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Coronary calcification slows after kidney transplantation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 15 - In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who undergo kidney transplantation, coronary artery calcification (CAC) progresses in the early post-transplant period, but slows thereafter, research shows.
August 14, 2006
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Coronary stent loss uncommon, but can have serious consequences
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 14 - As they report in the American Journal of Cardiology for August 1, Dr. Juergen Kammler and colleagues from General Hospital Linz in Austria assessed with CT the occurrence of coronary stent loss in 7,139 stent implantation procedures performed at their hospital between 1995 and 2004.
August 13, 2006
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Study reaffirms value of chest radiography
By Brian Casey
As medical imaging goes increasingly high-tech, a new study out of the Netherlands indicates that the workhorse of radiology -- the chest x-ray -- remains a cost-effective exam that impacts patient management in a majority of cases.
August 10, 2006
Childhood-onset arthritis linked to increased risk of fracture
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 9 - Children with arthritis have a significantly increased risk of fracture in childhood, adolescence, and possibly adulthood, recent research indicates. Fractures in arthritis patients occurred predominantly in the arms and legs.
August 8, 2006
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Report: Medical device firms overlook Europe's private sector
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical device manufacturers, including imaging companies, may be missing business opportunities in Europe's private healthcare markets.
August 7, 2006
Intraop notches 20th Mobetron order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has received an order from Westeinde Hospital in the Hague, Netherlands, for its Mobetron mobile electron beam accelerator.
August 7, 2006
Recombinant approach helps T cells target colorectal tumors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 8 - T cells from colorectal cancer patients can be transduced with a recombinant anticarcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) immunoreceptor so that they become activated by their autologous tumor cells, German researchers report in the August issue of Gut.
August 7, 2006
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U.K. chiropractor installs DR system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. chiropractor has installed an Xplorer 1500 digital radiography system manufactured by Imaging Dynamics (IDC) of Calgary, Alberta.
August 6, 2006
NHS black eye: 100,000 stashed x-rays
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A whistleblower at the U.K.'s National Health Service was fired after threatening to talk -- and finally talking -- about a vast trove of x-ray films his hospital had stashed unread in hallways and closets for years.
August 3, 2006
Free fat acids independently associated with cardiovascular mortality
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 4 - Levels of free fat acids are associated with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, Austrian and German researchers report. They examined data from 3,315 Caucasian subjects in an ongoing study of coronary artery disease. The patients were followed for a median of 5.38 years and all subjects underwent coronary angiography at baseline.
August 3, 2006
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Misonix begins Hungarian sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has expanded its European operations by signing a deal to sell its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology in Hungary.
August 3, 2006
EDAP to push European marketing efforts
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
EDAP TMS of Lyon, France, has secured approximately $6.5 million to accelerate marketing efforts of its Ablatherm-HIFU in Europe.
August 3, 2006
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