Spinal cord implants offer new pain relief option
Linda Landy, 42, injured in 2008, and Sandy in Fort Worth, Texas, with a DRG implant from Abbott Laboratories reduce reliance on pills. The device sends signals to the dorsal root ganglion easing chronic pain, amid crackdown on narcotics. Global market could reach $4 billion in a decade as doctors pursue safer pain management.
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Linda Landy
Sandy
Abbott Laboratories
DRG
Fort Worth
Texas
U.S
Europe
Toronto
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Eight Minutes in a Dementia Training Scene at Brightview
The writer recalls eight minutes as a dementia patient during a Virtual Dementia Tour at Brightview West End in Rockville Maryland. The simulation uses spikes dim lighting and cacophonous noise to evoke confusion and frustration while a caregiver under instruction guides the session.
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Brightview West End
Rockville
Maryland
United States
Albina Misini
Matilda Kamara
Sarah L. Voisin
Wasston Post
Vitamins and calcium supplements fail to prevent fractures
A JAMA analysis of over 50 000 adults over 50 finds calcium and vitamin D supplements do not reduce bone breaks or hip fractures. Benefits do not depend on dose or diet, prompting continued questions from the U S Preventive Services Task Force and nutrition experts about advising supplementation for healthy older adults.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Jian Guo Zhao
Tianjin Hospital
China
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Marion Nestle
Emerita of Food Sciences and Nutrition
New York University
UPSTF
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