The doctor will see you now…. from his webcam

by | Mar 10, 2011 | My blogs

Very soon, remote medical consultations via webcam and PC technology will be commonplace. The improvement in  technology – PC, webcam, high-speed broadband, software, privacy, electronic billing, all converge to enable patients and doctors to meet on the digital...

The ideal diet for us

by | Mar 10, 2011 | My blogs

Here’s the lowdown on the ideal diet – read further if you want to know.. From the heart.org (http://www.theheart.org/article/1194951.do) Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome MARCH 7, 2011 | Michael O’Riordan Athens, Greece – A diet high...

First bioabsorbable drug-eluting stent approved

by | Jan 24, 2011 | My blogs

The first of a new generation of stents have been approved by European health authorities in early January 2011. This stent is fully bioabsorbable, leaving no trace, and allowing the coronary artery to resume its flexibility and natural movements with each heartbeat....

The Best of Medgadget 2010

by | Jan 9, 2011 | My blogs

The Best of Medgadget 2010 This article summarises the best technological advances as determined by the Medgadget team for the year 2010. Some of the technology applies particularly to cardiology, and has been posted on my blog as well....

Aspirin reduces cancer deaths

by | Dec 8, 2010 | My blogs

This interesting article from the Lancet shows that aspirin has additional benefits to its antiplatelet effects. From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/us/07aspirin.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss December 6, 2010 Aspirin Helps in Reducing...

Mechanical treatment of hypertension nears

by | Nov 20, 2010 | My blogs

Interventional treatment of resistant hypertension by the use of renal artery denervation is nearer with the publication of the latest clinical trial: Simplicity HTN-2 at the recent American Heart Association meeting in Chicago. In this trial, renal artery denervation...