AMA Says A-OK to Medical Space Efforts
Posted on: Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 12:08 CDT
The American Medical Association Monday affirmed its support of the U.S. manned space program, noting its missions have aided health.
The resolution noted that research on manned missions and the international space station have led to numerous achievements that have changed the face of modern medicine.
Among some of those changes that are spinoffs from space missions:
-- Advanced endoscopy.
-- Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) -- eye surgery.
-- Dialysis machines.
-- Remote medical monitoring.
-- Digital cochlear implants -- helping the deaf hear.
-- Laser angioplasty -- blood vessel procedures.
-- Light-Emitting Diodes for oncological and surgical applications.
-- Energy sources for defibrillators.
-- Multiple advances in imaging technologies, including computer-assisted tomography scanning, angiography, surgery monitoring, magnetic resonance imaging and stereotactic breast biopsy technology.
The resolution supports the continuation of medical research on manned space flight and the international space station, noted Paul Matson, an orthopedist surgeon from Mankato, Minn.
Matson headed a special committee on science and technology that heard testimony on the issue. The resolution skirted support for the entire space program but focused on support for medical benefits and advances. The resolution was approved by the entire House of Delegates, the AMA's policymaking legislature.
Source: United Press International
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