Focal Healthcare and CIMTEC Sign Licensing Agreement for a Suite of 3D Ultrasound AI-Based Technologies
The collaboration allows Focal Healthcare to develop a smart 3D ultrasound imaging platform for point of care use.
TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW/ - Focal Healthcare, known globally as a leading innovator of image-guided prostate cancer technology, is diversifying their product line by developing an AI-based 3D ultrasound imaging platform. Focal Healthcare has licensed patents from the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) that will be used in 3D ultrasound-based point of care diagnostic and monitoring systems. The technology will be used at the patient's bedside to image joints, organs and blood vessels.
The product will offer advantages of being small, portable and affordable and conduct non-invasive and rapid 3D ultrasound imaging in any point of care setting. The system is enhanced with leading AI-driven organ-specific analysis targeted for a wide range of age-related chronic diseases. Some of the first applications to be commercialized include scanning carotid arteries to assess the risk for stroke, the thyroid and breast to determine whether detected nodules may be malignant, and even assessing and monitoring osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in the knee, wrist or other parts of the body.
"CIMTEC is very excited about the licensing agreement with Focal Healthcare as it will provide a vehicle for translation of its point of care innovation to the world. Focal Healthcare, with its capability to distribute imaging products globally, is well positioned to productize CIMTEC's point of care systems and integrate them into health care systems," said Aaron Fenster (PhD, O Ont, FCAHS), CEO of CIMTEC.
The Focal point of care imaging hub is ideally suited for integration into existing telehealth and telemedicine infrastructure. The platform will expand and modernize telehealth by adding image-based diagnosis, monitoring and eventually therapy capabilities. Focal is now looking for leading telehealth and telemedicine providers for trials and pilot programs.
"Focal looks forward to enhancing the medical care for remote communities and long-term care facilities by merging point of care smart 3D ultrasound technology with telehealth," said Chicuong La (PhD), CEO of Focal Healthcare. "Aaron is a pioneer in 3D ultrasound and brings over 30 years of expertise and clinically proven technology to our collaboration. We are excited to be working with him."
About Focal Healthcare
Focal Healthcare is a Canadian-based MedTech company committed to improving the lives of patients and their families through technical innovation. By developing imaging tools that emphasize accuracy, efficiency and accessibility, Focal Healthcare strives to advance prostate cancer diagnosis and management, as well as disease prevention, in clinics and hospitals of all sizes. Focal Healthcare designs and manufactures all its products at its headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
About CIMTEC
CIMTEC is a not-for-profit corporation that exists to facilitate the commercialization of important and world-leading medical imaging technology, so that Canadians and patients around the world can benefit from the health and economic benefits of these innovations. CIMTEC is partially supported by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) through a grant.
SOURCE Focal Healthcare
Let Go of Limitations: Create a Life of Abundance, Wealth and Joy
Los Angeles, CA, October 14,2021 — Do you struggle to pay the bills? Is your vision board hanging by a thread? It might surprise you to know that your own beliefs about money could be costing you the prosperity you deserve.
“We are such powerful beings. Whatever we decide, we create exactly — not one bit more, not one bit less,” says author and transformational coach Esra Banguoglu Ogut.
Her new book, Money Does Grow on Trees: The Myths We Create and Live By, is not about “the nine steps to being wealthy,” or “how to meditate so all your financial problems go away.” It’s about awakening to any self-imposed limitations, cultivating prosperity consciousness and finding the inner power to choose a new reality.
Ogut is part of a new generation of prosperity leaders. Her unique approach to manifesting abundance and dismantling self-imposed limitations travels to the core of who we are and why we make the choices we do.
She awakened to her own power to create prosperity when she finally realized that she was unconsciously going out of her way to limit it. At that moment, it dawned on her that abundance is a matter of choice for each of us. People choose it or reject it based on what they have come to believe about money.
In Money Does Grow on Trees, you will find stories — both successes and failures — from her life and many other examples from clients she worked with over a decade.
She encourages us to take responsibility for having created our own limitations, which is the first bridge to finding the true inner power needed to transform them … ultimately giving birth to our sovereignty.
About the Author
As a transformational coach and yoga teacher, Esra B. Ogut has helped people worldwide discover their power to live the life they choose. She shows them how to experience their own abundance through one-on-one coaching and workshops. Along with her husband and business partner, author and transformational coach Aykut "Ike" Ogut, Esra pioneered transformational coaching in Turkey.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Turkey’s Bosphorus University and a film and television certificate from UCLA, and she is also a certified instructor of kundalini yoga. Esra resides with her husband in Los Angeles and Kauai, where they work online to train coaches around the world while continuing to write.
