viernes, 14 de febrero de 2014

Ivanhoe.com Top 10 Viewed Stories for February 14, 2014

Medical Breakthroughs: Ivanhoe Insider

This Week's Top 10 Viewed Stories
         1. Done With Diabetes: No Meds-No Surgery
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than one-third of adults in the U.S. are obese and more than 23 million have type 2 diabetes. Now, there’s a treatment that could fight both of these common health problems.
         2. Seeing Clearly-Getting Rid of Glaucoma Meds
CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - More than two million Americans have glaucoma, but only half know it. Untreated, it can cause blindness. In the past glaucoma sufferers either had to undergo risky surgery or use daily eye drops to help manage this incurable disease. Now, a new implant is helping to eliminate the need for either.
         3. Simulated Blindness May Help Improve Hearing 
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Music experts commonly use blind musicians like Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles as examples of how blindness can enhance hearing ability. However, scientists did not fully comprehend just how that happened until now.
         4. TVs and Computers Linked with Obesity and Diabetes 
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - A new study shows increased rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in lower and middle income countries were associated with ownership of televisions, cars, and computers.
         5. Cochlear Implants Without Exterior Hardware!
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - A new low power signal-processing chip could lead to a cochlear implant that requires no external hardware.
         6. Catching Clots: Saving A-Fib Patients (2nd week)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - In 2014, half a million people will be told they have atrial fibrillation. In simple terms, it’s an irregular heartbeat. AFib can set off a stroke, but now a new device is helping catch the clots before they kill.
         7. Virtual Behavior can Affect Real World Decisions
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Playing as a hero or villain in a video game can affect how you act in the real world, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
         8. Toxin in Seafood Causes Kidney Damage
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - A new study shows that a chemical in seafood known to cause brain damage is also toxic to the kidneys, but at much lower concentrations.
         9. Genders Face Different Risks from Same Genetic Disorder
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Clinical symptoms of a rare genetic disorder, called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), vary between genders, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
         10. Diet Foods that Aren’t
SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Newswire) - This is the year - the year you’ve vowed to finally shed that extra weight! But you might be making poor choices without even knowing it.

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