Lung Flute is a medical device that uses sound waves to break up mucus in the chest cavity.

Gizmodo reports on the astounding work of Dr. Anthony Atala. For over 20 years, he’s specialized in regenerative medicine, which focuses on repairing or replacing human tissue to assist in healing.

The Expressen newspaper reports that a school nurse in Gothenburg, Sweden has stopped giving pain killers to students. Instead, she puts them to bed and let them listen to a relaxation CD.

The tinkering that we now only associate with technology and machines, is emerging within the fields of genetics and biotechnology.

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The growing problem of childhood obesity just got more complicated as a new study from the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine links screen time with high blood pressure.  This research goes beyond previous studies and examines the specific behavior of being in front of a television or computer rather than simply sedentary activity. 

According to the study, regardless of body size, the act of sitting and watching a screen raises a child’s blood pressure.  Obesity can be linked easily to high blood pressure and sedentary lifestyles lead to obesity, but this study presents [...]

Italian scientists are currently developing wood-based bone implants for animals and humans that may assist neighboring bones to heal quicker and with more support than the artificial ones available today, which are often made from metal and ceramic materials.
Wood appears to be a reliable substitute because of its close resemblance to the physical makeup of real bone. There is also the common problem of metal/ceramic implants contributing to complications in the healing process of the surrounding bones. Wood has the ability to do what materials such as titanium can’t- meld with living tissue.
This new method has not yet been cleared [...]

For the forgetful masses there is now a new method to simplify medicinal regimens.  Researchers in Boston claim they’ve developed a contact lens that delivers medications at a constant rate for over a month.  For now, the technology is limited to eye patients, but eventually the method could be expanded to other symptoms.
For those with dry-eyes or glaucoma the lenses remove the diligent administration of drops throughout the day.  Eye drops are notoriously inaccurate and usually only 1 to 7 percent of the medication gets absorbed into the eye.  The new technology allows the medication to get precise dosages and [...]

At PSFK Conference NYC, Colin Nagy (PSFK/Attention) led a discussion with Help Remedies‘ founder Richard Fine and Hello Health’s Dr. Jay Parkinson and Dr. Sean Khozin about “Building Healthy Brands With Heart”. The panel touched upon the different ways their ventures were setting out to innovate an industry resistant to change. Richard Fine talked about how Help Remedies is attempting to change the way we think about medicine and first aid. Richard’s aim with creating Help was to simplify medication, from packaging to ingredients. His range stands apart from the myriad “dual-action”/”24-hr relief”/”fast-acting” products on the market – most recognizably, [...]

For diabetics who need to get insulin into their bloodstream, daily injections are an unfortunate fact of life. Needles have to be used because insulin cannot be easily broken down by the digestive system, (leaving out pills as an option.) Inhalers were briefly used as an insulin delivery system, but high costs and design problems plagued the method.
Fortunately for the millions of diabetics worldwide, a needle alternative is on the horizon. Robert Doyle, a chemist at Syracuse University has found a way to keep oral doses of insulin intact from mouth to bloodstream. Which as it turns out, works most [...]