C anadian consumers are in a position to make sure they eat less salt than they do now. But, as things stand, according to a recent study done by a health advocacy group, Canadians are ingesting far more sodium chloride than their Big Mac-munching >> more Cardiology >>
Archive for July, 2009
The choice to eat less salt – Globe and Mail
Monday, July 27th, 2009Brain map ups chance of successful surgery – KABC
Sunday, July 26th, 2009LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The brain is one of the most delicate places to operate, and sometimes surgery to remove brain tumors is too risky. But doctors have created a better roadmap of the brain to guide them with precision through surgery. For one >> more Angiography >>
Emergency Angioplasty Reduces Rate of Deaths by Heart Attack – PR.com
Sunday, July 26th, 2009A study showed that heart attack patients treated with balloon angioplasty within 90 minutes had a higher rate of survival than those who waited more than 90 minutes to receive the procedure. Oceanside, NY, July 26, 2009 –( PR.com )– A study of >> more Cardiology >>
Long Beach PET Imaging Center to Relocate to New Facility; Enhances – TradingMarkets.com
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Long Beach PET Imaging Center has been providing imaging services including PET/CT to patients, payors and physicians throughout Long Beach and surrounding Southern California communities for more than eight years. During this time, Long Beach PET >> more CT Scan >>
Fairview Red Wing accredited for digital mammography – Republican-Eagle
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Fairview Red Wing Medical Center mammography department has been awarded a three-year accreditation by the American College of Radiology. The accreditation comes after a survey by the ACR earlier this year; the center installed a digital mammogram >> more Mammography >>
With more and more women becoming aware of the need to get screened for diseases like breast cancer, it is important to have some knowledge on mammograms. There are two types of mammograms — a ‘screening mammogram‘ and a ‘diagnostic mammogram‘. A >> more Mammography >>
Atheists choose ‘de-baptism’ – CathNews
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Using a hairdryer labeled “Reason”, some American atheists are going through a “de-baptism” ceremony followed by a “de-sacrament” of crackers with peanut butter. Jennifer Gray of Columbus, Ohio, considered herself “a weak Christian” whose baptism at >> Medical Transcription >>