Health &Community! by Leeya Harris https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct Research about your given topic and post information! en-us 2017-02-07 05:23:58 UTC 2017-02-12 16:51:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Reem & Mirna https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038631 1. The Seizure Stopper
The Seizure Stopper has a system which implants sensors in the brain that can detect the first tremors of an incoming seizures. It then stops the seizure by sending electrical pulses that act againist the brain's own out of control signals. Doctors can also fine tune it according to its performance. Researchers found that it reduced 40 percent of seizue episodes.
http://www.menshealth.com/health/medical-breakthroughs
2. Food Scanner
The Food Scanner truly enable you to know what on your plate. It identifies the nutritional values and molecular content that are preset in your food, medicine, and plants. It helps you keep a watch on your weight, eat healthier, and stay away from your allergies.
https://medicalfuturist.com/top-10-medical-technologies-of-2016/
3.  Government Policies/Regulations that address health in Egypt
Every family in Egypt is touched by Hepatitis C. Thus, the Egyptian government passed a regulation that promise higher cure rates at significantly reduced cost. They are encouraging all Egyptians to take the cure for only 5 dollar to have a healthy society.  They are also planning to make health insurance mandatory for everyone.]]> 2017-02-07 06:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038631 Sami Koeswologito and Mohamed Ahmed https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038663 1.Latest discoveries:http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2015/top-medical-breakthroughs.html
1. Brain limb- connection: The goal is to link the brain to a robotic limb to help paralysed people.They put the implants in the part of the brain which controls the intention to move.
2.Busting brain clots: a wire with a message tip will be guided through the artery to the brain to remove the blood clot. When the wire is removed the blood clot comes with it.
2.Latest technologies:https://getreferralmd.com/2016/01/healthcare-technology-2016/


http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2013/12/19/5-medical-technologies-revolutionizing-healthcare/#7f9039dd1f2f
1.Lightbulbs that Disinfect and 
kill bacteria: It is a 405 NM light that reflects off walls and surfaces and penetrates through harmful micro-organisms. It creates a chemical reaction that inactivates bacteria and stops population.
2. 3d printer: Can help with making prosthetic limbs and casts. It can also help surgeons with practicing for the surgery and getting the exact same models as the patient.
3.The health conditions in Canada: Canadianliving.com
The biggest rpoblem is diabetes and obesity, so the government introduced policies that mandates physical activity in each year and if it's not available in school then it is a required that there is a 15 minute school wide activity such as : running on the spot, jumping jacks, or even dancing. The government also restricted fast food commercials for airing on TV and radio especially during peak times when kids are expected to watch TV such as after school and during dinner.

]]> 2017-02-07 06:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038663 George and Janis danie_g_117 https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038675 1. THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S IPAD
Anesthesiologists play a vital role in surgeries in keeping you alive. Using this device, their jobs get easier and you become safer. They're able to keep track of your body's vital stats and thus they would be able to find out which dosage of painkillers or medicines to add.
http://www.menshealth.com/health/medical-breakthroughs/slide/6

2. Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitor
QardioCore is a  type of wearable technology that promises a discreet, and easily usable heart monitor without patches and wires. It uses sensors to record accurate ECG, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, skin temperature, and activity data. It can then be connected to an IPhone or IPad and can be shared with medical professionals, for them to get recorded data.
Link: http://medicalfuturist.com/10-best-health-technology-innovations-ces-2017/

3. India:-  The twelfth year plan launched by the Indian government to provide a system of universal health coverage all throughout the country. This is being made possible with the help of several strategies such as, strengthening of public sector, prescription drugs reforms etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_India#Strategy

Philipines;- 
Anti- Drug Campaign
According to survey, over 1.7 Million Filipino citizens have been using illegal drugs and each year, the number increases. It has been a big problem for the Filipinos not just within the country itself but as well as in other nations where people are persecuted for drug trafficking. When President Rodrigo Duterte was elected into place, the government started enforcing its policy in accordance to illegal drug use, in order to totally eliminate said crime and also to improve the Filipino people’s health by preventing them from using drugs.

