Seen that? - On the horizon: A portable CPR machine

Filed in archive Best of on January 16, 2010

On the horizon: A portable CPR machine Straightfromthedoc

A portable chest compressor does CPR better than paramedics: "We're probably not compressing hard enough," said Dr. Paul Pepe, chair of Emergency medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. "We're probably not compressing fast enough, and we're probably interrupting to give breaths too often to be effective, or as effective as we could be." The solution, say some paramedics, is a new portable chest compressor. Once the victim has been strapped [...] Read More


Portable dialysis machines on the horizon Straightfromthedoc

Portable dialysis machines have been recently approved by the FDA. Currently, people have to go to dialysis centers several times per week. If at-home dialysis takes off, many lives of those with kidney failure will change: When Karen Everts wants to go camping, kidney failure no longer slows her down: She simply rolls the first portable hemodialysis machine out of her kitchen and into her motor home, ready to hook up [...] Read More


Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Mood Machine, Too Good To Be True? Straightfromthedoc

There is a novel treatment available for adults with severe depression who aren't relieved by drugs, psychotherapy and shock treatments, called "the pacemaker of the brain", the vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) which has been approved eight months ago by the USFDA. Cybetronics of Houston is the manufacturer of VNS which is being implanted in the patient'c chest to activate parts of the brain costing $25,000 per operation. More than 3,700 psychiatrists, including [...] Read More


TV Show Feature's Mega Dollar Slot Machine Jackpot Winners The Gambling Weblog

Source:www.biz.yahoo.com Here's a Reality TV show that's quite a bit different from "survivor", or "The Apprentice". "Player's Network" has announced a new "VOD", Video On Demand program that will feature the real lives of winner's of million dollar plus jackpots on MegaJackpots® slot machines. The show is co-sponsored by "IGT", International Game Technology, and is called "Winners and Jackpots", and will air over certain cable systems starting in January of 2008. I prefer [...] Read More


Slot Machine Savvy The Gambling Weblog

Source:www.download-game.com Fans of slot machines are being treated to an ever increasing number of new and exciting machines almost every time they walk into a casino. But, are slot machines truly different from each other in terms of payout percentage or frequency of hits? That's a simple question without a simple answer but it is possible, with a bit of research, to perhaps increase your odds of winning at slots. Here's a good explanation [...] Read More