Hospital Donated By Korea To Rise Soon

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbH1oSI4rfxEZ0OqUrcDI3zbKIp2OWmftgnae499Od9I1mj5q9U3XDMx-ZN3XbuShQibHPrdocw29Um7qxpAJLSeSR225hhTR1OQ073Om-5CyqmwjMx4UVFm1SZhu2luvbueSVVdS-ADM/s1600/South-Korea-Philippines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbH1oSI4rfxEZ0OqUrcDI3zbKIp2OWmftgnae499Od9I1mj5q9U3XDMx-ZN3XbuShQibHPrdocw29Um7qxpAJLSeSR225hhTR1OQ073Om-5CyqmwjMx4UVFm1SZhu2luvbueSVVdS-ADM/s400/South-Korea-Philippines.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">“We talked about the plan to put up a hospital with a 25-bed capacity for victims of vehicular accidents,” Tim Orbos, the officer-in-charge of he Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), said referring to a hospital donated by Korea to the Philippines. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Orbos said in his visit in Korea for 3 days that Daegu City Mayor Kwon Young-jin committed to build a hospital in Manila next year.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the Philippines, Daegu City has already donated several hospitals to many countries around the world. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">In addition, two ambulances will also be turned over before the year ends. </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">The MMDA's prospect area allocated for the said hospital is either in Pasig, Ultra or along Libertad in Pasay as MMDA ought to provide the land for the building. </span>

Hospital Donated By Korea To Rise Soon

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Diabetics May Enjoy A New Functional Pancreas Soon Through Transplantation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR747KLed2lHDmUygMHyay6AmToWE3quWr_mNC-ber7-xHG4Tc7HUapMx5PlelbTs7JcgIynnM27fd1IcoZDqDSZdLMAs4cj4yVwHQM2j3dMCCYTbTbyPpcirIShEvwVOw2YnG1bX8vw9D/s1600/panceas_pic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR747KLed2lHDmUygMHyay6AmToWE3quWr_mNC-ber7-xHG4Tc7HUapMx5PlelbTs7JcgIynnM27fd1IcoZDqDSZdLMAs4cj4yVwHQM2j3dMCCYTbTbyPpcirIShEvwVOw2YnG1bX8vw9D/s400/panceas_pic1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Currently, managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a never-ending, difficult chore because the body often defies even the most vigilant efforts to keep blood sugar at normal levels. As a result, even sleeping can be anxiety-filled for people with T1D, because that’s often when dangerous low-blood-sugar episodes occur. Simply enjoying a slice of pizza can require significant insulin-dose planning in order to avoid high blood sugar and the resulting risks of serious diabetic complications.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Artificial pancreas (AP) systems will automate blood-sugar management, dramatically reducing T1D-related risks and improving lives of people who have the disease. These systems will monitor glucose levels around the clock and automatically provide the right amount of insulin, and potentially other blood-sugar stabilizing hormones, at the right time. The heart of the system—sophisticated computer algorithms that live on a smartphone or similar device—will link to a continuous glucose monitor sensor and insulin pump to determine blood sugar trends and control insulin delivery.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">As AP technology advances, these systems will become better and better at predicting blood-sugar changes and providing tightly controlled insulin dosing that virtually eliminates hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic episodes. AP systems are on the road to becoming the most revolutionary advance in diabetes care since the discovery of insulin.</span>

