http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/598452.stm
Hey guys! Sorry it took so long, I spent like HOURS on the website looking for an article :-P But, hey, miracles can happen; yes, I finally did find an article AND an interesting one (from my opinion)... Just copy the link above and go to the website.
1) The fact that scientists and doctors are beginning to intervene and stop baby stillbirths using computer technology, can this contrbute to the fact that COMPUTERS could eventually prevent others from dying? Why or why not?
2) In the future, people could probably STILL be using this tecnology? And if they are, if the technology becomes quite popular and is used A LOT, could the costing prices go down?
3) Could this technology maybe bring 'good news' to EVERYONE and people may be make them more satified and happy?
Well, that's all I have for now. The truth is, I was almost going to give up searching, but I kept searching. P.S. STILLBIRTHS means when a baby dies insides its mother's womb. :'-(
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1) It actually all depends. The cost could be expensive all the time or maybe too many computers will be used.
2)Maybe; I've heard about a lot of other things becoming so common that their usual prices go down (ex: computer animation, visual effects), that's why I predict that the costing prices could decrease.
3)Of course MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people would be very satisfied and would probably always look up to the doctors and scientists for this computer technology to prevent innocent baby still births.
- Josiah
1. Interesting question! If it's possible for computers to generate a chart based on demographic statistics (race, etc.) that can predict problems in the development of a fetus, then maybe it's possible to predict health problems after birth! Imagine putting information about your family, lifestyle, etc. into a computer and getting a chart that could tell you to watch out for a heart attack between the ages of 45 and 50, or to prepare for the possibility of Alzheimer's in later life! Knowing that health problems were likely to come later could give us a chance to try to prevent them, using diet, exercise, and/or medication. I don't think it would ever allow us to stave off death altogether, but I think it could add years to the average person's life. I'd certainly like to see my personalized chart!
2. Yes, this seems like the kind of technology that could be further perfected and honed, and could be used effectively in the future. After all, computers have vastly improved our ability to predict the weather; it seems possible that we could enhance our foresight regarding pregnancy complications, too. As for price, it's hard to say; the article doesn't really mention it. However, most services get cheaper as they become more common, so it seems reasonable that this technology would, too.
3. If this technology prevents even one stillbirth, it would definitely be good news! I wonder, though, if this technology might be a double-edged sword. Just like with the weather, it's probably not possible to perfectly predict the course of a pregnancy. I'm imagining a case in which the chart suggests that months 8 and 9 will be very dangerous for the fetus, so the doctors deliver the baby after 7 months. But the baby, having been born premature, ends up suffering health problems. Could we be sure that the last two months' gestation would have harmed, rather than helped, the child? Hard to say.
What I meant for Question one was that it could be possible that computers are always going to be used to prevent stillbirths. It could become so common that the prices could eventually drop.
- Josiah
1) Possibly. If they used the same technology for older people, then they would have to re-graph or chart how the older people are supposed to...um...get older. (I don't know how to word that.) Then, they would have to figure out a way for the technology to work on a larger scale. It would be very complicated and difficult but it would be feasible.
2) In a way. The main idea would probably be similar, but the actual machine or computer that they use to determine problems would most likely be a bit different than what we have now. It would probably be smaller, faster, more efficient, and overall a lot better. I don't know for sure because I can't tell the future, but I'm guessing that even though the idea will remain, the means will change over the years. I don't think the prices would go downso much, but I don't think they would rise too terribly either. If a lot of people use it then the hospitals and things might think that they can make an even larger profit so they raise the prices, but, on the other hand, if the cost of making the computers and instruments drops because people find a more efficient way to make them, then the prices of using them would most likely go down a bit, too.
3) Yes!!! Because some people that have already had a baby die would think that maybe if they are going to have another baby that they can find the problem and so the second one won't die.
Other people would just be relieved that someone finally found a way to save lives and that we can help the population to grow and that was a really corny sentence.
But, you never know, some overly religious people might think that it is God's choice to let babies live or die and this is tampering with the "Will of God". Maybe.
1) I think that it would probably be possible to predict if a person could die from cancer, a disease, tumor, etc. But I don't think it would be possible to know the exact date or time when a person would die, especially if a person is going to die in his/her sleep. That would be really weird and scary....Because of the really good technology that is being produced, it could be possible....but they might have to attach a device or something like that to the people, to see if they are going to die, if that is even possible. I wouldn't like that at all! How freaky!!!!
2)They could use it still in the future, but I think that they could make a better device instead of using computers, just in case something wrong happens, and the computer doesn't even pick it up! Well, if it becomes popular, than it would probably be cheaper because more people are using it, but by then, another good idea and/or product could be produced, and no one would want to buy it... I could (maybe) invent something better, too, ya know!!!!!!!!hehehe:)
3)I think that this would be very good news, especially to mothers, because I feel sorry for them for going through so much just for the labor, and all that for nothing! If I just gave birth to a baby and he/she was dead, I would be sooooo sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!boohoohooo...
The doctors and nurses could be really happy because of this technology to predict stillbirths, too, because I mean, I would feel like it was my fault if I helped deliver a maybe and the baby isn't really alive! I would feel bad and think that it was my fault!
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