Virtual veins give nurses a hand
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A virtual reality hand, complete with vital veins, that "feels" could help trainee nurses practice their jabs.
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The virtual 3-D world of "Second Life" has always been a place where people could gather and communicate &#151; but only by silently typing notes to each other. In attempt to add more realism, "Second Life" is about to get a whole lot noisier.
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Intel and Motion Computing show off the C5 tablet PC, a digital assistant for overworked nurses.
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3D Connexion introduces a new peripheral that helps users navigate virtual 3D spaces.
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Sitting in a cube staring at a computer all day boosts office workers' risk of developing deadly deep-vein thrombosis. By the Associated Press.
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Healthcare workers who handle patients with hard-to-find veins are getting a little help from a new device that offers something like X-ray vision to make precise needle sticks.
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NEW YORK  - Inexpensive video game   components can be adapted for use in rehabilitation of the hand   in people who have suffered a stroke, according to a research   showcased at the International Workshop on Virtual   Rehabilitation in New York.
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New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses to decide on resuscitating patients.
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A new camera, created at The University of Tennessee, USA, gives the health professional an enhanced image of the veins under the skin, and facilitates super accurate injection attempts.
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Virtual reality techniques are helping Danish doctors diagnose heart defects in newborn babies.
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Here's a productive twist on the animated characters known as avatars that carry out fantasies in virtual computer worlds. IBM Corp. researchers have developed an avatar that can translate spoken words into sign language.
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Some users of the new operating system are having a tough time connecting to the virtual world.
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Your next doctor could be keeping an eye on you from afar &#151; via a camera and a bank of computer screens. An expanding number of hospitals are adopting technology that allows critical care doctors and nurses to monitor dozens of patients at different hospitals simultaneously, much as an air traffic controller keeps track of several planes.
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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 18--Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is installing a network that allows doctors to exchange electronic medical records wirelessly and patients to send e-mail and use the Internet from bed.
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Having easy access to a doctor's e-mail address appears to increase patient communication.
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MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Managing DVT, a potentially dangerous blood clot that develops in the inner veins of your legs, might be as simple as slipping on a pair of stockings.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- The virtual assistant industry finally received its day of recognition with a segment on the NBC Today Show. Karen Reddick is a Virtual Assistant (VA) who helps small businesses successfully run their businesses virtually from her home office.