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FISH OIL - WebMD

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:32 +0000

Fish oils can be obtained from eating fish or by taking supplements . Fish that are especially rich in the beneficial oils known as omega-3 fatty acids include mackerel, tuna, salmon, sturgeon, mullet, bluefish, anchovy, sardines, herring, trout, and >> more Angiography >>

Wire briefs for March 11 - Knoxville News Sentinel

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:27 +0000

The researchers said the findings suggest doctors must do better in determining which patients should be subjected to the cost and risks of an angiogram. The test carries a small but real risk - less than 1 percent - of causing a stroke or heart >> more Angiography >>

Invasive test for heart disease overused, new study - Akron Beacon Journal

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:21 +0000

Ralph Brindis of the University of California, San Francisco, one of the study’s authors. Every year in the United States, more than a million people get an angiogram, in which a thin tube is inserted in the arm or groin and threaded up to the heart >> more Angiography >>

Risky heart test too common - Berkshire Eagle

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:10 +0000

NEW YORK — A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. The researchers >> CT Scanning >>

Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given - Denver Post

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:04 +0000

NEW YORK—A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. The researchers >> more CT Scan >>

When treatment ends, patients with cancer combat - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:15:59 +0000

Billy Johnston had his 43rd and final radiation treatment for prostate cancer early one recent morning. Afterward, he earnestly thanked his doctor, the nurse practitioner, the receptionist and just about any other staff member he could find in the >> CT Scanning >>

Pricey imaging pushes up health costs - Boston Globe

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:15:04 +0000

The largest single increase was for digital mammography, a new way to screen women for breast cancer. Hospitals have invested heavily in these expensive machines, and some insurers pay significantly more for digital mammograms than for traditional >> Mammography >>

New mammography guidelines have women confused - Examiner

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:59 +0000

When a federal panel of experts that make up the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released new guidelines on November 16th, recommending that women wait until the age of 50 to get their first mammogram to check for breast cancer, most people were >> Mammography >>

Prostate Screening Debate to Relive Mammography Hysteria? - MedPage Today

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:54 +0000

The ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium met over the weekend, just after the American Cancer Society updated its prostate cancer screening guidelines to emphasize shared decision making and Congress heard testimony over use of prostate specific >> more Mammography >>

Freeland Systems Forecloses on Certain Kardia Health - PR.com

Medical Imaging Headlines — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:44 +0000

Venice, FL, March 11, 2010 –( PR.com )– Freeland Systems conducted a public foreclosure sale on March 5, 2010 of certain assets previously sold to Kardia Health Systems, including certain AccessPoint technology, copyrights, customer lists, and >> more Cardiology >>