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The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtH48Ho75k8QncI9RaqO2Sel7mOxX-PfGlkUIFvFR-DtJXkPp0WDlS8OM-SmdemfeKVwOVT-38abRBnFEfAWSi7aruUFRnsFbbRZQueUZyrcfEA7tSNR7tOD_fAwTLPjf-3pDea9ojTuG/s1600/IoMT+pic3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtH48Ho75k8QncI9RaqO2Sel7mOxX-PfGlkUIFvFR-DtJXkPp0WDlS8OM-SmdemfeKVwOVT-38abRBnFEfAWSi7aruUFRnsFbbRZQueUZyrcfEA7tSNR7tOD_fAwTLPjf-3pDea9ojTuG/s400/IoMT+pic3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Though quick to capitalize on connected health devices and the coming Internet of Medical Things, hardware manufacturers may be moving too slowly when it comes to building the necessary protections into the back end.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The National Security Agency last month told participants in a defense technology summit in Washington that it was looking into hacking connected medical devices.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The agency's interest is confined to researching the possibility of hacking IoMT devices, for now, and the fruit of its labor may be just another "tool in the toolbox," according to NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">However, if the NSA is looking into hacking such devices, consumers can be sure that the black hats are on it too.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Where There's a Web, There's a Way</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The cost of connected health programs will challenge the cultivation of the IoMT, as well the user experience and user interfaces, observed Scott Sellers, CEO of Azul Systems. Underneath it all lies a threat to the security of consumers' most intimate data.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">IoMT challenges "include slow or uneven regulatory responses to changes in approach, mostly focusing around data security and, in some markets, reliability of communications," Sellers told TechNewsWorld, "especially when traveling, or if patients are in rural areas with less robust network infrastructures."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In theory, any Internet-connected device can be hacked, said Brian Wassom, leader of Honigman's social, mobile and emerging media industry group.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Cybersecurity attacks thus far have focused on large networks -- systems that have plenty of access points, are rich with high-value data, and are built on computer languages common enough to invite exploitation, he pointed out.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"None of these conditions were met when connected medical devices were in the experimental stage," Wassom told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Carriage and Horse</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Federal Trade Commission last year kicked off the conversation about getting out in front of possible security and privacy issues sure to proliferate as the number of IoT and connected medical devices pile up in coming years.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Food and Drug Association for the past three years has been issuing guidance on improving the safety and security standards of connected medical devices, noted Stu Bradley, vice president of cybersecurity at SAS.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"The proliferation of IoMT technology, and the healthcare industry's enthusiasm to adopt it, has put the veritable cart before the horse in terms of security," he told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Manufacturers will need to embed more robust security solution into IoMT devices, meaning they must proactively address security concerns instead of retroactively responding, Bradley said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"This poses a real challenge for manufacturers whose core competency has historically been device, not software, development," he added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Manufacturers of connected devices generally have focused on building systems to deliver "the needed functionality of a device as cheaply and precisely as possible," noted Matt Gross, director of the SAS health care and life sciences global practice.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Manufacturers, in turn, use the cheapest underlying platforms -- usually open source -- to keep costs down and accelerate time to market," he told TechNewsWorld. "That leaves these devices quite vulnerable to compromise."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Day Zero</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Roughly 70 percent of IoT devices were vulnerable to cyberattacks as of two years ago, Honigman's Wassom noted, citing an HP study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Weaknesses in admin tools, paltry means for updating firmware, and a lack of transport encryption were among the 250 vulnerabilities researchers found.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bad habits die hard -- and the practice of using basic passcodes carried over to IoT devices, the study revealed. About 80 percent of passwords securing IoT devices were "1234" and the like.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Medical devices are not immune to this minimalistic approach to data security," Wassom said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Two researchers detailed how they remotely accessed a hospital's neonatal monitors in a presentation Wassom attended at last year's DEFCON.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"In many cases, hospital employees may not even realize that certain devices even have Internet connectivity, much less how to secure them," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Another hacker found an easy way to take charge of an infusion pump, a device that delivers fluids to patients and is common in hospital rooms.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"In theory, he could have emptied an entire vial of medication into a patient," said Wassom, "and a hospital staff person monitoring the device from a central location would never have known."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">While hackers could leverage exploits to modify systems and cause physical harm to other humans, it's more likely they'll be motivated to use stolen data for financial gain, said SAS' Gross.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">They likely will use ill-gotten information to gain access to other systems, or encrypt it for use in ransomware attacks, he suggested. "Until the first major breach occurs, however, focus will stay on more immediate threats."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">About the Author: </span><i>Quinten Plummer is a longtime technology reporter and an avid PC gamer who explored local news for a few years, covering law enforcement and government beats, before returning to writing about things run by ones and zeros and the people who make them. If it pushes pixels or improves lives, he wants to learn all he can about it.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source:<a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83717.html"> http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83717.html</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 6761627913244095601&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 6761627913244095601&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Philippines No. 8 as top medical tourism destination

