Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
... image quality. Film-based systems, however, can be indirect because fluorescent materials must ...his second step, the emitted light scatters and can reduce the sharpness of the image. With digital radiography technology, X-ray energy is cap...Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
...nefits outweigh the risks, there is no reason I can think of as to why women shouldn’t get this lifesaving screening," Dr. Feig concludes. Earlier this year, the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute both recommended that women 40 and older have regular ma...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...otten from seeing a baby that is moving, where you can see its fingers and toes and limbs," says Ella Kazerooni, M.D., assistant professor of radiology at the U-M Medical Center. The research team surveyed 318 pregnant women between the ages of 15 and 44 who were at U-M for their first obstetrical...Drug Regimen Reduces Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Surgery
..."The next step is to determine if similar benefits can be achieved when the medication is administered in an accelerated dose over a shorter period of time." That's important because heart surgery often must be performed quickly, without the luxury of a lengthy pre-operative treatment period. The r......rtainty so that financing needsfor social security can be more accurately projected. A prelimina...ovement, thehuman life span in the NAFTA countries can be expected to increase. The expertssaid lifestyle changes and medical advances will be the most imp...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
...rexample, many mistakenly believed that self-exams can find lumpsas small as the pea-sized ones revealed ...ever. "A mammogram takes only a few seconds,and it can reveal breast cancer before it becomes a serious disease,"she says....Cardiovascular Costs, Deaths Projected To Rise In 1998
...nfluences blood pressure and blood cholesterol and can lead todiabetes." High blood cholesterol ...ngerous," Hill says. "The good news is that people can takelifestyle-related actions to lower their levels of cholesterol - actions such asbecoming physica...Physicians' Opinions Influenced By Drug Industry
...anufacturers to ensure that readersand journalists can determine for themselves if there is any potential bias inan author's position," says Detsky. "Editors of journals also need to be morespecific in their determination of any potential bias when requesting editorialmaterial," he adds, suggesting edito...Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
...ic cancers. # # # Editor's notes: Dr. Friedberg can be reached directly by calling(215) 662-4988; Dr. Hahn can be reached directly by calling (215)662-7296. Select patients are also available for interview upon...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
... our heads, it also shows up in our bodies - andit can have deadly consequences. In a paper published i... pressure to cortisollevels to abdominal fat- that can be measured to give a tangible indicationof an individual's personal stress load. McEwen introduce...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
... enough of the drugs into thebloodstream, where it can attack HIV. "Protease inhibitors work ver...at means there must be sanctuaries where the virus can live andhide out." Kim and his colleagues in the division of Clinical Pharmacology havefound...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
...w the brain reorganizes itselfhave shown that they can modify this process using a technique calledtransc...rain abnormalities, this report shows that it also can influence brain plasticity, or reorganization. This plasticity is thought to be responsible for muc...Organ Rejection Drug Also Shows Promise For The Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...rly, it's been very effective," Briggs says. "MMF can work with lowerdoses ofsteroids to control protein leaks and it sometimes can work alone, avoidingprolonged exposureto steroids and other drugs." The traditional treatments...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
... The new research suggests that aspirin therapy can work more effectivelyif a 325-mg booster is taken in place of the lower dose aspirin on the first and15th of the month. "Aspirin is not the most ideal agent, but it is one of the best we haveand it is the most economical. The goal of our wor...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...ore than normalcells -- so once it is absorbed, we can illuminate the patient in a dark room andsee these localized red spots. We can say, 'this is where the cancer is.'" The method is being tested in eastern Europe, with enco...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...within thefirst three hours of the onset of stroke can reduce and in some cases eliminatethe negative imp..., one of our goals is to get the wordout that they can benefit from having these teams." One finding of the survey, which should appeal to smaller...Study Finds Incidence Of Stroke Over 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Stated Figures
... new and effective treatments for acute stroke, we can now project withgreater accuracy those parts of the population who will benefit and planaccordingly." Broderick says that this population was selected for the University ofCincinnati study, because it is more representative of the racial and...Survey Finds Acute Stroke Teams Gaining Prevalence
...T), comprised of stroke-savvy healthprofessionals, can streamline stroke care in major medical centers. ...a stroke team is that by doing something alot, you can get better at it," says Alberts, director of the Stroke Acute CareUnit at Duke. "If you have a stro...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
...e cholesterol-lowering drugpravastatin (Pravachol) can significantly reduce the risk of a stroke orminist...hemic attacks (TIAs) -- "miniature" strokes, which can last fromfew minutes to an hour or more -- among participants treated with the drug ascompared to th......t how physical activity, diet and weight reduction can help reduce anindividual's risk of cardiovascular ...patients be more compliant with new behaviors that can help reduce theirrisk of disease. What this study shows us is that we have a long way to gobefore w...