Bite Size Medical News Friday November 21, 2008
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Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma WebMD : November 21, 2008, 12:18 pm A new study shows that babies born four months before the peak of winter virus season are more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at any other time of year. |
Uncertainty Is Powerful Stress Producer WebMD : November 21, 2008, 12:18 pm In a newly published study, uncertainty was found to be far more stressful for highly neurotic people than dealing with a clearly negative outcome. |
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100 Years Ago: Engineering a City--New York City's Bridges Scientific American: Mind and Brain : November 21, 2008, 12:00 pm DECEMBER 1958EVOLUTION OF BEHAVIOR-- “But is it not possible that beneath all the variations of individual behavior there lies an inner structure of inherited behavior which characterizes all the members of a given |
Adenosine stress DECT equivalent to SPECT, MRI for myocardium evaluation Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am A new power combo consisting of adenosine stress and dual-energy CT (DECT) is delivering diagnostic accuracy equivalent to stress/rest cardiac MRI and nuclear perfusion (SPECT) for detecting perfusion defects, according to research |
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Ultrasound can boost imaging use in developing countries Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Small, portable ultrasound units can play a valuable role in improving access to imaging technology in developing nations, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in |
Chemoradiotherapy feasible in breast cancer with brain metastases Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 21 - Breast cancer patients with brain metastases benefit from treatment with intravenous chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy, according to a report in the November 1 issue |
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Minrad cuts workforce Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Minrad International of Orchard Park, NY, has cut its workforce, the company announced. |
FDA clears Aktina radiotherapy system Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Radiation oncology system developer Aktina has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new radiation therapy system. |
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SonoSite debuts vascular imaging system Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has launched a new vascular imaging system. |
Nucletron receives FDA clearance for RT viewer Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its radiotherapy (RT) viewer. |
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Adenosine stress DECT equivalent to SPECT, MRI for myocardium evaluation Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am A new power combo consisting of adenosine stress and dual-energy CT (DECT) is delivering diagnostic accuracy equivalent to stress/rest cardiac MRI and nuclear perfusion (SPECT) for detecting perfusion defects, according to research |
Ultrasound can boost imaging use in developing countries Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Small, portable ultrasound units can play a valuable role in improving access to imaging technology in developing nations, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in |
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Chemoradiotherapy feasible in breast cancer with brain metastases Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 21 - Breast cancer patients with brain metastases benefit from treatment with intravenous chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy, according to a report in the November 1 issue |
Minrad cuts workforce Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Minrad International of Orchard Park, NY, has cut its workforce, the company announced. |
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FDA clears Aktina radiotherapy system Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Radiation oncology system developer Aktina has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new radiation therapy system. |
SonoSite debuts vascular imaging system Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has launched a new vascular imaging system. |
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Nucletron receives FDA clearance for RT viewer Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 21, 2008, 2:00 am Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its radiotherapy (RT) viewer. |
MedQuist to collaborate with Primordial Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 12:56 pm Speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist has entered into a partnership with workflow software developer Primordial to integrate the two companies' products. |
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Fonar rejects takeover bid, posts higher net loss Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 12:55 pm MRI vendor Fonar said that it would reject a proposal from a shareholder to buy the company, one week after the Melville, NY, firm posted a higher net loss on lower revenues |
MedCAC panel members question VC's effectiveness Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 12:46 pm Virtual colonoscopy may have been dealt a setback this week after members of a U.S. government panel expressed doubts about the technology. Panel members charged with recommending whether VC should receive Medicare |
