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Ultrasounds Go Mobile

In the car, in the air, get your ultrasound anywhere! From the Mobisante website : We have created the world's first smartphone-based ultrasound imaging system MobiUS™. This award winning system, cleared by the Food & Drug Administration, brings ultrasound imaging within reach of health care professionals everywhere. MobiUS fuses the power and wireless connectivity of a smartphone with the Internet into a game-changing diagnostic solution that is personal and accessible, helping health care professionals practice better medicine and reduce costs. I could see this being a handy device for in-home doctors, midwives, and physicians who work in third world countries. It also seems like it it much less costly ($7,495 according to GeekWire ) than the traditional ultrasound system (up to $100,000) you see in the typical OB/GYN office. I would guess that comes with a bit of a less feature rich experience as well, but that is an understandable tradeoff for what I would expect to be it&#

ADHD and Sleep

It would be no surprise to me to find that ADHD is way over diagnosed. I was on Ritalin as a kid and even as an adult. While I cannot say with certainty that I was misdiagnosed, I could see that many kids were. Now being married to a pharmacist, I can see that many more kids still are. According to The Inquisitr , there is a recent study that was published in the American Journal of Family Therapy that suggests a link between sleep patterns and ADHD like behavior. They studied 704 parents and some of the findings suggest that kids who have no set bedtime were eight more times as likely to hit, punch, and kick their parents. These kids were also likely to get disciplinary notes from schools and have low self-confidence. Kids who shared a bed with parents or siblings were also seven more times as likely to result in these behaviors. I have always thought that it would be better to spend more time looking at adjusting behaviors before going on meds for any reason. This goes for any healt