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Drug-eluting stents beneficial for treatment of acute MI

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 14 - Drug-eluting stents, either coated with sirolimus or paclitaxel, are safe for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute MI with ST-segment elevation. In one study, at eight months, 170 patients underwent angiography. Uncoated stents were associated with significantly greater in-stent late luminal loss and in-stent restenosis.

September 13, 2006

Two studies define role of molecular imaging, therapy in endocrine carcinoma

By Shalmali Pal

Digestive endocrine tumors would seem to be as intricate as the digestive system itself, so it's no wonder that clinicians are searching for the best imaging modality to diagnose, differentiate, and treat endocrine tumors. Two recent studies looked at how molecular imaging and therapy fared in this disease. A group from Poland evaluated endocrine cancer response to treatment with a radiolabeled somatostatin analogue, while researchers in France tested two molecular imaging techniques in endocrine cancers as a tool for diagnosis and staging.

September 13, 2006

NHS staff in U.K. vote for national strike

By Reuters Health

BRIGHTON (Reuters), Sep 12 - Up to 1,000 National Health Service (NHS) supply workers plan to strike against privatization in the U.K.'s health service, the country's largest union Unison said on Monday. NHS Logistics deal with the delivery of vaccines, bandages, syringes, food, drink, uniforms, and other equipment to surgeries and hospitals.

September 11, 2006

Study urged to assess late thrombosis risk with drug-eluting stents

By Reuters Health

CHICAGO (Reuters), Sep 12 - A leading U.S. cardiologist called on Friday for a sweeping study to evaluate the risks of potentially fatal blood clots related to drug-eluting coronary stents. Late-stent thrombosis risks were the center of debate at a cardiology meeting earlier this week in Barcelona.

September 11, 2006

Ultrasound screening reveals unknown cardiovascular risk in women

By Edward Susman

Sonographic screening can correctly identify women who may be at risk of heart disease or stroke, especially when traditional risk assessment methods fall short, according to a presentation at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.

September 11, 2006

Woman in vegetative state plays tennis in her head

By Reuters Health

WASHINGTON (Reuters), Sep 11 - A woman in a vegetative state for five months appeared in brain scans to imagine playing tennis and to respond to commands, researchers reported on Thursday. Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist at Britain's Cambridge University and colleagues in Britain and Belgium used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at the British woman's brain in action.

September 10, 2006

Drug-eluting stents perform best in small coronary lesions

By Reuters Health

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - Drug-eluting stents are most advantageous when used in small coronary arteries or in bypass grafts, according to findings from a team of Swiss cardiologists who reported their results at the 15th World Congress of Cardiology here.

September 5, 2006

Imaging unreliable for detection of colorectal liver cancer metastases

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - A complete response on CT scan is not conclusive in assessing the presence of metastases after chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases, French researchers report in the August 20th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

September 5, 2006

Uterotubal transport abnormal in patients with adenomyosis and endometriosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - In patients with endometriosis, more interest should be focused on the uterus, said lead author Dr. Stefan Kissler from Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. MRI, The investigators examined 41 women with MRI and hysterosalpingoscintigraphy (HSSG).

September 5, 2006

Multislice CT almost as good as IVUS in acute coronary syndromes

By Edward Susman

BARCELONA - In the early stage of acute coronary syndrome, 16-slice multidetector-row CT can locate the culprit lesion, according to a presentation this week at the European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology. Researchers from University Hospital in Bordeaux, France compared 16-slice CT to 40-MHz catheter-based intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

September 5, 2006

Endoscopic capsules help pinpoint obscure GI bleeding

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 5 - Capsule endoscopy leads to significant findings in the majority of patients who underwent the procedure because of obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, Spanish researchers report in the August issue of the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

September 4, 2006

Sectra posts strong Q1

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish technology developer Sectra reported solid growth in revenues and operating profit in its medical division in the company's fiscal 2006 first quarter (end-July 31).

September 4, 2006

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