So, apparently the French are quite interested in Plasma Medicine. Enough so to put this on their evening news.
Here’s the link to the full video:
http://jt.france3.fr/regions/popup.php?id=c45a_1920
And here is the part about plasma:
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Who said Germans are OK to go to space? Especially the ones that look like this:
LOL! OK, OK, I’m just kidding!
Found this article posted on the German Aerospace Center site to be quite interesting.
Look at that! There is medicine, plasma engineering and physics, biotechnology, radiation research, etc etc etc. These guys are doing everything! Quite cool, if you ask me.
Personally, I’ve never really “looked up to the stars”… But perhaps I should. There are some quite fascinating phenomena that take place when you remove gravity from the equation. I’ve done a little bit of work on Coulomb crystals where the lattice sites were simply too tiny to feel the gravity. Too bad I have been looking elsewhere for cookies and am generally neglecting that initial effort. In space, however, even cows are weightless…
Anyway, read it and enjoy! Here are a few lines:
Plasma crystal research
The very first scientific experiment that was carried out on the ISS commenced in March 2001. This was a series of experiments that is still continuing today to research plasma crystals by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching (Co-ordinator: G. Morfill). This involves micro-particles arranged so that they are floating in a plasma at room temperature. The lattice-shaped arrangement can be used as an experimental model system for the atomic structure of a solid. Thus scientists can examine in detail the melting of a solid using individual particle movements in terms of time and space. Under certain conditions they are also able to analyse flowing liquids and gases at elemental micro particle level.
DigiPrint is a state-of-the-art system that utilizes breakthroughs in printing mechanics and digital technology for precise, extremely durable graphical design on a wide array of surgical cases and trays. DigiPrint’s non- toxic, biocompatible graphics print below the aluminum metal surface, making them impervious to scratching, peeling and fading. The graphics withstand repeated medical steam sterilization and cleaning for optimal appearance. The permanent process also eliminates the need to replace silk screens when graphics are updated and is compatible with any digital source, from simple, one-color drawings to complex photography.
Got this when I was looking for “medical instruments”. Well, I suppose everything is a medical instrument these days, even a toy that print on a medical instrument 
This toy’s pretty cool though. Ink that survives autoclaves and is non-toxic has got to be worth something… At least so this press release posted on Sys-con.com makes me believe.
Something to lookup to. A great company, making good products, winning awards, raising its market value. Overall, I think, if I was investing in a stock market I would think about these guys.
Take a look at this press release from Medtronic on Medical Design Online.
Minneapolis, MN - Medtronic, Inc. has been awarded three Medical Design Excellence Awards — two for products related to Activa Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy, a treatment for common movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, and one for an ear, nose and throat (ENT) image guidance system used in sinus surgery.
The winning DBS products are the Nexframe stereotactic technology system in the “surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies” category and the Stimloc lead anchoring device in the “implant and tissue-replacement products” category. The winning ENT surgery product is the LandmarX Element endoscopic image guidance system in the “radiological and electromechanical devices” category.
Official Medtronic’s website: http://www.medtronic.com/
As always, WebMD’s articles are always scary. At least, they tend to scare me shitless. I remember a long time ago, I had a rash on my… let’s just say I had a rash… So I tried to describe as best as I can what I have to a trusty webmd.com’s search box……. 3 minutes later I was in my car on my way to the doc, shaking.  The doc just said something like “go wash it in salted water, take vitamin C, and go to bed”. Couldn’t sleep. Next day? Nothing!
Anyway, here is WebMD’s article on MRSA.
Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)
But MRSA is also showing up in healthy people who have not been living in the hospital. This type of MRSA is called community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA. The CDC reports that in 2003, 12% of people with MRSA infections had CA-MRSA.
Studies have shown that rates of CA-MRSA infection are growing fast. One study of children in south Texas found that cases of CA-MRSA had a 14-fold increase between 1999 and 2001.
CA-MRSA skin infections have been identified among certain populations that share close quarters or experience more skin-to-skin contact. Examples are team athletes, military recruits, and prisoners. However, more and more CA-MRSA infections are being seen in the general community as well, especially in certain geographic regions.
It’s also infecting much younger people. In a study of Minnesotans published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the average age of people with MRSA in a hospital or healthcare facility was 68. But the average age of a person with CA-MRSA was only 23.
http://herbalmedicine.tribe.net/
Take a look into this if you’re interested in alternative medicine(s). I, personally, used to have my doubts about chiropractors and grandmas curing you with herbs and chanting.
BUT! I, myself, the biggest freaking skeptic ever born was re-born after a few visits to a chiropractor. See, I am a born-scientist so-to-speak, so I only believe things that I myself have tested or read from sources that I myself consider reputable. Long time ago I decided to go to a chiropractor. More of a mental exercise, really, that was. But, lo and behold, I was cured! Well… Cured would be a bit much, but I did feel a heck of alot better after the session than before. Think of it as a very very very good massage.
Well, whatever the case, I am somewhat of a fan of looking into herbal-like things. For example, for my cough when I get a cold I not get this syrup from WholeFoods… oh, what’s it called? I can’t remember… But it’s all-herbal and it works great…
Just my two cents. If you haven’t tried, open your mind a little and try new things…. you might actually like
Globeandmail.com posted an article on a new free open-source medical journal, launching in Canada.
Open Medicine is a peer-reviewed full-out medical journal with online publications immediately following the review process. Quite amazing, really. I think I will prepare something for them in the coming weeks, but more importantly I think we all should support the idea.
Anyway, below is the Globeandmail’s article on this, and don’t forget to check out Open Medicine.
Open Medicine launches Wednesday
Canadian Press
Posted AT 8:38 PM EDT ON 17/04/07
Continue reading ‘free, open, peer-reviewed online medical journal’
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