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Written by JuniorDr
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 09:55 |
 Regularly using a mobile phone for at least four years may double your risk of developing chronic tinnitus, according to a study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The authors compared 100 patients who required treatment for chronic tinnitus, defined as lasting at least three months, with 100 randomly selected people without the disorder, but matched for age and sex, over a period of a year.
The prevalence of chronic tinnitus is increasing, and is currently around 10 to 15% in the developed world, say the authors. There are currently few treatment options.
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Written by JuniorDr
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Monday, 29 March 2010 00:00 |
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When an elderly man in Manchester spots the first signs of a heart attack it takes just a simple ‘999’ call to have an ambulance by his side within 12 minutes. It’s a service we take for granted but things aren’t so simple in Mumbai, India.
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Written by JuniorDr
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:00 |
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Michelle Connolly takes a look at some of the latest gadgets (and a robot) that tech heads reckon we won't be able to practise without in the future.
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Written by JuniorDr
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 00:00 |
 A home computer system to help dementia patients safely manage daily tasks is currently being trialled in Norway.
The touch screen device prompts patients to take their medications, reminds them when their carer is arriving and whether it is daytime or nighttime - a particular problem for dementia sufferers. It is aimed at elderly who can still live alone but are suffering from the early effects of memory loss.
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Written by JuniorDr
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Monday, 25 January 2010 00:00 |
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200 million searches are made on Google every single day. With all this data analysts have been using it to predict everything from the outcome of the US election to the winner of the X-Factor. Now they plan to use your searches to work out where flu will strike next – and outpace current disease surveillance.
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