Health Records Simplified

The video discuses the complication of keeping control and having in
order the medical records of individuals, family members and even
pets. It offers the option of using Microsoft HealthVault. This is a
platform to store and maintain health and fitness information. It is
very practical and will make things much easier to keep control and
accessibility to the medical files when they are really needed.

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The iPhone as medical tool

The Apple’s application in the field of medicine has been a success in the iPhone and iTouch as is now consider the World Wide Developers. As we see from this timeline there has been a major advance in technology in regard to this application in a short amount of time, from November 2008 which was when it was first created this category from a student until June 2009 we have seen an increase in medical advances from the iPhone, performing many different tasks.

For example, it started with the creation of few applications for physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers. Then in March 2009, it was argued that the iPhone Health Apps should be consider a medical device, referring as it could be used as an apparatus to diagnosis, cure, treatment, and prevention of disease or effects. In May 2009, the Apple said they will release an application for the iPhone to track Swine Flu.

These important applications has attracted many people to select the iPhone as a number one choice, these new applications technologies is what keeps the iPhone growing in popularity.


Do you believe that this new application would actually have a benefit on patients, or is it just a marketing mechanism to supposedly be useful as a health tool?



http://mobihealthnews.com/2580/timeline-the-iphone-as-medical-tool/

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Keyhole Surgery

The article discuses the scientific/technological advancement in the are of medicine with the development of the Keyhole surgery. This is a type of surgery that is also known as laparoscopic surgery. It is a surgical technique that allows doctors to carry out operation with a very small incision. This is now possible with the development of very clear cameras, allowing surgeons to see inside the body. The excellent illumination provided by the laparoscope and the magnification obtained by using the system, allows fantastic views of certain difficult areas of the body and allows the surgeon to have access and good visualization in areas that with open surgery cannot be reached. This operation can be applied to different surgeries.


Will medicine become a branch of technology with it's over dependence?


Read more about this on www.keyholesurgery.co.uk/

Article on singularityhub.com

BBC Video here!

Robotic Surgery

Robot surgery is a technology being developed, this technology will allow robots to perform surgeries to human in all areas, such as general surgery, urology and orthopedics and they are saying that people could take advantage from robotic surgery as a benefit for them. The Robotic Surgery Institute promises to create new treatment alternatives for patients, they also are considering to apply the robotic surgery in heart surgeries. The goal is to bring this technology very far, by also being able to do reconstructions, supporting that robots have the advantage to provide minimal access with facile instruments, like having tiny hands something that humans can't provide.


Would robotic surgery technology be the best option for humans? is it safe enough?


http://www.cts.usc.edu/roboticsurgery.html

http://www.roboticoncology.com/robotic-surgery/

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8238088.stm

Future of Technology Predictions

The future of medicine technologies predicts that there would be a revolution on the field of medicine, this technological advances attempt to accomplish the goal of being able to replace an Organ, repair of broken DNA is another ides that they have in mind, as well as manipulating matter at the atomic scale, and combining elements to build custom molecules to provide the world new materials and medicines. also one great technology that could be near to happen is the creation of a hearth replacement.

Is it an exaggeration to have these predictions or could they become real? Would it be consider unethical to make these ideas real at one point?

http://www.technologyawards.org/future_technology/Future_of_Technology_Predictions.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616080133.htm

In Depth Robotics

This article talks about a robot called Paro which was developed mainly to help children with autism and it is considered the world's therapeutic robot. Many people are now trying to develop technology to help people, to minimize on burdens that nurses and doctors have to escort or babysit patient, in this it focuses on the field of robotics and how it is changing the way health care is delivered." Artificial intelligence, sees tremendous potential in robots as our population ages". Right now robotic companions are fine, but the technology needs to go beyond that. A good technology that these robotics have is that family members can talk to the person through the robots, so if the family can't go visit the person, it will be able to communicate through robots.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/robotics/robot-doctor.html

Do you agree on how robots can be an alternative on helping people?