Archive for February, 2010

Combined mammography and breast MRI useful for some high-risk women – EurekAlert

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study >> Mammography >>

Combined mammography and breast MRI useful for some high-risk women – EurekAlert

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Annual breast cancer screening with both mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is likely to be a cost-effective way to improve life expectancy in women with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study >> more Mammography >>

Mammography: Testing the changes – Lansing State Journal

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Access to mammograms for women younger than 50 in Michigan is declining, according to a nationwide survey released Monday. The Avon Foundation for Women survey attributed the decline in part to guidelines released in November recommending screening >> Mammography >>

American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint – YAHOO!

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee released a report on Saturday following a two-year inquiry into the safety of the diabetes drug rosiglitazone, and the possibility of an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events. Resulting news >> more Cardiology >>

BusinessWire – Cardiology practitioners will have the opportunity to experience Cardiology workflow management made simple with Sentinel, Spacelabs Healthcare’s Cardiology Information Management System in booth 7452 at the ACC 2010 conference, March >> more Cardiology >>

Most experts say radiation needs to be regulated – News-Leader.com

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

“The needed accreditation and certification programs exist, but without mandatory requirements for a consistent level of advanced education, we are allowing, in some cases, minimally trained personnel to operate extremely advanced medical equipment >> Medical Imaging >>

Spheris to get $9.2 million from Community Health Systems – Nashville Business Journal

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Spheris to get $9.2 million from Community Health Systems – Nashville Business Journal
Bankrupt medical transcription company Spheris Inc. expects to receive $9.2 million from customer-investor Community Health Systems Inc. as part of a settlement agreement, court records show. The one-time payment is scheduled to occur the first week

A great adventure: Geneseo mom publishes YA fantasy – The Daily News Online
Holly Preston of Geneseo has a busy life being a single-mother of three children, a medical transcription student and an artist. Despite her busy life, Preston decided to add author to her list of titles. Preston, writing as H.M. Preston, released