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFm9ovToCwXJ6q5EfvQK1qS279kXPgZ2WXZUN3aAb3eGpQduTnEsP4-7AQ2a7staVgZstwbT0FjYEtd8EDIUdBpNmm9oHmyLORY0CLhZKNDWLjNwWZpKSEsH0v6IARvLwE_as3FhB68rH3/s1600/medtour-slide05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFm9ovToCwXJ6q5EfvQK1qS279kXPgZ2WXZUN3aAb3eGpQduTnEsP4-7AQ2a7staVgZstwbT0FjYEtd8EDIUdBpNmm9oHmyLORY0CLhZKNDWLjNwWZpKSEsH0v6IARvLwE_as3FhB68rH3/s640/medtour-slide05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines was ranked 8th among the top medical tourism destinations in the world, ahead of countries such as Japan and France, according to the 2015 list of the International Healthcare Research Center and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">MTA is a global non-profit association for medical tourism and international patient industry which represents healthcare providers, governments, insurance companies, employers and other buyers of healthcare.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to the MTA index, Canada emerged as the top medical tourism destination worldwide, providing the most suitable economical, secure and cultural environment, and an acceptable healthcare cost. The UK and Israel came second and third, respectively. Singapore ranked 4th, ahead of Costa Rica (5th), Italy (6th), and Germany (7th).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Clients of the Philippines for medical tourism come from East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan), Sri Lanka, the Pacific Islands (Guam, Palau, Marshall Islands, and Micronesia), Australia, North and South America, Europe and the United Kingdom, and the Gulf States. Filipino expats and overseas Filipino workers likewise prefer to have their medical procedures done in the country.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Trade and Industry – Board of Investments (DTI–BOI) have a joint program to promote Philippine medical tourism.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This informal partnership resulted in a roadmap that identified five major segments in the international medical travel sector: tourists, who come for spa and other wellness services; medical tourists, who avail of low-acuity medical procedures; medical travelers, who purposely come to specifically avail of more complex procedures; international patients, including overseas Filipino workers, expats, and retireers; and accompanying guests, either friends or immediate kin of travelers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To date, medical tourism in the Philippines caters to approximately 80,000 to 250,000 patients or clients annually. As of the DOT, DOH, DTI-BOI’s latest count, 62 hospitals around the country are now internationally accredited.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To date, five Philippine medical institutions, namely Asian Hospital and Medical Center (Muntinlupa City), Makati Medical Center (Makati City), St. Luke’s Medical Center (Global City and Quezon City), and The Medical City (Pasig City) have been certified as institutions for excellent medical care by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the only patient safety and quality healthcare accreditation and certification body with membership in more than 100 countries worldwide. JCI accreditation is both intensive and extensive in its standards, and assessment is comprehensive, thus ensuring that a hospital with the JCI seal can provide the care that medical tourists require.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In a 2014 study by renowned medical tourism author Ian Youngman, global health and wellness tourism market is worth $438.6 billion. And Philippine medical tourism was able to generate $66 million and $145 million for 2013 and 2014, respectively.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Among the factors cited in the survey include competitive price of health and wellness services, the warm hospitality and compassion that Filipinos are known for, high standards of healthcare provided in internationally-accredited hospitals by well-educated and English-speaking healthcare professionals. The country’s proximity to major international hubs and its tropical climate are also a boon to medical travelers, encouraging healing and relaxation after medical procedures.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">DOT Director for Medical Travel and Wellness Tourism, Cynthia Lazo, said it is crucial to have a ‘One Country Package.’ “It has to be a country effort, a collective effort of every medical and wellness facility in the country, for the Philippines to be accepted in the medical and wellness market,” she said, citing it as the game changer in Philippine medical tourism.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Our value proposition is, time and again, our 7,107 islands which a medical traveler can choose from, while availing of a clinical or wellness procedure in the country,” Director Lazo expounded, citing Cebu-Bohol package which identifies the former for medical and the latter for holiday.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to Director Lazo, the Philippine medical and wellness tourism market opportunities come from the United States of America/Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Europe, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, and other short-haul markets. The DOT has also been gathering market intelligence that would enable Philippine medical and wellness facilities tap potential markets such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Argentina.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">http://medicaltourism.ph/ph-ranks-8th-world-medical-tourism-destination/#.WA7eTKsBDZc.facebook</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2169227862164426845&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2169227862164426845&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Virtual Reality May Soon Be Used In Medical Schools

