Hospital and Medical News 03-DEC-08 en-us Salt Lake City (UPI) Nov 26, 2008 - Sandcastle worms using their natural glue as a binder for their homes are a model for University of Utah researchers creating a synthetic version for humans]]> Tokyo (AFP) Nov 23, 2008 - Japanese hospitals are running a clinical trial on the world's first custom-made bones which would fit neatly into patients' skulls and eventually give way to real bones.]]> San Diego (UPI) Nov 13, 2008 - A U.S. architectural firm has announced plans to work with neuroscientists to identify healthcare facility designs that promote performance and healing.]]> Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 - Israeli scientists say they've created a technique to control the heat generated by carbon dioxide lasers that are used to seal body wounds.]]> San Francisco (AFP) Nov 10, 2008 - The world's biggest computer chip maker on Monday dove into the medical market with technology that lets doctors make house calls on patients without being there.]]> Boston (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 - U.S. medical scientists say they have developed a self-assembling hydrogel delivery system that's biocompatible, efficient and easy to tailor.]]> Toyama, Japan (AFP) Oct 21, 2008 - The technology is the same as that of the simple inkjet printer found in homes and offices, but Japanese scientist Makoto Nakamura is on a mission to see if it can also produce human organs.]]> Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2008 - China faces a looming health crisis if efforts are not made to tackle the effects of changing diets and lifestyles due to rising standards of living, medical experts warned in a report published on Monday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2008 - The Chinese manufacturer of a ginseng injection that killed three people has recalled all its injection products, the country's drug safety watchdog said Saturday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Oct 14, 2008 - China unveiled details Tuesday of a long-awaited overhaul of its struggling healthcare system, aiming to provide affordable basic care for all by 2020.]]> Tsukuba, Japan (AFP) Oct 7, 2008 - A Japanese professor announced Tuesday he was introducing robot suits for paralysed people, helping them to walk again by detecting their next move and lifting their muscles.]]> Boston (UPI) Sep 25, 2008 - U.S. scientists say proton therapy patients have a two-fold lesser risk of developing a secondary cancer compared with being treated by photon radiation.]]> Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - When you stroll through your front door in the morning, does the yellow haze coating the porch send you leaping back into the house? Can the mere word "pollen" make you start to sniffle, sneeze and reach for the tissue to blow your nose?]]> ]]>