MyDailyApple News Alert: Top Stories

Pulmonary Embolism: Another Piece of the Puzzle?

2009-11-05T07:01:24Z

Of Lungs, Lipids, and Lollipops

2009-11-05T07:01:24Z

I Can Has Swine Flu? Cat Catches H1N1; First Case in Pet

2009-11-05T07:01:24Z

Iowa public health officials reported on Wednesday the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu in a house pet: a cat

YAR.OL: Summary for YARA INTERNATIONAL- Yahoo! Finance

2009-11-05T07:01:24Z

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=yar.ol

PROPOFOLinjection, Emulsion [APP Pharmaceuticals, LLC]

2009-10-29T07:01:39Z

Updated Date: Oct 27, 2009 EST

Skin Deep: When Plastic Surgery Calls for a Do-Over

2009-10-29T07:01:39Z

If the face in the mirror still isn't the face of their dreams, many patients try again. (Source: NYT > Health)

Medical Device Maker Accused in Marketing Fraud

2009-10-29T07:01:39Z

Stryker Biotech and its top management were accused of conducting a fraudulent marketing scheme for bone-growth products, the Justice Department said. (Source: NYT > Health)

Scientists make cells that form eggs, sperm in lab

2009-10-29T07:01:39Z

* Discovery unlocks door to earliest human development

Why Our Brains Will Never Live In the Matrix

2009-10-22T07:01:14Z

destinyland writes "Professor Athena Andreadis answers the question, 'Why Our Brains Will Never Live in the Matrix,' contrasting "mind uploading" predictions with 'the major stumbling block to personal immortality' — namely, that our biological software is inseparable from our hardware. There's practical problems. ('After electrochemical activity ceases in the brain, neuronal integrity deteriorates in a matter of seconds.') But she also argues that what we call 'the mind' is also an artifact of a specific brain, and copying it 'is an excellent way to leave a detailed memorial or a clone-like descendant, but not to become immortal.'"

Now you can see: Perception of invisible stimuli

2009-10-22T07:01:14Z

Eventhough we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A newly released study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's Journal of Vision reveals that our brains can be trained to consciously see stimuli that would normally be invisible........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)

Women better at processing emotions

2009-10-22T07:01:14Z

MONTREAL, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Women are better than men at processing auditory, visual and audiovisual emotions, researchers in Canada found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

Cost-effectiveness and quality-of-life analysis of physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services

2009-10-22T07:01:14Z

The long-term health outcomes and costs of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) assistance remain uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the cost-effectiveness of HEMS assistance compared with emergency medical services (EMS).A prospective cohort study was performed at a level I trauma centre. Quality-of-life measurements were obtained at 2 years after trauma, using the EuroQol - Five Dimensions (EQ-5D) as generic measure to determine health status. Health outcomes and costs were combined into costs per quality-adjusted life year (QALY).The study population receiving HEMS assistance was more severely injured than that receiving EMS assistance only. Over the 4-year study interval, HEMS assistance saved a total of 29 additional lives. No statistically significant differences in quality of life were found between assistance with HEMS or with EMS. Two years after trauma the mean EQ-5D utility score was 0·70 versus 0·71 respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for HEMS versus EMS was [euro]28 327 per QALY. The sensitivity analysis showed a cost-effectiveness ratio between [euro]16 000 and [euro]62 000.In the Netherlands, the costs of HEMS assistance per QALY remain below the acceptance threshold. HEMS should therefore be considered as cost effective. Copyright © 2009 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.