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May
A ‘Mini-Organ’ Delivering Real Insulin in Real Time – BioHub
The DRI BioHub is a bioengineered “mini organ” that mimics the native pancreas. It contains real insulin-producing cells that can sense blood sugar and release the precise amount of insulin needed — in real time. To the millions living with diabetes, the DRI BioH...
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May
Music in Medicine and Medicine in Music
Sounds are the common language for anyone who has an auditory system that conducts sound waves to another transducer system so that, in the next relay, they acquire a meaning. In fact, in the brain there are areas that process various components of music, such as tone, vibration...
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May
Feeling drained while losing weight?
If you feel exhausted while trying to establish a healthier diet and lifestyle, it is important to understand what your body is going through and know what to expect to help yourself and stay on track. During weight loss, there are several mechanisms that affect your metabolism m...
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May
Calabadions: New Broad Spectrum Agent to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade.
Anesthesia The introduction of neuromuscular blockers (NMBs) revolutionized the practice anesthesia. It allowed adjusting the degree of muscle relaxation independently of hypnosis or analgesia favoring orotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation; avoided th...
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May
What is obesity? Are you a candidate for weight loss surgery?
About a third of Americans are obese and another third are overweight. In Canada, 1 in 4 Canadians were obese in 2011-2012, or about 6. 3 million people; the proportion has grown 17. 5% since 2003. Mexico's obesity prevalence is not that distant to these countries with 32. 4%...
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May
Space Medicine & Telemedicine
It is the vocation of the doctor to study, analyze and reflect on the health problems that afflict our population, as well as to deepen in the emerging areas of medicine and that it seems necessary to penetrate more decisively in their field of knowledge. Such it the case of space...
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May
Measles outbreak
Measles is a very contagious and serious disease caused by a virus. In 1980, before widespread use of the vaccine, measles caused about 2. 6 million deaths a year. Globally it remains a leading cause of death in young children, despite the fact that there is a safe and effective va...
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May
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
Here are some guidelines you'll find helpful to incorporate while on your pregnancy, make sure to work with your health care provider to determine what’s right for you. Eat every 3 to 4 hours -plan for 5 to 6 small meals and/or snacks each day. Always include a protei...
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May
Fruits and vegetables’ latest superpower? Lowering blood pressure
Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas — and even coffee — could be key to lowering blood pressure, according to Alicia McDonough, Ph. D. , professor of cell and neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of...
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May
Gastric Sleeve rules: using the sleeve for weight loss success
Bariatric surgery is the best tool available for people with obesity that want a better lifestyle, increase years to their lives and look forward to being their very best selves. Sadly, since surgery does pretty much all the work during the first months and weight loss is easily a...
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