By Jim Turnage on February 12, 2015
Assisted Suicide, Brittany Maynard, California
Assisted Suicide, Cancer, Cutting Edge, Health, HIV/AIDS

Brittany Maynard was originally a resident of the State of California. Her move to Oregon was prompted by a single law which was non-existent in California. Brittany had an inoperable brain tumor which was getting worse; the pain was becoming uncontrollable, and she decided not to allow herself to become a burden on her new […]
By Jim Turnage on February 10, 2015
Alternative Medicine, Herbs, Yoga
Cutting Edge, Health

Believing in the type of medical care you choose for yourself and your family is the top priority for healing and good health. About one-third of all Americans incorporate some form of alternative medicine in their efforts to maintain good physical and mental health. A holistic approach appears to be the most popular choice, and […]
By Jim Malone on January 28, 2015
Graphene
Cutting Edge, Science

If you are using a touchscreen devices to read this now, you are actually using in the real world today, what was in the past, a possibility in sci-fi movies only. Expect more such items to materialize into our everyday lives soon, thanks to graphene. With the production of graphene made possible, science is about […]
By Jim Malone on August 24, 2014
SpaceX
Cutting Edge, Science
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On July 14, SpaceX launched several satellites into space using the Falcon 9 rocket. Touted as reusable, this rocket has been the subject of a lot of speculation. Both anticipation and skepticism has been generated as the world has waited for a successful test of the technology. The footage, recently released, of the July test […]
By Aiden Wolfe on August 22, 2014
Da Vinci
Cutting Edge, Science

Robotic technology has enhanced surgeons’ abilities to perform extremely complex procedures with greater precision, resulting in better patient outcomes. The Da Vinci system epitomizes the benefits. Treatment of prostate cancer provides a powerful example of how robotic technology advances medical treatment and fosters better patient outcomes. Before the introduction of robotics into the medical arena, […]
By Carl Auer on August 9, 2014
Bio-Pacemaker
Cutting Edge, Science

Nearly 300,000 U.S. citizens will have surgery to implant a mechanical pacemaker beneath the skin to alleviate a slow or irregular heart beats each year. A mechanical pacemaker, or pacer, is used when the built-in pacer is unable to regulate heart functions. Now, a research study on pigs at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, […]
By Grace Stephen on August 8, 2014
3D Printers
Cutting Edge, Science
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The 3D printing industry offers the capacity to entirely revolutionize how the world produces almost everything. Whether the outcome be good or bad, the 3D printing industry is set to change virtually every area of our lives and start the next industrial revolution. The 3D printing industry is the next big game-changer. Businesses, consumers, the […]
By Jim Malone on July 21, 2014
3D Printers
Cutting Edge, Science

Nicholas Pyenson is the curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, whose studies are concentrated on marine fossils. He spends most of his labor time investigating fossils of ancient Cetaceans. In 2012 his Chilean colleague, Mario Suarez, invited Pyenson to take a look at the fossil found during the Pan-American Highway reconstruction. Though, […]