Simple, Effective Ways to Boost Your Mood and Make It A Great Day
TORONTO/NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2021— The self-help shelves are brimming with advice about what we’re "supposed to do" to feel better, think better, live better — you name it. But seismic shifts can be overwhelming. Do we really need to climb a mountain to live purposefully and be genuinely happy?
“I am going to share with you a few small ideas that you can use that will make you feel awesome, so that the next time you're looking for ways to improve your day or mood, you'll be able to do just that,” said author Jarrett Robertson.
In his motivational, upbeat book, Make It A Great Day: How To Feel Awesome So That You Can Help Others, the former Hockey pro turned consultant explores the “why” behind the things we can do each and every day to cultivate positive energy and use it to impact those around us. Between the covers of Make It A Great Day, you’ll find practical information and strategies you can act on immediately, including:
• Small changes you can make every day that can lead to big results
• How our moods create chemical reactions in the brain
• Factors that can sap or fuel our positivity
• Your instinctive need for significance, growth, contribution and more
• How to improve your Emotional Intelligence and why it’s more important than IQ
• Ways to develop your self-awareness, empathy, social skills and so much more
“Like anything in life, you can research more, dig deeper, go further, climb higher,” Robertson added. “But what I have learned is that it’s the littlest things that we can do every day that will actually help us take control so that we can give back, help others and make it a great day!”
About the Author
Jarrett Robertson is a former pro hockey player and physique competitor who continues to draw upon everything he learned about overall health and wellbeing to inform his approach to life. The Brown University graduate has been a financial adviser for more than a decade and continues to run his firm in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a consultant at Canada Life. With Make It A Great Day, he brings his message to the masses, helping more people achieve greater success through mastering their own human potential. Robertson strives every day to project positivity and aims to help motivate others to do the same by reminding us that, “Life is not too short, but life is extremely valuable. Make it a great day!”
For more information, please visit www.makeitagreatday.ca, or follow the author on Instagram at @_makeitagreatday.
Make It A Great Day: How To Feel Awesome So That You Can Help Others Publisher: 10-10-10 Publishing
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6 Ways to Reduce Snoring
Snoring is an issue that countless people experience. The problem not only affects you, but it could impact your spouse and other members of the family by keeping them up at night or disrupting their days. To deal with snoring, it is best to take up some of the tips mentioned below.
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Weight Management
Obesity is a health issue that can cause people to snore. Excessive weight can lead to extra tissues in the throat that cause snoring. However, by eating healthy, exercising, and taking other necessary steps to limit fat and calorie gain, you can reduce the risk of obesity and possibly stave off issues like snoring.
No Smoking
The use of tobacco products could cause inflammation among tissues that align with your airways. When this happens, the swelling can lead to more mucus spreading along and disrupting the upper airways. As a result, your nasal passage and throat experience many turbulences, such as congestion, which causes an unusual and unpleasant sound known as snoring. By taking up healthy habits to combat smoking, you can reduce the risk of snoring.
Get Plenty of Rest
So many people go to sleep late and wake up early or toss and turn during the night, preventing their bodies from getting the amount of sleep they need to regroup and function properly. Lack of sleep can relax specific muscles in the body, which is not always a good thing. Sleep deprivation can cause throat relaxation, block breathing muscles during sleep, and leads to snoring, among other health problems.
Sleep on the Side
Sleeping in electric adjustable beds could be one of the best ways to ensure that you keep your head raised at least four inches and stay on your side while resting. Laying on your back could cause you to snore. Your tongue will be more likely to fall back into the throat, making your airways smaller and increasing the risk of snoring. However, sleeping in an electric adjustable bed could make it more comfortable to sleep on your side and stop your tongue from blocking your airways.
Allergy Medication
Viruses and allergies can clog up your airways with mucus and make it difficult for you to breathe while sleeping. As a result, you could experience a variety of difficulties, including snoring problems. However, by taking allergy medications and other over-the-counter prescriptions, you can treat congestion and alleviate snoring.
Surgical Options
Sometimes even simple techniques aren’t enough to stop snoring. In these instances, medical attention may be necessary. If you need surgery, a surgeon will modify your airway by trimming tissues, inserting filament in your palate, and taking other steps to help you stop snoring. Before any procedure, a medical professional will go over your options to help you make the best choice for the situation.When it comes to snoring, this is an issue that many people have. However, using some of the steps
Why You Need to Fully Recover From Your Injuries Before Getting Active Again
As an athlete, you will need to see a sports medicine doctor at some point throughout your career. Injuries always occur and can affect anyone. Following an injury, you need to prioritize your recovery to ensure you can train and perform at your best. Below are the primary reasons why you need tofully recover from your injuries before getting active again.
