Cover the Uninsured Week, 2011

On Sunday, March 5, 2011, dozens of OHSU students volunteered their time to provide free health screenings for Oregonians who are uninsured as part of the annual student-led Cover the Uninsured Week. The Health Screening Fair offered blood pressure checks, general medical exams, diabetes screening, haircuts and dental exams Almost 300 people received services that […]

10 Steps towards Permanent Weight Loss, Improved Vitality, and Optimal Health

www.yogic-slim.com Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or […]

GeekBeat.TV – CES 2011 | iOS Blood Pressure Test – Cali Lewis

Withings has just announced the world’s first that works by connecting the Withings-branded cuff into the iPhone or iPad’s 30 Pin connector and it’s coupled with a companion iOS app. This is another shining example of the possibilities the iPhone and iPad can have within the medical industry. This little device will run you 9. […]

Ultrasonic Scales measure height, weight & blood pressure BP

Here is my new toy to measure patients’ vital statistics. These ultrasonic scales measure height, weight and blood pressure. They can be supplied with a coin box but this was pointless for use in our clinics. We have found them very convenient – quick measurements and patients can measure themselves. My contribution to APCC in […]

High Blood Pressure Dizziness – Don’t Fall Victim to the Silent Killer

There are several risk factors that are known to contribute to high blood pressure. More so, millions of Americans fall victim to the disease simply because they aren’t aware of these factors and continue to live unhealthy life- styles. High blood pressure is difficult to detect, in most cases, because there are little to no […]

Snake venom farm in South Australia’s Barossa Valley global pharmaceutical supplier + research base

Snakes aren’t usually considered a national asset, especially those dangerous enough to kill. But that could change if the push to utilise snake venom for a range of medical purposes proves as effective as experts predict….. but the venoms have already been used historically in Homeopathy, a naturopathic medicine system, in very diluted doses for […]