Health Care
Biodiversity
A new book, Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity published by Oxford Press provides great incite into the workings of our universe.
For example, did you know that dragging heavy fishing nets across the bottom of the… Continue reading
Ultrasound
By now, everyone has heard of ultrasound, especially pregnant women. With the advent of ultrasound’s medical application in the late ’60 and early ‘70s, doctors were able to visualize the fetus in the uterus for the first time. Ultrasound… Continue reading
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (Pet Scan)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
A PET scan is a nuclear medicine examination using radioactive isotopes. The patient receives a small amount of radioactive material, usually by injection. The machine scans the body and measures the amount of radioactive material absorbed.… Continue reading
Computerized Axial Tomography
CAT scans are done with ionizing radiation (x-ray). http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/about/what_is_ir/en/index.html
Beams of x-ray and x-ray detectors rotate 180 degrees around the patient’s body; hence, the term “axial. A computer processes the information and creates the images a doctor… Continue reading
Beth’s Blog
I am deep into writing the synopsis for THE CROSS ON ADAMS NEEDLE.
I’ve finished the novel and am searching for an agent, seriously. Email makes the task easier. I know they are busy but some of them don’t even… Continue reading
