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Male Or Female? Coloring Provides Gender Cues
Our brain is wired to identify gender based on facial cues and coloring, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vision. Psychology Professor Frçİdçİric Gosselin and his Universitçİ de Montrçİal team found the luminescence of the eyebrow and mouth region is vital in rapid gender discrimination.
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USA Today Examines Low Popularity Of Vasectomies Compared With Female Sterilization Methods
On Monday, USA Today examined how the popularity of vasectomies remains relatively low compared with other contraceptive methods, despite the procedure"s high level of effectiveness. However, some physicians believe that the current economic recession might be a factor in the recent surge of men seeking the procedure, according to USA Today. Charles Wilson, founder of The Vasectomy Clinic in Seattle, said although it has been a "long-term struggle trying to sell vasectomy," he now performs about 140 vasectomies monthly, compared with the usual 100. Lawrence Ross, a professor of urology at the University of Illinois-Chicago, said vasectomy consultations have about doubled compared with one year ago.Despite the recent uptick, experts say that sterilization surgeries for women remain much more popular than vasectomies. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 50% of women ages 40 to 44 who used birth control in 2002 had undergone sterilization surgery, but fewer than 20% of their male partners had undergone a vasectomy. According to USA Today, physicians cite several reasons for the lower popularity of vasectomies. Compared with women, men generally are less comfortable with medical procedures, particularly procedures involving sexual organs. In addition, myths about side effects of the procedure -- such as reduced testosterone levels and diminished sexual function or desire -- continue to persist.Some men experience feelings of regret post-surgery, but there is a lack of data on the number of men who seek vasectomy reversals, USA Today reports. Wilson said that although the recent increase in vasectomy surgeries might be tied to the economy, the trend probably does not reflect a long-term shift. He said that fears of losing a job and health insurance might play a role in convincing some men to go ahead with a vasectomy but that most of these individuals would eventually have had the procedure anyway (Painter, USA Today, 6/14).
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New Hampshire's Medicaid Program Almost Out Of Money
"Rising unemployment and spiking Medicaid and welfare caseloads have put [New Hampshire"s] most recent budget to the test just two weeks after its adoption," New Hampshire Public Radio reports. The state"s Medicaid caseload is just 39 enrollees away from putting the "state"s Medicaid budget in the red."
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Ohio State Start-Up To Commercialize MRI-Compatible Treadmill

An Ohio State University researcher is shifting his development of an MRI-compatible treadmill to his start-up company and plans to have a device ready for clinical testing in three months. The treadmill could allow physicians to measure a patient"s heart during peak stress more accurately than the echocardiograph and nuclear imaging processes now widely used. Each year, U.S. cardiologists perform approximately 10 million treadmill exercise stress tests to evaluate patients with possible coronary artery disease. After exercise, doctors obtain images of the heart using ultrasound or other techniques. MRI offers clearer images, but because MRI machines contain giant magnets and treadmills are built using magnetic motors and materials, the two machines cannot be located in the same room. Orlando "Lon" Simonetti, associate professor of internal medicine and radiology at Ohio State"s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, designed a treadmill without magnetic parts, substituting a hydraulic motor for an electric one that uses a magnetic coil. Early in the process, the university"s Technology Licensing and Commercialization Office began working with Simonetti"s team to license the technology, and Ohio State recently transferred the IP to Simonetti"s start-up, EXCMR Ltd., which will spend the next year building and testing the treadmill prototype. The company could begin production on a finished product by the middle of next year, Simonetti says. Early research shows that administering an MRI immediately after stepping off a treadmill can measure heart function and blood flow better than conventional technologies. The MRI-compatible treadmill could reduce the need for multiple testing while identifying some heart problems earlier in the disease process. Since it was formed a year ago, EXCMR has raised about $240,000, and Simonetti expects to raise additional money to fund production. MedCity News


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