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA-_ZryDN8SLcAx5646e_ZkYWZAJWCzY9K9wr5rqXqigvFArqJItC-1bvlo3zQs8zHWl9eH2nG7s3CdDADT_xR1Svqj8Too8QfnAnJOuZrIgYADxMbrNDmXVaOyQp6Ekvi1DbwRy-W9Ig/s1600/doctors-just-live-streamed-a-surgery-in-virtual-reality-for-the-first-time.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPA-_ZryDN8SLcAx5646e_ZkYWZAJWCzY9K9wr5rqXqigvFArqJItC-1bvlo3zQs8zHWl9eH2nG7s3CdDADT_xR1Svqj8Too8QfnAnJOuZrIgYADxMbrNDmXVaOyQp6Ekvi1DbwRy-W9Ig/s400/doctors-just-live-streamed-a-surgery-in-virtual-reality-for-the-first-time.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Once The New York Times gave out Google Cardboards with its newspapers, it was clear virtual reality was going mainstream. But now that Facebook’s Oculus Rift just became available for pre-order, virtual reality is going to become a booming industry. With really sophisticated devices on the market, it might have its biggest year ever in 2016. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Vedavi, a medical animation studio working closely with the University of Zurich, wants students to drop the heavy books and plastic models and pick up a pair of Oculus Touch controllers later this year with their highly detailed anatomy software, VR Human Anatomy.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The software, which is touted to “overcome the stereotype of the complexity of [learning] the human anatomy,” lets you literally pick apart the human body with your hands and inspect it naturally. While it’s meticulously labeled—just like you’d find in an anatomy textbook—the added benefit here is clear: being able to manipulate the body parts from any angle is something that medical students have been doing with plastic models for years, but no such model can show you realtime interactions, or pop back into place when you’re finished with it, and you’d be hard pressed to find one that is as detailed and complete as a virtual aide.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The software is currently in preliminary testing at a workstation at the University of Zurich’s Faculty of Anatomy, allowing medical students to give direct feedback to the studio. One of the features students have been asking for the most is an interactive model of muscles that shows how they relate to the skeletal structure.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Muscle function, including animations to see how they contract, is also planned for the preliminary release. Ligaments, blood vessels, organs, the nervous system, almost everything you can think of is on the Vedavi’s ‘to do’ list however.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Virtual Reality May Soon Be Used In Medical Schools

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Hospital In Bacolod Turns 1

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI8jWDLj9O0MJ8Zr0QE3IJaRHdNNjpJfpAVDBoGN7gGSPhCa1wfjBcDA8QfsiRyTza1chnt7ulgXyWk7PKituRaynzlg5teJN_GtRWVqkBMEdkVHC-zc66QC-Z6HJia8ftl-ILT1cGZ43/s1600/13118970_868938086567041_7736327475421487163_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI8jWDLj9O0MJ8Zr0QE3IJaRHdNNjpJfpAVDBoGN7gGSPhCa1wfjBcDA8QfsiRyTza1chnt7ulgXyWk7PKituRaynzlg5teJN_GtRWVqkBMEdkVHC-zc66QC-Z6HJia8ftl-ILT1cGZ43/s400/13118970_868938086567041_7736327475421487163_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">South Bacolod General Hospital and Medical Center just turned 1 last October 15, 2016. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">SBGHMC, a new 100-bed tertiary hospital along Araneta Highway, Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, near the junction of Araneta and Circumferential Road.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The hospital, which is seated on a 5,000-square-meter lot, is readily accessible to patients from subdivisions and barangays in southern Bacolod, as well as to patients coming from the southern part of the province.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The celebration of the hospital's anniversary started off with a motorcade along the major streets of Bacolod city followed by several programs. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Along with its celebration, the hospital offered discounts for some of their services including selected OPD laboratory and radiology procedures.  </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Employees also expressed their advocacy through a poster making contest organized by the hospital. In addition, their general medical knowledge were put to test as a departmental quiz bee was held. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <br />

Hospital In Bacolod Turns 1

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Masskara “Hackaton” boosts 15 Tehnopreneurs in Bacolod City

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgu-uzNEJkLjX2lxHDVokdZ4wBpU5wayPZ4-NvYCDvKLQNaXYN0E0dmRpMwH42hA1zRAsBkaPZtcgbcioaCd0BNTSt6t-RUcDVlhNb2hjwyt8LCwonf5kWKFbUz_BdGn1oBhyphenhyphenYijr7Wpy/s1600/Hackathon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgu-uzNEJkLjX2lxHDVokdZ4wBpU5wayPZ4-NvYCDvKLQNaXYN0E0dmRpMwH42hA1zRAsBkaPZtcgbcioaCd0BNTSt6t-RUcDVlhNb2hjwyt8LCwonf5kWKFbUz_BdGn1oBhyphenhyphenYijr7Wpy/s400/Hackathon1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Maskkara “Hackaton”  will benefit the medical and healthcare industry with 15 apps that were the result of the Hackaton. The Hackaton was held last October 18, 2016 at the STI West Negros University campus in Bacolod City.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The coding marathon was participated in by three teams of developers fro the professional category and 12 teams from different schools such as University of the Philippines-Visayas, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, STI West Negros University, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, and University of Saint La Salle.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The teams were allotted 24 hours to develop apps that will address the needs of the healthcare and medical industries.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The apps developed ranged from electronic medical records (EMRs) to an app that will enable the user to be connected to mental health professionals. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The prizes awarded were in the form of cash with the top awardee being given Php30,000.00, the second placer Php20,000.00 and the 3rd place with Php10,000.00 as seed money for their scaling up. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Hackaton is a coding marathon wherein from a seemingly impossible business idea, we wanted the developers to create a minimum viable product,” John Dave Dueñas, chief executive of HyBrain Software Development Corporation, said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dueñas said the “MassKara Hackaton” focuses on how to alleviate the efficiency level of the medical and healthcare professionals from the administration of care to electronic medical records.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“There is really a prevalently big gap in making use of ICT in the medical and health care industry,” he said, adding that some of the applications produced through Hackatons include Spotify and Tinder.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Microsoft will alse give Php250,000 worth of applications such as bizparks. Assistance will also be provided to these technopreneurs for their scale up requirements.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Through this first Hackaton, the Manila people were able to see that the maturity of the applications made by our technopreneurs are actually those which will be presenting solutions to the problem that we have in the medical field,” Dueñas added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hybrain Software Development Corporation organized the Hackaton together with Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology and also co organizers Horsepower.ph, Microsoft Philippines Healthylitics.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4842871048174342587&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4842871048174342587&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Oral Diabetes Vaccine: A Possibility

