Thanks to mammograms and self-exams, women are catching breast cancers early and that gives them more treatment options. Now a new study is comparing two of them.
As if creaking joints and hardening of the arteries weren't bad enough, a research team from the University of Delaware and the Christiana Care Health System in Newark has now confirmed that even our veins stiffen as we age.
As if creaking joints and hardening of the arteries weren't bad enough, a research team from the University of Delaware and the Christiana Care Health System in Newark has now confirmed that even our veins stiffen as we age. "When you are young, your veins are nice and elastic--like rubber bands," William Farquhar, a cardiovascular physiologist in UD's College of Health Sciences, said. "But as
A compact yet robust piezoelectric transducer is well suited for use as a high-accuracy blood pressure monitor in medical equipment. The versatile APT arterial pressure transducer is designed to be employed in association with a standard blood pressure cuff.
The VNA Care Network offers free keep-well clinics for residents ages 60 and older 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 2 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Center, 28 Mulberry St., Worcester; noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Canterbury Towers, 6 Wachusett St., Worcester. Call (888) 663-3688, Ext. 5603, or visit www.vnacarenetwork.org.
BROOKSVILLE — Glenda Parks has no health insurance, so whenever there is a health fair in town, she and her husband show up hoping for a free screening.
WITH up to 655,000 civilians dead; 119 British soldiers killed; 1,315 days of bloodshed; £4.4bn of UK taxpayers' cash spent; a plea not to 'cut and run'; and now an admission from Blair's government…
From home sensors to vision-magnifying gadgets to equipment that tracks health issues, technology is handing senior adults more ways to remain on their own in their homes.
Ingen Technologies, Inc. , a medical device manufacturer and research developer of "next generation" medical technologies, announced today that its Secure Balance products will be on exhibit this week at the American Osteopathic Association convention in Las Vegas.
