Alert Issued to Users of CPAP or Bi-Level PAP Therapy Masks
Philips Respironics is alerting users of certain CPAP or Bi-Level PAP therapy masks that these devices should not be used by or near certain people...
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Alert Issued to Users of CPAP or Bi-Level PAP Therapy Masks
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Photonic Contact Lens to Test Blood Glucose Levels, Treat Retinopathy
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Discovery Details How Obesity Causes Disease – and 2 Ways to Stop It
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to diabetes, clogged arteries and other health problems. Doctors may be able to use this knowledge to battle these chronic diseases and others driven by damaging inflammation. "All these diseases have a common denominator," said researcher Vlad Serbulea, PhD. "It may well be that we've identified what starts off the whole cascade of inflammation and metabolic changes." Effects of Obesity The researchers, for the first time, were able to explain why resident immune cells in fat tissue - immune cells that are thought to be beneficial - turn harmful during obesity, causing...