Reuters HealthClinical NewsU.K. aims to save more cancer patients by 2015LONDON (Reuters) - The U.K. government said on Wednesday it wants to save 5,000 more cancer patients a year by 2015 and outlined 750 million pounds worth of extra spending on care over the next four years to improve survival rates.January 12, 2011Clinical NewsRadiation plus gemcitabine might be as good as surgery for bladder cancerNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiation plus gemcitabine may be as good as cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a phase II study suggests. Results were reported online January 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.January 12, 2011Clinical NewsLow-dose CT coronary angiography diagnostic in most casesNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-dose CT coronary angiography could be sparing more patients from invasive angiography, a new report from Switzerland suggests. Results were reported in the January 18 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.January 11, 2011Clinical NewsMRI does not accurately predict breast cancer response to chemoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - MRI cannot accurately predict all breast cancer patients' response to neoadjuvant therapy, according to new Dutch research. The study was published online January 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.January 10, 2011Clinical News32-channel 3.0-T MRI and 64-slice CT detect CAD equally wellNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a prospective comparative study, 32-channel 3.0-tesla MRI and 64-slice CT angiography similarly identified significant coronary stenosis and similarly predicted revascularization in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD).January 9, 2011Clinical NewsRadiation aids local control of head and neck mucosal melanomaNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiotherapy after surgery for head and neck mucosal melanoma can help prevent local spread of the disease, according to a retrospective study from France.January 2, 2011Clinical NewsTranslabial ultrasound helps in labor assessmentNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intrapartum translabial ultrasound appears to be an effective way to monitor birth progress in term fetuses in cephalic presentation, researchers report in BJOG online November 18.December 27, 2010Clinical NewsCancer survival rates lower in U.K., Denmark: studyLONDON (Reuters Life!) - Survival rates for four major cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 are higher in Australia, Canada, and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to an international study published on Wednesday.December 22, 2010Clinical NewsHip arthritis needn't mean hip replacementNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although hip osteoarthritis (OA) increases the risk of total hip replacement, only a few patients ultimately progress to that point, a new report shows. Researchers from Iceland evaluated a total of 2,953 hips, measuring minimal joint space and grading each hip for radiographic OA.December 21, 2010Clinical NewsLong after complicated pregnancy, maternal cardiac problems developNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many years after preeclampsia, women have an increased risk for cardiac dysfunction, Austrian researchers report in BJOG online November 18.December 21, 2010Previous PagePage 7 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
