Peach Yogurt Panna Cotta
Here’s another panna cotta recipe but using yogurt to provide some probiotic effect, as well as a rich taste and mouthfeel. Peaches are just coming into season right now, so it’s a great time to start including in recipes.
Choose full-fat yogurt, organic whenever possible, that is unflavored and unsweetened. You could also make your own high-fat yogurt from the Wheat Belly recipe here.
Despite containing peach with around 9 grams net carbs each, the carbs of the one peach are distributed into 4 servings, yielding a net carb content of 10 grams per serving, safely under our limit of 15 grams. Because there is no a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates erythritol gluten grains low-carb monk fruit monkfruit natural recipe stevia sweetener virtue virtue sweetener wheat Source Type: blogs
Update from London Global Forum on Life Science Innovation
The two-day Global Forum on Life Science Innovation came to London last week, bringing together participants from industry, academia, and advocacy charities. The program’s speakers included a number of Directors of Research who set out the pressing global issues facing the life sciences sector and showcased some exciting new innovations for combating these challenges.
One theme of the meeting was the exponential growth of AMR (antimicrobial resistance), the cost of which is predicted to reach a staggering $100 trillion worldwide by 2050. Kai Stoeber, VP of Global Innovation at Shionogi of Japan, discussed the use of bi...
Source: Medgadget - May 2, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
What to Expect During Your Third Trimester
Congratulations you are at the beginning of your third trimester.
“Babies weigh about 2.2 pounds by the start of the third trimester. They can blink their eyes, which now sport lashes. And their wrinkled skin is starting to smooth out as they put on baby fat. They’re also developing fingernails, toenails, and real hair (or at least some peach fuzz), and adding billions of neurons to their brain. Your blossoming baby will spend his or her final weeks in utero putting on weight.”
Week 28
This week your baby is settling into the proper position for birth, with his/her head facing downward. He/she is also busy adding n...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 3, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies parents pregnancy third trimester Source Type: blogs
New York State Senator Uses " Alternative Facts " to Promote Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
A New York State senator - Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) - hasintroduced legislation to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in New York. To promote this ban, he argued that cigarette companies are seducing kids to vape by selling fruit punch, gummy bear, and cotton candy e-cigarettes: " Kids are attracted to the numerous flavors that the cigarette companies are selling, such as fruit punch, gummy bear, cotton candy. "The Rest of the StorySenator Hoylman ' s position is based on " alternative facts, " or what prior to 2016 would have more simply been called a " lie. "Not a single one of the tobacco companies is prod...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - March 21, 2017 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
WIRED Health 2017 London: Looking Into The Future of Healthcare
Last week WIRED Health gathered hundreds of leaders and influencers from across the globe in London to discuss the field of health innovation and technology. In addition to their long lists of honors and historic accolades, the unrivaled lineup of speakers brought an infectious enthusiasm for action in healthcare.
Peter Piot of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine set the scale of the challenge, charging the audience to strive for truly global health when he spoke about epidemics. Co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and a pioneering researcher in HIV/AIDS, Peter imparted the wisdom that human behavior and pr...
Source: Medgadget - March 16, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
What to Expect During Your Second Trimester
Congratulations you are at the beginning of your second trimester!
“At the beginning of the second trimester, babies are about 3 1/2 inches long and weigh about 1 1/2 ounces. Tiny, unique fingerprints are now in place, and the heart pumps 25 quarts of blood a day. You’re likely to feel kicks and flutters soon if you haven’t already.”
Week 14
This week you baby is more fluid in his/her movements as they reposition their arms. Your baby’s intestines are producing meconium, the waste that will make up your baby’s first bowel movement after birth.
Your baby is now the size of a peach!
Week 15
This week, your baby...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 13, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies parents pregnancy second trimester Source Type: blogs
Minimally Invasive Surgery Congress 2017: A Quick Summary
Discussion also focused on using virtual reality and simulators to train increasing numbers of surgical trainees faster, better, and cheaper—with the issue brought sharply into focus in the context of the growing global shortage in the number of surgeons needed to perform even basic procedures.
Both cautious and enthusiastic outlooks of increased technology use in surgery were debated by participants—some advocated for a conservative balancing of costs to benefits in the short-term, others for embracing the digital revolution enthusiastically.
“Virtual surgeon” and popular futurist Shafi Ahmed perhaps put it best: ...
Source: Medgadget - March 13, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Launch of Azurion: Philips ’ Next Generation Image-guided Platform
The Azurion system builds on Philips’ many decades of imaging expertise combined with a growing integrated therapy portfolio, enhanced by the 2015 acquisition of Volcano. It is is expected to form the core of Philips’ integrated image-guided systems including vascular surgery, cardiology, oncology, and neuroradiology. The new imaging platform is underpinned by Philips’ redesigned operating system, ConnectOS, which features a new user interface focused on prioritizing ease-of-use and maximizing control from multiple locations in the interventional suite.