Link: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/09/20/1625561/1.7-m-drug-users-philippines-ddb



]]> 2017-02-07 06:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038675 Nour Hachouche and Nada Ehab :) https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038688 1. Donated Hearts Beat Again in the Lab - February 6, 2017
Information:
Link: http://www.livescience.com/57781-donated-hearts-beat-again-in-the-lab-video.html
2. Cellular Immunotherapy to Treat Leukemia & Lymphomas: Top 10 Medical Innovations 2017
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7OoX96nUg&feature=youtu.be

3.

]]> 2017-02-07 06:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038688 Hasan Jomaa, and Ryan Chami https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038704 1. Robot Surgeries. Using tiny metal hands carefully manipulation structures deep inside a patients body. 
Benefit - Shorter and less painful for recovery time, and to improve the accuracy especially in cancer cases.

2. Microchips modeling clinical trials. It aims to replace the use of animals in clinical trials to more accurately test the safety and efficacy of treatment of human patients and spare the lives of countless animals typically used in testing.

Wearable Technology like google class, continue to improve to better meet the needs of its users, healthcare providers continue to hope that its use will impact both the experience of patients and practitioners to better receive and administer care.

3. In Lebanon, the government adopted a new policy that prohibited smoking in public places such as: Coffee shops, malls, and any other public place. After a short period of time people stopped following this policy in Lebanon.]]> 2017-02-07 06:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038704 Layan &&. Saniyya https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038706 1) HIV is a retrovirus —  meaning it has to copy its RNA genome into DNA in order to infect cells —  and is surrounded by a protein shell called the capsid. It has now been found that HIV hides within the capsid while it builds DNA. Armed with the knowledge of where it hides, researchers were able to build a type of inhibitor that directly targets the capsid, so new drugs potentially could be developed based on the research.
https://goo.gl/YgkSP2

2) Organovo has been in the focus because of 3D printing biomaterials for years. They announced successfully bioprinted liver tissues in 2014 and they seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. But first, these bioprinted livers could be finally used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models when analyzing the toxicity of new drugs. If it goes through in 2016, I feel printing actual liver tissue for transplantation could become a commercial service within the next decade.
https://goo.gl/nHKCht

3) In India, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a Health Insurance Scheme for the Below Poverty Line families with the objectives to reduce cash expenditure on health and increase access to health care.
https://goo.gl/nWGMtw]]> 2017-02-07 06:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038706 Omar Radwan and Omar Hesham https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038836 1-A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that a specialized area of the mosquito brain mixes tastes with smells to create unique and preferred flavors. The findings advance the possibility, they say, of identifying a substance that makes “human flavor” repulsive to the malaria-bearing species of the mosquitoes, so instead of feasting on us, they keep the disease to themselves, potentially saving an estimated 450,000 lives a year worldwide.


2- An estimated 1.1 million people in the United States are considered legally blind. 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.


Source : http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/advancements-in-research/latest-in-research


3- ]]> 2017-02-07 06:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038836 Nada & Haifa https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038861 1. Latest discovery in the field of Medical Advances.
  • Promising Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
An autoimmune disease known as multiple sclerosis causes damage to the spinal cord and brain. It essentially damages a fatty membrane that protects our nerve fibres. This membrane is known as myelin. Scientists have recently conducted a research where they produced a new treatment which helps produce myelin by inducing synthetic chemicals that activate Retinoids Acid Receptors (which assist the formation of myelin).

  • Discovery of Ebola Protein could Lead to Drug Development

The Ebola virus, which very recently struck Africa, seemed like a mystery that couldn't be unraveled. However, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Washington University in St. Louis have commenced new research which may be able to answer our questions. By inducing our bodies with interferons (protective proteins), the virus could be stopped from spreading throughout the body. 



