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How Yoga Helps with Depression, Anxiety and Addiction
Aerobic movement of any kind helps to relieve depression and anxiety by boosting our brain’s dopamine levels and providing endorphins. But some types of exercises are superior for healing chronic conditions, mood disorders, and addiction. Yoga’s therapeutic benefits have been studied in recent decades, with much of the research being in randomized controlled trials — the most rigorous for proving efficacy. There are many types of yoga, of course — from the more aerobic power yoga to a meditative gentle yoga. Hatha yoga, the most studied, combines physical postures (asanas) and controlled breathing with sho...
Source: World of Psychology - March 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alcoholism Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Exercise & Fitness Mindfulness Personal Self-Esteem Stress Bikram yoga despressive episode Mood Disorder stress reduction Yoga styles Source Type: blogs

Clarius Wireless, Handheld Ultrasounds Cleared in Europe
Clarius, a company based in British Columbia, Canada, received European CE Mark approval for its wireless C3 and L7 ultrasound scanners. These devices are highly portable, battery powered, and use an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet for displayin...
Source: Medgadget - February 21, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Ob/Gyn Pediatrics Radiology Sports Medicine Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Misleading Metrics
Editor’s Note: This essay contains excerpts from Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life, coming February 21st, 2017 from Penguin-Random House. A few years ago, while at a family get-together, I sat across from a retired hospice social worker named Terry. I am a physician whose practice alternates between attending on the wards of an inner-city intensive care unit and serving as a consultant on the hospital’s palliative care team. I didn’t set out to practice this uncommon combination of medical specialties. I started out totally dedicated to using the miraculous technologies in my critical car...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - February 21, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Jessica Nutik Zitter Tags: End of Life & Serious Illness Health Professionals Hospitals 30-day mortality statistic advance directive Palliative Care Source Type: blogs

Masimo MightySat Rx Oximeter Cleared in Europe to Measure Breathing Rate
Masimo has announced that European regulatory authorities have given clearance for its MightySat Rx fingertip pulse oximeter to be used to measure the respiration rate of patients, in addition to all the other measurements it performs. The respiratio...
Source: Medgadget - February 17, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

CE Mark Approval for Shift Labs ’ DripAssist Infusion Rate Monitor
Three months ago we sat down with Dr. Beth Kolko, CEO of Shift Labs, to learn more about DripAssist Infusion Rate Monitor, a device that automates the calculation of IV infusion drip rates and total infusion volumes while also being able to alert a n...
Source: Medgadget - February 6, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Michael Batista Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

A Patient with Cocaine Chest Pain and Prehospital Computer interpretation of ***STEMI***
A 20-something male drank heavily of ethanol and used cocaine, then was involved in a stressful verbal altercation, at which time he developed chest pain.911 was called and the medics recorded this ECG (unfortunately, leads V4-V6 are missing)Due to marked ST Elevation, the computer read was ***STEMI***What do you think?He arrived in the ED and had this ECG recorded:Very similar to the prehospital ECG.The Mortara (Veritas algorithm) Interpretation was:p.p1 {margin: 0.1px 0.0px 0.1px 1.0px; font: 9.0px Arial}MARKED ST ELEVATION, CONSIDER SEPTAL INJURY ***ACUTE MI***What do you think?The ECG shows Brugada morphology in V...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs

GE Releases New Portable Ultrasound, The Vscan Extend
GE Healthcare, the company that wowed the world with its tiny Vscan ultrasound a number of years ago, is unveiling a new device for performing ultrasound exams in a variety of settings. The Vscan Extend features two ultrasound probes built into the t...
Source: Medgadget - January 11, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Ob/Gyn Pediatrics Radiology Sports Medicine Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Echocardiography Videos: The Latest from EchoJournal
We are very proud of EchoJournal, our echocardiography video website. If you are a cardiologist, anesthesiologist, radiologist, medical student, or just a person interested in cardiac ultrasounds, EchoJournal is the place for you. To learn and discus...
Source: Medgadget - January 4, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: News Source Type: blogs

Masimo ’s TFA-1 Forehead Pulse Oximeter Cleared by FDA
The FDA has given Masimo clearance to introduce the TFA-1 disposable forehead sensor that lets clinicians get pulse oximetry readings from the forehead instead of the fingertip. The device uses Masimo’s proprietary SET Measure-through Motion...
Source: Medgadget - January 3, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Disadvantages of perioperative heparin bridging – Cardiology MCQ
Disadvantages of perioperative heparin bridging: a) Risk of thromboembolism due to subtherapeutic dose b) More prolonged total hospital stay c) Cost and inconvenience of heparin therapy d) All of the above Correct answer: d) All of the above In addition to this, there can be excessive bleeding during re-initiation of warfarin with heparin overlap. Hence continuing warfarin through the procedure is becoming standard of care in certain special instances. This is more applicable to procedures with relatively bleeding risk in those with high risk of thromboembolism. Cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia in one such potent...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs

Miniature Sensor Measures Velocity of Blood Flow Below Skin
Kyocera Corporation out of Kyoto, Japan has announced the development of a tiny optical sensor for measuring blood flow within subcutaneous tissue. Readings from such a device may help assess how injured tissue is healing, produce evidence of dehydra...
Source: Medgadget - December 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Medicine Space Medicine Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs

IRadimed ’s MRI Compatible MRidium 3860+ IV Infusion Pump FDA Cleared
IRadimed, a company out of Winter Springs, Florida, won FDA clearance for its MRidium 3860+ MRI-compatible IV infusion pump. The device has non-magnetic motor and no ferrous (containing iron) components that would be affected by a magnetic field. It...
Source: Medgadget - December 20, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

ClearLine IV Air Bubble Clearing System Cleared in Europe
ClearLine IV, a device from ClearLine MD (Woburn, MA) designed to prevent air bubbles from entering the body via IV lines, has received the CE Mark approval allowing it to be marketed in Europe. An air embolism can be extremely dangerous, potentially...
Source: Medgadget - December 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Clarius App-Powered Wireless Ultrasounds Win FDA Clearance
Clarius Mobile Health, a company out of Burnaby, British Columbia, just won FDA clearance for its C3 and L7 Clarius Wireless Ultrasound Scanners. The devices use just about any iOS or Android phone or tablet as the display. A proprietary Clarius app...
Source: Medgadget - December 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Ob/Gyn Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Sports Medicine Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Measuring Blood Flow from Conventional Color Doppler Ultrasound
Measuring intravascular blood flow is currently only possible with invasive methods. Swiss researchers from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Geneva University Hospital decided to see whether color Doppler ultrasound data holds...
Source: Medgadget - December 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Radiology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs