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Endoscopic resection adequate for sporadic adenoma in ulcerative colitis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 4 - Endoscopic resection is adequate treatment for sporadic adenomas that arise in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to a report in the August issue of Gut.
August 3, 2006
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Burden of alcohol-related cancer substantial
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 4 - An international team of researchers report that 3.6% of all cancer cases worldwide are related to alcohol drinking, resulting in 3.5% of all cancer deaths. The burden of cancer attributable to alcohol drinking was especially high in Central and Eastern Europe.
August 3, 2006
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Elekta signs London hospital
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta has received an order from Cromwell Hospital in London.
August 1, 2006
IDSI adds second Czech order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has shipped a second CTLM unit to the Czech Republic.
July 31, 2006
Sirolimus stents safe and effective for patients with restenosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 1 - Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation appears to be safe and effective in restenosis patients originally treated with bare metal stents, Italian researchers report. In the 150 patients who completed follow-up angiography, restenosis was seen in 13 (8.7%). Lesion length was an angiographic independent predictor of restenosis.
July 31, 2006
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Xograph signs Irish distributor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Imaging Systems has formed a strategic partnership with Irish distributor IntraVeno.
July 30, 2006
GE, PhotoCure expand partnership to U.S. market
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has exercised its exclusive option to license PhotoCure's Hexvix optical molecular imaging agent for the U.S. market.
July 30, 2006
Kodak makes European RIS and PACS sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group said that it has recently signed contracts for its CareStream RIS and PACS products, as well as its CareStream Information Management system in several European countries.
July 27, 2006
Familial risks of colon and rectal cancer differ
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 28 - Family history contributes differently to the risks of colon cancer and rectal cancer, suggesting these malignancies may have different causative factors, according to an analysis of data from the Icelandic Cancer Registry and a genealogy database.
July 27, 2006
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IMS gets Canadian clearance for Giotto
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian x-ray and mammography systems developer Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) has received clearance to market its Giotto Image MR-CA mammography unit in Canada.
July 26, 2006
Adipose tissue stimulates bone growth in children
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 26 - Similar to what has been shown in young adults, adipose tissue appears to stimulate bone growth in prepubertal children, British researchers report. They studied 3,082 children, mean age 9.9 years, and used dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry to assess body fat mass at baseline and to assess bone mass at baseline and over the next two years.
July 25, 2006
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Maternal hyperglycemia at conception linked to fetal cardiohypertrophy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 26 - Fetuses of mothers with diabetes are prone to cardiac hypertrophy, which is worsened by poor glycemic control and is probably related to fetal hyperinsulinemia, investigators in London report. However, the ventricular hypertrophy seems to represent functional adaptation.
July 25, 2006
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