Do you suffer from severe headaches? Relief may be one neurosimulator away. Autonomic Technologies Inc. has created an almond-sized neurosimulator that is implanted in the mouth to help headache sufferers relieve their pain. The product was listed as one of the best medical innovations of 2013 by the Cleveland Clinic. This particular device was created […]
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Remember, remember, it’s almost Movember! What is Movember? Movember is an annual event in which men from all over the world grow elaborate moustaches during the month of November in hopes of raising money and awareness for prostate cancer. According to the official site, the goal of the campaign is to “change the face of […]
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A new study released by researchers at the University of Quebec and Centre INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier reveals that men who work the night shift are almost three times more likely to develop prostate cancer. The study involved 3,137 men who had cancer at one of 11 different sites on their bodies plus 512 men who didn’t […]
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the production and use of choline C-11, an imaging agent used in positron emission tomography (PET) to detect prostate cancer. The compound is injected intravenously, and the FDA has found that it is virtually free of side effects, except for some mild skin irritation at the injection site […]
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