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As Medical Imaging Rises, Radiation Concerns Follow
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13.6.2012 |
IHT: Health/Science |
The use of advanced diagnostic imaging like CT and PET scans has soared in recent years, even when doctors do not stand to profit, a study of H.M.O. data has found.
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[flenvcenter :: Health System]
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Myth, busted: You use only 10 percent of brain
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18.4.2012 |
MSNBC |
| Good news for all those who ever had a teacher or a parent say “If you would just apply yourself you could learn anything! You’re only using 10 percent of your brain!” All those people were wrong, experts say. ... |
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Alzheimer's: New test aids early diagnosis, but worth it to know?
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17.4.2012 |
Chicago Tribune: Health |
| Alzheimer's: New test aids early diagnosis, but worth it to know? |
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Side Effects: Studying States of Consciousness
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13.4.2012 |
NY Times: Science |
Consciousness is not a simple state that is either on or off. Studies with anesthesia showed patients responding to commands or communicating, but later having no memory of doing so.
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Drugs target pathogens' split-second vulnerability
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13.3.2012 |
New Scientist: News |
| Drugs target pathogens' split-second vulnerability |
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Brain scans offer insight into Williams syndrome
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13.3.2012 |
New Scientist: GM Organisms |
| Brain scans offer insight into Williams syndrome |
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Canada falling behind on important cancer testing: report
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28.2.2012 |
Vancouver Sun: News |
| Most provinces in Canada, including B.C., are lagging far behind the U.S. and Europe in giving cancer patients access to diagnostic technology that changes and refines treatment in half of all cases, according to a report commissioned by a research lab at the University of British Columbia. PET (positron-emission tomography) scans analyze the body on a biological or cellular level, revealing malignant activity before a tumour has formed, where existing cancer has spread and whether it has responded to treatment. |
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PET scans underused, national strategy needed: report
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28.2.2012 |
CTV.ca: Health |
| A new report suggests PET scan technology is underused in Canada and calls for a national strategy to expand use of the technology. |
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A mother with cancer chronicles her daughter's fatal disease
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26.2.2012 |
Twincities.com: News |
| Almost two years ago, Roseville Area High School student Claire Frick went to the emergency room with unusual bruises. |
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Medical isotopes from cyclotrons could end shortages
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21.2.2012 |
CBC.ca: Health |
Canadian researchers may have a solution to the world's shortage of radioactive isotopes, essential in thousands of medical imaging procedures. |
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[cassels :: Cancer Treatments]
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Medical debts put patients at risk of financial collapse
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31.1.2012 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| The crisis in American health care is not limited to hospital emergency rooms where uninsured people wait for care. |
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[demo :: Rentals]
[demo :: Affordable Housing]
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[cassels :: Lung Scan]
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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Liquor triggers pleasure-inducing endorphins, study says
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17.1.2012 |
Seattle Times: Health |
| Scientists have found evidence that liquor triggers the release of pleasure-inducing endorphins in the brain. |
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Endorphin study may help refine alcohol treatment
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12.1.2012 |
SFGate: Top Stories |
| Endorphin study may help refine alcohol treatment |
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Why Iranian student had radioactive metal in his bag
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19.12.2011 |
New Scientist: Opinion |
| Why Iranian student had radioactive metal in his bag |
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[nwct :: Healthcare_USMag]
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iPad: 'Wild West' of Medical Apps Seeks Sheriff
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12.12.2011 |
Wired Top Stories |
| iPad: 'Wild West' of Medical Apps Seeks Sheriff |
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[cassels :: CT Scan]
[nwct :: Healthcare_USMag]
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Ecstasy users' brains show toxic effects
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6.12.2011 |
CBC.ca: Health |
Female Ecstasy users show long-lasting signs of toxicity in their brains, an imaging study shows.
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Horwath woos Northern Ontario with pledge to lift flagging economy
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8.9.2011 |
Globe and Mail: Nation |
| Horwath woos Northern Ontario with pledge to lift flagging economy |
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Mower County Senior Center: Researchers study link between plaque in brain, Alzheimer's
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7.9.2011 |
Post-Bulletin: Austin News |
| A brain imaging scan of senior citizens in their 70s and 80s has identified biochemical changes in the brains of other people who might be at risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the Aug. 24 online issue |
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Memory Quizzes Still Best For Alzheimer's Diagnosis
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7.9.2011 |
NPR News |
| Two tests measuring verbal recall were the best at predicting whether someone would develop Alzheimer's in the next two years. A brain scan that measured changes in the thickness of the middle temporal lobe, also predicted people who went on to have Alzheimer's. |
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One of early Alzheimer's signs may be how often you fall
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28.7.2011 |
Seattle Times: Health |
| Alzheimer's specialists say that changes in the brain may take place a decade or more before people begin to show symptoms. |
