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22 Ocak 2017 Pazar

Bringing a breath of fresh air to the UK’s polluted cities

Featuring a sturdy leather head-strap and mask, two large tubes and a transparent backpack containing a small potted plant, designer Chih Chiu’s response to crowded, polluted cities is stark.

“My initial idea was to separate an individual from the public space,” he says.

Titled Voyage on the Planet and originally created by Chiu for his BA final project in China in 2013, the work is set to take to the streets in Space to Breathe, a two-day exhibition based at Somerset House, central London, that is hoping to propel the issue of air pollution and public health into the limelight.

Kitting out visitors with the apparatus and taking them on to the Strand, Chiu, now a joint student at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College, hopes the sight of the people donning the otherworldly masks will shake the city out of its complacency.

“When all of us are sharing this polluted air, but none of us has a reaction to it, we feel nothing [is] really seriously wrong,” he says. “But when people start to have a reaction to the polluted air, like wearing this [mask], we start to [pay] attention.”

It is time we did. Amid a growing crisis in cities around the world, air pollution in parts of London smashed through the annual limit in the first week of this year. And with poor air quality linked to dementia, heart attacks and strokes, it is taking its toll on public health.

“What people really struggle with is the dislocation in time,” says Ian Mudway, lecturer in respiratory toxicology from the environmental research group at King’s College London. “The exposures you have now could produce effects in 20, 30, 40 years’ time,” he adds, pointing out that air pollution is estimated to cause around 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK alone.

A collaboration between curators Shrinking Space, scientists from the environmental research group at King’s College London and Cape Farewell, an organisation that pioneers the use of art to promote cultural changes to tackle climate change, Space to Breathe is an energetic mix of art, science and entertainment.

Among the weekend’s highlights, which includes a DJ set by former Pulp frontman, Jarvis Cocker, visitors will be able to don virtual reality headsets to take a tour around the Strand with the project Energy Renaissance. A 360° video, the experience explores how the area could be transformed through interventions ranging from tree planting to urban wind turbines and zero-emission buses.

Taking the ideas further, the weekend will encompass a set of panel discussions, with representatives from the Greater London Authority, the British Lung Foundation and Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the mooted Swansea Bay project, to share their views on the air pollution crisis and how to tackle it while, perhaps more creatively, a pollution-removing bench designed by Airlabs will be exhibited on the river terrace.

Also on show is a specially commissioned installation by sound artist Wesley Goatley based on six months’ worth of air pollution data gathered by instruments in the area surrounding Somerset House. The aim, says Goatley, is to offer visitors an innovative way to explore pollution data, while pushing back against the perception that such figures and statistics are only for specialists.

Entitled Breathing Mephitic Air, the experience involves a 360° soundscape with three different components of air pollution – nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide and particles known as PM10s – depicted by different sounds. These sounds, the rush of traffic, a catalytic converter and the sound of a refinery are themselves linked through their relationship to a metal intricately involved in the problem of air pollution: platinum.

The sounds, notes Goatley, rise and fall in volume with the levels of the pollutant they represent, while the apparent direction of sound mimics the direction and speed of the wind when the data was recorded. “There is a very firm connection between what you hear and what the data says – you can kind of read the data through the sound,” he says, adding that the data is also depicted dynamically through a visual display.

But Space to Breathe is not only about raising awareness of air pollution: it’s also an attempt to put the public back in control. Scientists will be offering visitors the chance to try out some of the latest real-time pollution-monitoring technology, as well as revealing how web-based apps can be used to plan journeys and dodge pollution hotspots.

“We will get people not just to think about what the pollution is on the day, but to actually have a perception of what their long-term exposures are likely to be,” says Mudway. The hope, he adds, is that the experience will galvanise visitors into action, from the way they navigate cities to the cars they choose to drive, and even encourage them to lobby those in power for change.

Andy Franzkowiak, a creative producer of the exhibition from Shrinking Space, agrees. “Every single person can make a difference,” he says.

Space to Breathe takes place at Somerset House, London WC2, on 28 and 29 January

Bringing a breath of fresh air to the UK’s polluted cities

4 Ocak 2017 Çarşamba

A Breath of Fresh Air: 5 Natural Remedies for Asthma

It is estimated that 34 million people in America have asthma. Approximately $ 14.7 million is spent on treating asthma every year. That is why many people are turning to natural remedies. Asthma medications may also have side effects, which is another reason many people are opting to use natural remedies. If you or a loved one has asthma, you might want to look into the natural options below.

