Accueil | Fils de syndication

Dernières entêtes d'Actus

Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Vendredi 21 Novembre 2008 - 12:30 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Scientific American
This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]

Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Vendredi 21 Novembre 2008 - 12:30 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Cancer - Scientific American
This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]

Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests, Studies Show
Jeudi 20 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Two years after the federal government recommended that patients in emergency rooms and doctors' offices be routinely tested for HIV, the advice is generally not being followed, according to a large number of studies presented this week at a conference in Arlington.

Video Game Technology Gives Veterans New Lease on Life
Jeudi 20 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Staff Sgt. Brian Schar got behind the wheel of a white Chevy Colorado yesterday and went for a spin. The vehicle remained snugly parked in a room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Northwest Washington, despite the large screens in front of the truck, which showed a street-level view of...

A Cut above: Ultrapowerful Laser Offers Greater Precision Sans Heat Damage [Slide Show]
Jeudi 20 Novembre 2008 - 15:15 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Scientific American
Most lasers rely on continuous waves of energy to generate heat that allows doctors to make cuts during surgery, computers to burn information onto CDs and DVDs, and scanners to read bar codes. But a newer type of laser promises to do all of these things more efficiently using quick, short blasts of energy. This pulsed-laser technology has been around since the 1980s but high cost has kept it from becoming widely used. Petaluma, Calif.–based Raydiance, Inc., however, hopes to overcome that obstacle with the latest version of its ultrashort pulse (USP) laser system unveiled Wednesday. [More]

Cell Phone Use Endangers Boneheads
Jeudi 20 Novembre 2008 - 06:54 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Scientific American
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]The jury is still out on the relationship between cell phone use and brain tumors. But the American Association of Neurological Surgeons has issued a statement to remind people that cell phones present lots of other risks to your brain. Of course, we all know about yapping while driving. A Harvard study finds that 2,600 people die each year in accidents related to cell distraction and 12,000 more are injured. Canadian research shows that you’re four times more likely to be in an accident while on the phone. [More]

McDonald's Brings Moms Behind the Scenes
Mercredi 19 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
The only obstacle between kids and their french fries: Mom.

Thomas Daschle to Be Nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services
Mercredi 19 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Thomas A. Daschle, a former Senate majority leader and a confidant of President-elect Barack Obama, will be nominated as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and will take on a broader role as the administration's health policy chief, said several sources close to the transition...

Having Won Race Against Death, Md. Man Tackles Triathlons
Mardi 18 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Last weekend, the bike went nowhere, the running shoes sat in the closet and Brian Boyle took a minute to reflect on the season just ended and the lifetime ahead.

Council Bans Sale of Single Cigars in Bid to Curb Youths' Marijuana Use
Mardi 18 Novembre 2008 - 22:00 - 1 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
The Prince George's County Council adopted one of the nation's most sweeping restrictions on the sale of cigars yesterday, an effort to curb a growing trend among urban youths of using hollowed-out cigars to smoke marijuana.

Ce site internet met des informations à votre disposition seulement et uniquement dans un but pédagogique. Elles ne peuvent en aucun cas remplacer la consultation d'un médecin ou les soins prodigués par un praticien qualifié et ne doivent par conséquent jamais être interprétés comme pouvant le faire.
Copyright © imedecin
Rental::Voyage::Annuaire web
Médecine et nouvelles technologies::Vidéos médecine::Forum santé

Accueil | Fils de syndication

imedecin.fr

Imedecin.com

Sites imedecin