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ZOLL Medical has received FDA approval to market the Propaq MD monitor/defibrillator that's been designed specifically for military and air medical use. Developed in conjunction with the Department of Defense and Welch Allyn, the device is meant to be smaller, more rugged, and work for longer periods than competing models.

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Students commencing medical school and master's of medicine program at Stanford this year will all get an Apple iPad. The school is trialing a program to see whether the devices are practical to integrate into the academic curriculum.

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It happens every day, the crutches thrown in the closet after the broken leg (caused by that gnarly jump on your BMX) healed when you were 12 are needed again in your 30s (caused by that embarrassing wipeout in the packaged meat section of the grocery).

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A new imaging technique out of MIT could result in hearing aids--and earphones and earplugs--that fit and function better. ... The full article can be viewed at 3D imaging could help improve hearing aids

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Researchers from UC Irvine, Stanford, and Japan's University of Shizuoka have successfully tested the first antibody that's actually made out of plastic. The artificial antibody injected into laboratory mice targeted melittin, the toxin found in bee venom.

From an announcement by the American Chemical Society:

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This is shaping up to be a big week for the Wii in Medicine: not only is the AHA's endorsement of Wii and new partnership with Nintendo making waves, but today is a day

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When Jeff Brewer, co-founder of two early internet juggernauts, learned his son had diabetes, he became advocate-in-chief for bringing to market a fully automated, self-regulating artificial organ that would release just the right amount of insulin at just the right time. ... The full article can be viewed at Robotic Pancreas: One Man's Quest to Put Diabetics on Autopilot

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"The prosthetic works in tandem with transplanted healthy nerves that prompt electrical impulses from the brain to reach muscles in the chest. Originally posted at Crave" ... The full article can be viewed at Mind-controlled bionic arm goes for test drive

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As part of a global health class at Rice University, students Lila Kerr and Lauren Theis decided to build a human-powered centrifuge that developing countries could build for around $30, made from a salad spinner and other cheap parts. Their assignment was to build a tool that could diagnose anemia without electricity and they came up with the 'Sally Centrifuge.'

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"Emergency Medicine Journal" ... The full article can be viewed at The end of the line? The Visual Analogue Scale and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale as pain assessment tools in the emergency department

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"BMC Emergency Medicine" ... The full article can be viewed at The accuracy of pulse oximetry in emergency department patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective cohort study

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"New Zealand Medical Journal" ... The full article can be viewed at Button batteries: the worst case scenario in nasal foreign bodies

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