New automated breast ultrasound system automatically acquires volumes and offers intelligent clinical applications. Siemens Healthcare recently introduced the Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS), the first multi-use ultrasound breast system that automatically acquires volume images of the breast.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds President Obama's healthcare reform priorities set forth in his February 26, 2009, budget blueprint, particularly the President's promise to double funding for cancer research and close loopholes that are weakening the Medicare program.
The media has recently reported the arrest of individuals associated with a group known as Final Exit Network (FEN) on charges of assisting a suicide in Arizona, and attempting to engage in similar activity in Georgia. The cases reported in the media this week involving FEN ought not be confused with the choice of aid in dying.
In an effort to permit community pharmacies to negotiate fairer contracts that benefit their patients, Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced H.R. 1204, the Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2009. They are joined by 32 other bipartisan original sponsors.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., USA - In a legal victory that preserves the patient-physician relationship and promotes competition, an Arkansas state court ruled today that Baptist Health, Arkansas' largest hospital system, acted improperly by inappropriately restricting hospital admitting privileges and interfering with the continuity of patient care. The ruling in Baptist v.
The UK Autism Foundation has urged the government to take decisive action on autism. An Autism Bill was debated in the House of Commons in Westminster on Friday 27th February, it now moves on to the next stage, it cleared the first hurdle by 131 votes to 25. Cheryl Gillan MP's bill called for an end to the postcode lottery to public services. The UKAF supported the bill along with 15 UK charities.
Young men who have served in the British Armed Forces are up to three times more likely to take their own lives than their civilian counterparts, research published today (March 3) has found.
UT Southwestern Medical Center's primary adult teaching hospital has cut its rate of preterm births by more than half in the past 15 years, even as national rates are rising, researchers have found. The drop at Parkland Memorial Hospital, from 10.4 percent in 1988 to 4.
Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.
Seasonal allergies follow the growth cycle of plants. Beginning in early March, the common allergies come from tree pollen, and by late April or early May, grass begins to pollinate. These allergies last until July and then the next round begins with ragweed and other weeds start in August. Allergy symptoms are often seen through your eyes, nose, and throat.