Recovery Allows Your Muscles to Heal and Makes You Stronger
The damage that physical activity causes triggers your immune system to repair the injuries. When your tissues recover, they become somewhat fitter than they were before the injuries. This way, the next time you do the same exercises, you will not sustain as many injuries. For your body to adapt, you must sustain some injuries. When repeated severally, this process of stress and recovery results in enhanced health and fitness.
Reduce Fatigue and Inflammation
Some injuries can cause muscle and joint inflammation. Muscle inflammation can cause aching muscles, limiting your mobility when working out or running. Correspondingly, joint inflation can cause pain when exercising and result in sore knees, ankles, and hips that can cause further injuries. Ensuring you resume physical activity after recovery helps you become a more durable athlete and remain injury-free.
Improved Mobility and Flexibility
Some injuries can rob you of the ability to move as you used to before the injury. A return to your initial mobility cannot occur overnight, and some movement may never get reinstated. By ensuring you recover fully before getting active again, you regain the physical mobility and flexibility you had before your injuries. Recovery helps reinstate your ability to stand and move normally again. It helps strengthen the muscles in the affected area and enhance your flexibility, allowing you to regain your mobility.
Improved Mental Health
Some injuries impose a considerable mental burden on you. The psychological response to sports injuries can trigger or unmask severe health conditions, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and disordered eating. In addition, the emotional reactions that result from processing the medical information concerning the injury given by the medical team can cause sadness, anger, disengagement, and frustration, resulting in stress. Full recovery helps you reduce psychological and mental stress. It creates a sense of well-being, lowers pain experiences, and decreases anxiety. Besides, recovery makes you regain your independence, increasing your confidence and ability to handle the injury and other health-related issues.
Recovery helps improve your overall well-being. When you fully recover before becoming active again, you provide your body with everything it needs to recuperate with time.
Top 6 Alternative Indoor Exercises for Running
Running outside is an effective and physically rewarding exercise. While running outdoors is wonderful, weather changes can make it tough to get the miles in that you might need to keep your fitness at its peak level. With these four alternative indoor exercises for runners, you’ll be able to maintain your hard-earned fitness all through the year.
Yoga
Yoga is an excellent indoor alternative for runners. Weight-bearing exercises like yoga can improve muscular endurance in runners. In addition to building up one's leg muscles, yoga also reduces injury risk by strengthening connective tissue and increasing bone density. What's more, yoga doesn’t require a gym membership or any additional equipment; all you need is some space and a yoga mat. Many people who do yoga daily report that they notice a difference in their endurance and feel that yoga is a great practice for both physical and mental improvements.
Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is another viable alternative to running. Swinging at imaginary opponents can help you blow off steam and keep your heart rate up, even without running. Since boxing is a full-body exercise, you’ll be able to improve your balance and agility as well as strength. If you do decide to take on a heavy bag, make sure to wear hand wraps or gloves with wrist support as boxing can put extra stress on your joints. Shadowboxers often report that they have a video or video game that tells them what movements to mimic and at what time. These videos and games typically help you stay engaged while shadowboxing and help you see progress as you get better.
Indoor Cycling
Similar to running, indoor cycling is a cardio-intense exercise and is a great way to keep your cardio up while staying indoors. Plus, it is typically easier on your knees than running. There are cycling studios that have bikes ready for you to use. If you already have a bike to use at home, you can also look online for remote classes too. One of the things that people love about indoor cycling is the community around you while you are cycling. Even if you are cycling in your own room, you can typically feel the energy of your instructor and they can help you stay motivated.
Jumping Rope
Jumping rope is an excellent cardiovascular exercise and an efficient way to get in a quality workout. Plus, you can get a killer aerobic and strength training workout by jumping rope. Jumping rope works your arms, legs, abs, and shoulders all at once. The additional bonus is that you don’t need much space to do it. Moreover, you can easily adjust how hard of a workout you get by changing your speed and jump height. Many people that jump rope report weight loss and muscle gain, which is often something that runners want.
Bodyweight workouts
You don’t need a gym membership to stay fit. Bodyweight workouts or calisthenics can be done anywhere using only your body weight as resistance. Some examples include push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, and planks. Before you start a bodyweight workout program, be sure to work with a personal trainer who is knowledgeable about exercise programs tailored to runners. This will ensure that you are exercising safely and effectively. Remember that even though these exercises use your body weight as resistance, they should still be approached as hard workouts because there is still a lot of stress placed on your joints and muscles. One thing that people who do bodyweight workouts tend to report is that they notice a physical difference after only a couple of weeks of training. Additionally, they tend to report more visual changes compared to running.
