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Growth rate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms predicts need for intervention
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - Only about half of small abdominal aortic aneurysms will increase in size, and those that grow less than 1.5 mm per year are seldom of clinical relevance, new research suggests.
January 6, 2010
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Healthcare IT pays off, but don't hold your breath
By Cynthia E. Keen
Investing in healthcare IT projects such as electronic health records (EHR) and e-prescription systems produces significant socioeconomic benefits, but it can take nearly 10 years to see the first positive returns, according to a new study from Europe.
January 6, 2010
DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
Ultrasound elastography characterizes fibrosis severity
By Erik L. Ridley
A Spanish research team has found that ultrasound elastography can reliably differentiate between rapid or slow fibrosis in liver transplant patients, paving the way for earlier identification of patients at risk of hepatitis C recurrence.
January 5, 2010
DTI beats standard MRI in predicting early memory loss, study shows
By Wayne Forrest
Italian researchers say that MRI with a diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technique appears to be superior to conventional MRI in detecting brain changes that predict future memory decline, according to a study published online on January 6 in Neurology.
January 5, 2010
Barco completes FIMI buy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has finalized its acquisition of Italian display provider FIMI from Philips Healthcare.
January 5, 2010
GE, Intel expand pact to U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Intel have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide remote patient monitoring system to include the U.K.
January 4, 2010
Outpatient colonoscopy safe; risk of complications low
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 1 - Outpatient colonoscopy is a safe procedure with a low risk of acute complications, according to an analysis of a large series performed in practices throughout Bavaria, Germany, in 2006.
December 31, 2009
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Colonoscopy does not reduce right-sided advanced neoplasms
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 31 - Colonoscopy is more protective against advanced neoplasms in the left colon and rectum than in the right colon, results of a German study indicate. The findings were reported in the January 20 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
December 30, 2009
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Colorectal cancer screening participation is highest with immunochemical test
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 31 - More people participate in colorectal cancer screening with the immunochemical fecal occult blood test than with guaiac-based tests or sigmoidoscopy, Dutch researchers report in the January issue of Gut.
December 30, 2009
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Patients with peripheral arterial disease may need cardiac imaging
By Edward Susman
As many as one in five patients being treated for peripheral arterial disease have concurrent -- but silent -- asymptomatic coronary artery disease that's severe enough to require invasive procedures, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting earlier this month.
December 29, 2009
Eckert & Ziegler to buy rest of IBt
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and radioisotope developer Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products has filed papers in Belgium to take over the remainder of brachytherapy device developer International Brachytherapy (IBt) that it doesn't already own.
December 28, 2009
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