Vitamin C-Rich Foods

Red peppers, oranges, grapefruit and guava are some of the foods that will provide you with a great source of Vitamin C. This nutrient helps detoxify the body and reduce inflammation. There has also been evidence to suggest that Vitamin C can reduce wheezing.

Onions

Onions are another food that you should add to your diet. They have anti-inflammatory properties, which is great for people who have asthma. It does not matter whether you eat raw or cooked onions. You will be able to reap the same benefits.

Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care is not just for people who have pain. Studies have shown when the back is not properly aligned, lung function can be impaired. That is why asthma patients will benefit from going to the chiropractor on a regular basis. Additionally, chiropractic care allows the body to naturally heal.

Manage Your Stress

Stress is bad for anyone, but it can be even more harmful if you have asthma. Studies have shown that stress can increase the intensity and frequency of asthma attacks. One study showed that 67 percent of asthma had mood disorders that were related to stress. Mood disorders also make it difficult for one to deal with stress. There are many ways that you can reduce your stress; for example, exercising, meditating and deep-breathing.

Steam Inhalation

Steam inhalation is a remedy that’s easy for just about anyone to try. Steam helps open up your airways and loosen up phlegm. You will be able to reap even more benefits when you put some natural remedies in the hot water. Juniper oil, peppermint oil and caraway seeds are examples of some of the things that you can put in the hot water. Inhale the steam as the water boils.

Asthma is a lifelong chronic condition that can be a major burden. Even though asthma can be effectively controlled with medication, you may want to consider using natural remedies. Home remedies will not only help you save money, but they usually have few or no side effects.

Dixie Somers is a freelance writer and blogger for business, home, and family niches. Dixie lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and is the proud mother of three beautiful girls and wife to a wonderful husband. Dixie recommends speaking with someone with an online respiratory therapy degree for more information.

A Breath of Fresh Air: 5 Natural Remedies for Asthma

1 Aralık 2016 Perşembe

Natural Tips for Fresher Breath

The US dental industry is now estimated to be worth an astonishing $ 126 billion per year. It’s no secret that paying to see the dentist can be expensive at the best of time, but paying for unnecessary services is really just flushing money down the plughole.

Bad breath is surprisingly common, even in today’s world of medical advancements, with up to half of the adult population suffering from questionable breath in occasion. What’s more, while historically the sufferers of bad breath were seen as lacking in dental hygiene, we now know that a whole host of other factors can impact the breath too.

While it always pays to have a thorough dental check-up if you’re worried about malodorous breath, just to be certain that tooth decay is not to blame, there are also a range of natural steps that can be taken to prevent – and even address – bad breath.

If you’d like to keep your breath fresh while simultaneously minimizing your chemical exposure then here are some steps that will help…

First – A Biology Lesson

Most cases of bad breath are caused by bacteria growing in the mouth. While the human body is home to a wide range of different micro-organisms, it is the group known as “sulphur producing” bacteria which are primarily responsible for bad breath. These bacteria live in the mouth, feeding on protein, and producing their unpleasant odour as they do so.

The key to keeping your breath fresh in a natural manner is therefore to keep these bacteria under control. Here’s exactly how to do it…

Maintain an Effective Oral Care Routine

The first step in keeping oral bacteria at bay is to clean your mouth thoroughly at least twice a day. This cleaning regime can be highly effective at reducing bacterial load – and hence keeping your breath fresh. The very same process can also minimize cavities and other problems which require expensive dental care.

An effective oral care routine can be thought of like a tripod, with each of the three “legs” being of equal importance to keep the tripod balanced.

Brush Twice Daily

The first leg of the tripod is regular brushing. This should be carried out at least twice a day, and for around two minutes per session.

Many standard toothpastes can contain a range of chemicals which can cause issues for some individuals. Possibly the most common of these is known as “sodium lauryl sulphate” or SLS for short.

This is a “frothing” agent which gives most standard toothpastes their satisfying bubbles. Most experts agree that it has little impact in the overall cleaning ability of any given toothpaste. At the same, cases exist of users finding that SLS causes swelling or irritation in their mouths, so for a more natural cleaning process consider selecting an SLS-free toothpaste.

Floss Regularly

It isn’t enough to just brush your pearly-whites. While brushing is a solid start, it is important to appreciate that brushing alone fails to get into the cracks and crevices between teeth, potentially leaving numerous food particles for bacteria to feed on.

