More hand transplants to be performed, predict experts at international congress
...Friday, indicate that exposing the donor grafts to radiation before transplantation may also help to prevent immune system attack. Interestingly, unlike with organ transplants, even if mild or moderate rejection does occur in the transplanted hand it does not appear to affect its function, said Dr. Darla Grang...Drug protects fertility, offspring in mice after radiation exposure
...lity are common side effects for women who undergo radiation and chemotherapy. In most mammals, the female's en...y. Zvi Fuks, M.D., a collaborator and an expert on radiation effects, explained that women, from birth to menopause, are likely to become sterile if the ovaries ...UCLA seeks thousands of current and former smokers for landmark lung cancer screening trial
...normalities the size of a quarter or smaller using radiation exposures that are among the lowest in medical imaging. With low-dose spiral CT, the patient moves on a table through a doughnut-shaped structure that acquires views from all angles. These views are combined to produce a three-dimensional image of th...Group offers guidelines on qualifications
...red nuclear medicine technologist, radiographer or radiation therapist is qualified to operate hybrid imaging e...red nuclear medicine technologist, radiographer or radiation therapist would be capable of performing the examinations with appropriate additional education. "It...New medical study finds safe, effective relief for morning sickness in unique honey ginger tonic
...l problems or treatment regimens such as chemo and radiation therapy." Morning sickness is a common experience with an estimated 60-80 percent of all women experiencing nausea and /or vomiting during their first trimester of pregnancy. In addition to compromising expectant mothers' daily functioning and q...New data may alter frequency and surgical procedure
...erving surgery (BCS) without lymph node biopsy or radiation therapy have poorer survival rates than those who have this procedure plus biopsy, radiation therapy, or both, according to results of a large retrospective study reported today."We focused our...Experts highlight cardiovascular and drug interaction risks in elderly patients
...s. Antiemetics are used to treat chemotherapy and radiation therapy induced nausea and vomiting. Of the antiemetics, the 5HT3 receptor antagonists, like granisetron, are considered the gold standard in treatment and have a good tolerability and safety profile, particularly when compared to the other older an...Pill may prevent stent complication that re-blocks arteries
...advances using new and better stents combined with radiation treatments dramatically reduced the complication r...ated with even lower restenosis rates, but neither radiation nor the special coated stents completely eliminated the problem. "Everolimus is very similar to ano...OHSU receives $7.8 million NIH grant to develop first ultrasound to also deliver heart treatment
...anesthesia as well as reducing procedure duration, radiation exposure and cost. Other intracardiac catheter ultrasound systems have been developed, but they are expensive and are not reusable. Also, a separate catheter is needed in addition to the ultrasound device to provide additional testing and treatment o...Antioxidant reduces brain damage in stroke model
... preventing damage to cells caused by diabetes and radiation therapy for cancer. The researchers blocked the middle cerebral artery of rats for 90 minutes. They then injected AEOL 10150 or a placebo into the brains of these mice six hours after the artery had been reopened. The six-hour post-stroke time period...MIT breast cancer heat treatment begins final clinical trials
...st Cancer Awareness Month. In the study, microwave radiation focused externally on the breast will be delivered prior to lumpectomy and radiation therapy. The goal is to kill tumor cells and reduce additional surgery. Early results from a prior p...Combining two types of radiation therapy better for treating brain cancer
Adding stereotactic radiosurgery after whole brain radiation therapy helps certain patients with cancer that ha...s Walter Curran, Jr., M.D., professor and chair of radiation oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and clinical di...Women with advanced cervical cancer need varied therapy, study shows
...r pain control and comfort. Anurag K. Singh, M.D., radiation oncology resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, prese...ior author is Perry W. Grigsby, M.D., professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. "These findings are import...20% of mammogram-detected cancers are in situ lesions of unknown aggressiveness
...hether by lumpectomy alone, lumpectomy followed by radiation or by mastectomy. The authors noted that some women likely benefit from having DCIS detected and treated while others may not, depending on whether the disease is likely to progress. "The benefit of detection is probably greater for women with larger...Exposure to atomic bomb radiation associated with nervous system tumors
A study of the effects of radiation exposure among Japanese atomic bomb survivors has found that exposure to even moderate doses of radiation is associated with an increased incidence of nervous system tumors. The finding appears in the Octob...SNM collaboration yields diagnostic nuclear medicine guide for compliance with NRC regulations
... guide to setting up and implementing an effective radiation protection program. "For all diagnostic nuclear m...actitioners and patients of adequate and effective radiation safety practices. The SNM is currently consulting with NRC staff on the preparation of a companion G...High-dose radiotherapy could reduce cognitive function for people with low-grade brain tumours
...f THE LANCET caution against the use of high-level radiation for the treatment of low-grade brain tumours-as su...ver, could contribute to cognitive deficits, early radiation should not be applied in asymptomatic patients. If radiation is applied, either as an initial treatm...Obesity study focuses on after-school hours
... mobile van equipped with a machine using low-dose radiation to accurately measure percentage of body fat compared to muscle and bone. They'll also keep records of what children eat and psychosocial issues such as their confidence in doing physical activity. Richmond County teachers will work with GPI faculty...Seeing into the Alzheimers brain
...active areas need much less. By detecting the weak radiation signal from the sugar molecules as they travel throughout the brain, PET scanners can make a picture of brain cell activity. The resulting scans show the level of activity using a scale of colors; red and orange for high activity, and blue and purple...Story tips from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nov 2002
...act: Nance Ericson] HOMELAND SECURITY -- Portable radiation analysis . . . First responders, customs inspecto...curity Complex and ORNL, detects gamma and neutron radiation and analyzes the data in just seconds. As a result, if the HotSpotter alarm sounds, inspectors know ...