At What Point is a Child’s Backpack Too …
August 7, 2012 by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Orthopaedic surgeons share safety tips as kids head back to school As kids return to school this August, don’t wait for them to complain about back pain. Instead pay attention to their posture and keep an attentive...
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Novel Spinal Neuromodulation Device Deli…
March 25, 2011 by American Academy of Pain Medicine
Results from an ongoing prospective study report that a novel spinal neuromodulation device changes the paradigm for patients suffering with low back pain who have not found relief through conventional spinal cord stimulation (SCS). The single-centered results...
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Low Cost Design Makes Ultrasound Imaging…
September 24, 2012 by Newcastle University
An ultra-low cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer to show images of an unborn baby has been developed by Newcastle University engineers. The hand-held USB device – which is roughly the size of a computer mouse –...
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New Data Show Lasting Effects and No Ser…
March 25, 2011 by American Academy of Pain Medicine
Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with the mild decompression procedure (an alternative to open spinal surgery for many patients), reported sustained improvements in...
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Scientists discover how antibiotic molec…
August 23, 2011 by Cambridge University
Scientists have discovered how a molecule that was first discovered in bacteria blocks a protein which causes breast cancer to develop and spread, reveals research published in Nature Chemistry this week. Cambridge research, funded by the Biotechnology...
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Scientists Discover How the Brain Ages
September 12, 2012 by Newcastle University
Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age. The research, published today in Aging Cell, opens up new avenues of understanding...
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