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Clinical News: Page 1288
Hewitt holds on to health job despite NHS woes
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Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 8 - Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has survived a major government reshuffle, despite weeks of fierce criticism for her handling of the National Health Service (NHS). Hewitt, who had been under pressure over a funding row in the NHS, held on to her post which she has occupied since May 2005.
May 7, 2006
Swedes want to perform VC, but many lack equipment, training
By
Eric Barnes
Less than a quarter of Sweden's radiology departments perform virtual colonoscopy, but not for lack of interest in the procedure, a new study finds. Rather, the lack of multidetector CT scanners and training opportunities were the top reasons for not performing VC.
May 7, 2006
Elekta lands U.K. orders
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta will be installing six linear accelerators for radiation therapy at five hospitals in the U.K.
May 4, 2006
Coronary CT delivers sizable radiation dose
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 5 - The mean effective radiation dose for multislice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography is significantly higher than that for conventional angiography, investigators from the U.K. report in the May 2nd issue of the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
.
May 4, 2006
VC CAD helps junior readers catch up
By
Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy computer-aided detection (CAD) can improve sensitivity for polyp detection, especially for the inexperienced reader, according to a study from Paris.
May 3, 2006
Atrial septal defect closure prompts speedy cardiac remodeling
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 4 - Closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) in adulthood is rapidly followed by normalization of the size of the heart chambers. Remodeling is visible within the first day after closure, Swedish researchers report.
May 3, 2006
IDev gets CE Mark for stent
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Peripheral vascular disease treatment developer IDev has received the CE Mark for its nitinol stent in Europe.
May 3, 2006
CIVCO buys Sinmed
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound device developer CIVCO Medical Solutions has acquired radiotherapy accessory provider Sinmed of the Netherlands.
May 3, 2006
Hologic buys FFDM supplier
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Hologic has acquired AEG Elektrofotografie, a German firm that is the sole supplier of the amorphous selenium photoconductor coatings used in Hologic's Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems.
May 2, 2006
Sectra scores first Danish MDM order
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has sold a MicroDose Mammography (MDM) full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system to Ã…rhus County in Denmark.
May 1, 2006
Forearm support may spare desk workers some pain
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 1 - Equipping office desks with a simple forearm support may help prevent the pain that can come with long days at a computer, new research suggests.
April 30, 2006
No long-term rise in colon cancer for ulcerative colitis patients
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 1 - The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains constant in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients up to 40 years of disease duration, a new study from the U.K. shows.
April 30, 2006
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