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvVQsD7-Go4eqkqRsxUs6DoswckGqgO40O8roMKcSLaG34iC4bg_L7OD8NQQyz-pdRSZ17Cpr5t_kq3KTYrh5jlTHQjkD7krcKSRM4swVEs50YcRrOMHtyNp0hyphenhyphenlUeFocLWWECtVbvXl/s1600/042115_oralinsulin_THUMB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQvVQsD7-Go4eqkqRsxUs6DoswckGqgO40O8roMKcSLaG34iC4bg_L7OD8NQQyz-pdRSZ17Cpr5t_kq3KTYrh5jlTHQjkD7krcKSRM4swVEs50YcRrOMHtyNp0hyphenhyphenlUeFocLWWECtVbvXl/s400/042115_oralinsulin_THUMB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">A vaccination against type 1 diabetes will soon be available to young children: the Pre-POINTearly vaccination study will involve children between the ages of six months and two years from across Germany who have a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes. In the preceding Pre-POINT study a positive immune response was triggered in children aged between two and seven years with the aid of powdered insulin. The follow-up Pre-POINTearly study will now test whether this effect can be confirmed by giving very young children oral insulin, and whether type 1 diabetes can be prevented in the long term.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The insulin vaccination trial is a prime example of the excellent cooperation between universities and research institutes. Participants in the study are the Institute of Diabetes Research at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden at the Technische Universität Dresden, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU).</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The new Pre-POINTearly vaccination study will treat children between the ages of six months and two years who carry a genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes or have a family history of the disease, but who have not yet developed an autoimmune response. As in the preceding Pre-POINT study, the participants will take the insulin in powder form with their food every day for twelve months. The daily dose will be gradually increased from 7.5 mg to 67.5 mg. Medical examinations will be conducted at three-month intervals in order to monitor the general health of the participants. In the preceding study, oral insulin was shown to be well tolerated and safe. Hypoglycemia or other adverse effects such as allergies did not occur.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why oral insulin as a vaccine?</b></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">When insulin is given orally, it is absorbed through the mucous membranes of the mouth and the intestines, and is split into smaller components during the digestive process. That is why oral insulin -- in contrast to insulin that is injected -- has no influence whatsoever on blood sugar levels. Instead it acts like a vaccine that trains the immune system. "The autoimmune response that causes type 1 diabetes in childhood is often initially directed at the insulin," explains Prof. Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research. The aim of the Pre-POINTearly study is therefore to build up immune tolerance to insulin and thus block the autoimmune process." It is hoped that insulin in powder form will stimulate the growth of protective immune cells and thus prevent the destruction of Beta Cells. </span>

