Archive for July, 2009

The choice to eat less salt – Globe and Mail

Monday, July 27th, 2009

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 >>

Brain map ups chance of successful surgery – KABC

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

LOS 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, 2009

A 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, 2009

Long 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, 2009

Fairview 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, 2009

Using 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 >>