Thu, 02 Jul 2009
SNM 2009: Lemon Juice Reduces Radiation Exposure to Parotid
Thyroid cancer patients are able to maintain salivary gland function with the addition of lemon juice to therapy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009
New Nutritional Supplement BioShield-Radiation(R) First To Offer Radiation Protection In Pill Form
After a series of comprehensive research studies and a governmental research initiative, a respected team of radiation biologists and antioxidant scientists at Premier Micronutrient Corporation has developed BioShield-Radiation® - a patented micronutrient formulation specifically designed to address oxidative stress produced by ionizing radiation. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009
Immediate Tendonitis Relief Following Rotator Cuff Treatment
A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology. The study found that ultrasound-guided nonsurgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff and restores lasting mobility after treatment. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009
Radiology rallies to fight more reimbursement cuts
It's do or die for radiology as the specialty struggles to fend off proposals in the U.S. Congress mandating severe cuts in reimbursement. Radiology proponents are predicting economic Armageddon if the cuts are passed, but their arguments may not be strong enough to counter the powerful forces of healthcare reform. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009
CARS report: Liver segmentation tool allows manual fixes
BERLIN - German researchers believe they have found a better way to preserve the best aspects of automated and manual segmentation in CT liver images, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009
True North launches benchmarking tool
Consulting firm True North Consulting and Associates has launched a new software tool designed to enable radiology departments in Canada to benchmark their operations against similar facilities. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009
ACR launches cardiac CT certificate
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a program to certify physicians in performing cardiac CT studies. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009
Ultrasound-Guided Treatment Effective in Rotator Cuff Tendonitis (CME/CE)
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A nonsurgical, ultrasound-guided needle treatment relieves pain and restores mobility for patients with calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009
ALPSP seminar: Online communities
Social networking and online communities are changing the way we do business- don't miss this one day seminarOnline communities - What can scholarly publishing learn from other industries?Tuesday 7 July, London (1000-1630) Chair: Pam Sutherland, Operations Director, Oxford JournalsScholarly publishers have much to learn from other industries who are already taking advantage of social networking and online communities to drive their core businesses. ALPSP has brought together leading experts and practitioners from computer games, the specialist press, magazine publishing, mass-market book publishing, content service providers for mobile devices and the author of a major US report on collaboration and social community to show what is happening beyond the schol...
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009
Cerebellar Infarcts In A Child
A 6-year old girl with poor physical built presented with gait abnormality, vomiting and recurrent headache since last 15 days. The patient was slightly irritated at the time of presentation. However,... (Source: Pediatric Radiology RSS News, Cases, Teaching Files and Publications)
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