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Study: Text-messaging strangers reduces need for pain relief during minor surgeries
2015-04-28 13:27:02| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Patients who text messaged a stranger just before minor surgeries required less supplemental pain relief than patients receiving standard therapy or distraction techniques, according to a recently published study conducted by researchers at RTI International, Cornell University and LaSalle Hospital . The study, published in Pain Medicine and funded by Cornell University, showed that mobile phones provide new opportunities for social support, improving patient comfort and reducing the need for pain relief during minor surgeries and in other clinical settings at a very low cost.
Kellogg Co. donates to Nepal relief efforts
2015-04-27 23:54:31| Agriculture - Topix.net
At least 18 were killed and dozens more were injured on Mount Everest, where the quake launched an avalanche, it says. , vice president of global communications and philanthropy at Kellogg Co., in a statement.
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Want to help the Nepal earthquake relief efforts?
2015-04-27 16:43:29| PortlandOnline
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UPS studies drone use in disaster relief operations
2015-04-22 14:51:26| Air Courier - Topix.net
The study, which was began in October 2014 and ended Tuesday, was coordinated by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company specializing in drone applications, on behalf of the American Red Cross and participating companies, including UPS, Atlanta-based UPS said in a prepared statement. The study was initiated to help inform decision-making on key issues related to drone use and policy, the company adds..
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UPS studies drone use in disaster relief operations
2015-04-22 14:26:47| Trucking - Topix.net
The study, which was began in October 2014 and ended Tuesday, was coordinated by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company specializing in drone applications, on behalf of the American Red Cross and participating companies, including UPS, Atlanta-based UPS said in a prepared statement. The study was initiated to help inform decision-making on key issues related to drone use and policy, the company adds..
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