MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...S to date has been the preserve of mammography. It highlights small calcifications which form in the milk ducts affected. On the MRI scan, depositions of this kind are invisible. Therefore MRI was hitherto seen as unsuited for detecting intraductal carcinoma, which was one of the main reasons for only using mam...Refusal of medical and surgical interventions common among chronically ill elderly
...ts was higher than those who had not. Our study highlights the frequency with which older persons with advanced illness refuse treatments recommended by their physicians, said Rothman. This frequency of refusal suggests that physicians may be recommending treatments for these patients that pose unacceptable ...Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
...icine at the U-M Medical School. We hope our study highlights the opportunities to improve care and particularly some of the at-risk subgroups still less likely to receive reperfusion therapy despite eligibility, so that we can focus our clinical efforts on them. Adds senior author Harlan Krumholz, M.D., S.M....University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
...ost Wired is a quarterly national publication that highlights information technology practices that help solve strategic problems in health care. UH also was selected to receive the CIO 100 Award for excellence and achievement in information technology. This prestigious award is presented to 100 companies na...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...lRecognition.asp ). MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Meeting highlights include: a new discovery that ultrasound might pro...IGHLIGHTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM The following highlights represent some of the many noteworthy talks that medical physicists will present at the meeting. I...IOF Bone Apptit campaign wins prestigious communications award
...eoporosis Foundation's Bone Apptit campaign, which highlights the importance of nutrition in building strong bones, has won the 2007 Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Award for International Public Relations. The Bone Apptit campaign, which was launched on World Osteoporosis Day 2006, ...A new direction: Integrating best-practices to improve food responses
...onitoring and periodic program evaluation. He also highlights the need to separate information systems from operational budgets in order to maintain objectivity and impartiality about information gathered. In addition to improving information systems, better tools and methods are needed to plan aid responses...Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review
... at home or on holiday. Although our research highlights that some section of society face greater risks than others, the safe sun message is one that we all need to heed if we are to halt rising skin cancer rates concludes Dr Hoey....Experts call for urgent research into anti-epileptic drugs given to children
...isfactory. The research by Wong and colleagues highlights this important problem, by providing us with an excellent picture of prescribing trends for children with epilepsy. We hope that this important piece of research will help to inform research priorities for the newer AEDs. It also raises concerns a...UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually
...amage. Violence can be prevented, and this study highlights the benefits of prevention, said Corso, whose study appears in the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Corso and her colleagues at the CDC analyzed eight national data sets compiled by the federal government and calculated me...Wide range of sleep-related disorders associated with abnormal sexual behaviors, experiences
... instead judge it as willful behavior. This paper highlights the expanding set of sleep disorders and other nocturnal disorders known to be associated with abnormal sexual behaviors and experiences, or the misperception of sexual events. The legal consequences are also described and discussed." Prior to the...Exercise test may help predict mortality risk in heart failure patients
...ct mortality in individual patients. "The study highlights an important physiologic principal of exercise intolerance and identifies a novel marker to assign risk," said Vinay Thohan, M.D., associate professor of cardiology and director of the heart failure service at Wake Forest Baptist. "This measure has b...New AIDS Tech Transfers reinforce Roche commitment to strengthen African manufacturing
...l medicines, the launch of this initiative in 2006 highlights Roche as an innovative leader in supporting sustainable solutions to deliver HIV healthcare where it is needed most." Roche's dedicated team will work onsite at the manufacturing facilities in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and from its headquarters in Swi...Keeping pain and fatigue on the run
...y of over 500 women who had survived breast cancer highlights how physical activity, and more specifically the intensity and amount of physical activity you do before and after cancer treatment, can affect future symptoms and your quality of life. Cancer symptoms and those brought on by its treatment can have...Parents and schools, major factors in China obesity boom
...enefit them for the whole of their life. Dr Li highlights the associated factors at the school level, such as the hours spent in class versus physical activity: "Chinese students spend around 8-9 hours a day at school. Obesity prevention strategies should really include the need to adjust school curricula...Quality versus quantity -- transforming kidney transplant policy
...rom waiting for a more suitable match. The article highlights some of the important points to be considered in any new policy-making, and suggests a new method for allocation, whereby the patients are involved in the decision process. The majority of deceased-donor kidneys are allocated to patients with end-s...Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life
... isolated is a risk for UC patients. "This survey highlights the need to raise awareness and engage the public in a discussion about UC," says Richard Geswell, president, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). "There's a scarcity of data relating to patient experience and opinions of UC and its tre...Study finds women less likely than men to have their cholesterol controlled
...rities existed between men and women. "This study highlights the importance of not just knowing your health, but also taking an active role in your care," said NCQA President Margaret E. OKane. "The data show that weve got our work cut out for us in terms of raising awareness among both physicians and patients...Mailman School of Public Health researchers analyze air quality and weather changes by 2050
...r pollution levels and regional climate. The study highlights the value of modeling systems that quantitatively assess the potential impacts of changes in climate, emissions and land use on environmental health in the region. "As more land in this region is expected to be converted to human-dominated uses ov......oses a very low risk to human health, the incident highlights how difficult it has become to guarantee food safety when the food supply depends on a vast worldwide network of producers, suppliers and distributors."...