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GraniteMED Update - this week in healthcare
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The brain itself cannot feel pain. While the brain might be the pain center when you cut your finger or burn yourself, the brain itself does not have pain receptors and cannot feel pain. That doesn't mean your head can't hurt. The brain is surrounded by loads of tissues, nerves and blood vessels that are plenty receptive to pain and can give you a pounding headache.
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U.S. Industrial Production Surpasses Prerecession Peak
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FDA Clears Test That Helps Predict The Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease
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Green Building Technology You'll Never See But Can Experience Now
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How Technology Demands a Different Approach to Your Job
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Medical Device Market Reaches $361B
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Smart Prosthetic Skin Can Sense
Pressure, Heat And Moisture
A team of Korean and American researchers has developed a smart prosthetic skin that can sense pressure, heat and moisture - which could help those with artificial limbs detect if, say, a pot handle's too hot or about to slip out of their hands.
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Chinese Student Receives First 3D Printed Thoracic Vertebrae Implant & the Surgery is a Success
Now, yet another patient has been successfully treated with 3D printed vertebrae, in a "first of its kind" surgery that took place on December 3 at the The First Affiliated Hospital located at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China.
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With 3D Printing, Medical
Devices Are Cool Again
The recent and successful human implantation of a 3D-printed vertebra at Peking University in China captured the public's imagination. I read the news (and its quick spread) as evidence that medical devices are, dare I say, cool again. I've never seen a flood of interest as we have enjoyed recently.
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Princeton Scientists 3D Printing
LEDs Into Contact Lenses
In the future, people with certain vision disorders and even healthy eyed folks will have access to electronic contact lenses that can improve and augment native vision. There are already advancements in that direction, but the challenge of being able to embed tiny electronic components into such a small space may be the biggest hurdle.
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Quote of the Week
 "I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."
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13 Comfort Foods
That Burn Fat
They're called "comfort" foods for a reason-they bring back warm memories, tickle your taste buds, and soothe your soul. Though some comfort foods are deep-fried, covered in cheese, or packed with sugar, some can actually help youlose weight. Beat the battle of the bulge with the following cozy eats.
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7 Ways To Be Just A Little Bit Healthier When You're Vegging Out This Holiday Season
Lounging around, binge-watching Netflix and snacking a lot is all fine and good when it's cold outside. At least that's what I tell myself.
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Fun Fact
The only mammals that don't have an umbilical scar, or "belly button," are the platypus and echidna. Unlike the rest of us mammalians, these two species lay eggs.
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With ISO 13485 certified facilities in North America and Asia, we're equipped to service facilities anywhere in the world. Our in-house expertise in the design and manufacturing of mechanical assemblies, computing solutions, and electronic circuit design result in extremely reliable products with controlled lifecycles. Our additive manufacturing services offer an excellent option for high-mix, low-volume part production, in addition to prototype units.
Granite has long been a trusted partner of many global tier-one medical OEMs, including Philips, GE, Siemens, Abbott and many more.
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