Laerdal Medical (Stavanger, Norway), the maker of the original, and now famous, Resusci Anne CPR training simulator, has recently released a new, much more advanced version of the robot. The SimMan 3G can cry, bleed, convulse, go into cardiac arrest, and have all sorts of medical conditions that are...

Swiss medical manufacturer Otto Bock has released a new hand prosthesis that was featured on Spanish television. The unit was installed in a 28 year old male born without a right hand. A kind reader of ours sent us a video link for you to see the new device about which we have no other information: Otto...

If eating healthier is one of your goals for 2009 , I have some good news for you about snacking. Nutritionist Alexa Fishback , author of The Daily Fix , encourages folks to eat two healthy snacks a day. In fact, it is one of her 12 healthy habits. Today, she explains the science of snacking. Stay tuned...