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MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger pulse oximeters and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, announced today that the company has donated six Onyx(®) 9500 finger pulse oximeters to the Evangelistic International Ministries (EIM) for use at the Hospital Centro Socorro De Lo Alto in the remote village of Sula, Honduras. The Nonin Onyx 9500 is the world's first finger pulse oximeter with more than 1.1 million devices in use...
Mobile device can easily be used in remote areas around the world Samuel K. Sia, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has taken his innovative lab-on-a-chip and developed a way to not only check a patient's HIV status anywhere in the world with just a finger prick, but also synchronize the results automatically and instantaneously with central health-care records—10 times faster, the researchers say, than the benchtop ELISA, a broadly used diagnostic...
This Cervical Cancer Awareness month, Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc. points out that cervical cancer disproportionately impacts poor women, despite the availability of life-saving treatments. Throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, MFHS provides life-saving screenings for low-income women and encourages all women to schedule regular cervical cancer screenings. (PRWEB) January 23, 2013 Modern medicine has given people unprecedented tools to prevent cervical cancer, and Maternal...
Task Force says annual screening for asymptomatic women is unnecessary OTTAWA, Jan. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (Task Force) today released an updated guideline on cervical cancer screening, recommending women aged 25-69 be screened at an interval of three years. The Task Force, an independent body of fourteen specialists with expertise in prevention, and primary care in Canada, says early and frequent (often annual) cervical screening is...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (Consumer Electronics Show) -- iHealth Labs Inc., the pioneering designer and manufacturer of mobile personal healthcare products for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch today unveiled two new additions to its suite of devices: the iHealth Wireless Smart Gluco-Monitoring System and iHealth Pulse Oximeter at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/AQ37691) The next-generation Wireless Smart...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online All too often women are being screened for cervical cancer when they do not need it, say researchers. Many women are having the cancer screening even after they have had a full hysterectomy. Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that about 60 percent of women who no longer have a cervix still get cervical cancer screening. For years, experts have said that women who have had a full...
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) makes its debut at CES in Las Vegas next week with iSpO(2)(TM), the pulse oximeter cable and sensor utilizing Masimo SET(®) technology for use with iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with 30-pin connector. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130103/LA36252) A variety of people purchase pulse oximeters for personal uses, including fitness buffs and those going to high altitudes. Thousands of pulse oximeters, which...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. and IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, ranked nationally in three adult and 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report (2012-2013), has converted to Masimo SET(®) pulse oximetry, the standard-of-care at leading hospitals worldwide. UNC Hospitals joins a growing list of nationally recognized health organizations using Masimo SET(®),...
Dr. Peretz stresses the importance of early detection Carmel, NY (PRWEB) December 21, 2012 Scoliosis—derived from the Greek word for “bending”—is an unnatural curving of the spine that occurs in roughly 1 percent of the population. A healthy spine looks straight from the back, but in a person with scoliosis, the spine can look more like the letter “C” or “S” than an “I,” explains Andrew Peretz, M.D., a surgeon with Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine. The...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced that Kim Popovits, Genomic Health's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President will present at the 31(st) Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Monday, January 7 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT). To access the live and subsequently archived webcast of the presentation, visit the Investor Relations section of Genomic Health's website at...
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Endoluminal capsule monitoring is categorized as a non-invasive medical procedure used in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of abnormalities in the gastrointestinal system. Procedure Once the need is identified to monitor the gastrointestinal system and the patient has a working system, they will ingest a water-tight capsule that contains a miniaturized wireless radio transmitter. Once it is ingested, it sends signals to a radio receiver. The data is then processed and presented...
The Colposcopy is a preventive procedure to identify a possible abnormal cells or tissue on the cervix, vagina and vulva. By illuminating and magnifying the area with a coloscope during the examination, areas of concern can be identified earlier by the colposcopist. The procedure was developed by a German physician Hans Hinselmann in 1925 with the help of Dr. Helmut Wirths. Cause for the Procedure This examination has multiple candidates. If a patient has been a victim of a sexual...
Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that can inhabit various areas of the stomach, particularly the antrum. It causes low-level inflammation of the stomach lining and is linked to gastric ulcers and stomach cancer. Out of those infected, 80%, are asymptomatic. It was initially named Campyloacter pyloridis and then renamed C. pylori to correct the Latin grammar error. It was later placed in the genus, Helicobacter. Over 50% of the population has H. pylori in...
The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device used for listening the internal sounds of the body. It can be used to listen to lung, heart, and intestines as well as blood flow in the arteries. With a sphygmomanometer it can be used to measure blood pressure. Along with listening to bodies a stethoscope might be employed to listen to automobiles to diagnose any damage as well as used to check scientific vacuum chambers for leaks. A phonendoscope is a stethoscope that intensifies sounds. In...
