Reuters HealthClinical NewsEurope should coordinate cancer fight: EU reportLONDON (Reuters), Feb 6 - European countries should band together to fight cancer to help cut the soaring costs of treating an aging population increasingly prone to the disease, a European Union report said on Tuesday. Cancer experts from across Europe contributed to the report, which EU health ministers will discuss in Ljubljana this week.February 5, 2008Clinical NewsWidespread failings found in maternity care in U.K.LONDON (Reuters), Jan 25 - The largest ever survey of maternity care in England has found widespread failings, with services in London criticized as the worst, the government's health watchdog said on Friday. Four out of 10 pregnant women failed to get all 11 recommended checks on their babies during ultrasound scans, which include tests on the baby's heart, face, and lips.January 27, 2008Clinical NewsThousands of French patients hit by clinic scareLILLE, France (Reuters), Jan 23 - The French health service is recalling thousands of patients who might have been wrongly diagnosed or infected at five substandard radiology clinics, the Health Ministry said in a statement. An undisclosed number of patients also ran the risk of infection following examinations with instruments that were not sterilized. French media said some of the patients might have contracted AIDS or hepatitis as a result of the sloppy care.January 22, 2008Clinical NewsBulgarian doctors strike over healthcare fundingSOFIA (Reuters), Jan 21 - Bulgarian doctors began a week of one-hour daily strikes on Monday to protest against insufficient funding for the Balkan country's ailing healthcare sector and demand reforms, officials said. The European Union newcomer has pledged to reform its inefficient and corrupt health sector, but has done little to tackle the problems in the 18 years since the fall of communism.January 20, 2008Clinical NewsCoronary calcification predicts future cardiac events in asymptomatic subjectsNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - The determination of coronary calcifications may help identify asymptomatic patients at risk for future MI or cardiac death, according to findings published in the January issue of the American Heart Journal. The reachers used electron beam CT to determine coronary calcifications, and calculated the Agatston score for quantification of coronary calcifications.January 14, 2008Clinical NewsBritain has 'four different NHS systems'LONDON (Reuters), Jan 3 - Devolution has inspired four different National Health Service systems each with their own priorities, a health boss said on Wednesday. Gill Morgan of the NHS Confederation said patients are receiving different services depending on whether they live in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Wales.January 2, 2008Clinical NewsTop London cancer hospital evacuated after fireLONDON (Reuters), Jan 3 - A fire tore through the top floor of a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of all staff and patients including some already in the operating theater. There were no reports of casualties or early indications of the cause of the blaze.January 2, 2008Clinical NewsTransvaginal ultrasound screening fails to detect early-stage ovarian cancerNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 26 - Annual screening by transvaginal ultrasound and CA125 measurement does not reliably detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a report in the December issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.December 25, 2007Clinical NewsChild cancer risk higher near nuclear plants: studyBERLIN (Reuters), Dec 10 - A German study has found that young children living near nuclear power plants have a significantly higher risk of developing leukemia and other forms of cancer, a German newspaper reported on Saturday. The newspaper said the study was done by the University of Mainz for Germany's Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BFS).December 9, 2007Clinical NewsU.K. $1 billion medical research center gets go-aheadLONDON (Reuters), Dec 6 - The government has backed plans to build a 500-million-pound medical research center in London to bring together the country's best scientists. It has agreed to sell land in central London to a consortium planning the new U.K. Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.December 5, 2007Previous PagePage 38 of 58Next PageTop StoriesMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathyThe two modalities complement each other for this indication, according to a team of Turkish researchers.Medical, Legal, and PracticePressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosureMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumeRadiology EducationESR survey put focus on radiology subspecializationWomens ImagingAlgorithms from AI mammography challenge perform well
