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Moderate drinking may slow arthritis progression
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 26 - Some studies have suggested that moderate drinkers have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, and now new findings link the habit to a slower progression of the joint disease.
March 25, 2010
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Mammography advocates weigh in on Nordic study
By Kate Madden Yee
Proponents of screening mammography have been quick to criticize a study published this week by Norwegian and Danish scientists that claims there's no evidence that mammography screening for breast cancer has any effect on death rates.
March 25, 2010
Telemis inks OEM pact with Maidis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Telemis has signed a development agreement with Maidis, an international hospital information system vendor located in France and the United Arab Emirates.
March 25, 2010
Siemens ships new MRI scanners in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has begun commercial shipments of its two newest MRI systems in the U.K.
March 25, 2010
Xograph, IntraVeno team in Ireland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has expanded its partnership with IntraVeno Healthcare in Ireland.
March 25, 2010
Breast cancer screens don't save lives: Nordic study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Mar 25 - Nordic scientists said on Wednesday they had found no evidence that screening women for breast cancer has any effect on death rates, adding to an already fierce international debate about routine testing.
March 24, 2010
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OR Technology signs Austrian vet hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS developer OR Technology has received an order for its dicomPACS vet offering from Vienna veterinary hospital Kleintierklinik Breitensee.
March 22, 2010
French study shows how to reduce MRSA
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An intensive program of surveillance, precautions, training, and feedback appears to have helped reduce the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) over a 15-year period, according to a report in the March 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
March 22, 2010
Visbion lands large U.K. PACS order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Visbion has received a contract from the North of England Cardiovascular Network.
March 22, 2010
SNM warns of 'significant disruptions' in Mo-99 supply
By Wayne Forrest
With a confluence of nuclear reactor shutdowns around the world this week, SNM is warning nuclear medicine practitioners to brace for the "one of the most significant disruptions ever in the supply of molybdenum-99" (Mo-99) from March 21 to April 11.
March 21, 2010
Closer follow-up reduces postmammography diagnosis delays
By Kate Madden Yee
For low-income women with abnormal mammograms, using a case management approach for follow-up is an effective tool that can deliver a more timely diagnostic resolution, according to a study published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
March 21, 2010
Yttrium-90 microspheres prolong survival with advanced liver cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 18 - Radioembolization with yttrium-90 microspheres is a noninvasive treatment option for patients with inoperable primary hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers reported at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Tampa, FL.
March 17, 2010
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