Not long ago, having surgery meant a long hospital stay and an even longer recovery. Today, minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical tools allow patients to avoid unnecessary procedures and recover from surgery quickly so they can get back to the activities they love. Thanks to medical technology, which encompasses everything from laboratory tests to imaging machines to replacement joints, conditions are diagnosed earlier, surgeries are performed faster and recovery times are significantly shorter. Below are real-life examples of individuals who are benefiting from medical technology. They are part of the Progress You Can See program, an educational effort sponsored by AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association, about the value of medical technology. 8226; During a routine mammogram, Diane Dodge s physician discovered a lump in her breast. To decipher whether the tissue was cancerous, her doctor needed to do a biopsy, which he did using a new vacuum-assisted breast biopsy machine, a minimally invasive device that removes the tissue to be tested with only a tiny needle prick. The doctor got a tissue sample...

Each nutrient performs a specific function and you must know what that is. Here is a brief look at each nutrient and what it does. Later we will get into how to use these and make your own eating plan. Carbohydrates - The fuel for your fire. Carbs are the preferred source of energy for the body. When you eat carbs your body converts them to blood sugar or glucose. This glucose is stored in your muscle cells and liver for use when needed like training. When weight lifting, it is mostly this stored energy that your muscles use for contraction fuel. As with any calories you eat, any excess carbs that can t be utilized are stored as fat. Some sugars are more conducive to a good-looking physique than others. There are three kinds of carbohydrates: Monosaccharides one-sugar molecule Disaccharides two-sugar molecules Polysaccharides three or more sugar molecules Monosaccharides and disaccharides are called sugars while polysaccarides are usually called complex carbohydrates or glucose polymers. This is where the real good stuff begins. Because the complex carbohydrates contain three or more sugar molecules, they take longer to...

Doctors across the United States and around the world are making use of the latest technology and the convenience of the internet in a variety of ways. Whether it s better patient care or making their presence known in their communities, medical professionals have come to depend on web sites, web hosting, and databases. It is no longer a luxury, but fast becoming par for the course. Better Patient Care The internet is often used for transfer of all types of medical data. Particularly with respect to radiology, the technology now exists to transmit CAT or PET scan images over the web for analysis by physicians in remote locations, or to transfer patient information quickly whether it s across the country or around the world. Unfortunately, this technology is seeing limited use and usually only in affiliation with larger, teaching medical centers. Transfer of individual patient information is constrained by the HIPPA regulations to the point that signatures are required for exchange of that type of data and tend to be transmitted in paper form or by fax. While some medical facilities maintain advanced databases for...

Do you have a speech problem or speech impediment. I have managed to overcome a stutter which had had a major negative affect on my life for eighteen years. This article describes about how to overcome a speech problem and how to achieve fluency. According to recent figures around one percent of British people suffer from the speech impediment known as stuttering. Stuttering can also be known in some regions as stammering. I myself had a stutter from the age of four and during the period when I had the speech impediment, I had a fear of certain words beginning with certain letters. Any words which began with b were especially hard to say. I also had a fear saying words which began with d, v, g, and p. The way I would cope with these words was by either avoiding them or by findng an alternative word to say. This was not always easy and these difficult words were always on my mind. My goal was to eventually be able to say all words without any fear. Many different situations would be affected by the stutter, for example I found job interviews very stressful as I would stutter more when I was under pressure. At the age of...

A client of mine told me that she had been making food for a friend of hers who was very ill. I find that my heart opens and I feel so happy when I am doing something for someone else. I need to do this more, but I don t know what to do. Doing service is a powerful way to open the heart and fulfill the soul. Those people who do service know how much joy they receive from giving to others. The more inner work we do to fill ourselves with love, the more our heart overflows to the point where we may feel compelled to help others. There are many forms of service and we each need to find the way that works best for us. There is no right way. We can serve by helping one person, such as being a Big Brother or Big Sister to a disadvantaged child, or we can be of service by helping whole groups, such as raising funds for environmental projects. We can offer our time building houses for the poor, or we can offer money. We can choose to be of service to people, animals or Mother Earth. Your service may be in being a loving parent to your children, helping a friend in need or being a loving mate who supports the other s highest...