Reuters HealthClinical NewsExternal radiation plus high-dose brachytherapy effective for high-risk prostate cancerNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ten-year survival rates are high when patients with unfavorable localized prostate cancer are treated with external-beam radiotherapy boosted with conformal high-dose-rate brachytherapy, a Spanish group reports.November 28, 2011Clinical NewsVideo-gamers' brains may reward them moreLONDON (Reuters) - Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less.November 16, 2011Clinical NewsStereotactic brachytherapy 'highly effective' for certain gliomas in childrenNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stereotactic brachytherapy with iodine-125 seeds is "safe, minimally invasive, and highly effective" in children with inoperable low-grade gliomas, German researchers say.November 14, 2011Clinical NewsBrain analysis can help predict psychosis: studyLONDON (Reuters) - Computer analysis of MRI brain scans could help predict how serious or long-term a psychotic patient's illness may become and help doctors make more accurate decisions about how best to treat them, researchers said on Monday.November 7, 2011Medical, Legal, and PracticeSpain health service chokes as austerity tightensMADRID (Reuters) - Medical suppliers haven't been paid for as much as two years, emergency rooms have been shut down, and doctors in Catalonia have been told to accept a pay cut or 1,500 medical residents will lose their jobs.October 10, 2011Clinical NewsEurope's brain disorder bill hits 800 billion eurosLONDON (Reuters) - The annual cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to 798 billion euros ($1 trillion U.S.) and the region is facing a political, social, and financial "ticking bomb" as more people fall prey to mental illnesses, researchers said on Tuesday.October 4, 2011Clinical NewsBreast cancer study shows benefits of double therapySTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Giving breast cancer patients radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the same time significantly cuts the risk of recurrence and should be considered as a new treatment approach across the world, cancer experts said on Sunday.September 25, 2011Clinical NewsCancer cost 'becoming unsustainable' in rich nationsSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An explosion of new technologies and treatments for cancer coupled with a rapid rise in cases of the disease worldwide mean cancer care is rapidly becoming unaffordable in many developed countries, oncology experts said on Monday.September 25, 2011Clinical NewsSerotonin levels affect brain's response to angerLONDON (Reuters) - Fluctuating levels of serotonin, often brought on when someone hasn't eaten or is stressed, affect brain regions that enable people to regulate anger, scientists said on Thursday.September 14, 2011Clinical NewsDoctors often wrong about heart attack risks: studyNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your doctor may be wrong about your risk of suffering a heart attack, at least if you're Spanish, suggests a new study. Researchers found that a common method to calculate heart risks grossly overestimated the number of heart attacks in Spaniards, while a newer technique underestimated them.September 12, 2011Previous PagePage 4 of 58Next PageTop StoriesWomens ImagingHybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screeningA Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.Medical, Legal, and PracticeCooking robot gets rave reviews in TübingenMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathyMedical, Legal, and PracticePressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosureMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume
