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emergentfutures: “Lab on a chip” can accurately measure male fertility  The chip is designed for simple, one-off use, and measures sperm concentration as it flows past electrode bridges in a small liquid-filled channel. The equipment is sensitive enough to distinguish white blood cells — another indicator of sperm quality — as well as count the number of motile and non-motile sperm Full Story: Springwise

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“Lab on a chip” can accurately measure male fertility


 The chip is designed for simple, one-off use, and measures sperm concentration as it flows past electrode bridges in a small liquid-filled channel. The equipment is sensitive enough to distinguish white blood cells — another indicator of sperm quality — as well as count the number of motile and non-motile sperm

Full Story: Springwise

Posted on Wednesday, November 23rd 2011

Tags fertility research medicine

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“The increases now under consideration in New York would affect 1.3 million of the 3 million residents in individual and small-group plans; the amounts vary considerably depending on the type of policy. The increases requested by Aetna, for example, range from 8.9 percent to 53.6 percent, while those from United Health Group/Oxford range from 13 percent to 34 percent, according to the State Insurance Department. Check out the NYTimes article for more info…”

Disce aut Discede: Health Insurers Push Premiums Sharply Higher

 

Posted on Wednesday, September 28th 2011

Tags health insurance medicine politics economy health

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Doctors at a hospital in Istanbul are turning to an unusual form of medicine - music. Music therapy may sound a strange approach to modern medicine but according to doctors at the Memorial hospital in the Turkish capital it is producing results. The man behind the drive is Professor Bingur Sonmez and he has been joined by his colleagues Dr Erol Can and Mehmet Susam in order to revive the traditional Islamic idea of music therapy. Pictured above: Dr Erol Can (centre), plays a yayli tanbur (an Ottoman violin) with Professor Bingur Sonmez (left) holding a flute and Mehmet Susam (right) playing guitar.

Doctors at a hospital in Istanbul are turning to an unusual form of medicine - music. Music therapy may sound a strange approach to modern medicine but according to doctors at the Memorial hospital in the Turkish capital it is producing results. The man behind the drive is Professor Bingur Sonmez and he has been joined by his colleagues Dr Erol Can and Mehmet Susam in order to revive the traditional Islamic idea of music therapy. Pictured above: Dr Erol Can (centre), plays a yayli tanbur (an Ottoman violin) with Professor Bingur Sonmez (left) holding a flute and Mehmet Susam (right) playing guitar.

Posted on Wednesday, September 7th 2011

Tags Istanbul Turkey medicine music science alternative healing health hospital world

Reblogged from LOUD NOISES!

medicalstate: Barrett’s Esophagus Progressing to Esophageal Cancer. With gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastric acid refluxes through the lower esophageal sphincter into the lower esophagus. This process may happen due to a variety of reasons. The cells in the esophagus, unaccustomed to the constant exposure to acid, may become metaplastic, changing from a non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (well suited to protect against abrasion and injury from masticated food) to a columnar epithelium. If reflux is severe or occurs for an extended period of time, the lower esophagus may become dysplastic - that is, the cells start to look and develop abnormally. If left unchecked, this eventually leads to esophageal cancer. 

medicalstate:

Barrett’s Esophagus Progressing to Esophageal Cancer.

With gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastric acid refluxes through the lower esophageal sphincter into the lower esophagus. This process may happen due to a variety of reasons. The cells in the esophagus, unaccustomed to the constant exposure to acid, may become metaplastic, changing from a non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (well suited to protect against abrasion and injury from masticated food) to a columnar epithelium. If reflux is severe or occurs for an extended period of time, the lower esophagus may become dysplastic - that is, the cells start to look and develop abnormally. If left unchecked, this eventually leads to esophageal cancer. 

Posted on Monday, September 5th 2011

Tags barrett's esophagus cancer curriculum dysplasia esophageal cancer explanation gastroesophageal reflux disease gastrointestinal gerd illustration learning medicine metaplasia study studying summary

Reblogged from Medical State of Mind