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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
The product, called AeroShot, went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and is also available in France. A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience, mom-and-pop and online stores.
Biomedical engineering professor David Edwards said AeroShot is safe and does not contain common additives, like taurine, used to amplify the caffeine effect in common energy drinks. Each grey-and-yellow plastic canister contains 100 milligrams of caffeine powder, about the amount in a large cup of coffee, plus B vitamins.
But Democratic US Senator Charles Schumer of New York wants the US Food and Drug Administration to review AeroShot, saying he fears it will be used as a club drug so that young people can drink until they drop.
Flesh-eating disease: What exactly is it?
The term “flesh-eating disease” recently made headlines when a Mississauga, Ont., woman died in hospital from the condition on Jan. 18. Debbie Sebesta’s story draws attention to this rare but potentially fatal disease and raises a host of questions: Exactly what is flesh-eating disease? How does a person get it? How common is it? Do I need to worry?
Flesh-eating disease, or necrotizing fasciitis, is a rare bacterial infection that can cause severe tissue death and damage by rapidly spreading through layers of skin and muscle. Health Canada estimates that there are between 90 and 200 cases of flesh-eating disease per year in Canada, and that this disease will kill about 20 to 30 per cent of those who get it. Altho
Putting Victoria’s heat health alert system to the test
Victoria’s heat health alert system will be put to the test again this summer, with January the month most likely to have the most days of extreme temperatures.
“Already this month, one statewide heat health alert has been issued to allow the health and aged care sector, emergency services and local government authorities to prepare for extreme temperatures,” Health Minister David Davis said.
Germ-Zapping Keyboard Approved for Hospitals
Seattle-area startup Vioguard has come up with a germ-killing keyboard. Image: Vioguard
The FDA has given the nod to Kirkland, Washington, startup Viogard LLC to market its germ-repelling keyboard for hospitals and health clinics. The keyboard, developed by Microsoft veterans, is bathed in ultraviolet light to kill bugs from the MRSA bacteria to the flu.
As the Puget Sound Business Journal‘s TechFlash reports today:
Computers are becoming more common in hospitals because of electronic medical records, and shared keyboards are one of the major ways that disease can spread.
The Ultraviolet “Class C” light used by the Vioguard keyboard is a well-known germicide. Vio
Parents sue after teen dies during wisdom tooth surgery
The parents of a Maryland teen who died earlier this year during wisdom tooth surgery have sued the oral surgeon and the anesthetist for medical malpractice.
Jenny Olenick, a 17yearold junior at Marriotts Ridge High School in Woodstock, Md., died in April from complications during the outpatient procedure performed on 5 million Americans each year.
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