Oral Diabetes Vaccine: A Possibility

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Will This Low-Cost HIV Testing Make It?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA50HuFRBbYbWezz4oYceBO6cwP8Bzh5cfo73il_NPqIaXZdDvFWOrN5hOdgJXv4f9-MoalX1wM5hN8tUH3Av6XdAUXI90tDzqY-vdjqlK5KSaHLSPLgAxhqDYU8FULYmyX_Ne30I0lRi/s1600/HIV-Testing-Market.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA50HuFRBbYbWezz4oYceBO6cwP8Bzh5cfo73il_NPqIaXZdDvFWOrN5hOdgJXv4f9-MoalX1wM5hN8tUH3Av6XdAUXI90tDzqY-vdjqlK5KSaHLSPLgAxhqDYU8FULYmyX_Ne30I0lRi/s400/HIV-Testing-Market.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Alexander Revzin, a UC Davis biomedical engineer professor, along with UCLA electrical engineer Prof. Aydogan Ozcan, have created a microfluidic device, called "lab on a chip," specifically for HIV testing.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The "lab on a chip" instructs antibodies to detect and "capture" HIV-infected white blood cells called T-cells, and the test then calculates the levels and types of cytokines (inflammatory proteins) that the cells are releasing. It is a holographic, lens-free imaging mechanism that counts the number of cytokine molecules and captured T-cells and is able to deliver results in seconds, which is six to 12 times faster than other related blood sample tests.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The test is made of polymer film with an array of miniature spots that contain antibodies that are specific to the CD4 and CD8 T-cells as well as three different types of cytokines which are "printed in the same array." The T-cells stop and stick on these miniature spots when blood flows across them. Then, T-cell types are captured on antibody spots "specific for the cytokines they might produce," and antibodies activate the cells helping spots adjacent to the cells catch cytokines they secreted. With T-cell subsets now connected to their secreted cytokines, the antibody spots' visible color intensity allows researchers to see differences in cytokine production, which makes T-cell count possible without mechanical scanning or lenses. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Diagnosing and monitoring HIV today requires many highly trained specialists and expensive machines in order to count two types of T-cells, calculate the ratio between them and count cytokines as well. The process is called flow cytometry, and AIDS activists and healthcare workers have been asking for easier and less expensive ways to test for HIV.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">In response to these requests, this particular "lab on a chip" test is currently being altered so it can be used for multi-parametric blood analysis in both the developing world and "resource-poor" areas. It is also affordable, and Revzin is hoping it will be available for clinical use at some point.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">"While the point of care field focuses on detection of single parameter (e.g. CD4 counts), we believe that the simplicity of the test need not compromise information content," said Revzin. "So, we set out to develop a test that could be simple and inexpensive but would provide several parameters based on a single injection of a small blood volume."</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Revzin and his team along with Ozcan published their study on the HIV testing device in Analytical Chemistry's May 2010 issue.</span><br /> <br />

Will This Low-Cost HIV Testing Make It?

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Nestle Comes Up With A Nutrition And Wellness Strategy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafA5qe1OnOBn3XQWUOxR41ZuC5-V6GICauOxAGgGSd9mBsy0zo3iqH6tmH-Lrcc6nXjqCb1-_VOGeFZn97QhqPpEo5XTcg4LQ1tTYFLbSSrZ5eLmsKMglttBe6CdbRjoGL5L1CQpcaFX6/s1600/nestlee1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafA5qe1OnOBn3XQWUOxR41ZuC5-V6GICauOxAGgGSd9mBsy0zo3iqH6tmH-Lrcc6nXjqCb1-_VOGeFZn97QhqPpEo5XTcg4LQ1tTYFLbSSrZ5eLmsKMglttBe6CdbRjoGL5L1CQpcaFX6/s400/nestlee1.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nutrition, nourishment, or aliment, is the supply of materials - food - required by organisms and cells to stay alive. In science and human medicine, nutrition is the science or practice of consuming and utilizing foods.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nestle, a world-renowned food company, speaks up of a strategy formulated for the nutrition preservation, maintenance and promotion of the general public. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"With our Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy we support people who want to live a healthier lifestyle. Industry-leading research and development drives innovation and supports the constant renovation of our food and beverage portfolio. In addition, our researchers are exploring the role of nutritional therapies to maintain or improve health and investigating how we can help people look after their skin. By sharing our insights on global Nutrition, Health and Wellness challenges, by building partnerships and by engaging with policymakers, stakeholders and key opinion leaders we strive to have a positive impact on the societies in which we operate.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">We empower people to make informed decisions when they choose what to eat. Through Start Healthy Stay Healthy, our interactive, sciencebased education programme, we help parents and caregivers provide their children with the nutrition they need in the crucial first 1000 days of life. Our United for Healthier Kids programme, takes this further, helping parents and caregivers establish healthier eating, drinking and lifestyle habits for children as they get older, and our Nestlé Healthy Kids programme is helping to deliver a healthier lifestyle for children by teaching nutrition and encouraging physical activity.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">We are on track to deliver on our commitments to reduce the amount of salt, sugar and saturated fats in our products and remove trans fats, while maintaining consumer preference. We are enhancing our portion guidance and improving our labelling, printing GDAs (Guideline Daily Amounts) on the front of packs, making it easier for people to read them.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In recent years we have reinforced and expanded our Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy with the creation of Nestlé Health Science and Nestlé Skin Health. Nestlé Health Science is advancing the role of nutritional therapy to change the course of health for consumers, patients and for our partners in healthcare. With Nestlé Skin Health we are entering the field of specialised medical skin treatment by offering science-based solutions for the health of skin, hair and nails over the course of people’s lives.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">We strive to meet the fast-changing expectations of our consumers because like them, we care deeply about quality, food safety, the environment and sustainability. Responsible behaviour wherever we operate is at the very heart of what we do. It is our fundamental belief that for a company to prosper over the long term we need to create value for shareholders while at the same time creating value for society. We call this Creating Shared Value. Trusted leadership in Nutrition, Health and Wellness is our strategic ambition, </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Creating Shared Value is how we go about it. The inclusion of the Nestlé in society report, alongside this Annual Review and the Financial Statements in the 2015 Annual Report package, reflects how Creating Shared Value is fully embedded into internal management processes and the way we do business.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In addition, we have set out six strategic priorities. Firstly, Make Choices: put resources behind the ideas, products and categories that help us on our journey to recognised Nutrition, Health and Wellness leadership, and to deliver sustained financial performance. Secondly, Grasp Opportunities: see the opportunity in change and trends, and translate them into concrete business opportunities. The third is Value What Consumers Value: all that we do should create value for consumers and drive out waste. Fourth, Engage with Stakeholders: we want to be trusted by all consumers and stakeholders as a genuine and responsible member of the community. Fifth, Embrace Digital: deepen the connection with consumers through the growing e-commerce channel and through real-time listening, engagement and dialogue. Sixth is Win through People and Teams: we need the right people with the right capabilities and effective leadership at all levels to engage, empower and enable everyone to give their best.</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As we strive to become a more agile and higher-performing organisation we ensure that we embed our strong culture and values across all our operating companies, especially those that are newly acquired, all within the framework of compliance which governs all that we do. We take a long-term view, framed in a robust set of principles and values that are based on respect: respect for people, respect for future generations, respect for the environment and respect for the diverse world we live in."</span></div>

