September 2016

  1. Over-The-Counter Care

    Over-The-Counter Care
    A recent study published in The British Medical Journal finds link to increased risk of hospitalization in the elderly   Orange County, CA – September 30th 2016 – The British Medical Journal recently published a study concluding that painkillers are linked to an increased risk of heart failure. Similar to opioids, a correlation has been found in […]
  2. Blowing up Balloons

    Blowing up Balloons
    Non-invasive weight loss treatment from Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. receives FDA approval Orange County, CA – September 27th 2016 – Since 1980, the amount of obese individuals in the world has doubled. This rise accounted for 1.9 billion people 18 and over being overweight in 2014, with 600 million of those individuals being obese. In America, upwards […]
  3. Reaching the Rural and Remote

    Reaching the Rural and Remote
    A UNIVERSITY STUDENT FROM THE UK HAS DEVELOPED A DEVICE  FOR SAFE VACCINE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE WITH INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE Orange County, CA – September 26th 2016 – The reason many are left without proper healthcare and medication is a result of location. Individuals living in remote areas often endure basic illness due to inapt access […]
  4. The Bigger the Brain, the Smarter?

    The Bigger the Brain, the Smarter?
    Researchers at Cardiff University have made an evolutionary discovery about the ever growing human Brain Orange County, CA – September 21st 2016 – A research group led by Computer scientists at Cardiff University recently found evidence that the human ability to decide in helping others is the result of a disproportionately expanding brain. Not in terms of […]
  5. Healthcare From Home

    Healthcare From Home
    HOW A HANDHELD DEVICE IS CONNECTING PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE    Orange County, CA – September 19th 2016 – In 2015, Israeli company TytoCare was recognized on the Global Digital Health 100 List, an accomplishment marked by demonstration of true innovation and an ability to change the delivery of healthcare. This recognition […]
  6. Treating Pain with Virtual Reality

    Treating Pain with Virtual Reality
    How a fully immersive and soothing virtual reality experience can effectively treat pain and anxiety Orange County, CA – September 15th 2016 – In 1935 American science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum published his science fiction piece, Pygmalion’s Spectacles, about a pair of goggles that allowed the wearer to travel to a new place and see, smell, […]
  7. Paper Test to Detect Medication Dupes

    Paper Test to Detect Medication Dupes
    Researchers have found a way to test for medication degradation or impurity with a $1 test Orange County, CA – September 14th 2016 – Every year individuals worldwide are faced with the issue of substandard, spurious, falsely labelled, fraudulent and counterfeit (SSFFC) medications being sold to them. More than 300,000 deaths result from such duplicitous medications and […]
  8. Ampronix's State of the Art Service and Repair Center

    Ampronix's State of the Art Service and Repair Center
    Medical Service and Repair Center Repairing All of Your Medical Monitor Displays and Other Medical Equipment Orange County, CA – September 12th 2016 – For the first ten of our expansive 34 year history at Ampronix, we were an electronic equipment repair company. Today, we have expanded to become a service, manufacturing, and distributing trifecta with the […]
  9. The Closure You Need

    The Closure You Need
    Gordian Surgical introduces the first trocar with a built-in fascia closing feature Orange County, CA – September 12th 2016 – Around 2.5 million laparoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States. These surgeries often require up to five ports, a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin, each ranging from 5 to 15 […]
  10. Curbing Climate Change with Clothing

    Curbing Climate Change with Clothing
    Stanford researchers have created a new plastic-based textile to fight energy consumption Orange County, CA – September 8th 2016 – Two current issues mankind faces are energy consumption and climate change. When high amount of energy are consumed it results in excessive greenhouse gas emissions which disrupt natural climate and can cause extreme weather. Stanford engineers, to […]
  11. Pollution on the Brain

    Pollution on the Brain
    Toxic magnetite particles found in brain could be linked to Alzheimer’s disease   Orange County, CA – September 7th 2016 –  Magnetite is a toxic, magnetic iron oxide compound that disrupts normal cellular function. While already known to be present in the brain, stemming from the iron naturally found in our bodies and from the foods […]
  12. Mylan’s Mark-up Backlash

    Mylan’s Mark-up Backlash
    Consumers fight back the over 400% price raise of EpiPen, the emergency treatment for allergic reactions   Orange County, CA – September 6th 2016 – Mylan Pharmaceuticals has recently come under fire for the considerable raise in price of the EpiPen, an injection containing epinephrine, a drug used during allergic reactions. Mylan acquired the drug in 2007 […]
  13. Medical Equipment and Revolutionizing Resolution

    Medical Equipment and Revolutionizing Resolution
    How 4k medical equipment technology is changing the field of medical imaging Orange County, CA – September 1st 2016 – We have previously spoken of our ultra-high definition 4K display, HYBRIDPIXX, but we haven’t explained why this technology is such exciting news. So what is 4k resolution? 4K represents 4000 pixels from one side of the screen […]

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