Therapeutic Resources Blog
Back pain: Doctors increasingly ignore clinical guidelines
September 27, 2013
Doctors have increasingly ignored clinical guidelines for the treatment of routine back pain by prescribing powerful and addictive narcotics instead of other recommended painkillers and by recommending unwarranted diagnostic imagery, according to a new study Read More »
App Thursday: Having a Heart Attack or Stroke? Your iPhone Knows
September 26, 2013
Apps are enabling the iPhone to detect heart attacks and strokes. The iPhone can do a lot more than make calls. From checking email and surfing the web to finding a good restaurant, built-in features and thousands of downloadable apps have transformed the cell phone. In fact, the potential exists for the iPhone to save a life — your life. Read More »
Printable, Foldable Shoes Could Solve World’s Footwear Shortage
September 23, 2013
There are probably at least four pairs of shoes in your closet right now. Consider yourself lucky, because more than 300 million people in developing nations do not even own one pair. The team behind Unifold is hoping to change that in the near future. Affordable and easy to construct, Unifold could solve the world-wide shoe shortage crisis Read More »
Better hygiene linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk
September 20, 2013
Researchers say that people living in wealthier countries may be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the journal Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. Read More »