Nestle Comes Up With A Nutrition And Wellness Strategy

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Are We Now On The Verge Of Discovering The Secret To Immortality?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCfI31Wxyk2iZldRgAFibCCKlwpf3VmJThxsPZTkP3tQZbY0k0VIHNLFyIyvQAOKjRHCIWmdUP89L-YEniri6FAJU-GHuihtfPtNCTe8riV0r6Uhn_xmhF1sZ9RRWh29G_CTrhnjdFw_/s1600/article-2291254-15C7FBC0000005DC-643_634x469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCfI31Wxyk2iZldRgAFibCCKlwpf3VmJThxsPZTkP3tQZbY0k0VIHNLFyIyvQAOKjRHCIWmdUP89L-YEniri6FAJU-GHuihtfPtNCTe8riV0r6Uhn_xmhF1sZ9RRWh29G_CTrhnjdFw_/s400/article-2291254-15C7FBC0000005DC-643_634x469.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The dream, or the nightmare, depending on  how you take it, is living forever, or at least in the foreseeable future to 120+ years old.   2016 will be the year of a new anti-aging drug test that will enter trials which could see diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s consigned to distant memory.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Scientists now believe that it is possible to actually stop people growing old as quickly and help them live in good health well into their 110s and 120s.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Although it might seem like science fiction, researchers have already proven that the diabetes drug metformin extends the life of animals, and the Food and Drug Administration in the US has now given the go ahead for a trial to see if the same effects can be replicated in humans.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“This would be the most important medical intervention in the modern era, an ability to slow ageing”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois Chicago</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">If successful it will mean that a person in their 70s would be as biologically healthy as a 50-year-old. It could usher in a new era of ‘geroscience’ where doctors would no longer fight individual conditions like cancer, diabetes and dementia, but instead treat the underlying mechanism – ageing.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The new clinical trial called Targeting Aging with Metformin, or TAME, is scheduled to begin in the US next winter. Scientists from a range of institutions are currently raising funds and recruiting 3,000 70 to 80 year olds who have, or are risk of, cancer, heart disease and dementia. They are hoping to show that drug slows the ageing process and stops disease.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Outlining the new study on the National Geographic documentary Breakthrough: The Age of Ageing, Dr Jay Olshansky, of the University of Illinois Chicago, said: “If we can slow ageing in humans, even by just a little bit it would be monumental. People could be older, and feel young.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Enough advancements in ageing science have been made to lead us to believe it’s plausible, it’s possible, it’s been done for other species and there is every reason to believe it could be done in us.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“This would be the most important medical intervention in the modern era, an ability to slow ageing.”</span></div>