Using dental floss, tape or interdental brushes (depending on your dentition) offers an opportunity to physically flush these particles away, leaving your mouth cleaner and fresher.

Ideally, flossing should be carried out as frequently as brushing, rather than being confined as an occasional “treat” for your mouth.

Scrape Your Tongue

It is interesting to note that a number of studies have identified the tongue as the primary source of bad breath. The tongue possesses a range of “pits” in which bacteria can congregate. Worse, many food particles remain at the back of the tongue after eating. The combination of both home and food for sulphur-producing bacteria makes for a “perfect storm” that must be battled.

It is important, therefore, to regularly scrape your tongue properly to help keep these so-called “tongue coverings” under control. As this is a physical process of scraping it can be seen as chemical-free and natural for the body.

Consider Health Impacts

Once you have an effective oral care routine in place, the next step to consider for keeping your breath fresh naturally is your overall health.

If your breath seems to have declined recently, yet your dentist has reported no oral problems, it is wise to consider any recent changes to your diet or your general health. Surprisingly everything from acid reflux to liver problems right through to even excessive hunger can all impact the breath.

If in doubt, therefore, consider any recent changes you have made to your lifestyle and seek a full health-check from your doctor. If you’re constantly downing breath spray then a quick visit to the doctor may be enough to stop the problem in its tracks.

Stay Hydrated

One of the more interesting causes of questionable breath is general dehydration. As we eat and drink we not only flush away excess food particles, but we also help to moderate the pH in our mouths. Both these aspects can have a positive impact on the breath, making it harder for bacteria to grow.

A dry mouth, therefore, can be a major cause of bad breath, at least in the short term. Indeed, it is this lack of fluid in the palette which is a major cause of so-called “morning breath”, which normally goes away after cleaning your teeth and having a drink. Quite simply the inactivity and lack of fluid in your mouth has allowed sulphur-producing bacteria to grow uncontrolled throughout the night.

If in doubt, then, try to drink more pH-neutral fluids. Water is best. If you find that you’re still suffering from a dry mouth on occasion then an oral moisturising spray can help to adjust the problem in a natural and gentle way.

Chew Herbs

Lastly, it is worth mentioning that a number of herbs have proven benefits for keeping the breath fresh. What is perhaps rather odd is that we willingly feed a range of herbs to pets to keep their breath fresh, yet forget to do the same ourselves!

Fresh leaves of mint or parsley are two of the very best. Consider growing some potted herbs on your kitchen windowsill so they’re always to hand before you head out in the morning. There is also some evidence to suggest that eating citrus fruits may also help to keep your breath fresh, especially if your bad breath is caused more by what you have eaten (such as spicy or garlic-rich foods) rather than down to bacteria in the oral cavity.

Natural Tips for Fresher Breath

27 Nisan 2014 Pazar

My son never ever took a breath speaking about stillbirths can ease the soreness | Andrew Weatherall

There is not much that makes me come to feel older than marking the birthday of my first son. Last week was eight many years since his birth, and I don’t forget that day in nearly as well considerably detail. The drive to hospital. The scans on arrival. The prolonged twilight of labour. The delivery and the final wisps of hope misplaced as people scans were proved correct. Alexander never ever took a breath.

My wife and I have been deep into our specialty instruction – in paediatrics and anaesthesia respectively – but we had by no means contemplated seeing a nevertheless lifestyle of his heart on the ultrasound. In my memory, I come to feel my wife’s howl much more than I hear it.

That day, we were almost certainly just one of 6 families in Australia going by way of a comparable grief. However with all our education, we’d barely offered it a thought. Stillbirth has been so neglected right up until just lately that even definitions shift among the death of a child following 20 or 28 weeks (and that is just the two most typical ones). Employing the decrease amount, the Australian Institute of Wellness and Welfare tells us that in 2011 there have been two,220 foetal deaths. The nationwide road toll for the identical year was 1,310. Do you recall any bulletins highlighting a stillbirth rate that hasn’t fallen in decades?

At the time, a single source of distress was the lack of answers. Not just the lack of answers both, but the sense that no one was seeking for them. Given that then there is been efforts by organisations this kind of as the Stillbirth Basis Australia and the Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance to make study happen. Nonetheless, a great deal of this is nevertheless on the basics – agreeing on definitions testing standardised investigation plans describing the epidemiology. The Stillbirth Alliance lists a total of 6 research projects under way.

