Archive for February, 2010

Journey to Haiti opens eyes and hearts – Woodland Daily Democrat

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Songs of gratefulness rose from the tents of a medical compound on the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Victims of the devastating earthquake last month received care from two Woodland Healthcare Intensive Care Unit nurses last week, all >> more CT Scan >>

Some High-Risk Women Benefit From Combined Mammography And Breast MRI – Medical News Today

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

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 published in the >> more Mammography >>

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

Saturday, February 27th, 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 >>

Mobile Mammography Unit schedule – Santa Rosa Press Gazette

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

West Florida Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the following locations during the week of March 1, 2010 to offer convenient, high quality mammography services for women age 35 and over. West Florida Hospital files most insurances >> Mammography >>

CORRECTING and REPLACING Spacelabs Healthcare to Demonstrate – PR Inside

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

First graph, first sentence the booth number should be booth 2644 (sted booth 7452). The corrected release reads. SPACELABS HEALTHCARE TO DEMONSTRATE ENTERPRISE CONNECTIVITY IN CARDIOLOGY AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CONFERENCE Cardiology >> Cardiology >>

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 >> Cardiology >>

Medical scan makers to install radiation controls – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A medical imaging trade group said Thursday that manufacturers of CT scanners would begin installing safety controls to prevent patients from receiving excessive radiation. The dosing checks, which will begin rolling out before the end of the year >> Medical Imaging >>