Tag: medical minutes
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Guidelines Issued for Older Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic – Medical Minutes by John Schieszer
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Older adults are at elevated risk for complications from COVID-19 and are dying at higher rates than younger patients. In light of these concerns, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues have just issued guidelines and best practices for healthcare providers and family caregivers who are providing care…
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Cutting-Edge Knee Surgery … AND PACESETTING THERAPY FOR ALZHEIMER’S – Medical Minutes by John Schieszer
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SELF-POWERED KNEE IMPLANTS Researchers at State University of New York in the United States are now developing self-powered knee implants that could reduce the number of knee replacement surgeries. They are working on implants that can provide physicians with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient’s movement. Knee…
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Cutting-Edge Breakthroughs for Vision and Lung Patients
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Medical Minutes by John Schieszer Aritifcial Device Helping Those with Low Vision A new portable artificial vision device is now helping those who are blind to read a message on an electronic device, a newspaper article or a menu. The promise of new software technology has now gone from…
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EGGS AND FISH: POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR ADULTS A few simple dietary changes may benefit you in big ways. New findings show that eating eggs on a regular basis may help prevent the development of type-2 diabetes. Researchers in Finland have found that eating eggs may benefit blood sugar metabolism. In…
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Holy Guacamole
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Health & Beauty Medical Minutes Cutting-Edge Advice for Healthy Living Holy Guacamole An Avocado a Day May Help Keep the Doctor Away By John Schieszer It is believed that eating avocados may provide many important health benefits, and now you can add lowering your cholesterol levels as…
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Cutting-Edge Advice for Healthy Living
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Bring on the Rioja The latest research is suggesting that substances specifically found in red wine may help prevent heart disease, fight tooth decay and help with a host of other ailments. Several studies have demonstrated that the substance resveratrol, which is present in the skin of the grape, has…
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Cutting-edge Advice for Healthy Living
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Vitamin D With Calcium Might Help Prevent Bone Fractures Taking a daily supplement of vitamin D with calcium, but not vitamin D alone, might offer some protection against the risk of bone fractures in adults age 65 and older, according to an updated review from The Cochrane Library. The researchers…