medical
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A Comfy Recliner That Stretches Your Spine
When you hear the term ‘traction’ you immediately think of someone lying in a hospital bed rigged up to a complicated pulley system that’s yanking them in every direction. But the SuperTrac recliner takes a far comfier approach to stretching your spine.
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Excessive Gaming Might Actually Rewire Your Brain
China has more internet and gaming addicts than any other country. They also conduct more research on the issue than anyone. And according to a study, Chinese researchers think that excessive gaming can permanently alter brain function.
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Doctor Diagnoses Leukemia Via Facebook, Saves Four-Year-Old Boy’s Life
The smiling folks in the photos above? Those are four-year-old Ted and his father Phillip Rice. They’re happy because—thanks to Facebook and a doctor friend—Ted’s acute lymphocytic leukemia was diagnosed early in its progression and he’s been able to receive the chemotherapy treatment he needs.
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Gamers Hack Medical Server To Host A Game Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
New Hampshire-based Seacoast Radiology sent out an alert to its patients explaining that their private information may have been compromised. The reason? Some folks hacked into the medical group’s server to host a game of Call of Duty.