This is not to say these aren’t very good projects, or that perform isn’t currently being carried out elsewhere. There have been latest updates on prospective danger elements this kind of as maternal excess weight via pregnancy and sleeping position in the course of late pregnancy. A Victorian crew looks optimistic that they’ll have a screening blood check for lower foetal oxygen levels inside of 5 many years. It is just that these reports come to feel like occasional telegrams from a frontier left mostly to itself.

Probably the purpose researchers are left to work quietly alone is our collective discomfort at confronting the mess of the bereaved. Just this month, a crew from Oxford University released final results of the 1st nationwide survey in the United kingdom asking families about their care. It exposed tremendous variability in aftercare, describing some institutional experiences as “unacceptable”.

Following Alexander’s death, we saw the full assortment of people’s compassion, ignorance and at times concern. I have no doubt that there were instances when the grim chaos of our reduction made individuals close by inform themselves we were greater left alone. A few disappeared.

But when we did not talk, we were left to grapple with despair and guilt. I essential others to let me express my blinkered rage at these for whom it all went properly or my disdain for people coping with the small hiccups of lifestyle. More than anything, I just wished folks to speak about Alexander. My biggest fear was not the sorrow his title would bring, but the considered that he would be forgotten by everybody, left only as a secret burnished tale for a married couple. But with a couple of notable exceptions, we don’t share these stories.

We need to have every person to encounter up to this and engage with families’ grief. Then individuals may truly feel the urgency to find means of preventing these deaths, and there would be assistance for vibrant researchers to tackle their queries.

Back in that initial pregnancy, like so many other people we study The Minor Prince aloud to my wife’s growing belly. In it, that serious minor boy talks of his return to the skies and tells the aviator that his present will be the laughter of the stars, as he’ll be ready to appear up and know that his youthful pal has returned there and is laughing on one particular of them. And so I pay attention each time I look up to the sky.

Eight many years soon after my son’s passing, my hope is that we’re closer to bereaved parents knowing that they can search the stars with individuals about them comprehending why. Then I hope we’ll shift things, so that no a single else has to search with me.

My son never ever took a breath speaking about stillbirths can ease the soreness | Andrew Weatherall

17 Mart 2014 Pazartesi

Reverse Bad Breath

In Hawaii, pilau is the word for smelly, rotten, stinky, and something offensive. In English, one particular would say, “You really have negative breath”. In pidgin, a single would say, “Brah, yer bret’ remain pilau”. Two different cultures. Same message.

Every time I read through one thing about poor breath, it’s sort of like a physician prescribing a drug to treat a symptom. For some weird, unexplainable reason, no one particular ever discounts with treating the cause. So, taking a stroll on the wild side, right here goes.

Pilau breath is constantly a sign of some inner disorder and ought to in no way be treated only with breath mints or mouth washes. First and foremost, the teeth and gums require to be looked at. A visit to a dental hygienist or a dentist will reveal if tooth or gum illness is the result in.

If the mouth is healthful, all other local problems can be eliminated. This contains sinusitis, nasal allergies, postnasal drip, tonsillitis, and lung issues. With these not enjoying a element in the issue, the most probable lead to of the difficulty is a digestive imbalance, generally due to improper diet regime.

The most common difficulty involves bad elimination and constipation.

As the things stays within for a longer than normal period of time, toxins are reabsorbed triggering coating of the tongue and eventually, pilau breath.

An additional issue is digestive enzyme deficiency, in which lack of hydrochloric acid or other digestive enzymes can be the trigger. At one particular level these enzymes had been standard. But over time and dietary abuse, the enzymes grew to become depleted.

When meals are too large or also frequent, this interferes with the procedure. It leads to large portions of partially digested food items to get to the small intestine, setting up fermentation resulting in the two gas and poor breath. Pilau to da max!

Then, improper foods combinations generate situations not possible for appropriate digestion. Seem at a typical breakfast – citrus fruits and bread. Undesirable, poor, poor. Then mixing fruits and vegetables or melons with just about anything at all else triggers havoc in the body.

Fiber deficiency and an excess consumption of refined carbohydrates along with as well significantly dairy or flesh equates to the worst-case situation as far as breath is concerned. Not only is this diet plan highly mucus-forming, but it favors tooth and gum condition, digestive weakness, constipation, and significantly more grief, each related and unrelated to bad breath.

