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Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs |
 ...y the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus.
The chief of Careggi hospital, Edoardo Majno, confessed that there has been a tragic human error. Doctors mentioned that the woman, although being HIV-positive, didn... |
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Surgeons Who Play Video Games are More Skilled |
 ... Recent studies showed that the surgeons who play video games are more skilled. It seems that video games contribute to a more precise technique of using different medical instruments. The February issue of Archives of Surgery states that there is a direct link between having video game skills and the abilities of a surgeon to perform a laparoscopic surgery.
The term laparoscopy refers to surgeries that are made by wat... |
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A Trojan-horse strategy selected to fight bacteria |
 ...to defeat the bacteria, which become more and more resistant to drugs. A new method of fighting such bacteria was recently used and it proved to be successful on mice.
One of the problems of today's medical researches is the fact that bacteria become more and more resistant to antibiotics. The medicine cannot provide an effective drug to kill all the chronic infections occurring in wounds or in the lungs of people with c... |
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2.3 million alcoholics live in Russia |
| ... alcoholics has tripled in comparison with 1991. In average the statistics show that one person in Russia consumes about 34 litres of vodka a year.
In his report, Gennadi Onichenko, Russia's chief medical officer, stated that the nation is currently facing a serious problem. Statistics show that in 2005 there were about 2,348,567 registered alcoholics in Russia. Besides drinking vodka and beer, Russiab alcoholics consu... |
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USA Workers Allowed to Use Marijuana? |
 ...At present day it is estimated that about 300,000 people in the USA smoke marijuana for medical purposes, according to ASA data on registered users. The list of states that allow marijuana use continues to grow. In April, New Mexico joined the list of 11 states allowing marijuana treatment.
The issue is rarely aroused in court, however more and more employers feel concerned about a worker smoking marijuana during his... |
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Robot to Help Neurosurgery |
 ...ading team of Canadian Scientists. Dr. Garnette has cooperated with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. The cooperation lead to the design of a unique machine that doctors say is “a milestone in medical technology.”
A surgeon, through a computer workstation controls the robot. The NeuroArm works with real-time MR imaging. It helps surgeons see and works on a microscopic scale.
The testing of the NeuroArm is cur... |
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Algerian woman gave birth to septuplets |
| ...erdes region by 27-year old woman.
Six girls and one boy appeared by Cesarean operation in the hospital of capital city of Algeria. Sadly, the boy didn't survive and the rest six children needed medical supervision. Newborn children are in good condition. The leightest of the children weighs about 1.5 lb (700 g) and the biggest - about 3 lb (1400g), Al-Khbar newspaper reported.
It was the first pregnancy of 27 yea... |
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Cartier Fights Fake Watch Business |
 ...As estimated by the World Customs Organization, counterfeit products' annual sale, including fake watches, compact discs, sneakers and even medical supplies, reaches an amazing number of about $540 billion. Luxury goods make up five per cent of the total number.
At present day piracy affects all aspects of the luxury goods industry, with watches and jewelry being its major components. All luxury watchmaking companies h... |
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Further escalation in the Estonian - Russian relationship |
 ...about the incident (ignored - probably because the majority of Russian speaking policemen quit their police service recently and none understood Russian speech?). It was also mentioned that calls for medical treatment were ignored too and there was no medical care received by Mr. Sorokin whatsoever.
The Russian consul was called for only on the next day and Mr. Sorokin was freed only with Russian embassy interfering.... |
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Scientists to Adjust The Human Brain's Clock For Easier Adaptation to the 24.65 Hour Day On Mars |
 ...e synchronization of the individual's circadian system, which will be able to work properly longer than the usual 24 hour light/dark cycle.
The research was performed for NASA’s National Space Biomedical Research Institute. The results of the research showed that a human can be prepared for a year-and-a-half visit to Mars. It is worth mentioning that one Martian day lasts 24.65 hours. Not being able to reset the inter... |
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World's First 4D CAVEman to Help Treat Various Diseases |
| ...t object-oriented computer model of a human body was developed by scientists at the University of Calgary. Scientists that created the 4D human atlas named it CAVEman. With the help of translation of medical and genomic data into 4D images the computer model of human body allows scientists to make their experiments more accurately having a clearer inside view.
The 4D human atlas is located in the CAVE, which represent... |
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Violence in US Costs $70 Billion |
 ...cy at the University of Georgia College of Public Health together with her colleagues at the CDC analyzed 8 national data sets, which were compiled by the federal government. Then the group estimated medical costs along with losses in productivity.
Taking into consideration various sub-populations and different categories of violence scientists were able to analyze the costs of violence, in such a way outlining certa... |
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15-Year-Old Boy Performs Caesarian Surgery |
| ... Raj, perform caesarian surgery so he could be recorded in Guinness Book of Records. It is worth mentioning that his son is only 15 years old.
When Dr. K. Murugesan showed the members of an Indian Medical Association branch, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, his video where a boy uses scalpel to perform a caesarian surgery on an expectant mother, the doctors were shocked by what they've seen.
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A Jogger Wearing iPod Struck by Lightning |
| ... lightning shouldn't discourage you from exercising. Besides the occassional bolt of lightning, fitness, jogging and cardio are actually good for your health. For more nutrition and medical questions, visit a quality online resource. From first aid kits to acne treatment, the solution is a click away.
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