Hospital has home monitoring
Technology prompts patients, relays results to staff
      Imagine stateoftheart technology that can prompt patients with chronic illnesses to take their medications and measure their blood pressure and weight themselves. Now imagine this technology in the comfort of one's own home.
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Keep pets safe from poison
      Virtually every pet owner knows not to feed a dog chocolate or that ingesting lilies can be fatal to a cat, but there are many other hazards in a home that can be equally dangerous. As the recent pet food poisoning tragedy has demonstrated, pets can be poisoned no matter how careful ...
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Planning a vacation for a child with asthma
      A successful family vacation offers activities for everyone. When traveling with children who have asthma, however, visiting new places brings changes in climate and exposure to triggers that may increase the risk of asthma attacks. For the family living with asthma, traveling requires ex...
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Advances in prosthetics help U.S. soldiers
      Hundreds of American soldiers have returned from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as amputees, with more than 100 having lost multiple limbs. Fortunately, dramatic improvements in prosthetics are restoring mobility and productivity to these injured heroes.
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The "i" word
By Deborah Barber Special to the Acorn
      I saw an interview with Michael Moore on television recently during which he was asked why American healthcare compares so unfavorably with that of other countries, especially ones with universal coverage. He replied that he thinks it has to do with America having become a co...
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Safety for teen drivers
      According to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashes take more young lives than all other causes. Most of the fatal crashes and serious injuries come in the very earliest months of unsupervised driving.
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