2. Latest technology used to improve health.
  • Robotic Nurse Assistant: A robot invented to assist nurses in carrying patients around. Many nurses are injured when lifting patients  in bed or after an emergency, when there isn’t always someone strong around to  carry patients when needed.
  • Advances in prosthetics: Participating in war or getting into a severe accident can sometimes yield to a loss of limbs. Due to the various cases of amputations, this field has worked on developing technological devices that improve the quality of life for patients. Also, there has been a revolution with the usage of artificial limbs to bring back feeling for amputees. (https://youtu.be/9NOncx2jU0Q)
  • https://youtu.be/exVUmuMthps (Top 10 exciting medical technologies of 2016)

3. Government Policies/regulations to address Health problem in your own country!
Canada is concerned with the health of its residents and citizens; therefore, they installed a free health care system. One of the best in the world. Now residents can have treatments done for free, keeping in mind they have a health insurance card.   


]]> 2017-02-07 06:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038861 Nada Al-Shaer and Toleen https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038881 1) First antibiotic made in 30 years in Germany in 2015. Such an antibiotic has the potential to work against a broad range of infections such as pepneumonia, tuberculosis, and blood and soft tissue infections. Europeans especially use it because such diseases are common there. Approval though still has to come from the US in five years. 

2) A new technology known as optogenetic has emerged where neuroscientists target a single neuron in the brain of a mouse merely by turning on a light.This is done by using a light activated gene and inserting it into the genome of a mouse to be able to easily identify when the particular neuron is firing in the brain

3) Our government in Egypt provides hospitals for free for cancer patients of the poor.
 Back in Jordan there are many orphanages and alders houses that we visited. Many organizations throw events for the such as a mini concert and giving them gifts. 
]]> 2017-02-07 06:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038881 Ali 👑& Yasser 🇪🇬 https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038894 1. Around 1 in 4 people who are hospitalized for heart failure die in less than a year. But a new drug called Serelaxin has increased the odds of survival as much as 37 percent.
2. Athletes, soldiers, and miners are just some of the many people that are  jeopardized because of dehydration. So the researchers at north carolina state university have come up with a way to reduce the risk of dehydration and its called the Silver Nanowire Skin Sensor. This device uses special electrodes with silver nanowires to pick up small differences in the skin’s conductivity as the amount of water content changes sensor to make a tight contact with the skin, the electrodes are made of a flexible polymer. Making it conductive, while keeping the electrodes elastic, silver nanowires are embedded throughout the polymer. It can be attached to the chest or wrist to be able to measure the hydration levels in the body.
3. Lebanon has one of the weakest tobacco control regulatory environments in the Middle Eastregion. Adults smoking prevalence in Lebanon is 46% males and 35% in females. in



]]> 2017-02-07 06:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152038894 danie_g_117 https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039084 2017-02-07 06:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039084 Callyn n' Hussain 😈 https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039175
Here are three ways the Saudi Arabian government addressed public health problems.

1. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia emerged as the first country in the Arab world to record more than 10,000 stem cell donors, a unique medical feat that will encourage people to donate stem cells and promote stem cell therapy in the Kingdom to help people suffering with incurable diseases.
Source: http://www.arabnews.com/food-health/news/789086

2. Organovo has been in the focus because of 3D printing biomaterials for years. They announced successfully bioprinted liver tissues in 2014 and they seemed to be 4-6 years away from printing liver parts for transplantation. But first, these bioprinted livers could be finally used in the pharmaceutical industry to replace animal models when analyzing the toxicity of new drugs. If it goes through in 2016, I feel printing actual liver tissue for transplantation could become a commercial service within the next decade. -MedicalFuturist.com 

Source: https://medicalfuturist.com/top-10-medical-technologies-of-2016/

3. Saudi nationals, religious pilgrims and foreigners working for the Saudi state are all entitled to free health care. In late 2014, the CCHI (The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance) announced plans to require all temporary visitors to the Kingdom and their dependents – with the exception of religious pilgrims – to obtain private health insurance as well.
Source:
https://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/game-plan-investment-continues-rise-government-addresses-long-term-challenges-obesity-and-growing




]]> 2017-02-07 06:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039175 Saad Sultan https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039445 1. Disarming HIV by removing cholesterol from the cellular wall.
The possibility of disarming HIV now exists with the combined efforts of Imperial College London, and Johns Hopkins University. Scientists still have a lot of work to do but they have found hope for a cure.
https://www.fastcompany.com/1794863/7-recent-discoveries-could-revolutionize-medicine

