BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
...umscribed margins alone would not be sufficient to skip a biopsy of a circumscribed mass," said Jay A. Baker, MD, one of the authors of the study. According to the study authors, this information is valuable for counseling patients. "By evaluating the morphology of a particular mass, a radiologist can us...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...ws that women tolerate contraceptives well if they skip this bleed. An increasing number of women take oral contraceptives that combine oestrogen and progesterone (combined oral contraceptives - COC) continuously. Continuously-dosed COCs treat conditions like endometriosis, dysmenorrhoea and symptoms asso...Why don't some patients take their medicines?
... depression-like symptoms, are much more likely to skip doses or refills when costs become a problem for t...on on a standardized scale were twice as likely to skip medicines due to cost as patients without depression. And patients who reported problems taking medi...What the news and the movies leave out: Behind the scenes of disaster aid
...ce and Policy, critically assesses what the movies skip over: the behind the scenes workings of disaster relief. The insight he offers on how well tsunami aid was distributed and used will be helpful in the months to come as the Gulf Coast begins to rebuild. "There was an unparalleled level of initial giv...Study focuses on age of first alcoholic drink
...a child's tendency to do things like lie, steal or skip school than by a family history of alcohol dependency, according to findings by University of Iowa and other investigators. The study results appear in the October issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The investigation...Common anti-seizure drug could be effective for lupus patients
...effects," he said. That means that researchers can skip over the safety studies and move quickly to clinical trials to test its efficacy. While physicians could prescribe valproic acid "off-label" to lupus patients, "it is better to have a clinical trial to prove that it does help in lupus," Mishra said. ...Medications and cough syrups may cause cavities
...ut most dentists would likely encourage parents to skip that step when treating a child's illness. However, most parents might not realize that even without the sugar, some children's medicines may cause cavities while they're fighting other health issues, according to a report in the January/February is...Controlling your (nerve) impulses
...e length of the axon. The nerve impulse is able to skip across the unmyelinated regions of the axon at the nodes of Ranvier, with the help of sodium and potassium channels. "Each nerve impulse receives a huge boost from the influx of additional sodium ions at these nodes, which allows the signal to be pro...Powerful new tool for studying brain development
...opmental Neurobiology. "The BGEM helps researchers skip over much of the drudgery of digging up information from the literature or from other databases." The BGEM already contains detailed information and images of the expression of hundreds of genes that play key roles directing brain development, contro...New research reveals Australians too busy for lunch
...stantial, healthy lunch is important, one in three skip this vital meal at least once a week, and one in 1...t people engaged in home duties are most likely to skip lunch; with almost half those surveyed (46%) doing so at least once in the past week. Too busy is th...Making a healthy lunch a greater national priority
...stantial, healthy lunch is important, one in three skip this vital meal of the day at least once a week and one in 10 rarely or never have lunch. Nearly half (43%) of respondents who skipped lunch said they were too busy to go out or make themselves something to eat. A further 20% said they were not hungr...Carnegie Mellon study demonstrates that lower income, education lead to greater stress levels
...evels were, the more likely they were to smoke and skip breakfast. (Eating breakfast is an indication of good health habits.) They were also less likely to have diverse social networks, which are known to relate to better health. All these factors contributed to increased stress hormone levels, with smoki...More than just genetics: Lifestyle choices impact GI health
...t a person's weight and energy level, as those who skip breakfast or eat a breakfast rich in protein and fat may experience weight gain and altered energy balance. Researchers from the Universities of Verona and Parma in Italy further examined the link between breakfast and metabolism and found that pati......nderestimate the value of early detection and thus skip the whole process," said study author William Dale, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine/geriatrics at the University of Chicago, "which may explain, in part, why African-American men are so often diagnosed later and thus have worse outcomes." ...