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Endurance sports may harm the heart: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jan 22 - Endurance sports may cause changes in the hearts of some athletes that can lead to a rare but life-threatening condition which causes an abnormal heart rate and rhythm, Belgium researchers said on Monday.
January 22, 2007
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Dental x-rays may help detect osteoporosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 11 - A computer program that analyzes routine dental X-rays could offer a simple, cheap way to detect the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, new research suggests. British researchers found that a software program they developed was able to spot signs of declining bone density in dental X-rays of the lower jaw -- a potential sign of osteoporosis.
January 10, 2007
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Orthocrat notches U.K. deals
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthocrat is expanding its presence in the U.K. with the installation of its TraumaCad software at the Hospital Corp. of America Group-London's six hospitals.
December 18, 2006
Cordis launches lower-leg catheters
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Frontrunner XP chronic total occlusion (CTO) catheter and Outback re-entry catheter for the treatment of blocked lower-leg arteries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
December 11, 2006
MRI, US far from idle for hand, wrist injuries
By Shalmali Pal
MRI and ultrasound are equally valuable for assessing such conditions as tenosynovitis, skier's thumb, and vascular flow, according to several recently released studies. Researchers in Switzerland discuss why and how they use MR imaging for the small vessels of the hand. Meanwhile, investigators in Italy and Belgium put ultrasound to the test in the wrist and thumb.
November 5, 2006
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Rheumatoid arthritis linked to increased risk of osteoporotic fracture
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 2 - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of fractures of the extremities, pelvis, and spine, as well as hip, even when they are not treated with glucocorticoids, results of a European study suggest.
November 1, 2006
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Inhaled corticosteroids associated with increased fracture risk
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 31 - To quantify the dose-response relationship between the use of inhaled corticosteroids and fracture, U.K. researchers combined data from a study of older people in the community with airflow obstruction and longitudinal data from their computerized general practice records.
October 30, 2006
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Pathologic degradation of collagen found in loosened hip replacement implants
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 24 - Successfully placed artificial hip joint implants frequently become loose many years after the original surgery. Now, researchers in Finland and the Netherlands have shown that this degradation is due, at least in part, to activated enzymes that target the fibrous connective tissue capsule that directly surrounds the joint.
October 23, 2006
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CT reveals cortical abnormalities in runners with tibial stress syndrome
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 11 - High-resolution CT scans reveal tibial cortical abnormalities that precede the onset of pain in distance runners, according to a report in the September American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 10, 2006
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Screening program cuts cardiovascular deaths among young athletes
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - A preparticipation athletic screening program introduced in Italy in 1982 has been successful in markedly reducing the incidence of sudden cardiovascular death in young competitive athletes, new research suggests.
October 3, 2006
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Antiscatter grids may not be helpful in some DR applications
By Wayne Forrest
In the quest for an optimum balance between image quality and radiation dose in digital radiography (DR), a U.K. group looked at whether better DR image quality provided through the use of an antiscatter grid justified an increase in effective dose to patients.
September 21, 2006
Once-yearly bone drug reduces fractures
By Reuters Health
ZURICH (Reuters), Sep 18 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday that clinical tests had shown its once-yearly Aclasta medicine had proved effective in reducing incidence of bone fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).
September 17, 2006
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