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The “SmartPen” –- PERFECT for Struggling Students!
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For all those struggling students, now there’s this new, incredible device called the “Smartpen”.
Yup. A pen can be smart.
Here is a pen that could transform the life of a learning disabled child. Or a physically challenged person.
How about a pen that might bring up the grades of a college student who finds it difficult to take notes fast enough to record the main points covered by lecturers?
A Smartpen is a computer in a pen that can capture handwriting at the same time as recording speech. Users can tap on their notes to replay what was recorded. Think of it as a digital “touch” pen…
Tags: Epilepsy, help, smartpen, struggling students, learning disabled, improve grades, digital, defines, answers
Medical mistakes out of control!
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Believe it or not, the total number of medical errors and deaths in the U.S. equals SIX jumbo jets crashing every day! If a Jumbo Jet crashed and killed 280 people everyday…365 days a year…year after year…would you be concerned about flying? Would you question the Federal Aviation Administration? Would you demand answers?? Think about it…close to 100,000 people dying every year from plane crashes. Sounds Ridiculous??!!
Tags: #1 killer, deaths, diagnostic, inpatient, medical errors, outpatient, surgical, treatment
Diagnostic tests that save millions…
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A diagnosis for cervical cancer with vinegar?
A test for liver damage which requires a single drop of blood and 15 minutes?
A team approach for AIDS treatment…?
Tags: cost, diagnostic tests, pennies a day, saving millions
For Refractory Epilepsy — Two AEDs and You’re Home Free!
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A recent University of Washington report, published in the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found a combination of two common drugs, lamotrigine and valproate, is more effective in treating refractory epilepsy than other anti-epileptic regimens.
In a large-scale retrospective study of patients with very difficult-to-control epilepsy, researchers discovered that out of the 32 drug combinations studied, only the lamotrigine/valproate treatment regimen significantly decreased seizure frequency in this group. This specific combination reduced seizure frequency by about half, on average, compared to other regimens.
Tags: lamotrigine and valproate, more effective, reduce seizures by 50%, refractory epilepsy
2012 Top Ranked Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospitals in the U.S.
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Every year, patients and potential patients alike, look forward to the U.S. News & World Report’s impartial list of top ranking hospitals. Attached is a link to their most current list for best Neurology and Neurosurgery services. This year, more than 1,300 hospitals are included. The top 50 are ranked and the rest are listed alphabetically.
Criteria for the survey was: reputation among specialists, nursing staffing, and patient survival. Also considered was technology, patient safety, and patient services.
Here are the first ten…
Doctors Distracted by Electronic Devices
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Do you know what happens during surgery? Cut…open…correct…sew. Maybe some background music. Hip if the doctor likes that. Or classical.
Well, not exactly. You might be surprised. Or horrified to learn the truth…
Tags: critical, distracted doctoring, electronic devices, errors, iPatients
Call Now To Get A Medicare Enrollment Extension
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Federal officials are extending today’s deadline some people picking a Medicare prescription drug or private health plan because of the crush of last-minute sign-ups.
Autistic Children May Have Too Many Brain Cells
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TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) — The brains of autistic children have far more neurons in the prefrontal cortex than the brains of kids without autism, finds a new study that could advance research into the disorder.
“For the first time, we have the potential to understand why autism gets started,” said study author Eric Courchesne, a professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of the Autism Center of Excellence.
“Creating brains cells and the correct number of brain cells is absolutely fundamental to building the brain,” said Courchesne. “If there is an excess number of neurons, there must be a negative consequence to that in the way the brain gets wired or organized.”
We’ve been honored!
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We’ve been honored by being listed on “The 35 Best Blogs for Epilepsy Support”!
New Research: Epilepsy’s Ties To Autism
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In the past few years, large studies on the epidemiology and genetics of epilepsy and autism have uncovered commonalities between the two disorders. But scientists are only beginning to untangle the biological roots of the overlap.
However, new research suggests that “treatment-resistant epilepsy” is common among patients with autism, and more than one-third of patients in our study group had treatment-resistant epilepsy,” said Dr. Orrin Devinsky, director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, who led the study.
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