Real-Life Illness in a Virtual World
A promising industry has also been called a “graveyard of broken dreams,” in part because of a nagging problem of motion sickness associated with the viewing devices. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOHN MARKOFF Tags: Virtual Reality (Computers) Facebook Inc FB NASDAQ Sony Corporation SNE NYSE 3-D Devices and Effects Oculus VR Inc NVIDIA Corporation NVDA NASDAQ Computers and the Internet Source Type: news
Ask Well: Medicines for Motion Sickness
Various patches, drugs and sprays are available for relief of motion sickness symptoms, some commonly taken by astronauts. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 27, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By ZENA BARAKAT Tags: Ask Well Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Space and Astronomy medicine and health Motion Sickness Featured Source Type: news
Nausea and Vomiting: What CAM Options Are Viable?Nausea and Vomiting: What CAM Options Are Viable?
Potential nondrug approaches to treating 2 types of nausea and vomiting -- morning sickness and motion sickness -- are reviewed. Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - January 14, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Case Source Type: news
On-track test of tilt control strategies for less motion sickness on tilting trains - Persson R, Kufver B, Berg M.
Carbody tilting is today a mature and inexpensive technology that permits higher train speeds in horizontal curves, thus shortening travel time. However, tilting trains run a greater risk of causing motion sickness than non-tilting ones. It is likely that ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Sensing and Response Issues Source Type: news
Evaluation of the effects of anti-motion sickness drugs on subjective sleepiness and cognitive performance of healthy males - Weerts A, Pattyn N, Van de Heyning P, Wuyts F.
This study aimed to investigate the clinical and cognitive side effects of baclofen (10 mg), meclizine (50 mg), dimenhydrinate (40 mg) plus cinnarizine (20 mg) and promethazine (25 mg) plus d-amphetamine (5 mg). The study had a double-blind, placebo contro... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pleasant music as a countermeasure against visually induced motion sickness - Keshavarz B, Hecht H.
In this study, we tested whether music can reduce the severity of VIMS. ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Sensing and Response Issues Source Type: news
Suicide due to cyclizine overdose - Arnestad M, Eldor KB, Stray-Pedersen A, Bachs L, Karinen R.
Cyclizine is an antihistamine with sedative effect used to treat motion sickness. A few studies have reported on cyclizine abuse among teenagers, and cyclizine abuse has been reported among opioid dependants receiving methadone, with the combination having... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
'Smuggling' Drugs At The Cellular Level
Medicated adhesive patches have become a preferred method of delivery for everything from nicotine to hormones to motion sickness medication. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - December 9, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Old drug may teach new tricks in treating infectious diseases, cancer
(Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) Meclizine, an over-the-counter drug used for decades to treat nausea and motion sickness, has the potential for new uses to treat certain infectious diseases and some forms of cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Neurowave Medical Technologies Launches ReliefBand Voyager: The #1 Trusted Name To Treat Motion Sickness
Neurowave Medical Technologies (NMT) will launch the OTC version of its popular ReliefBand Voyager, an innovative and highly efficacious Transdermal Neuromodulation Medical Device used to treat people suffering from Motion Sickness, at the 2013 Cruise Shipping Asia Trade Conference. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - October 13, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Can Apple's iOS7 Cause Vertigo And Dizziness? What You Need To Know
According to recent online complaints at Apple’s tech support, and well as other online forums, Apple’s new iOS7 operating system for iPhones and iPads may be the source of nausea, dizziness, motion sickness and headaches in new users as they tap on various apps to open them or to simply unlock their device. The effects may be more pronounced in those who already suffer from bouts of vertigo, migraines or periodic episodes of carsickness or seasickness. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 29, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Glatter, MD Source Type: news
Well: Rethinking Motion Sickness
Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By PETER ANDREY SMITH Tags: Body medicine and health Motion Sickness Source Type: news
Frogs in space: one giant leap indeed
A photo shows a frog flying alongside a Nasa rocket as it lifted off from Virginia earlier this month, but there is a long history of high-flying amphibiansThe internet loves animals, and loves animals in surprising places even more. So, when a photo emerged showing a frog flying alongside Nasa's Minotaur V rocket as it lifted off from its launchpad in Virginia earlier this month carrying the LADEE spacecraft towards the moon, it was an immediate hit. It has since gone viral.It may have been, as Megan Garber put it at The Atlantic, "one small step for a frog" and "one giant leap for frogkind", but this acrobatic amphibian ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jason Goldman Tags: theguardian.com United States Blogposts Nasa Biology World news Animals Science Space Source Type: news
What are the benefits of ginger?
Ginger is an herb that is used as a spice and also for its therapeutic qualities. The underground stem (rhizome) can be used fresh, powdered, dried, or as an oil or juice. Ginger is part of the Zingiberaceae family, as are cardamom, turmeric and galangal. According to the National Library of Medicine, part of the NIH (National Institutes of Health), ginger is widely used throughout the world for treating loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting after surgery, nausea resulting from cancer treatment, flatulence, stomach upset, colic, morning sickness and motion sickness... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