Azurion minimizes preparation time and error by allowing routin...
Source: Medgadget - February 23, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Cardiology Emergency Medicine Radiology Source Type: blogs
Positive Animal Trial Results for Reversible Male Contraceptive
Researchers at the University of California have published positive results of a trial in rhesus monkeys for Vasalgel, a long-term, reversible, non-hormonal male contraceptive injection.
Vasalgel is injected in a similar manner to the no-scalpel vasectomy. In a vasectomy, the vas deferens, a small tube transporting sperm from the testes, is cut and results in sterilization. Vasalgel is instead injected into the lumen of the vas deferens where the gel forms a blockage that does not allow sperm to penetrate. The temporary reduction in sperm count can then be reversed after months or years with a separate injection that dis...
Source: Medgadget - February 9, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Reproductive Medicine Urology Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Startup Society Conference and Awards Ceremony in London
Hosted by the UK-based Healthcare Startup Society, the conference and awards ceremony on December 17th brought together nearly 200 participants, including some big name medtech innovators and startups, along with tech experts, VCs, students, and “doctorpreneurs.” Attendees had traveled to the conference from as far as Silicon Valley, and while the December weather in London could never rival California, the fantastic venue in Kensington did boast resident flamingos!
Guest speakers covered an impressive array of medtech subjects throughout the day. The issue of funding, from both sides of the table, was exami...
Source: Medgadget - December 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Lying for Money: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Solicitation is Fundamentally Dishonest
This Monday, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids sent out a solicitation for donations that stated:" The tobacco industry spends $9.1 billion a year on marketing in the U.S. alone. That ' s over $1 million every hour! And much of it is aimed at kids. The industry needs kids as " replacements " for the nearly half a million Americans killed by smoking each year, and for those who quit.They know that 90% of smokers start as teens or earlier. That ' s why their marketing is geared toward youth. But they ' re not just selling your dad ' s cigarettes or your grandpa ' s cigars anymore. The industry is introducing new products to...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - December 14, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Interview with Perry van Rijsingen, CEO of Preceyes Robotic Surgical Firm
Medgadget recently reported on the first successful use in patients of the Preceyes system for robotic vitroretinal surgery from Preceyes, a firm from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. We had the opportunity to ask Perry van Rijsingen, CEO of Preceyes some questions about the new technology and how the Preceyes team overcame some of the challenges medtech start-ups face.
Tom Peach, Medgadget: To start, please tell us about the Preceyes system and the team behind it.
Perry van Rijsingen, CEO of Preceyes: The Preceyes system focuses on robotic assistance for vitreoretinal (VR) surgeons. Our system is designed to provide a...
Source: Medgadget - December 7, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Ophthalmology Source Type: blogs
Body Kindness Advent Day 5: Buy a Poinsettia
I’m counting down the days to the launch of my first book Body Kindness by sharing ideas for how you can celebrate all the goodness the holiday season has to offer. Follow the advent through December 27th for inspirations that “spiral up” your holiday with food, fitness and feel-good emotions. Plus, get a taste for the Body Kindness philosophy along the way. (Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to learn how you can get on a free call with me in January when you pre-order the book.)
Body Kindness Activity: Buy a Poinsettia
Nothing says “it’s the holidays” like the best selling plan...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - December 5, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rebecca Scritchfield Tags: Advent Body Kindness connection family time Holiday decorating poinsettia Spiral Up Source Type: blogs
First Successful Eye Surgeries Performed on the Preceyes System
Preceyes, a Dutch spinout company from Eindhoven University of Technology that was incorporated in 2011, has announced the successful use of the company’s surgical robotic system in the first of 12 patients undergoing treatment, led by professor Robert MacLaren at the University of Oxford.
The robotic technology is intended to improve clinical outcomes in the 1.3 million surgical procedures performed annually worldwide to treat vitreoretinal disease. Utilizing the Preceyes platform the system’s creators also hope to open-up innovative drug and gene therapy treatment options for the estimated 50-75 million people suffer...
Source: Medgadget - September 13, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: blogs
A Letter to My Graduate Student Self
Dear Grad Student Me,
I am writing you this letter with the hope you won’t worry so much. I doubt you’ll listen—as you memorize the cranial nerves with some clever video—but I implore you to at least skim this letter.
I know you’re focused—I mean really focused—on your perfect PRAXIS score goals, buying the ultimate study guide books and landing your dream clinical fellowship (CF) job. You cram endless hours of studying into a schedule that includes reading books, listening to lectures, and observing and holding clinic. I wish you could see how it’s all important, but not to sweat the details. Here’...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 8, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Kristie Knickerbocker Tags: Audiology Speech-Language Pathology clinical fellowship graduate school Voice Disorders Source Type: blogs