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Got a Complex Task? Study, Sleep on It WebMD : November 20, 2008, 12:07 pm After learning complex skills, people perform those skills better after a night's sleep, a study using video games shows. |
Updates: Whatever Happened to Midsize Black Holes? Scientific American: Health : November 20, 2008, 12:00 pm Rules for Genetically Engineered AnimalsAfter years of anticipation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released in September preliminary guidelines for genetically engineered animals [see “Does the World Need GM Foods?”; SciAm, April |
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Pill Helps Elderly Bulk Up Discovery Health : November 20, 2008, 9:30 am A new experimental pill boosts human hormone levels, helping the elderly stay strong. |
Hospital's Risky Drive to Boost Transplants Wall Street Journal : November 20, 2008, 9:05 am The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's quest to ramp up its liver-transplant business shows how nonprofits' drive for higher revenues risks compromising patient care. |
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Cell Phone Use Endangers Boneheads Scientific American: Mind and Brain : November 20, 2008, 8:54 am [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]The jury is still out on the relationship between cell phone use and brain tumors. But the American Association of Neurological Surgeons has issued |
Cell Phone Use Endangers Boneheads Scientific American: Health : November 20, 2008, 8:54 am [The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]The jury is still out on the relationship between cell phone use and brain tumors. But the American Association of Neurological Surgeons has issued |
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Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away CNN Health : November 20, 2008, 8:37 am We have some bad news for all you ginkgo biloba fans out there: A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows it doesn't work to stave off Alzheimer's |
FDA Acts to Avoid Shortage and Strengthen the Safety of Sucraid FDA US Food & Drug Administration : November 20, 2008, 7:50 am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an expedited approval of a supplemental application that allows for changes in the manufacturing of Sucraid (sacrosidase) Oral Solution. |
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Support and Hot Wheels after fire CNN Health : November 20, 2008, 7:36 am After the fire, all that was left of Jonathan Reyes' massive Hot Wheels collection was a piece of metal that once was part of a toy car. |
Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier Associated Press Healthwire : November 20, 2008, 7:03 am LONDON (AP) -- Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo |
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Water Aerobics Reduces Pain in Childbirth WebMD : November 20, 2008, 7:01 am Water aerobics may help reduce the pain of childbirth. A new study shows that women who take classes during pregnancy are significantly less likely to ask for pain medication during delivery. |
Bird Brains: Are Parrots Smarter than a Human Two-Year Old? Scientific American: Mind and Brain : November 20, 2008, 7:00 am Irene Pepperberg is associate research professor at Brandeis University and the author of a new book, Alex and Me. She and Jonah Lehrer, the editor of Mind Matters, discuss what Alex and |
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Hib Vaccine Shortage Extended WebMD : November 20, 2008, 6:04 am The current U.S. shortage of childhood Hib vaccine, cut off in December 2007, will continue at least until mid-2009, the CDC warns. |
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Severe Form of Epilepsy FDA US Food & Drug Administration : November 20, 2008, 5:50 am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, Banzel (rufinamide), for use as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. |
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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall on Wegmans Italian Classics Seasoned Tomato Sauce (November 20) Recalls : November 20, 2008, 5:29 am Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of 24 oz. Wegmans Italian Classics Seasoned Tomato Sauce with a "use-by- date of 11/26/08", UPC 77890 79010. |
Happy People Get the Big Picture WebMD : November 20, 2008, 5:21 am If you're in a bad mood, all you see is the task at hand. But in a good mood, you can see how the task fits into the grand scheme of things |
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A Cut above: Ultrapowerful Laser Offers Greater Precision Sans Heat Damage [Slideshow] Scientific American: Health : November 20, 2008, 5:15 am Most lasers rely on continuous waves of energy to generate heat that allows doctors to make cuts during surgery, computers to burn information onto CDs and DVDs, and scanners to read bar |
HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks Associated Press Healthwire : November 20, 2008, 3:50 am WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks there are small gains but still one in five people |
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Animas Corporation Battery Caps Used with the OneTouch Ping System, Animas 2020 Insulin Pump, Animas IR1200 Insulin Pump, and Animas IR1250 Insulin Pump Safety Alerts : November 20, 2008, 2:35 am Potential for device to stop administering insulin, resulting in hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. |
MedCAC panel members question VC's effectiveness Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:06 am Virtual colonoscopy may have been dealt a setback this week after members of a U.S. government panel expressed doubts about the technology. Panel members charged with recommending whether VC should receive Medicare |