2.3D printing biological materials
It helps us create the materials of our choice by allowing us to print that material in a large quantity. Heart cells can be printed and thus can used to patch up a heart.
https://getreferralmd.com/2013/11/health-care-technology-innovations-2013-infographic/

3.The federal ministry of Pakistan will work with the health care authorities to give packages to primary outlets throughout the country that mainly focus on preventive, maternal, and children health care.
https://www.google.com.sa/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.internationalhealthpartnership.net/fileadmin/uploads/ihp/Documents/Country_Pages/Pakistan/PakistanHealthPolicy2010-2015.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjvztmstf3RAhWEPxQKHRIqB_MQFggYMAA&usg=AFQjCNGpU8felfMMFIrjP7PgnPF0jUqEfQ&sig2=7cuJvsLwQs1USn_lte5wRQ]]> 2017-02-07 06:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039445 Jana Osman and Nour Atallah https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039754 1-New drugs stop spread of Melanoma by 90%:

Melanoma is a type of cancer that results
from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. A human made, small molecule targets a gene's ability to make RNA and specific proteins melanoma tumors. This specific gene activity causes the disease to spread. The new compound is there to shut it down. It is said to be an effective way to fight skin cancer, a disease that kills approximately 10,000 people annually. One reason that this disease is fatal and needs to be stopped is because it spreads quickly to other parts of the body, including the brain and the lungs. The team in Michigan University injected mice with human melanoma cells. They discovered that the compound greatly reduced the spread of tumor in mice.

2- A machine that can remove cholesterol plaques

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 610,000 individuals die from heart diseases each year. Researchers are trying to tackle this issue and have developed a machine to do so. The FDA recently approved of a new device that allows surgeons to remove dangerous plaques from blood vessels.  The new tool, called Pantheris, has been developed by a California company.  It is used to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD). The device has a built in camera that allows the surgeons to see the arteries live and shave away the plaque precisely. PAD is caused by a build-up of plaque in the arteries that blocks blood flow to the legs and feethttp://content.jwplatform.com/previews/VHQoTTWi-FeYYa3DF]]> 2017-02-07 06:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152039754 Reem & Mirna (final) https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152624205 1. The Heart-Saving Hormone
Scientists, in the University of California, discovered a hormone that can treat acute heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart can no longer pump enough the body. 1 in every 4 people diagnosed with heart failure die in a year. Thus, scientists discovered a new drug, called Serelaxin, that increased the chances of survival by 37%.  Serelaxin is a synthetic version of a hormone produced by stressed pregnant women called relaxin. Serelaxin causes the vessels' muscles to relax, thus allowing enough oxygen and nutrients to be pumped from and in to the heart. It also has anti-inflammatory properties that prevents the blood vessels from occlusion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBq1piRqmIQ
2. Food Scanner
The Food Scanner truly enable you to know what on your plate. It identifies the nutritional values and molecular content that are preset in your food, medicine, and plants. It helps you keep a watch on your weight, eat healthier, and stay away from your allergies.
https://medicalfuturist.com/top-10-medical-technologies-of-2016/

3.  Government Policies/Regulations that address health in Egypt
Every family in Egypt is touched or has been touched by Hepatitis C. Thus, the Egyptian government passed a regulation that promises higher cure rates at significantly reduced cost. The cure for Hepatitis C was very expensive, that even moderately rich people couldn't afford it. However, the government reduced the cost to only 5 dollars, so that everyone could take the cure. They are even encouraging and calling for all Egyptians to take the cure to have a healthy society.]]> 2017-02-08 21:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/152624205 Nour Hachouche and Nada Ehab https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/153284455 1. Donated Hearts Beat Again in the Lab - February 6, 2017
Information:
Link: http://www.livescience.com/57781-donated-hearts-beat-again-in-the-lab-video.html
2. Cellular Immunotherapy to Treat Leukemia & Lymphomas: Top 10 Medical Innovations 2017
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl7OoX96nUg&feature=youtu.be

3. In Egypt

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/07/10/egypt-takes-steps-to-protect-the-environment-and-public-health]]> 2017-02-12 16:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/harri_l_01/91dna9fcd3ct/wish/153284455