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For A Clearer World: Artificial Retina

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcnWNGThJESVH2Z-RVam-ECtqUnXU5febEbLaqWhs3I3EHospGGhSQ6UQGCfQCDBJYoJdMExky25J_UiJ58atT9znWhlI5asLJTe9_lTehOhSeXh2DJPWPmWkWMtRVQnAtOSRbtI1eEv3/s1600/artificial.retina.2x299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcnWNGThJESVH2Z-RVam-ECtqUnXU5febEbLaqWhs3I3EHospGGhSQ6UQGCfQCDBJYoJdMExky25J_UiJ58atT9znWhlI5asLJTe9_lTehOhSeXh2DJPWPmWkWMtRVQnAtOSRbtI1eEv3/s1600/artificial.retina.2x299.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">The United States typically defines someone as legally blind when the person’s central vision has degraded to 20/200, or the person has lost peripheral vision so that he sees less than 20 degrees outside of central vision. Normal vision is 20/20, and people can usually see up to 90 degrees with their peripheral vision. An estimated 1.1 million people in the United States are considered legally blind.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">This has led to companies like Nano-Retina to develop a sophisticated and elegant solution intended to restore the sight of people who lost their vision due to retinal degenerative diseases. The miniature Nano Retina device, the NR600 Implant, replaces the functionality of the damaged photoreceptor cells and creates the electrical stimulation required to activate the remaining healthy retinal cells. NR600 consists of two components; a miniature implantable chip and a set of eyeglasses worn by the patient.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Very interesting technology for those that are always sitting in front of the computer like myself, hopefully it will not be needed by me, but it’s great that companies are advancing for those that suffer this debilitating illness.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Many groups around the world are working on bionic vision systems to replace lost photoreceptors. Most use a camera that communicates to an implanted chip, but vary in the number of electrodes in the chip and how deep the chip is placed inside the retina. Yet others eschew the camera for light-sensitive diodes in the chip.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">German company Retina Implant, for example, recently completed human tests with its 1,500-pixel implant that does not depend on a camera but instead directly harvests light and transmits that data to remaining neurons. A photodiode array replaces the photoreceptors.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Some people with artificial retinas can read large letters, see slow-moving cars, or identify tableware. Other patients experience no benefit. The variation can be ascribed in some cases to the exact placement of the neuron-stimulating array in the tissue-paper-thin retina as well as the state of the remaining neurons and pathways in each individual’s eye. How well people can learn to use the device and retrain their brain is also important.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

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Medical research expert recognized during PhilASST Convention

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIk2ysA4RVmTHdC9sSKqoX_XlGf7wWU3nZjO6y3o0CtebMCtD2JZThj_ILQ-g0LAbJBulswj2HJ3YecnBwwHkZ-TU5Zr96h41doa-BEpbMvQqJrdQ2q7lIFazC3-PmVJQI3dCPNH8KdUv/s1600/Dans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIk2ysA4RVmTHdC9sSKqoX_XlGf7wWU3nZjO6y3o0CtebMCtD2JZThj_ILQ-g0LAbJBulswj2HJ3YecnBwwHkZ-TU5Zr96h41doa-BEpbMvQqJrdQ2q7lIFazC3-PmVJQI3dCPNH8KdUv/s400/Dans.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Antonio Dans, President of the Philippine Society of General Internal Medicine (PSGIM) was recognized as an outstanding researcher during the 65th Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilASST) Convention.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Dr. Paulo C. Campos Award for Medical Research was awarded to Dr. Dans in recognition to medical researchers who have distinguished themselves in the conduct of their medical careers in public service.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Dans was instrumental in evidence based medicine (EBM) that improved the practice of medicine and the delivery of quality healthcare in the Philippines. This efforts spearheaded the conduct of trainings on EBM with regards to the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines for healthcare workers and professional societies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dans also initiated and implemented health researches with local and international collaborations that lead to better understanding of disease prevention and management in the country. Some of his studies were published in international, peer-reviewed, and highly cited journals including the Lancet, a medical journal in United Kingdom.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“He leads the initiatives to strengthen the practice of general internal medicine in the country that provide a holistic approach to patient care through the development of relevant training prorams for physicians,” PhilASST explained.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">PhilASST noted that the health advocacies  of Dr. Dans resulted in the passage of significant legislations such as the Sin Tax Law that has had a positive effect on the government’s anti-smoking campaign.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The award was established in 2012 and was in honor of Dr. Paulo C. Campos, a National Scientist and a former president of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), and the PhilASST. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2971134499440585473&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2971134499440585473&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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