Swimming
Swimming is a great alternative to running as it is cardio intense without significant force on your joints. Additionally, swimmers have reported that it’s a great way to lose weight and get stronger. This is especially true for building your shoulders, which is often neglected in running exercises. There are different types of swimming strokes and swimming drills that can help keep you engaged while you are swimming. Something that is similar between swimming and running is that you can easily see improvements. When you first start swimming, you may notice that you have to take a break after every lap or so compared to a few months later when you can swim multiple laps before getting tired.
Many runners go through seasonal slumps where they just don’t feel like exercising outside, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop running altogether! Pay attention to these four tips for alternative running exercises.
How to Alleviate Back Pain at Home
Chances are, you have some pain in your back. You may not realize it, but more than 80% of people will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. You may not even be aware of the pain until it becomes so excruciating, you lose work time and have to take a medical leave. But there are several ways you can reduce your back pain at home with natural remedies and simple exercises that will help strengthen your muscles surrounding the affected area.
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Take a Hot Bath
One of the ways you can help relieve back pain at home is by taking a hot bath. Doctors even recommend soaking in a hot bath as one of their top ways to alleviate back pain at home because it relaxes your muscles, increases blood flow, and reduces stress—all things you need if you're experiencing discomfort that is affecting your ability to function normally on a daily basis.
Use Medicated Creams
Another way to alleviate your back pain at home is by using over-the-counter medicine. Some people find that applying an analgesic cream helps reduce their levels of discomfort and muscle spasms because it contains ingredients like menthol and methyl salicylate, which help relieve things like joint pain and muscle stiffness. You can also take ibuprofen or aspirin, which are often found in over-the-counter medicines for back pain relief at home.
Maintain Healthy Body Weight
If you are overweight, the extra pounds put pressure on your back which can cause pain and discomfort. Maintaining an ideal weight will help reduce how much stress is placed on your spine so that it doesn't have to work as hard at keeping you upright, therefore helping with back pain management.
If you are underweight, this can also cause problems because your bones aren't getting the support they need to stay strong, which results in back strain and discomfort over time. An ideal weight will help reduce stress on your body so that it is easier for you to deal with any aches or pains caused by muscle fatigue.
Stretching
Stretching exercises can help you feel better and alleviate back pain at home. If you want to stretch out your back, try lying on your stomach with a rolled-up towel under the arch of your back. You can also bend over and grab onto something sturdy like an exercise bar or table leg - just make sure it's strong enough not to move when you put pressure on it.We hope these tips will help you relieve your back pain and get on the road to recovery. If not,
Winter Transition for Your Training and 4 Tips To Make It Easier
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Want to get your fitness on but not ready to do your cardio in the cold? If you hate working out in the winter months, there are plenty of alternatives to exercising outdoors that will still keep you physically active while inside. Here are some top tips to make sure your exercise routine continues throughout the colder months:
Cardio
Many people think that it’s impossible to get a good cardio workout without venturing outside, making it particularly challenging to stay fit when it gets cold outside. Thankfully, there are many solutions for indoor cardio. Try indoor cycling, running on the elliptical or treadmill, jumping rope, or jogging in place. Whether you sign up for a virtual or in-person class or simply follow along with your own set of exercises, performing regular cardio will help you stay on track with training.
Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is another excellent indoor winter workout to keep your body moving in cold weather. It’s easy to incorporate shadowboxing into your everyday routine because it requires no equipment, can be done anytime and anywhere, and provides an effective cardio workout. Simply practicing punching, kicking, and maintaining your fight position as you spar in front of a mirror. Use resources like Instagram and YouTube to improve your form.
Cycle Classes
When it comes to cardio, cycling classes are among the most popular. For in-person classes, there is usually more than one studio in bigger cities so it’s relatively accessible. Plus, many classes have at least one free class so you can try it out before committing to a monthly membership. There are many studios that offer cycling classes like Plan 7 Coaching. For those that have a bike at home, there are also a growing number of remote classes as well.
Weight Training
Another way to replace your outdoor fitness routine is to practice weight training indoors. The simplest way to do so is by purchasing a set of dumbbells and start using them at home. As long as you know how much weight to lift and what body parts each exercise targets, weight training will allow you to continue getting fit through the winter.
Yoga
Practicing yoga is also an option to maintain your fitness habits in the colder months. In particular, Bikram or hot yoga keeps your muscles from tightening up when temperatures drop as it requires you to sweat extensively. Yoga also improves circulation, which is key in maintaining muscle mass. If you have access to a gym with a pool or hot tub, this is another option as water makes your body feel warmer and will keep your heart rate elevated.
Instead of missing out on your workout routine all winter long, consider making indoor alternatives your go-to fitness plan this season. With these four tips, you’ll be ready to keep working out and stay fit even when the weather takes a turn for the worse.
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