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Novartis Smart-pill could be watching you Soon

Novartis says it plans to submit its pill containing a microchip to European regulators within 18 months. The “smart-pill” is a silicon and metal digestible tablet with a sensor in it. The pill is activated by stomach acid after being ingested and it is able to transmit data using wireless or Blue-tooth connections to a [...]
Posted in Health | Tagged digestible, medication, microchip, pill, smart pill, stomach acid | Comments closed

Pregnancy Shows Lowering Teen Pregnancy Rate

Over the past few years, reality TV has become a trend which has received positive and negative comments. From reality shows that address common issues to over dramatic shows, parents are not very great fans of it. If you are an individual who watches reality shows, you can relate when your parents either tell you [...]
Posted in Pregnancy | Tagged birth control, birthrate, pregnant, pregnant teens, pregnany, preventing pregnancy, teen | Comments closed

Do’s and Don’ts To A Sick Free Plane Ride

Ever felt unexpectedly sick on a long airplane ride? Well, here are 7 steps to make your long airplane flights sickness free, or prevent sickness. Airplane sickness is a form of motion sickness in which the inner ear, the body and the eyes send the brain mix signals causing symptoms such as; nausea, vomiting, dizziness [...]
Posted in motion sickness | Tagged dizziness, headaches, medication, motion sickness, nausea, scopolamine, sick | 1 Comment

16 Percent of Americans Get Food Poisoning

Annually, 48 million Americans get sick from food borne illness and 3 thousand die from it according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Salmonella poisoning has been responsible for 28% of deaths and 60% of illnesses were caused by the norovirus. Norovirus infections attack the stomach causing outbursts of vomiting and diarrhea. [...]
Posted in food safety | Tagged bacteria, food borne ilnesses, food borne pathogens, food poisoning, salmonella, salmonella poisoning | Leave a comment