Archive for March, 2006

CT Scan – Hospitals groan under weight of heavy patients (USA Today)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Hospitals groan under weight of heavy patients (USA Today)
Hospitals are dealing with a growing number of very obese patients some more than 500 pounds forcing them to buy bigger beds, gowns, slippers and even body bags.
Security Scan – International News Service

Security Scan
International News Service, Australia - Mar 26, 2006
Howard and three of her sisters recently underwent a cardiac CT scan at Tulsa Regional Medical Center so they could be screened for heart disease.

Americans Uninformed About Lung Cancer Testing
HealthScout – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but many Americans are uninformed about options for lung cancer testing, according to a national survey released Tuesday by the Lung Cancer Alliance. The survey found that only 37 …
Heavy patients put strain on hospitals (CNN.com)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) — Going to the hospital is rarely fun. If you weigh over 300 pounds like Beth Henk, it can be embarrassing.
Four-Dimensional CT Scan Finds Parathyroid Tumors: Presented at … – DG News

Four-Dimensional CT Scan Finds Parathyroid Tumors: Presented at
DG News - Mar 29, 2006
By Crystal Phend. SAN DIEGO, CA — March 29, 2006 — Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) provides detailed identification

Cardiology – Sleep Apnea Treatment Benefits The Heart (Science Daily)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Sleep Apnea Treatment Benefits The Heart (Science Daily)
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have enlarged and thickened hearts that pump less effectively, but the heart abnormalities improve with use of a device that helps patients breathe better during sleep, according to a new study in the April 4, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Pri-Med Introduces New Cardiology CME Program in Chicago … – Genetic Engineering News

Pri-Med Introduces New Cardiology CME Program in Chicago
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Mar 28, 2006
Updates in Cardiology is the first Pri-Med program offering a curriculum designed specifically for practicing cardiologists. Updates

JOHNS HOPKINS CARDIOLOGISTS SAY STUDY SUPPORTS AGGRESSIVE STATIN …
dBusinessNews.com – In an editorial to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association online March 13, cardiologists at Johns Hopkins embrace results of a study that shows aggressive use of a cholesterol-lowering drug, rosuvastatin (Crestor …
Sleep Apnea Treatment Benefits The Heart (Science Daily)
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have enlarged and thickened hearts that pump less effectively, but the heart abnormalities improve with use of a device that helps patients breathe better during sleep, according to a new study in the April 4, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
DGAP-News: Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. – Miscellaneous – Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste

DGAP-News: Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. – Miscellaneous
Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste, Germany - 17 hours ago
today the appointment of an independent cardiovascular clinical advisory board comprised of internationally renowned experts in cardiology and cardiovascular

Medical Imaging – A Perfect Lens Makes Perfect Tweezers

Friday, March 31st, 2006

A Perfect Lens Makes Perfect Tweezers
Science Now – Dragging cells and molecules with tractor beams of light is a standard lab technique. But these optical tweezers, as they’re often called, are limited in the types of movements they can make. Now, a team of researchers has made a tweezer with an

Innovation: The View From The Top
BusinessWeek – IBM’s honcho on what CEOs can do to lay the groundwork for real breakthroughs IBM conducts a survey of CEOs and government leaders every two years to find out what’s high on their agendas. This year’s topic: innovation. Some results were surprising

Medisys Health Group Income Fund Announces March Distribution
Insurance News Net – Copyright 2006 Canada NewsWire Ltd. Canada NewsWire March 22, 2006 Wednesday 7:00 AM Eastern Time Attention Business/Financial Editors 329 words Medisys Health Group Income Fund Announces March Distribution MONTREAL March 22 Medisys Health Group

Firms ranked on climate change
Inside Bay Area – Chevron Corp., General Electric Co. and DuPont Co. are among U.S. companies taking steps to address climate change, while others including Exxon Mobil Corp. ignore it and put shareholders at risk, a report said. DuPont, the third-largest U.S

PerkinElmer and Jacobi Medical Center Establish Research Collaboration
dBusinessNews.com – BOSTON — Partnership Expected to Advance Capabilities in Screening Assays and Discovery and Validation of New Biomarkers. PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced a research collaboration

MRI – 3D virtual fish dissection

Friday, March 31st, 2006

3D virtual fish dissection
ZDNet Blogs – By using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), American researchers are carrying fish collection into the digital age . This Digital Fish Library, which will take five years to complete and is supported by a $2.5 million grant from the

By Linda Searing HealthDay Reporter
Kait 8 – SUNDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — For the estimated three million American women with breast implants, one thing remains certain: At some point, they will need to be replaced or removed. Breast implants do not last forever — whether they are

Torre sets final starting spots
Citizen Online – PHOENIX – Yankees manager Joe Torre picked Chien-Ming Wang and Shawn Chacon for the third and fourth spots in New York’s rotation Friday, leaving Jaret Wright as the fifth starter and long reliever. The Yankees also shut down right-hander Carl Pavano

Books : The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide
Science Daily – The first edition of this workbook is regarded as a classic in its field, and was the first book to introduce trigger point therapy to the general public as a self-care tool for alleviating chronic pain caused by a variety of conditions, including

Clemson’s Kelly injures knee during practice drill
The State – CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson receiver Aaron Kelly injured his knee during a practice drill Friday when he was making a cut, but the injury is not thought to be serious, the school said. Kelly, who’ll be a sophomore next fall, will have an MRI on Saturday