A lot of instances, folks have intolerances to particular meals that they have difficulty digesting. It’s a excellent thought to get examined by a naturopath or a medical doctor specializing in allergic reactions to find out what’s poor for you to eat.

Several times, tension and anxiousness are the main lead to of undesirable breath since prolonged stress will make typical digestion extremely hard by affecting each the nervous and endocrine methods. And do not neglect that heavy metal poisoning can lead to poor breath and selenium can give a garlic-like odor to the breath.

So, if the problem is dental, nothing will alleviate the scenario right up until the cause is taken care of.

If diet regime is the problem, proper digestion and elimination can be reestablished by a short 3-day apple mono diet program or a 10-day brown rice mono diet regime. Yes, mono indicates only eating a single point.

As soon as the mono diet regime is finished it need to be followed by a high-fiber diet with an abundance of raw vegetables and fruit, not eaten at the very same time.

Meals must be smaller than standard and eaten dry, with no drinks or soups.

Do not drink liquids within the half hour before the meal and not till an hour to an hour a half following the meal. Carrying out this will avoid the digestive juices from getting to be diluted and as a result less efficient.

Though water is usually easily acidified by the abdomen acid, a hydrochloric acid-deficient individual demands all the acid he or she needs for digestion.

Milk is especially detrimental if taken with meals due to the fact it needs a wonderful volume of acid to be acidified, leaving small or none left for the meal itself. This is why kosher laws do not enable dairy products to be consumed with meat at the very same meals. Hydrochloric acid is crucial for suitable protein digestion.

Drinking water in between meals is extremely essential to help cleanse the entire body and cases of undesirable breath are enhanced by drinking six to eight glasses of water a day.

Undertaking the mono diet program is not just a 1-time factor. Many times it needs to be repeated several times to get complete results.

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Reverse Bad Breath

28 Ocak 2014 Salı

Chemical substances In Your Breath Could Reveal Lung Cancer, New Investigation Says

A straightforward breath check for lung cancer acquired a phase closer to reality right now with analysis exhibiting that specific compounds in the breath can indicate the presence or absence of lung cancer. Findings presented to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons 50th yearly meeting showed that large-tech sensors can detect particular compounds in the breath released by lung cancer cells.

Michael Bousamra, M.D. and a team of researchers from the University of Louisville designed a silicone microprocessor and mass spectrometer that showed 95-% accuracy in detecting certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) connected with lung cancer. Named carbonyls, and more specifically aldehydes and ketones, these compounds produced by the body and can present a variety of metabolic signature for lung cancer and other sorts of cancer.

Bousamra and colleagues gave the breath check to individuals who currently had suspicious tumors that had been detected by CT scans. Then they matched the breathalyzer findings with biopsy and clinical data. For sufferers whose breath contained elevated levels of three or four VOCs related with cancer, the breath check was 95 percent precise in predicting their tumors would flip out to be malignant, the researchers mentioned.

The opposite also proved true. When participants’ breath did not incorporate the cancer-distinct carbonyls, the test was 80 % correct in predicting that their tumors would turn out to be benign.

The researchers cautioned that their information are preliminary and have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Nevertheless, there’s ample proof to help the thought that cancer cells release certain natural compounds in the breath that can indicate the presence of a tumor.

For example, in 2012, a staff of researchers from the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University presented findings to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, exhibiting that 75 specific VOCs have been considerably different in the breath of individuals with lung cancer vs. people who have been cancer-totally free. The Emory University researchers employed a device developed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute.

A &quotbiosignature&quot of compounds in the breath may reveal lung cancer, research shows (photo: public domain)

A “biosignature” of compounds in the breath may reveal lung cancer, research displays (photograph: public domain)

Yet another examine published in 2012 identified colon cancer with more than 80-% accuracy using 15 previously identified VOCs.

In reality, the race to best and demonstrate a breath check for cancer is on all around the nation, with many analysis teams functioning to recognize cancer-specific patterns of VOCs and to develop devices delicate adequate to accurately measure their presence.

And no wonder. Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer of all, killing more people than breast, prostate and colon cancer mixed, according to the American Lung Association. A single of the principal reasons lung cancer is so deadly is that it’s typically caught at a late stage, when it’s currently begun to spread, or metastasize. Stage I lung cancer has a 70-% remedy price, but by stage III or later on fewer than 25 percent of situations can be cured. Hence the importance of establishing tests that can detect lung tumors early.

