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Israel Medical Firm Creates New Technology to Increase the Success Rate of Dental Implants
The dental industry has enjoyed several key advances in the past decade, and dental implants have already restored millions of smiles all over the world. Now, an innovative company has developed a way to improve the success rate of this groundbreaking procedure.According to Times of Israel, Israeli start-up medical firm Magdent has created an electromagnetic technology…
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Sleep Apnea a Major Concern for the Department of Transportation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration published on Thursday a proposal that calls for the public to provide input regarding the impact of screening and treating commercial drivers and rail workers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the patient’s breathing stops and starts…
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North Dakota Man Avoids Tragedy After Escaping Garage Fire and Near Propane Tank Explosion
If you’ve walked the earth long enough, chances are you’ve had at least one too-close-for-comfort, or potentially near-death, experience much like the one experienced by a North Dakota man earlier this week. According to the local Fargo news station WDAY 6 (Inforum.com), a man escaped from a burning garage after a 300-pound propane tank caught…
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LA Hospital Data Breach Raises Questions as to Whether Consumers Can Sue for Risk of Identity Theft
As technology continues to advance, courts have been forced to establish grounds for litigation following a data breach. While current legal precedent causes many of these cases to be dismissed, U.S. organizations may soon be held liable for failing to protect the personal information of consumers.According to the Financial Times, the recent data breach of a…
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Fact Check: Did Japanese Scientists Really Find Plastic Eating Bacteria?
It sounds like something out of a 1980s science fiction novel, or perhaps an environmentalist’s wildest dreams, but this week media outlets all over the world breathlessly reported about the “plastic eating bacteria set to revolutionize waste disposal.” Plastic is one of the most widely used substances on the face of the planet, and also…
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Monaco Holds Top Spot for World’s Most Expensive Prime Real Estate
Ever wondered what $1 million could buy you? Everyone’s fantasized about what they’d do with that kind of money at one point or another, but a new report from real estate firms Knight Frank and Douglas Elliman will give you a glimpse of just how far that much money will go when it comes to…
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Are Male Domestic Violence Victims Being Left Out to Dry?
It may shock many people, but women are not the only ones threatened by domestic violence. While one in four women will be victims of severe violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lives, research shows that one in seven men will also be victims of severe domestic violence. In an attempt…
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Is There Any Hope for Victims of Elder Financial Exploitation?
Elder financial exploitation is a growing problem, with one in five Americans over age 65 having been victimized by financial fraud, according to a 2010 Investor Protection Trust Elder Fraud Survey. While family members and close acquaintances are often the culprits of this exploitation, Consumer Affairs reports that a study published in the Public Policy…
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The Story Behind the Viral ‘Hot Grandpa’ Photograph
The first photograph surfaced a surprising 186 years ago. Since then, more than 3.5 trillion photos have been snapped, and much has changed in the world of photography. For one, many have stashed their dusty film cameras and have swapped them for handheld smartphone cameras. But still, there’s nothing quite like a vintage photograph —…
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CT Scans Gain Popularity With New Technologies
More and more, doctors are turning to CT scans to come to a diagnosis, including for the 40 million people who visit emergency rooms every year. In a recent report published by the Journal of Surgical Research , CT scans have seen their use more than double between 2005 and 2013. Although X-rays are still…