Novel diagnostic tool detects life-threatening infections faster than standard nuclear imaging tests
...g tests such as labeled white blood cells or other radio tracers to help identify the type and source of infection when patients present with fever or other signs of infection. These tests detect infection by slowly concentrating in areas where white blood cells have collected to fight infection. The det...New wireless imaging test identified the cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in majority of patients
...amin, the capsule contains a camera, light source, radio transmitter and battery and works by transmitting pictures of the small intestine to a wireless recorder that the patient wears on a belt. Patients swallow the capsule in the morning and the images are downloaded to a computer where they can be rea...New breast cancer therapy trials show dramatic results
...omen lie upon a massage-like table for one hour as radio frequency energy warms their breasts, which lie in... apparatus and software, through which he delivers radio frequency energy that heats the tumor via a pool of salt water. The water helps distribute the heat ...Study observes no association between cell phone use and auditory tumors
...lar telephone users may be at increased risk. The radio frequency radiation emitted from cellular phones is absorbed superficially on the skin and bones surrounding the ear, and intracranially behind the ear. While there is no evidence of carcinogenic effect, public health concerns about the safety of ce...Cigarette ads target youth, violating $250 billion 1998 settlement
...ng in magazines like the bans in existence for TV, radio and billboards," added Garfield. The time may be ripe. Although Brown and Williamson has maintained its magazine advertising, both Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds began to cut magazine spending in 2001, shifting their emphasis to direct mail, point-o...Gene linked to accelerated brain aging in healthy adults
...milar genetic makeup. MRS uses magnetic fields and radio waves to provide researchers a way to detect subtle changes in specific chemicals inside nerve cells to determine the cells' health, damage and loss of function. Using MRS in a baseline study, the researchers compared the level of NAA in the brains ...UNC, Wake Forest scholars work to reduce crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina
...ional materials to Spanish language newspapers and radio stations across the state and other outlets. An important topic addressed in these materials that was not expected to be a pervasive concern was Latinos fear of police brutality based on experiences in their home countries, Rohe said. No good stat...New technology tested at Stanford offers unique view inside small intestines
...mages per second. The capsule transmits images via radio frequencies to a Walkman-sized device worn on a belt along with a battery pack. Stanford's second patient to test the device, Leland McGraw, 77, swallowed the camera without a hitch. "I didn't feel it," he commented after it went down, adding that th...UCSF begins clinical trials for new bionic ear for profoundly deaf adults
...sound in the environment into digital code sending radio waves back to the surgically implanted bionic ear. Anil Lalwani, MD, UCSF associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and colleagues Jan Larky, MA, CCC-A, coordinator of the UCSF Douglas Grant Cochlear Implant Cent...Science, engineering and technology newstips
...urrently, some components for tuning and receiving radio waves cannot be put on chips, increasing the size of devices. Miniaturized, on-chip components will be needed to make wearable communications devices feasible, he said. Note: A picture of the micromirror and motor is available. Contact Andy Fell for...Mouse provides clues about chronic pain
...tant cellular proteins called NMDA receptors. Like radio receivers, these receptors sit on the cell surface, tuned in to messages sent from neighboring cells and carried by the chemical messenger glutamate. More importantly, NMDA receptors are a neurons activity detectors, and they function only when the n......ovel technique uses MRI instead of X-rays to guide radio frequency cardiac ablation, a minimally invasive s...f the AHA journal Circulation. In recent years, radio frequency (RF) cardiac ablation has become a standard therapy to treat basic types of arrhythmia, or...Brain scans of Gulf War veterans show brain damage
... MR spectroscopy explores brain chemistry by using radio waves to measure intracellular concentrations of protons and estimate the concentrations of common brain chemicals. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the veterans found no visible structural changes to the brain. But by using MR spectros......n says. His new endoscopic method uses an improved radio frequency (RF) "leaky-wave" applicator to deliver a uniform heating pattern along the length of the gland. The process shrinks the prostate by killing excess cells that typically grow as men age. The uniform heating pattern is a major improvement ove...Conference to examine nutritional supplements, medicinal herbs for managing health problems
... Theresa Graedon, who host a nationally syndicated radio show originating at WUNC-FM, will discuss drug, herb and nutritional supplement interactions and adverse reactions at 1 p.m. Dr. Varro Tyler, dean of pharmacy emeritus at Purdue University, will speak on "Laws and Regulations Governing Medicinal Herb...New web site provides access to information on sleep and sleep disorders
...tive quiz, public service announcements, and other radio programming. Information about other resources and an opportunity to register for updates are also available. Healthcare professionals and researchers will be able to access the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep...New nasal obstruction procedure offers cheaper, pain-free alternative to surgery
...y has been approved." Somnoplasty delivers radio frequency energy through a needle, which, inthe treatment for snoring, is put underneath the lining of the mouth. "It creates a scar that, as it forms, tightens up the palate anddecreases the volume and intensity of snoring," Yarbrough said. ...You have to break a few (hundred) eggs to make a good crystal
...arity, properly called thesignal-to-noise ratio (a radio with static has a low signal-to-noise ratio). Agraph of the number of crystals versus the signal-to-noise ratio forms a bellcurve, albeit slightly skewed to one side. "The distribution is saying a very few crystals form perfectly in solution," hecont......al Institutes of Health. Coverage of the story for radio and print news media is possible through a livetelephone news conference with Brian Weinshenker, M.D., a Mayo Clinicneurologist and the study's principal investigator, and Moses Rodriguez, M.D., aMayo Clinic neurologist who did pioneering research pr...Wake Forest researchers develop new technique to diagnose narrowed heart arteries
...ryblockages." MRI uses magnetic fields and radio waves, so there is no exposure toionizing radiation. Patients spend less than an hour in a scanner and can thengo home. Cardiac catheterization, a procedure to thread a small, flexible tubecalled a catheter through the blood vessels into the heart, r...