Colorectal Cancer :: Eating red meat will not increase colorectal cancer risks
Recent studies published in the journal Cancer Science have disproved the common myth that consumption of red meat increases colorectal cancer risk.
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Healthy :: World-first living intestine study points to new generation of food and medicines
Massey scientists have discovered a weak link in human digestion that could revolutionise healthy eating and medical treatment for the chronically-ill.
Video Game :: Video game helps teens fight their cancer
HopeLab validated the benefits of their cancer-fighting video game by conducting a randomized, controlled trial with 375 male and female cancer patients aged 13 – 29, enrolled at 34 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Autism :: A pioneering system allows autistic children to communicate with their environment
SC@UT is a project designed and developed at the University of Granada which allows autistic children to communicate with people in their environment through a PDA. Thanks to this system, they can express such needs as going to the toilet or hunger and such states as happiness, sadness or tiredness. SC@UT can also be used by adults with cerebral palsy or who cannot speak for different reasons (heart attack, thrombosis, etc.).
Jogging :: Jogging over a Distance
So your running partner has moved interstate? No problem ? this may not stop you running ?together? thanks to mobile phone and GPS technology that uses custom software to turn a phone conversation into a 2D audio experience.
Health :: System to Pinpoint Airline Passengers Who Contaminate Cabins
Researchers developing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors to locate passengers releasing hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins have shown that the technique can track a substance to an area the size of a single seat.
Healthcare :: A safe, high quality health system in Australia
Maintaining high standards of safety in every aspect of health and medical services is critical to Australia?s health system.
Colon Cancer :: Virtual colonoscopy most cost-effective colon cancer screening test
A new study says targeting smaller (??5 mm) lesions does little to significantly reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and, in fact, results in extremely high financial costs and a large proportion of adverse events.
Surgery :: NeuroArm – Navigating the future of surgery
Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them from the constraints of the human hand.
Cancer :: Cancer patients are at high risk for potential drug interactions
Potential drug interactions from prescribed medications are common among cancer patients and may cause unnecessary harm, according to a study in the April 18 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.