impacts of the Affordable Care Act, but it is just too early in the implementation of this legislation to determine definitive effects on the School of Medicine, said Kenneth Lee, vice dean of business affairs for WSUs SOM. There are so many details yet to be worked out in relation to the Affordable Care Act that many experts are still undecided on the impact.
According to USLegal.com, Medicare funding that a hospital receives for each patient depends on Diagnosis Related Groups, which divide patients into subsets based on gender, age, treatment, procedure and discharge status.
A chosen group of experts assigned within the stipulations of the Affordable Care Act will examine already compiled research to decide what treatments would be noted as viable or effective. Comparative effectiveness research partially funded by the Affordable Care Act should shed light on what works and what doesnt in todays hospitals. This panel of experts will interpret the data. Thus, some Diagnosis Related Groups may be phased out. Whether that would be for the better or for the worse depends on the reliability of the research, how representative the data is based on the hospitals location and the population of that area.
Congress managed to avoid a 26.5 percent cut to health care with institutions such as the American Medical Association voicing their concern before a temporary, but substantial deal was made Jan. 1, implementing a tax increase on the wealthy. More specifically, a 4.6 percent tax increase was implemented on individuals and families making $400,000 and $450,000 per year, respectively. However, the 2 percent cut to payroll tax was not renewed and would raise taxes for 160 million workers, according to The New York Times.
The New York Times also states that with the nation so close to the debt ceiling, a short-term cliffhanger is loosely dangling in place before a budget plan and a rising debt ceiling that is said to be finalized in the coming two months.
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When Mort Levitt graduated from Duke Medical School in 1972, he got an unusual present.
My parents sat me down and told me they were setting up a trust that would make me a beneficiary, with the remainder designated to a medical program, said Levitt, chairman of the integrated medical science department and a teacher of clinical biomedical science at Florida Atlantic Universitys Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
They were doing that to indicate their support of my decision to enter the medical profession.
During much of his medical career, Levitt was an Air Force officer teaching medicine, so it took him a while to decide how he would distribute the philanthropic portion of the trust. But soon after he arrived at FAU in 2007, he made his choice.
This month, at a gala for the medical school, officials announced a $3 million gift from Levitt and his wife, Cynthia. The Levitt endowment will pay for the tuition of four medical students each year.
The newly minted Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine welcomed its inaugural class of 64 students in August 2011, and 64 more students in August 2012. Officials have already received 3,000 applications for the incoming class of 64 students.
For the fledgling medical school, the Levitts gift is a piece of the puzzle of gaining national accreditation, a process now underway and expected to be complete in 2015.
Other faculty members have also been donors, but so far the Levitts gift is the largest.
Mort is clearly not only a leader but a person who is absolutely dedicated to the college of medicine, said medical school dean David Bjorkman. He spends a lot of time with students. He is a person who is always looking to make students successful.
Levitts parents were real estate attorneys who became philanthropists and they wanted to instill charity into their family.
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A Greenwich, Conn.-based global investment firm appears to be a front-runner to acquire the Liberty Center office complex and accompanying Westin Convention Center hotel in Downtown.
Starwood Capital Group, with $22 billion in assets under management, has made inquiries about buying the property, which was recently being marketed for sale by Cleveland developer Forest City Enterprises.
Earlier this month, Starwood announced it had acquired 2000 Park Lane, a seven-story North Fayette office building, as part of a $260.5 million deal with Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II for nine properties in the United States.
With that transaction under its belt, it's not surprising that Starwood would be in the market for other properties in the Pittsburgh region, some local real estate experts said.
"Generally, a company doesn't come in to buy one property. It likes to have more than one," said Gerry McLaughlin, executive managing director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, an international commercial real estate firm with an office in Pittsburgh.
A deal on Liberty Center isn't done yet. While there has been talk that Starwood has a deal to buy the 27-story office complex and the 618-room Westin, the property is not under agreement, said Jeffrey Ackerman, incoming managing director of the Pittsburgh office of real estate firm CBRE, which is marketing the building.
He had no comment when asked whether Starwood had expressed interest in the real estate. Likewise, Tom Johnson, a spokesman for Starwood, had no comment. Forest City spokesman Jeff Linton said interest in the property has been "fairly brisk" but he would not identify those making inquiries.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., a company created by Starwood Capital, currently manages the Westin and the Sheraton Station Square, which also is owned by Forest City. Starwood also is affiliated with the Four Points by Sheraton near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Barry Sternlicht, chairman, CEO and founder of Starwood Capital, also served as chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, another company he founded, from 1995 to 2005. Starwood Capital sold its investment in Starwood Hotels in 2000.
Peter Sukernek, vice president and general manager of Howard Hanna Commercial Real Estate Services, said Liberty Center and the Westin would be a "natural fit" for Starwood Capital.
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Disbanded a month before their term was scheduled to end last year, members of a Liberty County grand jury investigating that county's officials want to know why they were taken off the case, according to the foreman.
"We have heard person after person describe unacceptable practices and questionable activities that reek of fraud, collusion, selective investigation and prosecution, and abuse of office personnel and resources by county officials and employees," James Smith wrote in a letter to several judges in December. "We demand an explanation of what is going on here."
The grand jury that Smith presided over began hearing cases in July and was scheduled to run until Dec. 31. On Nov. 27, Beaumont judge Larry Gist signed an order dismissing the panel after reviewing a sealed motion filed by special prosecutor Larry Eastepp.
Because of grand jury secrecy, Smith would not discuss what evidence the body heard or which witnesses were called, but he confirmed he had written letters obtained by the Houston Chronicle and that other grand jurors agree with him.
He began writing the letters to the state district judge who originally empaneled the grand jury, to other judges and the head administrative judge and has yet to get an answer.
"We haven't done anything wrong," Smith said about his service as foreman or his requests to know why the term was cut short. "That sealed motion, that's what has people really scratching their heads."
Controversy not new
In the letters, Smith said the grand jury was "repeatedly forced to look beyond the ineffectiveness of the Liberty County Sheriff's Office" and said the actions of several county officials and employees appear to be criminal.
He wrote that the grand jurors convened regularly and "voluntarily met on additional occasions to examine multiple alleged wrongdoings perpetrated in Liberty County that were frustratingly noted by federal investigators and the media."
What the grand jurors heard remains a secret, but Liberty County officials have been no stranger to controversy. Last year, prosecutors dropped charges against former Liberty County Judge Phil Fitzgerald, who was accused of misuse of Hurricane Ike government cleanup funds after a federal judge rejected a plea deal in which Fitzgerald previously had admitted making a false claim for federal funds.
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February 23rd, 2013 University of Wisconsin - River Falls University Center - Room 321 8:00 AM Registration 8:30 AM -- 12:00 PM Caucus Pre-Registration Not Required Bring A Friend- There #39;s Work To Do Download Membership Packet: http://www.box.com
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