Mountain See, California-based Metabolomx may possibly be the furthest along in the race to carry a cancer breath check to marketplace. The company’s colorimetric sensor, which detects and measures VOCs employing 36 different chemically reactive colorants, is being examined in trials at the Cleveland Clinic’s Respiratory Institute.

Utilizing Metabolomx’s sensor technology, Peter Mazzone, MD, director of the Institute’s lung cancer program, published study and presented findings at the American School of Chest Physicians Yearly Meeting (CHEST 2013) exhibiting that VOCs in exhaled breath could give a “metabolic biosignature” that was 75-% precise in identifying compounds linked with lung tumors.

Metabolomx reviews that the business has launched new trials in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic employing a up coming-generation sensor that is one hundred instances much more accurate.

Chemical substances In Your Breath Could Reveal Lung Cancer, New Investigation Says

24 Ocak 2014 Cuma

Consider a deep breath: the stethoscope is dying

Edie Falco as Nurse Jackie in the US comedy-drama. Photograph: CBS/BBC

If you Google “Hugh Laurie” and “stethoscope”, you will come up with a clutch of stories from February 2012 about how everybody’s favourite pill-popping misanthropic physician is “hanging up his stethoscope” after eight seasons on the hit present Property.

This underlines a much more basic reality: medical doctors do not retire, they hang up their stethoscopes. Is there any occupation so proverbially connected to one device of their trade? Will individuals feel you are a medical professional if you will not dress in one particular?

These concerns become topical since the stethoscope is reportedly turning into obsolete, nearly 200 years after it was invented. Is it anything at all to do with the finding that a third of US stethoscopes utilized in emergencies have been contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria? No, but it possibly did not aid.

Rather, in accordance to this month’s edition of the Globe Heart Federation’s journal, International Heart, the stethoscope is currently being replaced by far more exact and less costly hand-held ultrasound gadgets.

Hugh Laurie, who hung up his stethoscope when he left the lengthy-working hit show Home. Photograph: 20thC Fox/Everett/Rex Attributes

Upsetting information – at least for well-liked culture. What is each and every Tv medic – from Kenneth Williams’s Dr Tinkle in Carry On Medical doctor to Edie Falco’s Nurse Jackie – with out a stethoscope? And if, as the Global Heart report suggests, the handheld ultrasound units that doctors of the future will be utilizing look just like smartphones, how will we be in a position to inform the medics from the civilians in Casualty or Holby City?

But there is great news. If the stethoscope does become obsolete, it will also spell the finish for a single excrescence: a T-shirt targeted at medical college students saying “Hold calm and carry a stethoscope.”

The guy who invented the stethoscope almost 200 many years in the past was shy. French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec dreaded placing his ear on the patient’s chest, specifically when the patient was a woman. No offence to Laënnec, but his patients probably did not care for it either, particularly if he had cold and/or especially hairy ears.

Shyness is the unsung mother of invention. It really is why Finns at Nokia invented texting (they could not bear encounter-to-face rejection when proposing dates) and why in 1816 Dr Laënnec came up with his auscultatory prosthesis (at first, a tube).

Only later, as Television history tells us, did stethoscopes grow to be much more sophisticated. In the 60s, Richard Chamberlain’s Dr Kildare wore a stethoscope from a brand called Thumpy, whose earpieces clipped close to the neck. By the time ER came along in the mid-90s, Tv medics have been wearing them with the tube close to the neck like rubberised stoles. “The problem with that,” says a GP acquaintance, “is they seem cool but hold falling off.” Only a doctor could use “amazing” and “stethoscope” in the identical sentence.

How lucky for Laënnec that he died just before he could see the sexist utilizes to which well-liked culture would put his invention. In the 1957 movie Doctor at Large, Dirk Bogarde’s Dr Simon Sparrow employs a stethoscope during an examination of a girl who’s been getting chest problems. “Big breaths, Eva.” “Yeth, and I am only 16.” Oh Lord: if which is what the stethoscope is going to be utilised for, it is just as properly it is becoming obsolete.

But is it? If we have realized absolutely nothing else from Star Trek, it truly is that, in the future, physicians – some of them aliens, admittedly – will be employing stethoscopes. Who can forget that scene in which Phlox, the Denobulan chief health care officer aboard the Enterprise, taken care of the Klingon Klaang whilst wearing a (funky, space-agey) stethoscope? Not me. Rumours of the death of the stethoscope could be exaggerated.

Consider a deep breath: the stethoscope is dying