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Reimbursement cuts could lead to more senior hip fractures Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am California researchers warn that future decreases in reimbursement for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) could lead to an increase in hip fractures among senior citizens. The researchers analyzed nontraumatic hip fractures among patients |
Parents sue California hospital over pediatric CT radiation overdose Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am A rural California hospital is being sued by parents of a child who underwent a CT exam during an emergency department visit for a neck injury. The parents allege that their 23-month-old |
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Grundig rolls out new DigtaSoft releases Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am German dictation technology provider Grundig Business Systems has released version 4.2 of its DigtaSoft and DigtaSoft Pro speech recognition offerings. |
M*Modal adds to Apple App store Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Speech recognition firm M*Modal has released its AnyModal CDS Mobile application on the Apple App store. |
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FiatLux, Philips FIMI team up Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Advanced visualization developer FiatLux Imaging will show its 3D software running on a point-of-care tablet PC from Philips FIMI at the upcoming RSNA show in Chicago. |
Medicsight submits 510(k) for ColonCAD Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has filed a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for its ColonCAD image analysis software. |
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Reimbursement cuts could lead to more senior hip fractures Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am California researchers warn that future decreases in reimbursement for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) could lead to an increase in hip fractures among senior citizens. The researchers analyzed nontraumatic hip fractures among patients |
Parents sue California hospital over pediatric CT radiation overdose Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am A rural California hospital is being sued by parents of a child who underwent a CT exam during an emergency department visit for a neck injury. The parents allege that their 23-month-old |
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Grundig rolls out new DigtaSoft releases Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am German dictation technology provider Grundig Business Systems has released version 4.2 of its DigtaSoft and DigtaSoft Pro speech recognition offerings. |
M*Modal adds to Apple App store Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Speech recognition firm M*Modal has released its AnyModal CDS Mobile application on the Apple App store. |
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FiatLux, Philips FIMI team up Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Advanced visualization developer FiatLux Imaging will show its 3D software running on a point-of-care tablet PC from Philips FIMI at the upcoming RSNA show in Chicago. |
Medicsight submits 510(k) for ColonCAD Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 2:00 am Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has filed a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for its ColonCAD image analysis software. |
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CIVCO debuts new CT guidance device Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 1:15 am Ultrasound and radiotherapy products provider CIVCO Medical Solutions has launched a new handheld CT guidance device. |
Aspyra inks reseller agreement with Imix Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 20, 2008, 1:07 am Healthcare information technology firm Aspyra has brokered a nonexclusive reseller agreement with Imix Americas. |
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Bycast releases StorageGrid 8 Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : November 19, 2008, 12:48 pm Bycast has released version 8 of its StorageGrid storage virtualization software. |
Medtronic Spine Device Faces Probe Wall Street Journal : November 19, 2008, 12:19 pm The off-label use of a Medtronic implant for promoting bone growth is being investigated amid an FDA warning and whistleblowers' lawsuits. |
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U.S. opens FDA office in China after scares CNN Health : November 19, 2008, 12:18 pm The first foreign office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened Wednesday in Beijing after an influx of contaminated Chinese food and drug imports to the United States. |
Root Canal or Dental Implant? WebMD : November 19, 2008, 12:03 pm Root canals and dental implants are equally successful, but implants may need more follow-up maintenance, a new study shows. |
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1st Trachea Transplant From Stem Cells WebMD : November 19, 2008, 12:03 pm Doctors in Europe have performed the first trachea transplant that hinges on the patient's own stem cells. |
How Unconscious Mechanisms Affect Thought Scientific American: Mind and Brain : November 19, 2008, 12:00 pm What is consciousness? What is this ineffable, subjective stuff--this thing, substance, process, energy, soul, whatever--that you experience as the sounds and sights of life, as pain or as pleasure, as anger or |
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