The simple act of detecting anemia plays a large part in the diagnosis for various other health problems such as malnutrition, malaria or HIV/AIDS. Yet, in impoverished parts of the world, where resources are lacking, patients have to wait for extended periods of time for expensive laboratory test results to come back from big cities. [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on July 26th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, Community, global, healthcare, innovation, research
Out of sheer luck, researchers may have found a pill that can possibly be a cure for Alzheimer’s or at least stop it from progressing.
This drug, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern, stops brain cells from dying and boosts their numbers, thus sharpening memory. If given early enough, the drug could prevent [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on July 19th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: healthcare, innovation, research
Infertility in men results from low quality sperm, and may involve low semen volume, low sperm count, and reduced sperm motility among others. This accounts for 35 to 40% of infertility in couples. This is not only a result of bad habits such as smoking, drinking and drug use, but also because of other factors [...]
Filed under: News on June 11th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: healthcare, israel
Parasitic worms or helminthes live inside the body. Unlike parasites that live outside the body whose main threat is posed by the capacity to transmit diseases, parasitic worms cause debilitating effects from their mere presence in the body. Symptoms of worms include intestinal obstruction, vomiting, weakness, and stomach pains, all of which prevent children around [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, education on June 8th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: education, healthcare, innovation, non-profit
Researchers aim to test a new device that breaks down stroke-causing blood clots by 2011. The technology, developed by an Israeli ultrasound company called InSightec, has already been successfully tested on clots in test tubes and in animals, and will soon be ready for human testing.
InSightec is a relatively new yet already multi-award winning company [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, Technology on May 28th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: healthcare, innovation, Technology
As the AIDS pandemic continues to grow relentlessly, the funds required to combat its effects are dwindling due to the onset of economic difficulties. Not only are new sources of funding insufficient, but money that was previously expected is also being put on hold, leaving AIDS foundations in dire need.
According to AIDS statistics published in [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, Philanthropy on May 17th, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Tagged with: charity, healthcare, philanthropy
This is what author and founder of Maggie’s cancer centers suggests in his freshly published book, Architecture of Hope. Categorized as an architectural book, the idea of architecture for health dawned upon Charles Jencks when his now-deceased wife, Maggie, was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer. Dismayed at the environment that she had to spend much [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Healthcare, News on May 14th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: healthcare, infrastructure
Despite Congress’ current recess, the health care debate is still making headlines. I can’t read the NY Times, CNN, or the Huffington Post without seeing a new piece of information or perspective on the discussion.
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece yesterday that appeared to be little more than a platform for Iowa Senator Charles [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on August 25th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Tagged with: costs, debate, discussion, government, health, health care, healthcare, media, US
With the tense debate raging over how best to overhaul the healthcare coverage infrastructure, the White House has launched an offensive today against what it refers to as “viral whisper campaigns” designed to harbor dissent and negativity against the healthcare agenda.
Having taken many lessons from last year’s presidential campaign, the administration will be using the [...]
Filed under: News on August 5th, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Tagged with: bipartisanship, communication, David Axelrod, health, healthcare, insurance, internet, leaders, Obama, PR offensive, President Obama, progress, Rick Scott, Robert Gibbs, strategies, strategy, success, US
After years of hearing about the prudence of self-exam, and the routine screening for almost every type of cancer, including breast, ovarian, prostate, and others, new opinions are coming to light on the subject that brings this thinking into question.
One factor in this debate is the general costs applied to the healthcare systems as a [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on July 17th, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Tagged with: costs, effective, efficient, fundamental, health, healthcare, medical, medicine, routine screenings
Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well.
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.