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News | Archive (November 2009)
Simulated training for ultrasound-guided procedures improves safety without risk to patients
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthUsing mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital…
Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthElastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…
Smart phones allow quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthRadiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…
Unindicated CT series result in unnecessary radiation exposure for patients
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthA large proportion of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic computed tomography (CT) receive unindicated and unnecessary additional image acquisition resulting in excess, avoidable radiation exposure, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…
Parent mentors can improve the asthmatic care of minority children
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthUT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that interventions by parent mentors - caregivers of asthmatic children who have received specialised topical training - can effectively reduce wheezing, asthma attacks, emergency room visits and missed adult workdays…
Osteoarthritis increases aggregate health care expenditures by $186 billion annually
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthOsteoarthritis (OA), a highly prevalent disease, raised aggregate annual medical care expenditures in the U.S. by $185.5 billion according to researchers from Stony Brook University. Insurers footed $149.4 billion of the total medical spend and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures were $36.1 billion (2007 dollars). Results of the cost analysis study are published in the December issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology…
Caltech scientists explain puzzling lake asymmetry on Titan
— 30 Nov 2009 | AstronomyResearchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of methane and ethane lakes over the northern and southern polar regions of the planet's largest moon, Titan. On Earth, similar 'astronomical forcing' of climate drives ice-age cycles…
Observation of confinement phenomenon in condensed matter
— 30 Nov 2009 | PhysicsAn experiment has confirmed that spinons, particle-like magnetic excitations, can be confined in a magnetic insulator similar to the way elementary quarks are confined within individual protons and neutrons. The finding, in a well-described magnetic system, may offer new ways to explore Quantum Chromodynamics, the theory that describes the fundamental interactions of quarks…
Beverage can stay-tabs pose swallowing risk
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthThree decades ago, a study revealed that beverage can pull-tabs were being swallowed by children, prompting a switch by U.S. manufacturers to stay-tabs. But a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) found that the new tabs are still potentially unsafe…
New study finds men and women may respond differently to danger
— 30 Nov 2009 | HealthResearchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation have found that men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)…
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