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Microsoft is launching a number of healthcare products. The company is rolling out plans for Windows Live Health care services. At the same time, Google is also offering health related products. Google Co-Op, is working for Goggle health care products. According to Microsoft, the company has appointed Peter Neupert as its health czar in 2005. Previously he was responsible for Microsoft’s OS/2 strategy. Now he has taken charge of health ecosystem to help for health issues. According to Microsoft’s health strategy program, the company is offering ‘Windows Live Healthcare’ to appeal both consumers and business. The company will fund these services with ads. Via: eWeek

Cancer disease is a common problem related to specific organs of body. People affected with cancer are more likely to die of it as it leads to tumor development. Now, take the case of kidney cancer, it make you stun that even after early detection of tumors, mortality rate is rising. It has been found that low levels of vitamin D can be the cause of kidney cancer. Mostly people found affected with small tumors or with common kidney cancer – renal cell carcinoma. Even the use of improved therapies such as MRI and CAT scans or surgical operations not working to reduce death rates. I believe that surgical treatment might not suit every patient. Different therapies need to be adopted by studying the case history of particular patient. Further, people themselves can crub the growth of cancerous tumors by taking vitamin D rich diet including fatty fishes like salmon and mackerel containing fatty acids Omega-3 reducing the risk of cancer development. Via: cbc.ca

Are you bald? If yes then don’t worry because British biotechnology firm, Intercytex is very soon going to bring before you a robot that will definitely help you in treating your baldness by growing new hair follicle cells. Actually, the company is determined that the advent of this robot will really work because they tested this treatment on seven men with baldness and five of those men got positive results. In this connection, chief executive of Intercytex Nick Higgins said: We take a very small sample of the dermal papilla cells and then grow them in a special medium until we get 10,000 fold. Then we take a very fine needle and we inject them under the skin and a new hair will grow at each point of injection. Don’t you think it is going to solve one of your major problems, which was being slept over by you for a long time? So get ready to rejuvenate yourself. Via: medindia

If you find it difficult to visit your doctor regularly then you need not to worry because with the help of telemedicine you can access your doctor just by sitting at home. The use of telemedicine enables a doctor to access a patient to give him appropriate medication. Wrapping out the advantages of telemedicine Dr. Umar Latif of the Dallas VA Medical Center said: Once the telemedicine session starts, it’s no different than a face-to-face. This new technique of telemedicine is really very helpful for mental health patients who are really in need of medical counsel. As a conclusion, it would be sufficient to say that telemedicine is really doing wonders by lessening the distance between patients and doctors. Via: Daily Progress

Now very soon your mouse will prevent you from cold and flu, it is not a jest but reality. Actually, I am talking about mouse of your computer. This Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse introduced by Iogear has a special coating and according to company officials, this mouse is capable of neutralizing 99 percent of the microbes on its surface. The outer surface of this special computer mouse is having tiny particles of titanium oxide and silver, this mouse applies a chemical reaction that fights away bacteria and viruses to keep you away from cold and flu. The cost of this wonderful computer mouse can be had from the stores by paying $40. I believe bringing this special kind of computer mouse to home is not a bad idea. Via: nytimes

Now it is going to be easy for the doctors to know about the actual condition of the patient who has sustained heart attack with the help of new software. This newly emerged software developed by researchers, led by the University of Edinburgh will enable doctors to asses the severity of the patient’s condition. In the words of Professor Fox: The device has recently been introduced into hospitals, following an additional two-year trial on coronary patients admitted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. This new risk assessment tool (freely available from www.outcome.org/grace) gives doctors a robust way of identifying high-risk patients who need specialist therapy. This is really a wonderful development made in the field of medical science. Via: blogspan

The proverb ‘A stitch in saves nine’ sits well on annual lung scan because researchers have come up with the idea that annual scans may play an effective role in detecting lung cancer in its preliminary stage and as a result timely medical treatment may save thousands of lives. Every year, 95 per cent patients die of lung cancer and only those 5 percent remain alive whose cancer formation is detected in the preliminary stage. In a study, Henschke and other researchers examined about 31567 people who were having no symptoms of lung cancer and found that out of those 484 people were having lung cancer and among those 484 , 412 people were having lung cancer of the first stage and out of those 412 people 8 patients were not given treatment and all those 8 patients died within five years while the other patients turned out healthy. The conclusion that creeps out from this study is that annual lung scan may help in detecting cancer in its preliminary stage and earlier treatment may save thousands of lives every year. Via: iol

Radiation therapy is harmful for the men with prostate cancer. This is one of the most prevalent misconceptions among men that hold them back from going for radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer. However, various studies have evinced that radiation therapy is completely safe for men. The good thing about radiation therapy is that it is non-invasive; it helps men preserving their urinary as well as sexual function. In addition, with radiation therapy men require short period for recovery. I think the simplest way to encourage men with prostate cancer to go for radiation therapy is by breaking away the shield of misconceptions that have obscured the advantages of this highly advanced radiation therapy. Via: eurekalert

After videogames like Dance Dance Revolution, Step2play and Smart cycle, it is turn of Body Mechanics to enter the arena for fighting obesity. The way it works is really interesting. According to its makers, ‘Body Mechanics’ teaches youngsters how to avoid being overweight by joining forces with a team of superheroes who battle villains with names like Col Estorol and Betes II. You can also say that playing on this videogame is just like killing two birds with one stone because where it entertains, it also guides how to fight obesity. Interestingly, this is not the first time when any videogame has come with the aim of fighting obesity but several times earlier too people have relied on videogames to fight obesity. Via: Yahoo

Here is good news for the patients with torn tendons. A new study carried out by Department of Defense (DoD) has proved that if laser light is taken into use to treat injuries then these injuries may heal up sooner. With the use of laser light to treat torn tendons, glues, staples may no longer be in use. The experts of Department of Defense believe that rose Bengal sodium, which is a kind of dye usually absorb light with wavelength of 550 nanometers. When this dye gets hotter then it releases oxygen and catalyses, which is cross-linking of the nearby amino acids. With this new research about laser light, researchers are determined that they will be able to heal up torn tendons sooner. Via: newscientisttech