Last year alone, close to 500,000 American women went under the knife for breast implants, according to an article in today's issue of The Washington Post. World-wide, between 5-to-10 million women have had breast augmentation, to date (either for cosmetic purposes, or as a result of breast cancer). While physician service providers each have … [Read more...]
FDA and Its Surprising Take on Breast Implants
Five Top Technology Trends in Healthcare
The rate in which technology is influencing patient care and aiding physician service providers, is outstanding, according to the recent article, "Five hot trends in healthcare technologies," which was reported in the on-line publication, ZDNet. The articled focused on New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Professor Atam Dhawan, and how he … [Read more...]
American Medical Association Announces Policy Decision
In a press release that came out today, the American Medical Association announced that, at its annual meeting, members voted to keep the existing policy, concerning patient care and individual health insurance. The policy, which has raised some questions and controversy with AMA members, supports individual responsibility for health insurance … [Read more...]
Medical Breakthrough Could Stop Stroke-related Damage
Dr. Nicolas Bazan, a neuroscientist at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, along with his team, made a medical discovery that could be life-changing in terms of patient care. An article that ran in the Medical Breakthroughs section of "Ivanhoe," reported that just a single injection of DHA, a component found in fish oil, can … [Read more...]
Comics Proving to be Therapeutic Tool for Physicians
I always feel sad right before Father's Day approaches, because I think about how much I miss watching my dad open up his box of specialty cigars. I'd buy him a box every year, because he was the very best dad a kid could ask for, and I am extremely lucky to be his daughter. He'd get an ear-to-ear grin on his face and rip the paper off of the … [Read more...]